Supply Chain

The High Court has dismissed a judicial review request brought by steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal against plans to redevelop the Chatham Docks industrial site in Kent. Developer Peel Waters was granted outline planning permission by Medway Council in November 2024 to demolish and redevelop the 31,000 square metre site. It includes…

Tender prices grew by 2.5 per cent in 2025, according to the latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). The company said its expert panel of cost consultants estimated that tenders rose by 0.7 per cent between the third and fourth quarters of the year. It now expects…

Administrators for Henry Construction Projects say there could be sufficient funds to pay some of the £43m owed to its supply chain if legal proceedings are successful. In their latest progress report, joint administrators David Hudson and Geoffrey Rowley of FRP Advisory said they were aware of more than 5,000…

Nearly 100 tower crane operators are to walk out over “unacceptable” pay-rise offers over the past two years. Tower crane operators employed in the UK by Wolffkran, a Swiss firm specialising in the design, manufacture and use of tower cranes, voted to hold fortnightly 24-hour strikes beginning later this month.…

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has suspended five member firms for failing to meet standards in its independent audit process. This move follows the suspension of 14 firms last year and forms part of the association’s campaign to raise technical and professional standards across the building engineering sector. The…

The financial black hole left by ISG’s demise has deepened to more than £1bn, Construction News can reveal. Liquidators at Azets, who were appointed to manage 11 of ISG’s collapsed firms, have now received claims from unsecured creditors totalling £398.7m, their latest progress reports reveal. This is a rise from…

Pre-tax profit at MGL Group has risen by a third, according to the construction and demolition contractor’s latest audited annual accounts. The firm said that “continued successful project completion and strategic partnerships” helped profit to grow from £21.9m to £28.9m in the year to 31 March 2025. As turnover just…

Facade and curtain walling specialist Permasteelisa UK’s pre-tax loss has worsened despite increasing its turnover by a quarter, according to its latest annual accounts. The Italian contractor’s UK arm reported a pre-tax loss of £10.3m in the year to 31 March 2025, marking a 53 per cent deterioration on its…

Growth in the building materials market has stalled and is not expected to recover before mid-2026, according to the latest Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) data. The BMF’s Winter Forecast downgraded its annual sales growth projection for 2025 from 2.5 per cent to 1.4 per cent, citing a sharp slowdown in…

Workers at the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria have launched a fresh wave of strike action over an ongoing pay dispute. Employees from subcontractors Altrad, Enigma and Kaefer walked out again today (6 January) for 10 days and further strike action is planned in the coming weeks. The industrial dispute,…