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• Birmingham council submits £1bn Druids Heath plan

  10-03-2025 07:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  Birmingham City Council has submitted plans to regenerate Druids Heath estate with 3,500 new energy-efficient homes.
  The final planning application for the largely-neglected area of the city was submitted, ending years of consultation and false starts.
  Several 1960s tower blocks will be demolished to be replaced by 3,500 ‘energy efficient’ homes, including 51% affordable homes with around 400 available to council tenants.The remaining affordable homes will be delivered through a part
  
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• More subcontractors wanted across London

  04-08-2026 09:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Constructionline is planning a second networking event for subcontractors across London.
  A host of work opportunities will be up for grabs at the latest Marketplace Live event for the North London region on Wednesday 9th September 2026.
  It will bring businesses together from across London, the South East, and Anglia regions at StoneX Stadium, Saracens, where Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors will be looking to connect with pre-qualified subcontractors and suppliers to discuss upcoming work opportuni
  
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• GMI lands £21m Nuneaton library and business hub job

  04-08-2026 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  GMI Construction is set to secure a £21m contract to build a new library and business centre in Nuneaton after seeing off competition from Clegg Construction, McLaren Construction and McPhillips (Wellington).
  Warwickshire County Council selected the Leeds-based contractor for the design and build scheme, which forms a key part of the wider Transforming Nuneaton regeneration programme.
  Work is expected to start later this month after the standstill period ends.The project will transform the
  
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• SIG racks-up another £21m loss

  04-08-2026 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Building materials distribution giant SIG made a pre-tax loss of £21.6m in the six months to June 30 2026.
  It was an improvement on last time when losses were £33.1m as turnover dipped to £1.29bn from £1.3bn.
  SIG bosses are braced for tough market conditions to continue this year “and possibly throughout 2027.”The company is accelerating is efficiency drive which is expected to save £100m by the end of next year as underperforming businesses will be clos
  
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• Swindon groundworks firm files administration notice

  04-08-2026 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  House building groundworks specialist Avtar Construction has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
  The Swindon-based civils and groundworks specialist has worked for regional offices of major house builders like Vistry, Persimmon and BarrattRedrow turning over around £20m last year.
  The firm, which was set up 16 years ago, works across the south west and employed around 60 staff last year.
  Avtar is one of only a few civil engineering contractors in the South West with th
  
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• Formation wins Gateway 2 for Hyde Greenwich homes

  04-08-2026 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wembley contractor Formation Design and Build has secured Gateway 2 approval with housing association Hyde for a 182-home affordable housing scheme at Charlton Riverside in Greenwich.
  The Eastmoor Street project is the first Hyde-led development within the wider Charlton Riverside Opportunity Area, where the housing association has consent to build around 1,200 homes alongside new public spaces, commercial uses and improved access to the Thames Path.
  Approval of the housing scheme near the Thame
  
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• GRAHAM wins final contract on £323m Didcot roads upgrade

  03-08-2026 15:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Oxfordshire County Council has appointed GRAHAM to deliver the Didcot to Culham River crossing section of the £323m Didcot and surrounding areas major infrastructure (HIF1) scheme.
  It is the third and final construction contract to be awarded for this scheme where VolerFitzpatrick and AECOM have also landed deasl
  The Didcot to Culham River Crossing includes a new 3.6km single carriageway road between the A4130 at the existing Collett roundabout junction in Didcot and the A415 at Culham.It
  
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• Vistry go-ahead for 300 affordable homes by North Mid hospital

  03-08-2026 09:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  Vistry has secured planning backing for a scheme of over 300 affordable homes on land next to North Middlesex University Hospital in Edmonton.
  Enfield Council unanimously resolved to grant planning permission for the partnership-led development, which will now progress to completion of a Section 106 agreement before work is expected to start later this year.
  The scheme will deliver 152 social rent homes and 154 intermediate affordable homes, including key worker housing for eligible hospital sta
  
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• BW reshapes leadership team after CEO handover

  03-08-2026 08:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Employee-owned fit out specialist BW has reshuffled its senior leadership team following Anthony Brown’s promotion to chief executive as it prepares for its next phase of growth.
  The move comes weeks after long-serving chief executive Steve Elliott stepped down following 12 years at the helm, handing over to former chief marketing officer Brown at the end of July.
  As part of the new structure, Peter Nagle has been promoted to chief operating officer, taking responsibility for project deliv
  
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• Kori to convert Chiswick police station into care home

  03-08-2026 08:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Kori Construction is set to start work next month on its latest contract to convert the site of a former police station on Chiswick High Road into a new fifty-unit extra care retirement living community.
  The latest job for client Birchgrove is due for completion by the end of 2028.
  The scheme has been designed to serve the wider community as well as its residents. A ground floor space will be available for local groups, charities and individuals to hire, doubling as a venue for police resident m
  
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• London office scheme switched to 530 co-living homes

  03-08-2026 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A vacant Wimbledon office block is set to make way for a landmark mixed-use tower after fresh plans were submitted to replace a consented unbuilt office scheme with more than 530 co-living homes.
  Developer Re:shape wants to demolish the seven-storey St George’s House East opposite Wimbledon station and build a 13-storey scheme designed by PLP Architecture.
  The project would deliver 532 shared living studios alongside 36 social rented family homes, plus 2,271 sq m of Grade A workspace and a
  
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• Taziker turnaround gathers pace on CP7 rail boost

  03-08-2026 08:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Specialist engineering contractor Taziker Industrial has returned to full profitability two year after original founders secured a buyback from private equity investors.
  The Chorley-based specialist contractor increased pre-tax profit from continuing operations by almost a quarter to £4.8m in the year to 31 March 2026 as revenue rose 7% to a record £88m.The latest results continue the recovery that began after founders Thomas Taziker, Nigel Taziker and Graham Moor bought back control
  
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• HS2 renegotiates contracts with construction giants

  31-07-2026 12:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  HS2 Ltd has successfully renegotiated contracts with two of the civil engineering joint-ventures building the route.
  New commercial contracts have been signed with EKFB and Align which collectively account for more than 100km of HS2 between London and the West Midlands.
  The new deals “reset incentives by rewarding efficient delivery and cost control through a revised payment structure with contractors, ensuring they are incentivised to deliver on budget and on time.”Previ
  
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• Rayner waves through £500m London Truman Brewery plan

  31-07-2026 09:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Housing secretary Angela Rayner has approved the controversial £500m redevelopment of the Truman Brewery estate in east London.
  The decision clears the way for a major mixed -use scheme including offices, a data centre, cinema and new public spaces despite fierce opposition from Tower Hamlets Council and local campaigners.
  The project, promoted by Truman Estates and Zeloof LLP, will transform three sites around Brick Lane through separate planning applications.Plans include five new buildi
  
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• Taylor Wimpey slashes dividend policy as cash pile halves

  31-07-2026 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Taylor Wimpey has slashed its shareholder payouts policy after a prolonged housing market downturn eroded profits and almost halved its cash pile.
  The house builder has cut its annual distribution policy from its previous level of 7.5% to 4% of net assets, saying the move is needed to preserve balance sheet strength and financial flexibility as weaker market conditions continue.
  Half-year results showed net cash fell 48% to £169m from £327m a year earlier, while adjusted operating pr
  
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• Construction confidence jumps to highest level this year

  31-07-2026 08:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction firms turned sharply more upbeat in July as stronger customer demand and improving financial conditions lifted confidence to its highest level in more than a year.
  The latest Lloyds Business Barometer published today showed overall confidence in the sector jumped 10 points to 56%, well above the 12-month average of 47%.
  More than two thirds of industry firms now expect business activity to increase over the next year, with 65% planning to take on more staff, up from 55% in June.Conf
  
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• Worker hit by 100kg beam while taking down steel frame

  31-07-2026 08:24 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  An event structure company and its director have been fined after an employee suffered severe injuries after being hit by a steel beam while dismantling an internal steel frame.
  iSkate Limited employee, Natalie McCreith, 38, a former outdoor sports instructor, had worked for the company for 14 years when she was seriously injured while working at Beaverbrook Hotel & Golf Course Leatherhead, Surrey, on 26 June 2024.
  McCreith underwent an 11-hour operation, spent three months in hospital and s
  
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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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• Torsion Construction goes into administration

  29-07-2026 13:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  Torsion Construction has lost its fight for survival with the contractor officially placed into administration on Tuesday and Interpath now running the company.
  Directors at the £165m turnover business had been exploring options to save the firm but were sunk by trading conditions across construction.
  The Enquirer understands Torsion has been working to secure direct payments to subcontractors to minimise the supply chain hit.The construction arm was working on 12 live sites and is working
  
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• Lovell wins job to rebuild Ilke Homes condemned estate

  29-07-2026 09:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Lovell Partnerships has landed a £53m deal to rebuild the Southend housing scheme abandoned after the collapse of modular housebuilder Ilke Homes.
  The Guinness Partnership was forced to tear down the half-built 131-home Meadow Grange development after inspections concluded the modular homes could not be salvaged. Construction had stalled when Ilke Homes went into administration in June 2023.
  Lovell will now deliver a completely new scheme, with work starting on 7 August and completion sche
  
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• Equipment hire firm files administration notice

  29-07-2026 08:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction equipment hire specialist Nationwide Hire has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
  Latest accounts for the Hampshire based business show a turnover of £11m for the year to September 2024 generating a pre-tax loss of £1m while employing 55 staff.
  The company has been in business since 1995 and works with more than 900 suppliers providing kit for sites across the country.Nationwide Hire’s website describes the firm as: “The UK’s original
  
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• Billington names new boss for structures business

  29-07-2026 08:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Steelwork contractor Billington has promoted Dan Duffield to managing director of its main structural steel business as part of a senior leadership reshuffle to drive the group’s next phase of growth.
  Duffield will take charge of Billington Structures from 1 August, succeeding Kevin Campbell, who moves into the newly-created role of group strategic and special projects director.
  (L-r) Campbell to become group special projects director and Duffield promoted to MD of Billington Structures
  Ca
  
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