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• AI project management platform launched for SME contractors

  13-03-2026 16:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  Project management software built with AI at its core has been launched targeting the 98% of UK construction firms that have been priced out of enterprise technology.
  Construction AI is aimed at smaller firms who struggle to afford the fees charged by giant software firms.
  It has been developed by experienced building director Steve McKenna whose expertise spans quantity surveying, contract administration and construction dispute resolution.
  McKenna said: “Most smaller firms still run
  
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• Sypro renews software deal with Willmott Dixon

  13-03-2026 16:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  Contract management software specialist Sypro has announced the renewal of its partnership with Willmott Dixon.
  Sypro’s contract management software – a project oversight and collaboration hub – has played a key role in 244 high-value Willmott Dixon projects, spanning New Engineering Contract (NEC), Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) and bespoke contract types.
  Notable projects include the Grade I listed National Maritime Museum, which was successfully comp
  
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• TCC adds expertise to Upminster Travelodge site

  13-03-2026 15:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  A new 82-bedroom hotel is taking shape in Greater London, with help from a leading Birmingham-based construction consultancy.
  The Construction Consultants (TCC) has been appointed to support the development of a new £8.6m Travelodge in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering.
  TCC is providing contract administrator and quantity surveying services to the creation of the new hotel in Station Road. It will be Travelodge’s 86th hotel in London, and add to the hotel chain’s port
  
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• Berkeley holds profit forecast despite global turmoil

  13-03-2026 13:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  London-focused house builder Berkeley Group has reaffirmed its £450m pre-tax profit target for the current financial year despite warning that geopolitical tensions, stubborn inflation risks and regulatory delays continue to weigh on the housing market.
  In a trading update covering the period from November to the end of February, the house builder said it still expects to deliver around £450m pre-tax profit this year and a similar level in 2027.
  The group is also targeting a year-end
  
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• Framework orders lift Tomlinson turnover to £93m

  13-03-2026 11:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  Derby contractor G F Tomlinson has grown turnover by 16% as a steady stream of public sector framework work underpinned trading during the year to June 2025.
  Revenue climbed to £93m as the regional builder continued to rely on programmes such as Scape, Pagabo and Construction West Midlands for a consistent flow of education, civic and health schemes.
  Pre-tax profit edged up to £1.17m from £1.01m with operating margin largely unchanged at around 1.1%, highlighting how margins ac
  
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• Wet winter and nervous clients hit construction workload

  13-03-2026 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  The construction industry endured a soggy and sluggish start to the year, with official figures showing output continued to slide in the three months to January as wet weather and weak business confidence hit activity.
  Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 2% over the three-month period, reinforcing concerns that the industry entered 2026 on the back foot.
  The downturn was driven mainly by a drop in new work, which fell 3.2% over the period, while repair and maintenance activi
  
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• VolkerFitzpatrick wins Didcot Science Bridge

  13-03-2026 08:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  VolkerFitzpatrick has been awarded the contract by Oxfordshire County Council to build the Didcot Science Bridge.
  It is the latest deal under a £332m scheme to improve infrastructure around Didcot.
  GRAHAM is undertaking the detailed design of the Culham river crossing and the Clifton Hampden bypass elements of the scheme.VolkerFitzpatrick will create a dual carriageway along the A4130 east of the A34 Milton Interchange and a new single carriageway bridge across the railway line and Mi
  
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• Cardiff clears path for Wales’ tallest tower

  13-03-2026 08:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  Plans to build a 50-storey skyscraper in central Cardiff that will become the tallest building in Wales have gained planning.
  REAP 3, a subsidiary of specialist build to rent developer BlueCastle Capital, aims to replace its previously approved 35-storey scheme with a much taller mixed-use tower next to Cardiff Central Station and the Principality Stadium.
  This new approved proposal includes 528 build-to-rent flats, made up of 344 one-beds and 184 two-beds, along with an assoctaed two-story Pavi
  
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• Vistry eyes summer start for Camden estate rebuild

  13-03-2026 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  Vistry and housing association Riverside have secured planning approval to rebuild the Juniper Crescent Estate at Chalk Farm in London with nearly 480 new homes.
  Camden Council’s planning committee has backed the regeneration plans for the North London estate, clearing the way for construction to start this summer.
  The redevelopment will deliver 478 homes across a mix of social rent, intermediate rent and market sale tenures, with 44% classed as affordable housing.Architect PRP has designe
  
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• Vistry eyes summer start for 480-home Camden estate rebuild

  13-03-2026 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  Vistry and housing association Riverside have secured planning approval to rebuild the Juniper Crescent Estate at Chalk Farm in London with nearly 480 new homes.
  Camden Council’s planning committee has backed the regeneration plans for the North London estate, clearing the way for construction to start this summer.
  The redevelopment will deliver 478 homes across a mix of social rent, intermediate rent and market sale tenures, with 44% classed as affordable housing.Architect PRP has designe
  
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