Almost all homes given external-wall insulation under two current government programmes required remediation works, data has revealed. Figures published by the National Audit Office (NAO) today (14 October) suggested there were “major issues” with 98 per cent of outside-wall jobs carried out under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) 4 and…
Work on a £29.4m flood defence scheme on the South Coast has been put on hold because of planning delays. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council said it was unlikely to start heavy engineering works on the long-awaited Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill project this year. The critical 1.5km infrastructure project…
Administrators for collapsed regional contractor Surgo Construction have mooted legal action to secure cash owed to the failed company – and warned that their work may not be competed until 2027. An update report published by FRP Advisory said the firm could bring in specialist solicitors to undertake recovery processes. Newcastle-based…
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…
A 70-year-old builder has been given a suspended jail sentence after three workers were injured and a house was destroyed following the collapse of a building. Jack Savva had been working on a loft conversion at a house in Windsor on 6 August 2020 when he told workers to remove…
Fit-out firm Thirdway Interiors has grown its pre-tax profit by more than 650 per cent. The London outfit posted a pre-tax profit of £6m for the year to 31 December 2024, up from just under £800,000 the previous year and 22 per cent up on the £4.9m it made in…
Galliford Try’s shares reached a record value this morning after it was announced that the contractor would rejoin the FTSE 250. Shares in Galliford Try Holdings were trading at 508p at noon on Monday (29 September), up from 501p at 4.25pm on Friday (26 September). The spike represented the highest…
A £107m project to redevelop a derelict hospital in Wales is proving “challenging”, after asbestos and roosting bats were discovered in underground services. David Mathews, land and property manager at Ambition North Wales – a regional partnership that covers six local authority areas – told Denbighshire County Council’s partnerships scrutiny…
Recently replaced construction minister Sarah Jones attended just three Construction Leadership Council (CLC) board meetings in almost a year despite being a co-chair of the body, research has revealed. Construction News analysed published minutes of the scheduled monthly get-togethers held between July 2024 and June 2025. Jones attended the first…
Henry Boot’s announcement yesterday (23 August) that it was selling its construction arm reflects the tension between development and contracting operations, experts have argued. The Yorkshire-based developer announced a £4m sale of its contracting division to a newly formed vehicle in a management buyout (MBO). Henry Boot said the disposal…
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