Civils

Profit fell at civils contractor Renew Holdings despite strong performances in the water and rail sectors. Pre-tax profit at the firm fell by more than 5 per cent to £56.7m from £60.2m in the year to 30 September 2025. Turnover, though, reached another “record”, with the firm pointing to “momentum”…

Two-thirds of investors are abandoning UK civils projects because the business case does not stack up, despite a strong short-to-medium-term infrastructure picture, new research has found. A report by AtkinsRéalis, De-risk, Incentivise, Deliver: Funding UK Infrastructure for Growth, concluded that although global investors currently view the UK as an attractive…

A government-commissioned taskforce has recommended a “radical reset” for the nuclear sector’s regulatory framework ─ including the creation of a new Commission on Nuclear Regulation ─ to avoid future construction delays. In its final report published today (24 November), the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce set out 47 recommendations for the government…

Costs on a Balfour Beatty bypass scheme in Cheshire will surpass £100m after funding delays halted the project. The £98m Middlewich Eastern Bypass has been held up due to delays in government funding being signed off causing the cost of the project to rise by £9.7m, according to a local…

Environmental and engineering services conglomerate RSK Group has deepened its footprint in the infrastructure sector after announcing the acquisition of civils contractor Octavius. In a statement today (24 November), RSK said the addition of Octavius marked a “pivotal step” to deepen its presence in the transport infrastructure sector. “Infrastructure is…

A new contract model for nuclear fusion construction projects launched this week could be used on future UK schemes, a legal expert has said. The Collaborative Contract for Integrated Fusion Project Delivery was developed by EU organisation Fusion for Energy (F4E) and King's College London's Centre of Construction Law and…

Crushed concrete from the decommissioned Sizewell A nuclear plant is being reused on the neighbouring Sizewell C project in Suffolk in a circular economy deal. Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) demolished the Sizewell A turbine hall and processed more than 15,000 tonnes of concrete from the turbine alternator plinths. The material,…

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has identified 13 locations across the UK for new munitions and energetics factories as part of a £1.5bn investment to ramp up domestic weapons manufacturing. Defence secretary John Healey said the sites, located in regions including Cumbria, Teesside, Pembrokeshire and Grangemouth, will form part of…

Kent County Council has awarded a £1bn contract to Vinci subsidiary Ringway to maintain and upgrade its highways infrastructure over the next two decades. The highways term maintenance contract will begin in May 2026 and run for 21 years, the council announced today (19 November). Ringway will replace Amey, which…

Costain has secured a five-year, £75m extension to its contract with EDF to continue providing project controls services across eight UK nuclear power stations. The contract, which extends an existing framework to 2030, will support EDF in operating its Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor fleet, and in preparing for the defueling and…