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• Galliford Try lands £16m Hartlepool school rebuild

  03-03-2026 15:45
  Galliford Try has secured a £16m contract to rebuild St Helens Primary School in Hartlepool as a net zero carbon in operation scheme.
  The job has been awarded to Galliford Try Building North East and Yorkshire by the Department for Education and the Northern Lightings Learning Trust.
  The Headland-based school caters for 374 pupils, including additional resourced provision for 25 young people with Special Educational Needs.The replacement two-storey building will be delivered as a cost pilo
  
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• £231m London Barbican Arts Centre overhaul approved

  03-03-2026 15:24
  The £231m overhaul of the Barbican Arts Centre in London has been given planning and listed building consent, clearing the way for a major retrofit of one of Britain’s best-known post-war landmarks.
  The go-ahead from the City of London Corporation unlocks long-awaited works to tackle ageing building fabric, poor accessibility and outdated infrastructure across the Grade II-listed Brutalist complex.
  The scheme, designed by Allies and Morrison with Asif Khan Studio and engineer Buro Ha
  
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• Wates veteran to drive Caddick subcontracting growth

  03-03-2026 09:15
  Caddick has strengthened its specialist subcontracting businesses with the appointment of Mark Kearney as commercial director for CCL Facades and Caddick Civil Engineering.
  Kearney will head up the commercial functions of both businesses, operating from Caddick’s Wakefield and Durham offices and working closely with the respective managing directors to position the firms for sustainable growth.
  His remit spans key regions including Yorkshire, the North East, North West and Midlands, where
  
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• “Energy and optimism” at Kier after strong set of results

  03-03-2026 08:57
  New Kier chief executive Stuart Togwell has unveiled a strong set of half-year results and hailed the “real energy and optimism” across the group.
  Results for the six months to December 31 2025 show pre-tax profits up to £32.6m from £28.6m last time as turnover ticked-up to £2bn from £1.97bn.
  Kier also hit its target of an average net cash position during the period for the first time in 13 years.
  Togwell – who took over the firm in November – said
  
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• Scottish Water unveils £13.4bn six-year spend plan

  03-03-2026 08:34
  Scottish Water has set out a £13.4bn blueprint to protect and upgrade the water and wastewater network between 2027 and 2033.
  The publicly-owned utility said the six-year programme will future-proof ageing assets, tackle climate pressures and maintain what it claims are among the lowest charges in the UK.
  Of the £13.4bn total, £8bn is earmarked for maintaining and improving pipes, treatment works and other core infrastructure.
  The balance will fund operating and essential costs
  
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• Mears offloads education and health FM arm for £18m

  03-03-2026 08:23
  Contractor Mears has sold its facilities management arm for £18m to sharpened its focus on housing.
  The group has sold Morrison Facilities Services Limited, which delivers FM work mainly across education and health, following a competitive sales process.The disposal completes another step in Mears’ strategy to concentrate fully on housing services.The business was sold on a debt and cash-free basis with a normal level of working capital.
  Mears bought Morrison Facilities Services back
  
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• BBA standards body has own accreditation suspended

  03-03-2026 08:15
  The British Board of Agrement (BBA) has had its accreditation suspended and cannot currently issue safety certificates to building products manufacturers.
  The BBA is construction’s leading independent certification body with its approval logo seen as demonstrating fitness-for-purpose and compliance with building regulations.
  It is overseen by the government appointed UKAS National Accreditation Body which assesses and accredits certification and testing organisations across all industries.
  
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