Industry figures have welcomed the government’s signal it will support the expansion of Gatwick Airport, and called for it to be brought forward quickly as part of a wider pipeline of work. The £2.2bn expansion of the West Sussex airport, which is majority owned by Vinci, would see what is…
The government will allow hydrogen-powered diggers, mobile cranes and other construction machinery to operate on public roads. Transport minister Lord Peter Hendy told Parliament that the Labour government would move ahead with the law change, which was first proposed in 2024 by the previous Conservative administration. Hydrogen-powered non-road mobile machinery…
Kier Property has launched a new joint venture (JV) with financial services giant Investec Bank to develop urban logistics assets with a gross development value of £400m. The new Investec Realis JV announced its first project would be turning a 4.4-acre former office site in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, into a…
Building regulations should be changed so that no new homes are completed with gas grid connections after this year, an influential body has said. The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the government’s official advisory body on reducing emissions, outlined a range of measures needed to decarbonise the UK by 2050. The…
The government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has been welcomed by industry figures, though some called for it to go further on licensing. Yesterday (26 February), communities secretary Angela Rayner told the House of Commons she would accept all 58 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s recommendations. Among the measures…
Galliford Try has been awarded two major prison fire-safety upgrade contracts. Yesterday (25 February), the contractor announced it won a £44.5m contract to deliver fire-safety improvements at the Grade II-listed HMP Wakefield (pictured) in West Yorkshire. A contract notice published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on Thursday (20 February)…
Morris & Spottiswood has taken over completion of an £8m distillery left unifinished when ISG Construction collapsed. Work on the Elixir Distillers’ Portintruan Distillery on Islay (pictured), in the Inner Hebrides, stalled when the contracting giant when under in September last year. Glasgow-headquartered Morris & Spottiswood revealed it had taken…
AtkinsRéalis UK and Ireland boss Richard Robinson is set to become head of the consultancy’s Asia, Middle East & Australia (AMEA) business, but will remain in the UK. Robinson, also the deputy co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), will “frequently travel to offices and countries” within the region from…
A new 10 per cent levy on waste permits has been dubbed “illogical and unjust” by a trade body. The Mineral Products Association (MPA), which represents companies recycling and reusing demolition and construction materials, criticised the move by the Environment Agency (EA). The new levy comes into force on sites…
Offsite specialist McAvoy Group returned to profit after providing temporary buildings to schools hit by the RAAC crisis. Accounts for the year to 31 May 2024 show the firm’s pre-tax profit rose to £217,600, up from a £712,700 loss in its prior year. Turnover soared to £75.5m in the period,…
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