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The Department for Transport (DfT) has pushed back against claims that domestic steel will not be used on the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing. A spokesperson for the department said procurement for steel had not started, dismissing claims made in The Times over the weekend. The broadsheet said domestic steel manufacturers…

A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries from a ladder fall during renovation works in London. Bow Tie Construction was converting a domestic property and a former handbag factory into a single dwelling in Islington when the incident occurred on 5 August 2021, the Health…

Graham has secured a £69.7m job to deliver a new forensic science facility for the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland. The scheme, known as Project Atlas, will provide 10,400 square metres of new office and laboratory space for Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) within the Seapark complex in Carrickfergus.…

More construction firms collapsed in 2025 than in any other sector, Insolvency Service (IS) figures show. Almost 4,000 (3,931) became insolvent last year, accounting for 17 per cent of all cases. It is the fourth year in a row that the sector has been the worst-affected industry for insolvency. Mark…

Ferrovial has secured an £80m contract from Thames Water to upgrade the Slough Sewage Treatment Works in Berkshire. The Spanish contractor’s UK arm will deliver the scheme for client Thames Water through an integrated joint venture (JV) between Ferrovial Construction and sister firm Cadagua, Ferrovial’s water subsidiary. The Slough project…

Four people have been arrested following police raids over suspected industry exam fraud at a testing centre in Winchester. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Economic Crime Unit said its officers launched an investigation into suspicious activity at a centre on Southgate Street following a referral from the Construction Industry…

The deadline for entries to this year’s Life Sciences Awards is now less than two weeks away. Hosted by Construction News and sister title Property Week, the awards recognise the people, projects and organisations contributing to the development of science and technology estates across the UK. The deadline to enter…

The Financial Conduct Authority has reduced its fine on former Carillion chief executive Richard Howson after he withdrew his challenge to the punishment imposed for misleading statements he made before the company’s collapse. Construction News this morning revealed that Howson had abandoned his legal bid to overturn the interim punishment…

Liquidators for Squibb Group are still searching for £2.5m worth of plant and machinery, two years after the firm was wound up. A report from the liquidators, both from Interpath Advisory, said they had not found any more plant and machinery belonging to Squibb, a year after they first flagged…

The UK civils and infrastructure arm of Bouygues subsidiary Equans has recorded an almost threefold uplift in pre-tax profit, driven by improved returns across its portfolio of private finance initiative (PFI) contracts. Equans E&S Infrastructure UK’s accounts for the year ending 31 December 2024 show the company increased its pre-tax…