Supply Chain

Supply chain partners to collapsed housebuilder Inland Homes have been given renewed hope they will ultimately receive some funds. In their latest update, administrators from FRP Advisory said it was now “likely that there will be sufficient funds available to enable a dividend to unsecured creditors”. In May, FRP warned…

London-based construction labour supplier Danny Sullivan’s latest accounts show its pre-tax profit has slumped by more than two thirds. In its latest accounts for the 17 months to 31 December 2024, the firm’s profit dropped to £3.7m, from £11.4m in the year ending 31 July 2023. In July ─ after…

The Menai Suspension Bridge has been fully closed once more, following feedback from UK Highways A55 highlighting enforcement difficulties on restricted access. The Welsh Government confirmed the temporary closure took effect from 14:00 on Saturday (4 October). The announcement comes after phase two investigations found that bolts on beams under…

ISG’s collapse in September last year has left a £3.8m-sized dent in a major building services firm’s finances. Yorkshire-based Ivegate Limited had to take over from ISG on a £15m fit-out project, which it was originally working on as a subcontractor, it revealed in annual accounts published this week But…

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a six-week consultation on two key sets of workplace safety rules governing lifting equipment and pressure systems. The Call for Evidence, launched yesterday (1 October), will review the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR).…

Labour supply specialist Hercules has said it expects record results for the year to 30 September 2025, as UK infrastructure investment continues to rise. The AIM-listed firm predicted revenue of more than £118m for the year, up 16 per cent on the £101.9m it posted for the previous period. Its…

A hydrogen-powered digger has been used on the Lower Thames Crossing in a world-first live deployment, as National Highways pledged that the road tunnel project will be carbon neutral in construction. The 20-tonne JCB machine, which runs on hydrogen instead of diesel, has been operating near Gravesend in Kent as…

A fall in brick deliveries has raised fears of continued “weak” demand in the housebuilding sector. The latest building material statistics from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) shows that deliveries of bricks decreased by 5.2 per cent in August compared with August 2024. They also fell by 3.3…

Construction equipment hire firm HSS Hire Group has had its shares suspended after it failed to publish its annual accounts on time. The firm said on Wednesday (1 October) that its trading on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) had been temporarily suspended from 7:30am on 1 October, “pending publication of…

Digital ID could be a “game-changer” for the supply of construction workers, an industry figure has said. Last Friday (26 September), the government announced plans to introduce a digital ID system, to be mandatory as proof of an individual's right to work in the UK. The scheme would be available…