The administration of collapsed mechanical and electrical specialist MechFS has been extended following delays in the resolution of a German legal claim central to the recovery of a £5.5m debt. The firm, officially named Mechanical Facilities Services Ltd, went into administration in April 2022 after a dispute on a large…
Bovis has confirmed it will relocate its UK headquarters to 1 Eversholt Street in Euston, along with Lendlease, the developer which sold it earlier this year. The firms have leased just over 1,000 square metres of space each across four floors at the building, which sits adjacent to the 60-acre…
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) will prosecute Balfour Beatty following the death of a worker at AWE plc’s Aldermaston site in West Berkshire, it has announced. The incident occurred on 6 July 2023 and involved a 58-year-old construction worker from East London, who sustained fatal injuries. ONR's prosecution relates…
A rail tunnel in Cumbria has been closed for the winter after Network Rail engineers discovered legacy mine workings underneath it. Bransty Tunnel between Whitehaven and Corkickle on the north-west coast of England was shut to trains earlier this month to enable “hundreds” of specialist workers to tackle “a unique…
The government has abandoned plans to mandate forensic marking of power tools and compulsory fitting of immobilisers to machinery, following widespread concerns from manufacturers and retailers. The news came in a formal response to a Home Office consultation on equipment theft, released on Friday. Proposals to extend the scope of…
Images of the prototype hospital room revealed by Construction News last week has been formally unveiled by Reds10, as part of government efforts to industrialise the delivery of new NHS hospitals. The full-scale prototype was commissioned by the New Hospital Programme (NHP) and developed at Reds10’s 27,870 square metre off-site…
Housebuilding in half of London would be unviable even if housing and infrastructure contribution requirements were completely removed, according to new analysis. Research firm Molior’s quarterly residential development report, published on 14 October, warned that only a fraction of schemes with existing planning permission are likely to be built, as…
Ashley Wheaton has spent more than a decade steering a specialist surveying faculty towards a new future as the University of the Built Environment. Now vice-chancellor of the new institution, he reflects on the journey – and sets out a vision for expansion.
The NHS will deliver 10 new hospitals faster than previous major schemes by standardising 80 per cent of their design and centrally managing procurement and planning. The projects form part of the £15bn first wave of the government’s New Hospital Programme (NHP), which will replace ageing NHS facilities across England,…
Control over the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has moved from the Department for Education (DfE) to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Construction News understands that the transfer of departmental sponsorship formed part of changes to skills administration announced by prime minister Keir Starmer on 16 September. Although…
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