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• Tonroe Group breaks £1bn barrier on data centre boom

  30-07-2026 21:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Technical contracting specialist Tonroe Group smashed through the £1bn turnover mark last year as a surge in hyperscale data centre work across Europe and strong UK trading delivered record results.
  The Gerrards Cross headquartered group lifted revenue 27% to £1.19bn in 2025 while pre-tax profit climbed 15% to £48m, driven by rapid expansion of its international data centre business.
  Jackie Wild, Group CEO said: “2025 was a year of strong growth across the Group, driven b
  
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• NHS signs eleven new hospital construction deals

  30-07-2026 15:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Eleven contracts have now been signed to deliver new hospitals across England.
  The deals bring together NHS trusts and leading contractors to deliver 11 schemes through a new collaborative approach designed to build modern hospitals more efficiently.
  The partnerships will support the delivery of Hospital 2.0 – the New Hospital Programme’s modern, standardised approach to designing, building, and operating hospitals.Combining national standards, digital innovation and modern methods o
  
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• TCC supports £22m industrial scheme

  30-07-2026 14:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Work is beginning on a major multi-unit industrial development in Walsall with the help of a leading Midlands construction consultancy.
  The £22 million Central Point development in Willenhall Road, close to Junction 10 of the M6, will provide almost 100,000 sq ft of modern industrial space across six units. Birmingham-based The Construction Consultants (TCC) have been appointed as project managers, quantity surveyors and employers agents to oversee the project on behalf of the Henley-in-Ar
  
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• Contractors offered free AI PPE detection trial

  30-07-2026 13:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction security and monitoring specialist VIS Systems has launched Proof on Site – a campaign built on the idea that AI PPE detection should be judged on evidence from a contractor’s own site rather than on a supplier’s demonstration.
  Under the campaign, main contractors and their project teams can deploy the company’s VISion AI platform on one live, active site for 30 days at no cost, and assess it on the safety breaches it identifies and the critical compliance da
  
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• BAM UK first half profits jump as civils delivers

  30-07-2026 09:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Civil engineering business drove a sharp rise in first-half profits at BAM’s UK construction business as claim settlements and stronger project delivery lifted earnings.
  Civil Engineering UK increased EBITDA by nearly half to £59m despite revenue easing 1% to £780m, lifting operating margin to 7.6%, up from 5.1% in the same period last year.
  BAM said the performance was supported by claim settlements and a high quality order book focused on rail and energy transition projects.T
  
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• Acquisitions pay-off for United Infrastructure

  30-07-2026 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A string of acquisitions and getting out of the new homes market has allowed United Infrastructure Group to post a strong set of results.
  The company operates in the support services sector, providing essential services to the owners and operators of UK critical utility and social infrastructure assets.
  Results for the year ended 31 March 2026 show revenue up to £845.8m from £718.2m while pre-tax profit from continuing operations increased to £49.6m from £38.4m.Durin
  
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• US private equity firm swoops for Avove

  30-07-2026 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  US private equity giant H.I.G. Capital has bought fast-growing utilities contractor Avove, betting on a surge in UK spending on water and power infrastructure.
  The Chorley-based contractor, which employs more than 800 people, has enjoyed strong growth since being carved out of Amey Utilities by UK-based private investor Rubicon Partners in 2022 and rebranded as Avove.
  Latest accounts show revenue climbed to £227m in the year to 31 December 2025 from £216m, while pre-tax profit jumped
  
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• Watkin Jones turnaround gathers pace on retrofit surge

  30-07-2026 08:24 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Watkin Jones has landed £60m of new contracts as demand for student housing retrofit and fire safety work accelerates.
  The residential developer and manager has signed six contracts during the second half of its financial year to date, including five through its Refresh division delivering remediation, fire safety, refurbishment and asset improvement works to existing purpose built student accommodation schemes.The jobs cover buildings of 1,750 student beds in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcas
  
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• Nationwide Hire Solutions bought out of administration

  30-07-2026 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  Nationwide Hire Solutions has been acquired after going into administration this week.
  The hire company’s trading entity Nationwide Hire Ltd went into administration on July 28.
  Suppliers subsequently received messages – shared with the Enquirer – informing them that the business has been acquired by Alliance Hire Solutions Ltd which is part of the Alliance Tool Hire Group.The update said the business will now be owned by Alliance Hire Solutions Ltd but continue trading as Nati
  
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