Sir John Parker has announced he will be stepping down as Laing O’Rourke’s chair after eight years in the role.

A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.

As buildings get taller, what does that mean for elevator design and installation? KONE’s Sascha Brozek looks at the challenges of fitting elevators in tall buildings.

A project update shows the installation of a hybrid pitch at Everton FC’s new stadium ahead of its completion and handover by the end of the year.

Construction equipment company Conquip has worked with Balfour Beatty and Laing O’Rourke subsidiary Select Plant Hire to design, manufacture and test a set of accessories to improve the safety of concrete skips.

Two Kier joint ventures, Laing O’Rourke and Bowmer and Kirkland are among the six contractors appointed by the Ministry of Defence for a new ‘alliance’ to build single living accommodation for the Army using MMC.

Laing O’Rourke digital engineer Ben Hardie was crowned Digital Rising Star of the Year, sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Building, at the Digital Construction Awards 2024 last night (2 July).

The Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology has set out its vision for a construction project in 2030 – and digital transformation, performance measurement and digital and technological skills are key.

The Digital Construction Awards attracted 165 entries this year, 84 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the shortlisted entries for the Digital Rising Star of the Year award, sponsored by CIOB.

The Digital Construction Awards attracted 165 entries this year, 84 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the shortlisted entries for Digital Innovation in Productivity.

AtkinsRéalis, Hinkley Point C, Sir Robert McAlpine and Laing O’Rourke are among the nominees for the Digital Construction Awards 2024.

A Laing O’Rourke director has warned the construction industry to brace for a high-profile prosecution under the Building Safety Act and advised to treat every building as high risk.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served enforcement notices for fire safety shortfalls to companies working at the Hinkley Point C construction site, including Laing O’Rourke.

New drone footage shows the progress that Laing O’Rourke is making in the construction of Everton FC’s new stadium on the banks of the River Mersey.

A man in his forties has died after falling from height at the Laing O’Rourke building site of a tech and sciences district in Oxford North.

Works are underway to install the outer roof sections on the north stand of the new Everton Stadium.

The facade and architecture technician at Laing O’Rourke talks about his career in construction and his ambition to specialise as a facade manager.

Laing O’Rourke CIOB member Colin McCarthy explains how an ingenious temporary platform solution helped upgrade a Sydney train station.