Manchester City Council and Bovis have told Construction News they are “working together” to complete the restoration of the city’s town hall by spring 2027 after abandoning a legal fight. Bovis Construction (Europe) Ltd, the main contractor for the Manchester Town Hall refurbishment project, launched a claim in the High…
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Jerram Falkus Construction Ltd has announced it is going into administration. The London-based family firm filed on Tuesday (17 February) a notice of appointment to appoint an administrator. Founded in 1884 by James William Jerram, the contractor specialised in new-build and refurbishment projects across different sectors in London and south-east England.…
The UK construction industry entered 2026 with a sharp decline in activity due to the impact of a sluggish economy and low private investor confidence, according to data intelligence provider Glenigan. Project starts decreased by 31 per cent over the three months to the end of January, the industry analyst’s…
The UK civils and infrastructure arm of Bouygues subsidiary Equans has recorded an almost threefold uplift in pre-tax profit, driven by improved returns across its portfolio of private finance initiative (PFI) contracts. Equans E&S Infrastructure UK’s accounts for the year ending 31 December 2024 show the company increased its pre-tax…
The refurbishment of a major York city bridge has been pushed back until next year due to delays on the nearby Station Gateway project that is being delivered by John Sisk & Son. The council announced on 6 February that due to “unavoidable delays” to the station upgrade, the bridge…
The High Court has refused to enforce a £2.14m adjudication amid allegations that the JCT contract at its heart was forged. Subcontractor High Tech Construction Ltd (HTC) had taken its client WLP Trading & Marketing Ltd (WLP) to court to summarily enforce the adjudication. It related to payment for work HTC claims it…
Grenfell Tower material producer Arconic has claimed it is immune from liability in a £2.73m High Court legal action over cladding used on three other London high-rises – because it is based in France. In September, Equans launched a £2.73m High Court claim against Arconic Architectural Products SAS alleging that…
Annual construction output increased by 1.8 per cent in 2025 in the fifth consecutive year of annual growth, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). However, total output fell by 2.1 per cent in the final quarter (Q4) of the year compared with Q3, due…
The reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) emergency in England’s school estate goes beyond “an isolated safety risk” and “is symptomatic of a chronic capital investment deficit”, a parliamentary committee has said. A report published today (February 11) by the cross-party Education Committee found that despite the government’s progress in removing RAAC…
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