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Network Rail has admitted that a £100m railway station being built by Murphy in East Anglia will take an extra six months to deliver after a key subcontractor collapsed. The infrastructure body apologised for “another delay” in the construction of Cambridge South station. Murphy is principal contractor for the two-storey,…

Kier Group has reported a strong start to its 2025/26 financial year, with its order book growing to approximately £11.6bn. This figure, up from £11bn at the end of June 2025, reflects a series of recent contract wins across infrastructure and construction. In a trading update issued ahead of its…

Wylfa on Anglesey has been confirmed as the site for the UK’s first small modular nuclear reactor (SMR), in a government-backed scheme worth more than £2.5bn and expected to create thousands of jobs in North Wales. The project will be delivered by Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N), the publicly…

Revenue at building, roofing and landscaping-products company Marshalls climbed thanks to an uptick in work in the water management sector. Overall, revenue at the group was up by 2 per cent from £535m to £548m in the 10 months to 31 October 2025, in comparison to the same period in…

Transport Scotland has shortlisted three bidders for the fifth construction phase of the A9 dualling programme, covering the stretch from Pitlochry to Killiecrankie. Balfour Beatty, Kier Transportation and Wills Bros Civil Engineering will take part in a competitive dialogue process for the £205m job. The contract will involve upgrading 6.4km…

Electricity grid expansion needs drastic action to meet rising demand, according to analysis by the National Audit Office (NAO). In a review of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the NAO warned the UK’s grid infrastructure needs to expand twice as fast by 2030 as it did…

EDF’s chief executive has declared his intention to speed up construction of nuclear power stations through greater efficiency. Bernard Fontana, who took the helm at the Paris-headquartered energy giant earlier this year, said the company was determined to deliver its next generation of plants more quickly and cost-effectively. He told…

Spencer Engineering Group plunged to a £4.3m loss in its latest annual results after adjusting the value of an energy investment in Yorkshire. The Hull-based engineering firm posted the pre-tax deficit for the year to 31 March 2025. It followed a £1.1m pre-tax profit in the prior period and came…

A historic bridge is set to remain closed for another year to speed up repairs after the original contractor was axed and costs more than doubled. Spencer Group was given the £5m contract to repair the 100-year-old Grade-II listed Corporation Road Bridge in Grimsby by North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC)…

Construction is in its longest period of decline since the financial crash of 15 years ago, according to the latest purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data. The S&P Global index for October registered 44.1, down from 46.2 in September. A number below 50 shows industry activity is contracting. October was the…