Unlike their major competitors, Morgan Sindall seems to have buckled the trend with some positive trading results. The news is a welcome relief for the construction sector.
Strong trading during the first half has been driven by margin and profit growth in Fit Out and margin improvement in Construction and Infrastructure....
In a bid to strengthen its position in the utilities and infrastructure sector, Kier has bought McNicholas Construction in a rumoured £15-20m deal. This move will make Kier one of the leading UK utility services contractors.
McNicholas employs nearly 2,000 staff with clients that include Virgin Media, Network Rail and UK...
This week, the Government has unveiled a proposal to ringfence road tax in order to pay for a new £1bn annual fund to either improve or replace the most important A-roads across England. This is part of a new Transport Investment Strategy that will help to prioritise key local road schemes as well as rebalance the economy....
Balfour Beatty predicts that many construction sites will be largely worker free by 2050 as offsite construction and new digital technology starts to transform the industry. They believe that the few humans left on-site will be aided by advanced exoskeletons.
Whilst it may seem far-fetched today, Balfour Beatty ...
Buckingham Group Contracting is targeting a turnover of £500m in 2018 after they have seen Brexit delayed projects being brought back on stream.
Buckingham Group are currently focusing on a number of stadium opportunities and have been working on various aspects of the Spur’s stadium for a number of years now. They ...
Fire investigators have started to focus on how the Grenfell tower blaze managed to spread so quickly. The fire spread up the exterior of the building from the fourth floor in just 15 minutes.
A rainscreen system was used on Grenfell Tower that is designed to include fire-breaks at every floor and every window. Experts ...
Celtic football club have submitted plans for a five-storey, v-shaped building with the intent to replace the current ticket office and club superstore. The new plans provide around 200 rooms at the London Road site outside of the main stand of Celtic Park and close to the Emirates Arena.
If given the green light, the ...
Moda, a private rented sector specialist, is in talks with taxi app Uber in a bid to reduce car-parking places in its city centre developments.
The scheme will see residents receive up to £100 in Uber credits each month if they agree not to have a car parking space. Space previously used for car parking will be swapped ...
A joint venture company between Hammerson and Standard Life Investments, have submitted detailed drawings for the redevelopment of the iconic Brent Cross Shopping Centre in London.
The JV plan to double the size of the current Brent Cross shopping centre to 2m sq ft. If planning is approved, preliminary work could ...
JB Riney, a business that offers expertise in a number of specialisms such as highways maintenance, civil engineering, surfacing, street lighting, winter maintenance and utilities infrastructure, has been bought out by Tarmac in an attempt to boost its presence in the London highways market.
It is understood that Tarmac is ...
Since sentencing guidelines were racketed up in February 2016, fines in the Construction division have reached £14m, making it the most costly Health and Safety sector. Manufacturing follows closely behind at £12m.
Four construction companies were fined over £1m in 2016. The largest fine happened when a Balfour Beatty ...
Within any workplace, safety is absolutely crucial. However, some environments pose bigger risks than others. A building site, for example, has the potential to be extremely hazardous, but managed correctly, these risks can be significantly reduced. One way to help with the prevention of accidents and injuries is the ...
