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• £500m Leeds South Bank scheme gets green light

  28-03-2023 00:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Build-to-rent developer and operator PLATFORM_has gained planning for its 1.3m sq ft mixed-use quarter on Sweet Street West in Leeds.
  The development set across eight acres will accelerate the regeneration of the South Bank area by delivering a £500m mixed-use quarter on a brownfield site which has been vacant since 2009.
  The masterplan will deliver up to 1,350 BTR apartments, responding to Leeds City Council’s ambitious Housing Strategy 2022-27.PLATFORM_ will now commence enabling w
  
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• Buyers report sharpest fall in civils work for six years

  06-07-2026 12:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction buyers have reported the biggest fall in civil engineering work since since April 2020.
  The news will be another blow for contractors still reeling from government plans to scrap road schemes to pay for increased defence spending.
  The latest bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index registered 38.4 in June, up slightly from May’s six-year low of 38.2 but still well below the neutral 50.0 value.Construction output has decreased in each month sin
  
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• Loan unlocks offices to student accommodation deal

  06-07-2026 09:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A £113m loan has been agreed to finance the transformation of 450,000 square feet of vacant London office space into 1,085 student beds in the Royal Docks.
  Firma Partners has provided funding to DPK Group for the conversion of the Royal Albert Dock office complex in East London into a Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme with a GDV of £300m.
  The loan will finance refurbishment of 20 buildings at the riverfront Docklands site which were originally constructed by Brookfiel
  
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• McLaren employs robot army for site quality checks

  06-07-2026 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  McLaren Construction has agreed a partnership with FieldAI to bring general-purpose robots to its UK construction sites.
  McLaren will deploy autonomous quadruped robots initially to capture 360° site imagery, generate data and support safety compliance patrols and quality assurance.
  Regular automated scans by FieldAI robots will create a visual and spatial record of work as it is installed.AI-enabled analysis will compare site data against the design model, reducing the time between ins
  
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• McLaren employs robot army for for site quality checks

  06-07-2026 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  McLaren Construction has agreed a partnership with FieldAI to bring general-purpose robots to its UK construction sites.
  McLaren will deploy autonomous quadruped robots initially to capture 360° site imagery, generate data and support safety compliance patrols and quality assurance.
  Regular automated scans by FieldAI robots will create a visual and spatial record of work as it is installed.AI-enabled analysis will compare site data against the design model, reducing the time between ins
  
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• Final segment installed at problem HS2 green tunnel

  06-07-2026 08:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The last of 5,020 reinforced concrete segments has been lifted into position at an HS2 cut and cover tunnel plagued by construction problems.
  The milestone was reached on the Chipping Warden Green Tunnel in Northamptonshire where faults were found in 2022 in precast concrete segments.
  With the pre-cast wall installation finished, the construction team are now focused on completing the waterproofing and internal floor slab and all other internal works, including the emergency walkways that will r
  
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• Morris & Spottiswood storms £230m turnover barrier

  06-07-2026 08:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Fit-out and refurbishment contractor Morris & Spottiswood delivered another record year after landing more framework work and expanding deeper into southern England.
  Revenue climbed by around a third to £231m in the year to December 2025, while pre-tax profit leaped nearly a half to £6.9m as the contractor extended a remarkable growth run that has seen sales soar 125% in three years.
  The Glasgow-based group, which is in its centenary year, said growth was driven by repeat busines
  
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• Morganstone lands key role in Port Talbot steelworks revival

  06-07-2026 08:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  Tata Steel UK has picked Swansea civils firm Morganstone to deliver the first major construction package on its Project Invictus transformation at the Port Talbot steelworks.
  Morganstone will carry out the civil and structural works for the new Pickle Line. This process section will support new pickling and rinse tanks used to remove mill scale from hot rolled steel before it is cold rolled.
  The deal marks the shift from demolition and enabling works into full construction on the processing line
  
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• Battle starts for places on £250m animal labs framework refresh

  06-07-2026 08:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Ten contractors and nine consultants face a battle to retain places on a £250m refresh of construction partners for the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s flagship science campus at Weybridge, Surrey.
  Defra has launched early market engagement for its new Science Estates Delivery Framework, which will replace the existing APHA framework supporting one of the country’s most technically demanding construction programmes.
  Current framework holders include contractors Kier, Sisk, Wil
  
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• HS2 work paused after serious site accident

  03-07-2026 08:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction work has now resumed at HS2 sites across the West Midlands after a contractor had to be taken to hospital by air ambulance.
  Kenilworth Nub News reported that emergency services were called to the North Warwickshire site on Thursday 18 June, at around 5.20pm after a 44-year-old man was hit by a vehicle and injured his leg.
  He was airlifted to hospital to receive treatment and has since been discharged and is recovering at home.HS2 said it is continuing to support him and his family.
  
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• Kier lands ECI roles on £500m worth of Southern Water jobs

  03-07-2026 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Kier has strengthened its position on Southern Water’s AMP8 programme after securing two more early contractor involvement commissions with a potential construction value that takes its workload with the utility to nearly £500m.
  The latest Stage 1 ECI awards cover the Hastings Resilience programme and the Brighton East nitrate removal scheme under Southern Water’s £3.1bn Strategic Delivery Partner framework.
  Kier is now working on 31 ECI projects for Southern Water worth
  
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• Ministers clear sewage works deadlock stalling 18,000 homes

  03-07-2026 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has stepped in to unblock construction of almost 20,000 homes after brokering a breakthrough deal with Anglian Water to overcome wastewater capacity constraints that had stalled major developments across the East of England.
  The intervention by the Water Delivery Taskforce clears the way for more than 18,000 homes by replacing a planning stand-off with a phased infrastructure strategy allowing housing and utility upgrades to progress together.
  Anglian Water had objected to several
  
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• Northern Trains race for £300m depots and stations works

  03-07-2026 08:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  Northern Trains is preparing to launch a £300m construction framework covering infrastructure upgrades across its network of 22 train care depots and more than 470 stations.
  The eight-year framework will run from March 2027, with an initial five-year term and an option to extend to 2035.
  It will create a long-term supply chain to deliver everything from building refurbishments and depot fit-outs to major civils, M&E, track, electrification and signalling schemes needed to support exist
  
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• Northern Trains race for £300m depots and stations work

  03-07-2026 08:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Northern Trains is preparing to launch a £300m construction framework covering infrastructure upgrades across its network of 22 train care depots and more than 470 stations.
  The eight-year framework will run from March 2027, with an initial five-year term and an option to extend to 2035.
  It will create a long-term supply chain to deliver everything from building refurbishments and depot fit-outs to major civils, M&E, track, electrification and signalling schemes needed to support exist
  
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• Green light for Albert Buildings refurb

  02-07-2026 23:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  Planning consent has been granted for the refurbishment of the Grade II-listed Victorian Albert Buildings in the heart of the City of London.
  Plans by Emrys Architects will transform the building into a mixed-use destination comprising 39 serviced apartment units above retained retail and restaurant space including the famous Sweetings.
  Construction is set to start in August 2027 with no contractor yet confirmed for the work.The scheme has been developed through close engagement with the City of
  
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• Groundworks firm Mackoy went under owing suppliers £5.5m

  02-07-2026 15:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Groundworks contractor Mackoy Limited went into administration owing subcontractors and suppliers nearly £5.5m.
  The scale of the £23m-turnover firm’s debts across its supply chain was revealed in a Companies House update by administrator Quantuma.
  Mackoy went down last month and was then sold out of administration in a pre-pack deal to Geocore Civils Limited saving 20 jobs.Geocore Civils Limited was established on May 12 by directors Benjamin Bousfield and Michael Mayock.
  
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• Lendlease and The Crown Estate finalise £24bn development JV

  02-07-2026 09:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  Lendlease and The Crown Estate have completed their long-awaited £24bn regeneration joint venture, paving the way for construction to begin on a pipeline of major housing and commercial developments in London and Birmingham.
  The new vehicle, branded the Impact Partnership Joint Venture, will initially take control of the Euston, Silvertown and Stratford Cross regeneration schemes, with a dedicated development management company established to oversee delivery.
  Together the first three proj
  
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• Laing O’Rourke joins bid for 14-reactor UK SMR fleet

  02-07-2026 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Laing O’Rourke has joined an international consortium bidding to deliver a fleet of 14 small modular nuclear reactors across three UK sites.
  Warsaw-based developer SGE has submitted plans under the Government’s Advanced Nuclear Framework for a 4.2GW programme based on GE Vernova Hitachi’s BWRX-300 reactor technology.
  The privately-funded scheme would be Britain’s largest privately-led nuclear investment and could generate enough electricity to meet around 11% of the count
  
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• Right-to-work checks for self-employed start in October

  02-07-2026 08:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The government has confirmed an October 1 start date for Right to Work checks on the self-employed with construction singled out by a minister as a “high-risk sector” targeted by Home Office activity.
  Home Office minister Alex Norris said: “The reforms introduce, for the first time, an extension of the Right to Work Scheme and the associated civil penalties for non-compliance, to cover companies who contract workers or individual subcontractors to provide services under their c
  
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• Record order book fires Phoenix ME towards £400m turnover

  02-07-2026 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London M&E specialist Phoenix ME has set its sights on £400m turnover this year after posting sharply higher profits and securing its biggest-ever forward order book.
  Revenue for the year to 30 September 2025 climbed 8% to £319m, while pre-tax profit surged 55% to £17m as improved project margins and tighter cost control boosted performance.
  This saw operating group margin hit 5% up from 3.5% in the prior year, while revenue expansion saw headcount rise by 12% to 469 during
  
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• Hill plots £2.3bn growth drive after resilient results

  02-07-2026 08:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  South East developer The Hill Group has unveiled a five-year growth plan to more than double turnover to £2.3bn by 2030 after posting another year of resilient trading despite subdued housing market conditions.
  The UK’s second largest privately-owned house builder lifted revenue to £1.16bn in the year to 31 March 2026 from £1.15bn previously, while pre-tax profit increased to £93m from £91m.
  Housing completions jumped 18% to 3,329 homes from 2,811 a year earli
  
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• Construction site deaths fall to 25

  01-07-2026 15:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive reveal that 25 construction workers died following accidents during the year to March 31 2026.
  The figure is a significant decrease on the previous year’s total of 35 and the five-year average for fatal injuries in the sector which stands at 37.
  Construction again accounted for the largest number of fatal accidents across all industries with the total death toll standing at 126 during the year.The most common cause of fatal injuries conti
  
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• Vinci wins contract for Liverpool Pall Mall scheme

  01-07-2026 13:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Joint developers Liverpool City Council and Kier Property have chosen VINCI Construction as the design and build partner for the first £55m phase of the Pall Mall scheme following a two-stage tender process.
  The development will deliver office space alongside ground-floor retail and a new 0.5 acre greenspace.
  Liverpool City Council is working with Kier Property to bring forward the first phase of the scheme, which forms part of a wider masterplan set to transform the Pall Mall area into a
  
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• 12 roofing firms named in ongoing bid-rigging probe

  01-07-2026 09:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority has named the dozen businesses under investigation as part of its long-running probe into suspected bid-rigging in the supply of roofing and other construction services.
  The cartel watchdog first launched its probe in December 2024 over suspected anti-competitive arrangements linked to roofing work for schools applying to the Department for Education’s Condition Improvement Fund.
  It has now confirmed the businesses currently under investigation are:AMR
  
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• Steelwork specialist Barretts of Aspley ceases trading

  01-07-2026 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Steelwork contractor Barretts of Aspley has ceased trading after four consecutive years of operating losses.
  The Milton Keynes-based business employed more than 50 staff and specialised in structural steelwork, architectural metalwork and balcony packages from its 100,000 sq ft fabrication facility on a 12-acre site.
  The firm traced its roots back more than 30 years, supplying steel-framed buildings before expanding into major commercial, regeneration and residential projects, delivering structu
  
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• Eight picked for National Grid’s £640m cable programme

  01-07-2026 08:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Grid has picked eight contractors for a potential £640m framework to install 66kV and 132kV electricity cables across its transmission and distribution networks.
  The one-year framework, with an option to extend for a further 12 months, will support cable installation work for National Grid Electricity Transmission and its electricity distribution businesses across the East Midlands, West Midlands, South West and South Wales.
  The successful firms are:Balfour Beatty Utility Solution
  
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• Kelly Formwork lands £4m deal from Skanska

  30-06-2026 18:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Kelly Formwork has strengthened its position in the UK infrastructure market after securing the A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction upgrade in Norfolk with Skanska.
  The £4m job starts this month and is aimed at improving connectivity and reducing congestion on one of the region’s busiest strategic road networks.
  Skanska’s scope includes a 1.6km free-flow link road connecting the A11 northbound to the A47 eastbound via two new underpasses, together with a further 1km local link roa
  
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• ISG school to be demolished over structural issues

  30-06-2026 15:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A new school building partially completed by ISG company ESS Modular has been condemned after an inspection by Kier.
  The new home for Matford Brook Academy in Exeter was left unfinished when ISG went into administration in September 2024.
  Pupils have been taught since in a  series of temporary building while Kier was called in earlier this year to assess the state of the new permanent building.Kier’s report to the Department for Education found found the building does not meet the req
  
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• Road schemes to be scrapped to pay for better defence

  30-06-2026 14:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Transport and energy projects will be scrapped to help pay for a £15bn boost to defence spending unveiled by Kier Starmer on Tuesday.
  The Prime Minister said: “Some capital projects – for example on roads and energy, which are important, but not immediately vital will no longer go ahead as planned.”
  Starmer said the extra defence spending would be funded by “reallocating spending from across government departments – reallocating capital budgets by one penny in
  
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• AJC Group lands £24m Bournemouth scheme

  30-06-2026 12:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  AJC Group has been appointed to deliver a £23.9m regeneration scheme in the Boscombe suburb of Bournemouth.
  The Poole-based contractor has been awarded both phases of the landmark Hawkwood Road development on behalf of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council.
  Phase one will include a new two-storey community centre, four retail kiosks and a new pedestrian link alongside associated landscaping, drainage and community space improvements.Phase two will see the construction of 68 res
  
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