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• Breyer Group files administration notice

  02-04-2025 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  South East housing maintenance contractor Breyer Group has filed a notice of appointment of an administrator.
  The move comes after weeks of mounting pressure from its subcontractors seeking to get paid.
  Breyer had battled against a flurry of winding up petitions in recent weeks as concern spread about £80m main contractor’s survival.Presently Breyer has around 250 staff operating across its three businesses: Breyer Roofing, Breyer Renew and Breyer Repair.
  It is understood a rival con
  
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• Worker dies on Winvic warehouse site

  22-01-2026 09:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  A worker has died after an accident at a warehouse construction site in Kent yesterday where Winvic is the main contractor.
  The man in his 30s was declared dead at the scene in Sittingbourne where a new logistics centre is being built for frozen food giant Cook Classic.
  A spokesperson for Winvic Construction told KentOnline: “We are deeply saddened to confirm that a fatal incident occurred at our Sittingbourne site on Wednesday, January 21, involving a member of our subcontractor workforce
  
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• Contractor hunt begins for £5.7bn Thames Water reservoir

  22-01-2026 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  Thames Water has started the hunt for a main works contractor for its £5.7bn White Horse Reservoir project in Oxfordshire.
  The procurement is being run as a two-stage competition with early contractor involvement for what would be the biggest water infrastructure build in a generation.
  The 150bn-litre raw water reservoir planned to be located to the south-west of Abingdon is intended to strengthen long-term drought resilience across the South East, securing supplies for around 15 million p
  
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• £74m refit of landmark Bristol office to go-ahead

  22-01-2026 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  Work is set to start this summer on the £74m transformation of Bristol ‘s landmark Canons Wharf offices after a major financing deal was sealed.
  Puma Property Finance has agreed its largest loan to date of £74m to back a joint venture between Mactaggart Family & Partners and Kinrise for the low-carbon refit of the Grade II-listed waterfront estate in Bristol city centre.
  The scheme will overhaul the former Lloyds Banking Group regional headquarters into 165,000 sq ft of Har
  
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• Birmingham City Hospital site set for 750-home rebuild

  22-01-2026 08:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  Homes England has signed a building lease with Vistry to kickstart demolition of Birmingham’s former City Hospital site and build around 750 new homes.
  Most of the former hospital buildings will be demolished to deliver 698 new-build homes, while the historic infirmary building will be retained and converted into 52 one- and two-bedroom flats.Around 35% of the homes across the scheme will be affordable, offered through a mix of tenures to meet local demand.
  The handover marks the end of Ci
  
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• Barhale promotes trio in senior leadership shake-up

  22-01-2026 07:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  Barhale has reshuffled its senior team as it gears up for further growth, promoting three long-serving figures into expanded leadership roles.
  The civils firm has promoted Phil Cull to a newly-created role of national executive director.
  Cull, who joined the business in 2013, steps up from regional director for the Southern region and takes a seat on the strategic board. He brings more than 30 years’ experience, with a track record in delivering complex tunnelling and major infrastructure
  
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• £1.5bn funding to tackle cultural buildings repair backlog

  22-01-2026 07:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  The Government has announced a £1.5bn capital investment programme to repair, refurbish and maintain museums, libraries and cultural venues across England, tackling years of underfunding that has left hundreds of buildings in poor condition.
  The funding, to be rolled out between 2025 and 2030, is aimed at fixing urgent maintenance backlogs, stabilising ageing estates and preventing the closure of more than 1,000 cultural assets that have been struggling with rising costs and deteriorating
  
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• JJ Rhatigan lands £78m City office conversion

  21-01-2026 18:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  JJ Rhatigan has been appointed as main contractor for the City of London’s first co-living development.
  The £78m Cornerstone scheme on the edge of the Barbican Estate will convert and extend a 1950s office building into 174 modern co-living homes, designed by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM).
  Strip-out of the existing building is now complete and enabling works are underway.Main construction is expected to start following Gateway 2 approval. An application to the Regula
  
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• Muse scoops 1,350-home Barrow docks regeneration

  21-01-2026 17:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  Plans for a major new waterfront neighbourhood in Barrow have taken a decisive step forward after Westmorland and Furness Council appointed Muse Places as strategic development partner for the Marina Village scheme.
  The deal, agreed by cabinet this week, will see Muse working through the English Cities Fund to bring forward around 1,350 new homes alongside public open space and a nature conservation area on land next to Barrow’s historic docks.
  A pre-development services agreement will kic
  
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• £15bn Warm Homes Plan maps out mass retrofit drive

  21-01-2026 09:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  The government has unveiled its long-awaited £15bn Warm Homes Plan calling it the biggest home retrofit programme in British history.
  It aims to roll out insulation, solar panels, batteries and heat pumps across up to five million homes by 2030.
  The scheme, led by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, is designed to cut household energy bills permanently, lift up to one million families out of fuel poverty and accelerate the take-up of domestic clean energy technologies.
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• FK Facades and Construction placed into administration

  21-01-2026 08:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  Building envelope specialist FK Group’s main Facade and Construction businesses have fallen into administration with the loss of 40 jobs.
  The businesses were toppled by prolonged industry pressures, including inflation, Building Safety Act delays, constrained insurance markets and a resurrected historical claim from ISG’s administrators.
  The collapse of these core trading businesses has hit the group’s two biggest projects at Multiplex’s Elephant and Castle job in London
  
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• Winvic targets data centres market

  21-01-2026 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  Winvic is looking to expand into the data centre market.
  The contractor is looking to add data centres to its existing core sectors of industrial and logistics, multi-room and civils and infrastructure.
  Danny Cross, Director – Head of Data Centre Delivery at Winvic, said: “Over the last eighteen months we have focused on developing our supply chain, upskilling our teams and recruiting new expertise.“Working alongside specialist MEP partners, we’re combining civil engineer
  
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• Galliford Try lifts profit outlook for first half

  21-01-2026 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  Galliford Try has upgraded its full-year profit outlook after a stronger-than-expected first half of the year.
  The FTSE 250 contractor said trading in the six months to December ran ahead of both last year and board expectations, driven by water, transport and social infrastructure demand.
  On the back of the strong first six months, Galliford Try now expects full-year revenue to land towards the upper end of the £1.9bn-plus analyst range, with adjusted pre-tax profit coming in slightly abo
  
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• South West civils firm Roadform files administration notice

  21-01-2026 08:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  Roadform Civil Engineering has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
  The Devon based business employs 200 staff working with with national house builders, Tier 1 contractors, and SME developers across the south west.
  Roadform has been in business since 1988 and latest accounts for the year to October 31 2024 show a turnover of £31.3m generating a pre-tax profit of £460,000.
  Data and credit checking specialist Red Flag Alert highlighted the firms’ administrati
  
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• Trio of contract wins for G&H

  21-01-2026 00:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  Leeds-headquartered mechanical, electrical and public health specialist G&H has secured three maintenance contracts across the education and property management sectors.
  Following competitive tenders, G&H has been appointed to deliver planned and preventative maintenance for Pudsey Sixth Form College, MCR Property Group, and Evans Property Group.
  G&H will deliver a three-year maintenance programme at Pudsey Sixth Form College to ensure the building remains operational, efficient and
  
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• Chinese mega-embassy plan in London approved

  20-01-2026 14:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  The Government has controversially waved through plans for China to build a mega embassy at the former Royal Mint site in London.
  This morning housing secretary Steve Reed signed off the scheme for the 20,000 sq metre complex at Royal Mint Court, just east of the City of London and opposite the Tower of London.
  The decision comes despite opposition from MPs across Parliament about security concerns and clears the way for what would become China’s largest diplomatic outpost in Europe.
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• Plans in for Derby Market Place regeneration

  20-01-2026 12:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  Plans to reshape Derby’s city centre Market Place have taken a big step forward with the submission of a full planning application covering the former Assembly Rooms site.
  The plans are being brought forward by VINCI UK Developments and ION Developments, appointed as preferred developer partners by Derby City Council, following two rounds of public consultation last year.
  The proposals set out a mixed-use transformation of one of the city centre’s most prominent and long-stalled site
  
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• Strabag UK snaps up failed HV transmission contractor

  20-01-2026 09:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  Strabag UK has made its first decisive move into into the energy market, snapping up the assets of failed high-voltage transmission specialist GTDS in a deal that protects jobs and adds specialist grid capability.
  The pre-pack deal has saved 32 jobs at high-voltage installation business Gunning Transmission & Distribution Services.The Stafford-based contractor doubled revenues in 2024 to £97m working largely under framework agreements with National Grid.
  But it collapsed after a string
  
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• Kier returns to monthly net cash for first time in over a decade

  20-01-2026 09:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  Kier has hit a major balance sheet milestone after swinging into an average month-end net cash position for the first time in over a decade, underlining the scale of its operational turnaround.
  The contractor said it achieved average month-end net cash of around £15m over the first six months to 31 December 2025 – a sharp reversal from average month net debt of £38m a year earlier and a peak of £432m in 2021.In a trading statement ahead of reporting first-half results, Ki
  
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• Motorway closed after road repair kit breaks down

  20-01-2026 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  Parts of the M62 in Huddersfield were closed on Tuesday morning after contractor’s plant broke down during overnight repair works.
  National Highways said the westbound stretch of the motorway at J24 would remain closed until the kit is recovered.
  The move caused traffic chaos in the area with delays of more than an hour as drivers were diverted via the exit and entry slip roads.
   
  
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• Align closes out civils on longest HS2 tunnel

  20-01-2026 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  HS2’s Align joint venture has hit a major underground milestone completing all Chiltern tunnel structures.
  Close-out of works on the project’s longest tunnel brings to an end a programme that began almost five years ago.
  With civil works now finished, the tunnel will move into mechanical, electrical and plumbing installation, with enabling works already under way.Track and overhead line equipment will follow as HS2 continues construction across the rest of the route.
  Despite the mile
  
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• Legal expert rises to head Balfour Beatty regional civils

  19-01-2026 18:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  Balfour Beatty has promoted Kay Slade to managing director of its UK regional civils business as the contractor resets its leadership bench.
  Slade will step into the role in February 2026, taking over from Mark Arrandale, who has been acting up since October and now returns to his finance director post.
  A qualified solicitor specialising in major projects, construction and engineering, Slade joined Balfour Beatty four years ago as managing counsel.
  She was appointed area director for UK regional
  
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• Mace name to disappear from UK contracting

  19-01-2026 15:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  The Mace name is set to disappear from UK contracting as part of a major break-up of the group’s long-standing brand structure.
  Mace Group has confirmed its construction arm – currently trading as Mace Construct – will be renamed later this year, drawing a clear line between its UK contracting business and its consultancy operation.
  The move follows last year’s agreement for a majority private equity investment in Mace Consult by Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Once that deal
  
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• Tilbury Douglas regional chief joins Caddick to head civils arm

  19-01-2026 14:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  Caddick Construction has lured Tilbury Douglas Construction regional director Paul Ellenor to take up the role as managing director of its civil engineering arm.
  Ellenor brings almost four decades of industry experience, having spent the bulk of his career with Interserve and Tilbury Douglas, where he most recently held the role of North East regional director.
  He began his career as a trainee quantity surveyor in 1987 and progressed through site, management and pre-construction leadership roles
  
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• Liverpool mayor sets out £2bn plan to unlock 64,000 homes

  19-01-2026 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotheram has unveiled plans to deliver more than 64,000 new homes, backed by a potential £2bn call on public funding to unlock complex and stalled sites.
  The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has identified a pipeline of more than 300 housing projects capable of delivering 64,044 homes, including almost 31,300 in Liverpool alone.
  The proposals sit alongside a recently announced £700m allocation for new social and affordable housing — described as th
  
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• Six scoop £2bn Southern Housing upkeep deal

  19-01-2026 08:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  Social housing landlord Southern Housing has lined up a near £2bn programme of kitchens, bathrooms, windows and roofing work after naming winners across 10 regional lots.
  The long-term capital investment deals run for 10 years from 14 April 2026, with options to extend out to 13 April 2046, with extensions linked to performance and market testing.
  Winning contractors include: Architectural Decorators, Amber Construction, Axis, Chas Berger, HLS McConnell, Highview Group.Big names missing ou
  
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• Flannery to sell old fleet after £107m new kit investment

  19-01-2026 08:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  Euro Auctions Group has been commissioned by Flannery Plant Hire to conduct a sale of its old heavy plant fleet following a £107m investment in new kit last year.
  The plant hire giant has spent £448m over the past four years meaning a lot of machines can now be moved on.
  The auction will take place at Flannery’s site in Irlam, Manchester on Tuesday March 10.It will bring to market one of the largest and most diverse selections of modern, well-maintained heavy plant equipment se
  
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• Hercules delays annual results announcement

  19-01-2026 08:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  Listed construction labour supplier has delayed its latest annual accounts announcement for the year ending 30 September 2025.
  The numbers were due out last week but in a statement today Hercules said: “The audit of the Company’s FY25 Accounts is well advanced, however, additional audit work required due to the Company’s extensive acquisition activity in 2025, means Hercules now expects to announce its FY25 Accounts in March 2026.”
  The company also confirmed that it has b
  
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• Benniman to finish logistics park at former MG Rover plant

  19-01-2026 08:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  Shed builder Benniman has secured the job for the final phase of the transformation of the former MG Rover car plant in Birmingham into a major logistics park.
  The last package will see 380,000 sq ft of industrial and logistics space built across 13 units, ranging from 12,000 sq ft to 115,000 sq ft, targeting advanced manufacturing, logistics and distribution occupiers.
  The scheme will be delivered to high sustainability standards, with the buildings designed to hit BREEAM Excellent and EPC A an
  
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• Graham lands £37m Leicestershire school rebuild

  19-01-2026 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  Graham has landed a £37m job to overhaul The Castle Rock School in Coalville, Leicestershire.
  The contractor has been appointed by the Department for Education to deliver a major redevelopment of the secondary and sixth form campus.
  Architect DLA designed the scheme, which will see a new two-storey teaching block built alongside the refurbishment and remodelling of a retained building.
  Several outdated blocks will be demolished to make way for modern accommodation for up to 1,550 pupils.
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