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• McAlpine appoints new executive director for growth

  12-11-2026 22:57 via Construction Enquirer
  
  McAlpine has appointed Liam Cummins to the new role of Executive Director, Industrial and Growth.
  The former CEO of Permasteelisa Group will report directly to McAlpine Chief Executive Neil Martin and work alongside Craig Allen, Managing Director, Industrial.
  The appointment was confirmed in a company email from Martin seen by the Enquirer.Allen said: “I’m really looking forward to working with Liam and welcoming him into the Industrial team. We have significant ambitions for our Industrial
  
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• McLaren leaves £300m Cardiff Arena job

  12-11-2026 22:41 via Construction Enquirer
  
  McLaren has left the £300m Cardiff Arena job just over a year into a three-year build programme.
  McLaren was awarded the main contract in August 2025 to build the 16,500-seat indoor arena for a consortium led by American firm Live Nation and Robertson Property.
  The consortium said it will now be taking control of construction and overseeing subcontractors on the site.The Enquirer understands McLaren had a team of around 70 working on the job.
  A spokesperson for the consortium behind Cardiff Are
  
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• Contractors courted for £1bn Tees Valley transport wish-list

  12-11-2026 18:10 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Tees Valley Combined Authority is sounding out contractors for a £1bn-plus transport spending spree, although parts of the ambitious programme still need Government funding approval.
  The North East authority has submitted its five-year transport wish-list to the Department for Transport and is now asking construction firms how best to package up the potential work.
  The programme runs from April 2027 to March 2032 and covers major road schemes, railway upgrades, bus infrastructure, active travel
  
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• Surveying drone hits tower crane on Manchester site

  12-11-2026 13:24 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Air accident investigators have confirmed that a drone hit a tower crane on a Manchester construction site before plummeting nearly 400ft to the the ground below.
  The incident happened in August on the site in the Cheetham Hill area of the city.
  It was notified to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch but no formal probe was launched or the site and contractor identified.In its latest bulletin the AAIB said the drone was “carrying out an aerial survey using a pre-selected flight path over a c
  
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• Green light for Old Street resi tower and office block

  12-11-2026 09:10 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Developer HUB has secured planning approval from the London Borough of Hackney for its redevelopment of Finsgate House into a residential tower and office block designed by architects AHMM.
  Plans will replace three outdated office buildings with a 35-storey residential tower of 490 homes and 4,000 sq m of Grade A workspace in a separate five-floor block.
  Wider pavements, new planting and trees, improved lighting, seating and active frontages will create a greener, more welcoming and accessible
  
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• Modular building firm Algeco makes £32m loss

  12-11-2026 09:02 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Modular building specialist Algeco saw pre-tax losses hit £31.8m last year according to its latest accounts filed at Companies House.
  Turnover inched-up to £229m for the year to December 31 2025 from £221m last time but pre-tax losses deepened to £31.8m from £25.1m.
  The company was hit by a raft of exceptional costs during the year including £16.5m for restructuring.The last major restructuring plans made public by the company were in 2023 when the recently-acquired Mobile Mini UK operatio
  
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• Construction output perks up after four-month slide

  12-11-2026 08:56 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Construction output bounced back by 0.8% in September after four consecutive months of decline, boosted by a sharp rise in infrastructure work.
  Latest Government figures showed infrastructure new work jumped 3.3% during the month, helping to reverse the industry’s recent run of falling output.
  But the recovery was not enough to prevent construction output falling 0.7% across the third quarter of 2026, with private house building the biggest drag on overall activity.Private new housing output s
  
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• HBD submits plans for £120m Duxford aviation campus

  12-11-2026 08:44 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Henry Boot development arm HBD has submitted plans for a £120m aviation technology campus at Duxford in Cambridgeshire.
  The 425,000 sq ft Duxford AvTech scheme will provide research, development and manufacturing space for firms developing low and zero-carbon aircraft technology.
  HBD is working with Imperial War Museums and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, on the development alongside Duxford’s historic airfield.The campus will comprise a series of flexible industrial and research build
  
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• TanRo builds £159m turnover business in just six years

  12-11-2026 08:19 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Industrial and logistics builder TanRo has more than doubled turnover to £159m as major projects delayed by planning hurdles finally got moving.
  The Leicestershire-based contractor delivered its strongest year since launching in 2020, with pre-tax profit also more than doubling to £7.2m from £3.5m in the year to February 2026.
  Turnover rocketed 136% from £68m in 2025, although rapid growth and competitive pressures saw operating margin ease to 4.3% from 5% previously.Directors said the recor
  
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