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• HS2 head office managers sent out to sites

  29-12-2025 09:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  HS2 has cut 300 corporate roles as it aims to become “less bureaucratic”.
  Half of those people have now been sent out to civil engineering sites as the organisation becomes more “outcome-focused”
  A project update confirmed the moves as part of an ongoing  fundamental reset of the scheme by Chief Executive  Mark Wild who has now been in the job 12 months.Wild is aiming to get control of costs with new specialist commercial roles which now scrutinise every contrac
  
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• Leeds United to kick off stadium expansion this summer

  08-01-2026 21:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  Leeds United will start work on a major expansion of Elland Road this summer after securing planning approval.
  Councillors at Leeds City Council gave green light yesterday evening to plans to raise capacity to up to 53,000, cementing its position as one of the largest club stadiums in the country.
  The scheme will see West and North stands partially demolished and rebuilt alongside targeted alterations to the South Stand, transforming the ground into a UEFA Category 4 stadium capable of hosting m
  
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• Offsite specialist Merit went down owing suppliers £17m

  08-01-2026 15:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  Subcontractors and suppliers have been left holding unpaid bills worth £17.4m following the collapse of offsite specialist Merit.
  The scale of the company’s debts have been revealed in an update by administrator Interpath who took control in November.
  The administrator’s proposals  for Merit Holdings state it is “highly unlikely” unsecured creditors will receive a penny for their outstanding invoices.Merit employed 284 staff at the time of administration who we
  
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• Bovis hires Sisk healthcare chief to scale up NHS work

  08-01-2026 15:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  Bovis Construction (Europe) has hired former Sisk healthcare lead Nadeem Chaudhry to spearhead its hospital work push.
  Chaudhry joins the contractor with more than 24 years’ experience delivering complex, high-value healthcare schemes and a track record across major NHS and private sector projects.
  He arrives from Sisk, where he spent four years leading the firm’s UK healthcare portfolio, overseeing delivery through key frameworks including CCS P23 and NHS SBS.During his time at Sisk
  
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• Paul Bentley joins Mott MacDonald executive board

  08-01-2026 13:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  Mott MacDonald has appointed Paul Bentley to its executive board.
  Bentley has worked as a director at JN Bentley since 1999, when Motts and Bentley first formed their successful JV, and will continue in that role alongside his new group-wide responsibilities.
  Mott MacDonald bought JN Bentley in 2014 and now delivers much of its work through the fully integrated design and build arm Mott MacDonald Bentley.
  Under Bentley’s leadership as managing director, the firm has grown into one of the c
  
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• Muse picked to steer 10,000-home Bristol Temple Quarter regeneration

  08-01-2026 11:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  Muse has been picked to drive one of the country’s biggest city-centre regeneration schemes after being named preferred development partner for Bristol Temple Quarter.
  Muse Places will drive the delivery of up to 10,000 new homes alongside major commercial development, public realm and transport upgrades around the city’s main rail hub.
  The appointment hands Muse a leading role in shaping coordinated regeneration at Temple Meads West, with parallel work to help develop longer-term pr
  
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• Muse picked to steer 10,000-home Bristol Temple Quarter plan

  08-01-2026 11:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  Muse has been picked to drive one of the country’s biggest city-centre regeneration schemes after being named preferred development partner for Bristol Temple Quarter.
  Muse Places will drive the delivery of up to 10,000 new homes alongside major commercial development, public realm and transport upgrades around the city’s main rail hub.
  The appointment hands Muse a leading role in shaping coordinated regeneration at Temple Meads West, with parallel work to help develop longer-term pr
  
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• £80m London housing scheme unlocked after flip to 100% social

  08-01-2026 09:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  An £80m South London housing scheme is moving a step closer after developers switched the project to 100% social rent, unlocking fresh funding support.
  Clarion Housing Group and Hadley Property Group are pressing ahead with plans to redevelop the former Blenheim shopping Centre in Penge after securing grant backing from the Greater London Authority.
  The revised proposals would see 228 homes delivered entirely at social rent, with all properties allocated to people on London Borough of Brom
  
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• £300m Wales indoor ski resort clears final planning hurdle

  08-01-2026 08:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  Plans for a £300m indoor ski slope and leisure resort at Rhydycar West have been waved through after the Welsh Government confirmed it would not call the scheme in.
  Councillors at Merthyr Tydfil Council gave the final green light this week, clearing the way for what is being billed as the UK’s longest indoor snow centre on land to the south west of the A470/A4102 roundabout.
  The Rhydycar West development will feature a 400m-long indoor ski slope, a tropical water park, indoor and out
  
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• Andrew Scott forecasts record-breaking year ahead

  08-01-2026 08:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  Welsh contractor Andrew Scott predicts it will deliver the biggest turnover in its 155-year history as previously delayed project starts move to site.The firm has banked a £250m order book that will drive revenue up to around £120m in the year ahead.
  The sharp rebound at the family-run builder comes after a slight dip in turnover to £80m from £84m in the year to June 2025.
  The revenue slowdown was linked to the timing of work starting on site, with a number of schemes pro
  
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• Collapsing wall knocks labourer down stairwell

  07-01-2026 16:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  A Cumbrian contractor has been fined £60,000 after a wall collapsed knocking a labourer through an open stairwell onto a concrete floor below.
  Ace Infra Ltd pleaded guilty after an incident led to employee, Mark Jones, spending a month in hospital recovering from his injuries.
  Lancaster Magistrates Court court heard how Jones was sweeping up dust and debris on the first floor of the building at the end of the working day.Earlier boards had been delivered and laid across a large opening in
  
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• Former Carillion finance directors fined £371,700

  07-01-2026 13:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  Two former finance directors at collapsed contractor Carillion have been fined a total of £371,700 for their part in misleading statements in the run-up to the company’s demise.
  The watchdog Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Richard Adam and Zafar Khan were both aware of serious financial troubles in Carillion’s UK construction business but failed to reflect this in company announcements or alert the Board and audit committee, leading to poor oversight.
  Adam and Khan have
  
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• Construction buyers see better times ahead

  07-01-2026 12:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction buyers are hoping for a better year ahead as business activity expectations rebounded to a five-month high.
  It was a ray of light in an otherwise gloomy set of statistics in the latest bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index which registered 40.1 in December, up from 39.4 in November but below the neutral 50.0 value for the twelfth successive month.
  UK construction companies experienced another sharp downturn in business activity and incoming new w
  
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• McAlpine tipped for £150m West End office revamp

  07-01-2026 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developers Edge and Mitsubishi Estate have secured the funding package to push ahead with a £150m office overhaul of 125 Shaftesbury Avenue in West London.
  Sir Robert McAlpine is understood to be in line to deliver the big revamp job, which is being taken forward on a speculative basis.
  The funding deal clears the way for construction to start early this year after enabling works contractor John F Hunt completes site strip-out.A consortium of Japanese equity investors – including Tok
  
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• Four-storey rooftop extension approved for office-to-hotel switch

  07-01-2026 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  Plans to add a four-storey rooftop extension to a former Square Mile office building as part of a hotel conversion have been approved by the City of London Corporation.
  The consent clears the way for family-run developer Chart Forte Monument to transform the Grade II-listed St Clement’s House at 27–28 Clements Lane into a 180-key luxury hotel, with designs by Studio Moren.
  Construction works are proposed to commence this Summer, lasting for approximately 18-24 months.The mid-19th cen
  
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• Four-storey rooftop extension approved for City office-to-hotel

  07-01-2026 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  Plans to add a four-storey rooftop extension to a former Square Mile office building as part of a hotel conversion have been approved by the City of London Corporation.
  The consent clears the way for family-run developer Chart Forte (Monument) to transform the Grade II-listed St Clement’s House at 27–28 Clements Lane into a 180-key luxury Marriott hotel, with designs by Studio Moren.
  Construction works are proposed to commence this Summer, lasting for approximately 18-24 months.The m
  
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• Site acquired in Chichester for new Premier Inn

  07-01-2026 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  Whitbread has confirmed plans to build a new Premier Inn hotel in Chichester after acquiring the site on Bognor Road from Hanbury Properties.
  The new location complements the existing Premier Inn at Gate Leisure Park to the south west of Chichester city centre.
  Whitbread Acquisitions Manager Louise Woodruff said: “Chichester’s diverse cultural offer and successful business economy is fuelling year-round demand for high-quality, affordable hotel rooms from our customers.“This&nb
  
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• Clegg clears Gateway 2 for £46m Sheffield flats

  07-01-2026 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  Clegg Construction has secured Gateway 2 approval for a £46m, 12-storey build-to-rent scheme in Sheffield.
  The contractor, working for Liverpool-based developer Brickland, has received formal sign-off from the Building Safety Regulator for the 267-flat Nursery Street project.
  Michael Sims, managing director at Clegg Construction, said: “Securing Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator confirms that this development in Sheffield meets the most stringent of safety require
  
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• Cardo snaps up Scottish roofer Faskin Group

  07-01-2026 08:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  Expanding building maintenance specialist Cardo Group has strengthened its roofing firepower in Scotland with the acquisition of Paisley-based specialist Faskin Group.
  The deal brings one of Scotland’s best-known roofing contractors into the Cardo fold, adding a skilled local workforce and expanding the group’s ability to deliver roofing services nationally.
  The Faskin Group established in 2010 by Frank and Karen O’Hara will continue to operate under their leadership as it inte
  
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• £230m win double sets McLaughlin & Harvey up for rebound year

  06-01-2026 15:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  McLaughlin & Harvey has fired the starting gun on 2026 with a brace of contract wins worth more than £230m, injecting fresh momentum into the Belfast-based contractor after a turnover dip last year.
  The firm is set to start full construction in the coming weeks on a £210m Machine Shop project for Sheffield Forgemasters after locking down a final build price late last year.
  Sheffield Forgemasters’ 13,000 tonne forging line and machine shop will create a new generation of eng
  
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• Multiplex signs £250m London Wall construction contract

  06-01-2026 12:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  Multiplex has been officially awarded the main £250m construction contract for the redevelopment of 75 London Wall in the City of London.
  The deal was signed with Malaysian property group Gamuda Berhad and London-based real estate investor, Castleforge on Tuesday morning.
  Main construction will now start on the £1.2bn project following extensive enabling and demolition works led by the Erith Group.Redevelopment work is now expected to achieve practical completion in Q1 2028.
  Mul
  
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• Construction recruiter Fawkes & Reece expands

  06-01-2026 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  Expanding construction recruiter Fawkes & Reece has acquired Cardiff based Time 4 Recruitment Solutions Ltd.
  The acquisition brings Fawkes & Reece’s national footprint to nine offices, located in Southampton, Brighton, London, Northampton, Birmingham, Sheffield, Bolton, Cardiff and Bristol.
  Time 4 Recruitment Solutions has been jointly owned and led by Grant Lillywhite and Mal Martin. Following the acquisition, Lillywhite will continue as Managing Director, leading the newly establ
  
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• Land deal paves way for £100m Crewe industrial site

  06-01-2026 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developer Hillwood has acquired 35 acres of prime industrial and logistics land in Crewe allowing main construction work to start on a £100m scheme.
  Three units will be built on a speculative basis at Hillwood Park Crewe totalling almost 800,000 sq ft.
  Muse has started infrastructure works on site, which includes main estate roads as well as delivering key services and utilities.Bob Tattrie, for Hillwood UK, said: “We are delighted to have concluded this significant transaction
  
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• New boss for Seddon housing partnerships arm

  06-01-2026 08:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  Seddon has handed the reins of its Housing Partnerships arm to long-serving commercial lead Mark Walker as the family-owned contractor sharpens its focus on social housing delivery across the North and Midlands.
  Walker steps up to managing director after nearly seven years with the business, including the past three as commercial director, taking over from Peter Jackson, who is stepping down after almost two decades at Seddon.
  The move caps a three-year transition period in which Walker and Jack
  
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• Gratte tightens grip on costs to lift margins in tough year

  06-01-2026 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  Building services contractor Gratte Brothers has strengthened margins and cash despite a sharp fall in turnover, after finally closing out a long-running legacy project that had constrained performance for several years.
  The M&E contracting arm of the family-owned group saw revenue slip to £200m in the year to March 2025, down from £227m, as major schemes were pushed back by project phasing and wider economic uncertainty.
  But tighter operational control helped operating profit cl
  
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• Bid race starts for Ebbsfleet £115m central enabling works

  06-01-2026 08:21 via constructionenquirer.com
  Tendering is starting for in a £115m enabling works package for the key central phase of the planned Ebbsfleet Garden City in North Kent.
  The EC2 Phase 1a infrastructure tender covers major highways, utilities, structures and public realm works to open up the new commercial heart of the scheme around Ebbsfleet International station.
  The programme will clear the way for a new urban quarter with offices, flats, shops, restaurants and leisure uses anchored on the international rail hub.At ful
  
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• Statom lands frame package for Haymarket Hotel

  06-01-2026 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  Statom North has been awarded the concrete frame package by main contractor McAleer & Rushe for the new Haymarket Hotel development in the heart of Edinburgh.
  Work will see Statom North construct two reinforced concrete frame structures forming a key part of the ongoing regeneration of Edinburgh’s Haymarket district.
  Statom North will be responsible for delivering the full concrete frame scope, including cores, slabs, vertical elements, transfer structures, and associated works, coordi
  
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• Kier overhauls top team as infrastructure arm launched

  05-01-2026 16:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  Kier Group has recast its senior leadership team and launched a new Infrastructure division  to sharpen its growth strategy
  The contractor has fused its Transportation and Natural Resources Nuclear & Networks businesses into a single Kier Infrastructure arm, creating a consolidated powerhouse spanning roads, rail, aviation, water, energy and environmental work.
  The shake-up is designed to put Kier in prime position to capture work flowing from the Government’s 10-Year Infrastructu
  
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• Reds10 eyes hospital builds as it targets £500m turnover

  05-01-2026 08:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  Modular specialist Reds10 is eyeing the NHS hospital new build programme as a major growth engine as it pushes towards a £500m turnover target.
  The firm has designed a prototype modular in-patient hospital bedroom that it hopes will drive the industrialisation of Hospital 2.0 under the government’s New Hospital Programme.
  If signed off by the NHP, the bedroom could become the standardised in-patient room rolled out across the entire programme, giving the NHS a repeatable modular solu
  
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• Civils contractor Applebridge sees profits surge

  05-01-2026 08:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  Civils and groundworks contractor Applebridge Construction has posted a healthy jump in turnover and profits.
  Latest results for the year to April 30 2025 show pre-tax profits increasing to £21.9m from £7.2m last time as turnover rose to £119.6m from £82.9m.
  Applebridge put its success down to a “continued focus on operational discipline, careful project selection and consistent delivery across its civil engineering, groundworks and multi-utilities activities.&rdquo
  
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