Opinion Whatever the plan prime minister, please, please… just stick to it With 17 housing ministers in 16 years, is it any wonder there’s a housing crisis?
News Willmott Dixon to build new fire station in Bath after ‘unfortunate loss’ of old one Some wanted to save the 1938-built classical Art Deco building but the fire service said it wasn’t fit for purpose.
News Industry leaders urge new PM to commit to infrastructure plans Construction industry leaders today urged the incoming new Prime Minister to recommit to the current 10-year infrastructure strategy as well as speed up reforms to accelerate project delivery.
News ‘Tunnels in eight years’: Shetland council votes to pursue fixed links Councillors voted to pursue the idea of a tunnel between Yell and Unst, approving up to £200,000 to progress the project.
News Kier wins next construction phase of Bridgwater Tidal Barrier The Environment Agency and Somerset Council have awarded a £101m contract to Kier for the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier.
News FM Conway lands £1.25bn Westminster highways and public realm contract FM Conway, with WSP, will deliver a £1.25bn highways and public realm contract over the next 8.5 years.
News Low-carbon road job: Emissions cut in half with hydrogen and electric gear plus recycled asphalt The approach prevented 630 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere, a 50% improvement on conventional methods.
News Into the deep: Barhale picked for £12.5m tunnel inspection contract for Thames Water Contractor to examine nearly 48km of tunnels for the utility.
Technical Resin injection provides quick fix for Kier’s rotting-tunnel problem Geobear had two weeks to stabilise a soggy tunnel meant to support a new railway.
News Shetlanders mull ditching ferries for subsea tunnels between islands Study concludes that tunnels are both “buildable and investable”.
News It’s on: Work on Universal theme park to go ahead after £6.3bn deal agreed Group’s first major European destination to create 8,000 construction jobs, including for road and rail upgrades.
News McLaren and Phoenix ME to start predevelopment of 140MW data centre north of Heathrow Work starts next month to prepare the site in Buckinghamshire for developer Corscale.
News C-suite openings at Balfour Beatty amid divisional shake-up Balfour Beatty is looking for new executives as it reconfigures its UK transport, energy and defence divisions.
News Scottish port awards £30m contract for new quay to beef up offshore wind capacity The UK’s offshore wind ambitions are feeding into construction.
News Report shows urgent climate adaptation spells opportunity for construction CIOB backs stark warning from Climate Change Committee on hot buildings, floods and drought.
News Construction plans for new stations between Oxford and Cambridge brought forward Developer speeds up as a new town and a Universal theme park juice travel demand between Oxford and Cambridge.
Technical ‘Delivering for our community’: Thames Water’s Roselyn Unegbu The CIOB client champion talks to CM about resetting AMP priorities at the utility and embracing AI
Digital Construction Revizto creates single source of truth for linear infrastructure Revizto has launched what it calls a single source of truth for linear infrastructure.
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