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  • Lendlease has announced the new head of its European operations. 
  • Willmott Dixon has landed a £30m contract from Tees Valley Combined Authority to transform the entrance to Darlington Station as part of Network Rail’s £140m masterplan to deliver extra train capacity ...
  • The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has published three new Advisory Notes and updated another. The documents cover a range of topics related to firestopping, penetration seals and s ...
  • Technology minister Sir John Whittingdale has announced plans to increase digital connectivity across the country. Residents in Papa Stour, one of the country's most remote communities, will now have ...
  • Developer Rightacres has secured planning approval for a new residential building as part of Wales’ biggest regeneration project.  The 35-storey residential tower will sit in plot five of the city’s C ...
  • The highly anticipated shortlist for the 2023 London Construction Awards has been announced! After a record-breaking number of entries were submitted, this year's shortlist features an impressive arra ...
  • The Welsh Government is set to invest £15 million to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points across the country. The funding will be used to help local authorities increase the number ...
  • A new government hub in Croydon has achieved Practical Completion. The building is set to accommodate over 5,000 civil servants and enable the Home Office to migrate from three current locations in Cr ...
  • HS2 has secured planning approval for a truss bridge that will carry trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street Station.  HS2 has received Schedule 17 consent from Birmingham City Council for a new tr ...
  • The Greener Futures Partnership (GFP) has more than 100 firms signed up to its retrofit framework worth £1.5bn.  Housing consortium, GFP, has more than 100 contractors and consultants signed up to hel ...
  • Network Rail has published its five-year Control Period 7 (CP7) strategic business plan (SBP) for railway infrastructure in England & Wales – with a budget of £44 billion. Ahead of its completion of C ...
  • Homes England has launched its next five-year Strategic Plan to deliver quality, affordable homes and regenerating towns and cities. The plan by the Government’s housing and regeneration agency sets o ...
  • Birmingham City Council has drafted a 20-year masterplan that will see the creation of new jobs and up to 35,000 homes.  The council will launch the Our Future City: Central Birmingham Framework 2040  ...
  • The Net Zero Council will support industry to help cut their emissions and develop greener practices.
  • Multiplex has won a £200 million scheme to build an office-led development at Holborn Viaduct in London. The international construction company, Multiplex, has won a contract to build a new workspace ...
  • New City College is proud to announce the launch of FE’s first low carbon technology lab which will provide green skills training for London’s workforce. The lab, equipped with cutting-edge technology ...
  • One hundred electricans have benefitted from free Level 3 ‘18th Edition Wiring Regulations’ training at Leeds College of Building thanks to funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA). D ...
  • Plans to redevelop an “under-utilised” area of Birmingham to the tune of £360 million are under consideration.  Local developer Woodbourne Group aims to bring Curzon Wharf to the city’s Learning Quart ...
  • LEADING national framework provider Pagabo has opened bidding for its brand-new Mechanical & Electrical Solutions Framework, valued at £545 million. A range of specialist M&E subcontractors will be ap ...
  • Peel Ports Group Ltd (PPG) adds the firm to its Project Management & Quantity Surveying Services Framework.  Mace’s Consult arm will provide project and commercial management services to PPG’s multimi ...