Workington subbie lands £40m Sellafield deal
Workington-based civil engineering contractor Stobbarts has won a 15-year framework deal at Sellafield worth up to £40m. Read…
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Major clients commit to carbon charter
Some of construction’s biggest clients have pledged to promote carbon reduction in the industry. Read Full Article: The…
Brits and Swedes join French alliance
JCB and Volvo Construction Equipment have joined a French alliance of construction machinery manufacturers and users that has…
Ashe to improve Bedford Hospital
Ashe Construction has been awarded £14m of contracts to revamp Bedford Hospital’s North Wing site. Read Full Article:…
Kier to complete Whitehall on Tees
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has named Kier as its initial delivery partner for a new £118m office…
Insolvency pressures continue to swell
The construction sector has seen a 39% rise in companies in ‘significant’ financial distress over the past year,…
Mull campus plans creep forward
Argyll & Bute Council has begun the development of an outline business case for a £43m school and…
Rain dampens industry forecasts
Heavy rain in the first quarter of the year has prompted modest revisions to industry forecasts. Read Full…
Recruiter warns that construction skills shortages are about to get worse
A construction and engineering recruitment specialist says that an imminent skills shortage will “make 2007’s war for talent…
HDR appoints industrial director
US consulting engineer HDR has appointed Richard Papworth as a director for UK power, waste and industrial markets.…