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Tata Steel UK has selected Skanska to oversee the design and project management of its £1.25bn new electric arc furnace project, a move aimed at advancing low carbon steelmaking in South Wales.

Planning permission has been granted for the construction of a 33-storey office block on top of an existing seven-storey building in the City of London.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has said the number of people starting construction apprenticeships needs to triple to plug labour shortages.  In a report, the CITB says that the 2023/ ...

Amey is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week with 75 new opportunities and sharing inspiring stories from apprentices

Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures (CROSS) has released a new topic paper regarding lithium-ion batteries in the built environment

The UK’s biggest contractor is engaged in a drawn-out £34.4m legal case over defects at a London student accommodation site it completed in 2009. Balfour Beatty has denied allegations it was responsib ...

Government to appoint individual to oversee initial regulatory reforms ahead of policy prospectus due this autumn The government will start the process to appoint a new chief construction advisor “sho ...

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP), one of the world's leading architectural firms, is expanding their London team with exciting opportunities for talented architects. Known for their innovative d ...

The chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a £2bn injection of new grant funding to help to deliver up to 18,000 new social and affordable homes. The investment was described as a down payment from th ...

Wates has been given the job of repairing Parliament’s crumbling Victora Tower after the competitive tender process for the job failed for a second time. Construction News revealed in April 2024 that ...

Two extensions have been added to the southern portal of HS2’s longest tunnel to prevent sonic booms being created by the high-speed trains The HS2 anti-sonic boom tunnel is HS2’s longest tunnel, the ...

Star Live is combining technical innovation and practical experience to revolutionise the conception and delivery of buildings The construction world is changing rapidly. Today’s developers, architect ...

Retrofit and extension of 33 Cavendish Square being drawn up for Berkeley Estate Asset Management  KPF has unveiled plans for a transformation and extension of one of the tallest buildings in the West ...

London property developer Valouran is planning a residential-led development Notting Hill’s Westbourne Grove with a gross development value of more than £225m.

Construction lawyers from Osborne Clarke review in this CPD the new building safety legal framework and what developments the industry should expect in the future.

Prime Minister brings forward £300 million for Great British Energy to invest in offshore wind supply chains ahead of the Future of Energy Security summit.

Greater collaboration between leaseholders and local authorities, and exploration of potential legal changes, could help residents in leasehold flats save money on energy bills, according to new guida ...

North of England contractor partners with Together Housing to meet rising demand for high-quality, accessible homes.

With the UK housing crisis showing no signs of slowing, the government’s latest round of planning reform, announced in March 2025, aims to inject urgency and efficiency into a notoriously sluggish sys ...

The creation in the UK of one of Europe’s biggest theme parks will be good news for the construction industry, with the creation of 20,000 new jobs in the sector and a rise in training and apprentices ...