Developers are eyeing up work on 94 new-build data centres in the UK, according to an analysis. The research, by construction data firm Barbour ABI, shows building has not yet started on 72 of the projects. Of those, 36 have either not yet received, or applied for, planning permission. The…
Gatwick Airport’s expansion plans could be hit by the impact of forthcoming changes to business rates, its chief executive has said. Stewart Wingate warned in the West Sussex airport’s financial results on Thursday (15 August) that the outcome of an ongoing review of the tax could hit investments. The business…
The formal revival of Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) is set to be a centrepiece of the Labour Party’s policy platform ahead of its conference next month, according to reports. Government sources told The Guardian that prime minister Keir Starmer, chancellor Rachel Reeves and transport secretary Heidi Alexander would all make…
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to review regulations on workplace heat, amid calls for legal maximum temperatures. The regulator is drawing up a consultation on issues including heat stress at work. The move follows campaigning from unions on the issue and comes as the Labour government moves forward…
The proportion of students passing construction-related T levels has risen, data released today (14 August) shows. A total of 107 students qualified with onsite construction T levels, out of 125 enrolled on courses across the country, according to provisional Department for Education (DfE) data. Meanwhile, 506 passed their building-services engineering…
Construction output grew by 1.2 per cent from April to the end of June, contributing to the better-than-expected rise in UK GDP announced this morning (14 August). Official estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicate that output grew by 0.3 per cent in June, following a 0.5 per…
A construction company has doubled its pre-tax profit after a pivot away from traditional main contracting work. Bancon Group, headquartered in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, posted a pre-tax profit of £2.6m in the year to 31 March 2025, newly released accounts for Bancon Developments Holdings Ltd accounts show. This was up from…
Two senior leaders have left the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS). Executive chair Amit Oberoi (pictured) and chief strategy officer Alex Minett have both departed the organisation. Oberoi became non-executive chair in July 2022 and executive chair the following year. His directorship was terminated on Companies House this morning (12 August).…
A taskforce set up to review “red tape” holding back nuclear energy builds says it has found “clear evidence” that regulation in the sector is inconsistent and complex, causing project delays. The Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce, established in February with a remit to recommend reforms to help build more power stations,…
Three major planks of the prison-building programme, designed to boost capacity by 20,000 places, are no longer considered achievable, according to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). NISTA gave the verdicts in its first annual report since its creation in April, when it replaced the Infrastructure and Projects…
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