All Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ News | Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ /all-construction-news construction news, building news, contract news, equipment news, plant news, civil engineering news Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:24:01 +0100 en-GB hourly 1 Planning pays off for NG Bailey /news/view/planning-pays-off-for-ng-bailey Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:08:00 +0100 NG Bailey has reported turnover of £707m in the year to 27 February 2026, up from £662m, with profits up at £21.2m from £15m, and an order book of £1.7bn, citing the successful implementation of a new strategic plan and launch of a new built environment division.

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]]> /news/view/planning-pays-off-for-ng-bailey National Grid picks £1.2bn transmission partners /news/view/national-grid-picks-12bn-transmission-partners Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:33:00 +0100 National Grid has appointed Balfour Beatty, M Group, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Murphy and OTW as delivery partners for 1,000km of overhead line upgrades worth £1.2bn.

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]]> /news/view/national-grid-picks-12bn-transmission-partners Holcim supplies sustainable concrete in Digbeth /news/view/holcim-supplies-sustainable-concrete-in-digbeth Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:41:00 +0100 Holcim UK has won a competitive tender to supply sustainable readymix concrete to the Smithfield Lofts development in Digbeth, Birmingham.

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]]> /news/view/holcim-supplies-sustainable-concrete-in-digbeth Bouygues picked for Jersey hospital /news/view/bouygues-picked-for-jersey-hospital Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:34:00 +0100 Bouygues UK has been appointed as lead contractor for main works on the Overdale Acute Hospital project in Jersey, through the island's New Healthcare Facilities Programme (NHFP).

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]]> /news/view/bouygues-picked-for-jersey-hospital GMI selected for South Shields refurbishment /news/view/gmi-selected-for-south-shields-refurbishment Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:27:00 +0100 GMI Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Group will deliver the refurbishment of the Customs House in South Shields, a Grade II listed building.

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]]> /news/view/gmi-selected-for-south-shields-refurbishment JCT appoints drafting chair /news/view/jct-appoints-drafting-chair Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:10:00 +0100 Standard contracts body JCT has appointed Michelmores' Anna Wood as chair of its drafting sub committee, as Clyde & Co's Victoria Peckett steps down.

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]]> /news/view/jct-appoints-drafting-chair Amey picked for TfL framework /news/view/amey-picked-for-tfl-framework Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:58:00 +0100 Amey has been appointed to Transport for London's £700m Infrastructure Improvement Framework, where its will work alongside Costain and Dragados on station upgrades, tram infrastructure, and access improvements.

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]]> /news/view/amey-picked-for-tfl-framework Severn Trent selects Barhale for stormwater upgrade /news/view/severn-trent-selects-barhale-for-stormwater-upgrade Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:47:00 +0100 Severn Trent Water has appointed Barhale to deliver a £9.5m stormwater management scheme in Silverdale, near Stoke-on-Trent.

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]]> /news/view/severn-trent-selects-barhale-for-stormwater-upgrade AtkinsRéalis appointed to Hampshire framework /news/view/atkinsralis-appointed-to-hampshire-framework Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:29:00 +0100 AtkinsRéalis has been appointed to Hampshire County Council's new four year civil engineering, highways and transportation framework.

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]]> /news/view/atkinsralis-appointed-to-hampshire-framework Cullross submits Western Harbour, Edinburgh, plans /news/view/cullross-submits-western-harbour-edinburgh-plans Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:35:00 +0100 Cullross has submitted a planning application for 212 homes at Western Harbour to the City of Edinburgh council, with affordable homes on the site due to be managed by Wheatley Group.

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]]> /news/view/cullross-submits-western-harbour-edinburgh-plans Fischer robots at work in Frankfurt /news/view/fischer-robots-at-work-in-frankfurt Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:28:00 +0100 Robots from Fischer are being used to autonomously drill holes in an office building being developed in Frankfurt by Strabag and Ed Zublin.

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]]> /news/view/fischer-robots-at-work-in-frankfurt Smith Scott Mullan goes employee-owned /news/view/smith-scott-mullan-goes-employee-owned Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:12:00 +0100 Scottish architecture firm Smith Scott Mullan will move into employee ownership, after owners Graham Acheson, Eugene Mullan and Rick McCluggage transferred their shares into an employee ownership trust.

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]]> /news/view/smith-scott-mullan-goes-employee-owned Investcorp acquires Smart Managed Solutions /news/view/investcorp-acquires-smart-managed-solutions Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:06:00 +0100 Alternative investor Investcorp has acquired UK mechanical and electrical facilities management company Smart Managed Solutions, and plans complementary acquisitions in the sector.

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]]> /news/view/investcorp-acquires-smart-managed-solutions Ramboll picked for £3.5bn framework /news/view/ramboll-picked-for-35bn-framework Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:42:00 +0100 Ramboll has been appointed to the UK government's Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Professional Services 2 (CPS 2) framework, which has an estimated total value of £3.5bn.

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]]> /news/view/ramboll-picked-for-35bn-framework Ausa launches 9t dumper with new safety system /news/view/ausa-launches-9t-dumper-with-new-safety-system Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:33:00 +0100 Ausa has launched a 9t reversible dumper, the DR902AHG, and a new safety system, Ausa AI Vision, offering improved person-detection.

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]]> /news/view/ausa-launches-9t-dumper-with-new-safety-system Kier to continue tidal barrier scheme /news/view/kier-to-continue-tidal-barrier-scheme Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:17:00 +0100 The Environment Agency and Somerset Council have awarded Kier a £101m construction continuation contract for work on the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier, as the Haven SeaSeven jack up barge departs the site.

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]]> /news/view/kier-to-continue-tidal-barrier-scheme Geobear appoints commercial director /news/view/geobear-appoints-commercial-director Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:38:00 +0100 Geotechnical specialist Geobear has appointed Jon Chevin as commercial and infrastructure director.

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]]> /news/view/geobear-appoints-commercial-director Novus starts Loughborough STEM campus transformation /news/view/novus-starts-loughborough-stem-campus-transformation Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:29:00 +0100 Fit out contractor Novus Property Solutions has started work on a £4.2m contract at Loughborough University to turn two buildings into a specialist digitally-focused facility.

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]]> /news/view/novus-starts-loughborough-stem-campus-transformation Sunderland signs Sunniside pre-development agreement /news/view/sunderland-signs-sunniside-pre-development-agreement Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:11:00 +0100 Sunderland City Council has signed a pre-development agreement with Muse, under Pagabo's developer led framework, to oversee development of a masterplan for Sunniside that could deliver a thousand new homes.

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]]> /news/view/sunderland-signs-sunniside-pre-development-agreement Teesside CCS moves forward with pipework deal /news/view/teesside-ccs-moves-forward-with-pipework-deal Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:52:00 +0100 Energy minister Michael Shanks visited Teesside, as local pipework company Cavendish celebrated winning one of the latest contracts on the planned East Coast Cluster.

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]]> /news/view/teesside-ccs-moves-forward-with-pipework-deal Ashbrook places £18m JCB order /news/view/ashbrook-places-18m-jcb-order Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:39:00 +0100 Ashbrook has placed an £18m order for almost 270 machines from JCB, including the company’s first ever X Series tracked excavators, alongside Loadall telehandlers, site dumpers, and compaction equipment, through Gunn JCB.

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]]> /news/view/ashbrook-places-18m-jcb-order Nixon Hire extends with partner networks /news/view/nixon-hire-extends-with-partner-networks Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:28:00 +0100 Accommodation, modular building and renewable energy supplier NIxon Hire has launched a strategic partner network with Safer Group, Minster, Ritesim, Elite GSS and others, allowing it to extend the services it offers to clients.

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]]> /news/view/nixon-hire-extends-with-partner-networks New homes delivered with low carbon funding /news/view/new-homes-delivered-with-low-carbon-funding Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:13:00 +0100 Developer Eutopia Homes has marked the completion of Isca Gardens, an Exeter development delivered by Living Heritage, and financed by Ingenious, using a mechanism that rebates funding costs when carbon targets are met.

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]]> /news/view/new-homes-delivered-with-low-carbon-funding Obayashi buys Multiplex from Brookfield /news/view/obayashi-buys-multiplex-from-brookfield Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:40:00 +0100 Japan's Obayashi Corporation, pointing to plans for worldwide construction growth, has acquired Australia, UK and Canada construction company Multiplex from global investment company Brookfield.

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]]> /news/view/obayashi-buys-multiplex-from-brookfield Sunbelt protects celebrating Arsenal fans /news/view/sunbelt-protects-celebrating-arsenal-fans Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:16:00 +0100 A new barrier system from Sunbelt Rentals was used to manage a 37,000 capacity Champions League Final screening, and winner Arsenal's subsequent open-top bus tour.

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]]> /news/view/sunbelt-protects-celebrating-arsenal-fans Haulotte to partner with Ukrainian Unmanned Technologies /news/view/haulotte-to-partner-with-ukrainian-unmanned-technologies Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:59:00 +0100 MEWP manufacturer Haulotte has formed a partnership with Ukrainian Unmanned Technologies, UUT, who have developed robotic ground logistics platforms and deployed them in operational conditions.

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]]> /news/view/haulotte-to-partner-with-ukrainian-unmanned-technologies Watkin Jones refurbishes Reading PBSA /news/view/watkins-jones-refurbishes-reading-pbsa Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:42:00 +0100 Aprirose Real Estate has selected Watkin Jones' Refresh to refurbish a recently acquired purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Reading.

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]]> /news/view/watkins-jones-refurbishes-reading-pbsa Global buys Pier, goes modular /news/view/global-buys-pier-goes-modular Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:28:00 +0100 Scottish energy and infrastructure specialist Global has acquired Pier Solutions, and will launch a new division, Global Modular, its first move into modular construction.

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]]> /news/view/global-buys-pier-goes-modular Morgan Sindall completes school expansion /news/view/morgan-sindall-completes-school-expansion Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:14:00 +0100 Morgan Sindall Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ has completed work on the expansion of Rushcliffe Spencer Academy in Nottinghamshire, adding space for an extra 450 secondary school pupils and 110 sixth formers.

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]]> /news/view/morgan-sindall-completes-school-expansion G&H wins healthcare MEP jobs /news/view/gh-wins-healthcare-mep-jobs Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:59:00 +0100 G&H has secured two mechanical, electrical and plumbing contracts worth £16.3m overall on two health facilities, for Elliott Group in Wimbledon and HBC Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ in Leeds.

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