Legal challenge launched against £1.5bn A66 dualling
A legal challenge has been launched against £1.5bn plans to dual parts of the A66 just as contractors…
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Anglian Homes rides in to finish crashed Everest contracts
Anglian Home Improvement has pledged to fulfil orders taken by crashed double-glazed window rival Everest 2020. Administrators Resolve…
Road sweeper specialist files administration notice
Road sweeper hire specialist Go Plant has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. The firm’s…
London overtakes Geneva to become world’s most expensive city to build in
FIXEDD London has once again become the world’s most expensive city to build in, after briefly losing the dubious…
‘It can’t go on like this’: Germany’s housebuilding crisis deepens
Building permits for apartments in Germany fell by 18% in February compared with February 2023, official statistics reveal.…
McAlpine appoints MD to grow ventures business
Sir Robert McAlpine has strengthened its Capital Ventures development business with the appointment of Owain Thomas as managing…
William Hare wins steelwork on £500m Broadgate towers
William Hare Group has won the contract to deliver the design, fabrication and installation of steelwork on the…
John F Hunt wins 24-storey Battersea tower
John F Hunt has been employed directly by Belgian developer Ghelamco to undertake demolition, enabling works and construction…
Paving contractor turns to academics for help with fly ash issues
Contractors exploiting fly ash in their mix used to be able to rely on good old British coal-fired…
Galliford Try names group head of infrastructure
Galliford Try has promoted David Lowery to the board with effect from July, in the newly-created position of…