Civils

Which projects are likely to have the biggest impact on the industry in the year ahead? 

With the infrastructure boost offset by a slow housebuilding market and the ongoing skills crisis, the construction industry is hoping for a better year ahead

M Group's chief finance officer explains how a fresh £500m acquisition spree could take the firm above £4bn in turnover.

EKFB has faced – and overcome – a plethora of problems while constructing a pair of tunnels for HS2 in Northamptonshire

Competing customers are demanding more from an electricity grid in dire need of an upgrade

John Wilkinson is chief operating officer at BAM UK & Ireland  I recently had the pleasure of visiting our Eastern Green Link 2 project, the largest energy infrastructure scheme in the UK. As I stood alongside our team in Peterhead, I was reminded of a fundamental truth: our progress toward…

What are the impacts of the recent Spending Review and 10-year infrastructure strategy?

Richard Whitehead is chief executive for Europe and India at consultancy Aecom June 2025 could arguably be one of the most significant months for our sector in over half a decade, and it has the potential to shape its long-term success.   “A new ‘pipeline fund’ could deploy experienced planners to…

The government has approved a £92bn investment towards over 50 road and rail upgrades. But some say the plans don’t go far enough in supporting public transport  The government last week confirmed funding for more than 50 transport upgrades in England and Wales, including the long-delayed A66 Northern Trans-Pennine route…

Construction News' AI bot Harmsworth has distilled the government’s review of HS2 to summarise the main likely impacts on contractors carrying out civils contracts.