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• JRL back in the black after £50m rescue deal reset

  13-07-2026 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  JRL Group has returned to profit just over a year after a £50m rescue deal with Malaysian contractor IJM helped the diversified contractor group draw a line under costly legacy contracts.
  The London-based construction and specialist trades group posted pre-tax profit of £2.9m for the 11 months to 31 March 2026, compared with a £49m loss in the previous 16-month reporting period.
  Chairman John Reddington declared the contractor had emerged from a period of “stabilisation,
  
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• Funding deal sparks £1bn Golden Valley cyber hub build

  13-07-2026 09:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Henry Boot has secured the funding package to launch construction of the first phase of Cheltenham’s £1bn Golden Valley cyber campus.
  Bowmer & Kirkland is on site to deliver the £95m opening phase which includes the 160,000 sq ft IDEA innovation centre, the ROUTER transport hub and enabling infrastructure.
  Henry Boot’s development arm HBD secured the forward funding from private investors alongside Cheltenham Borough Council, allowing work to move into full constructi
  
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• Clegg Construction lands £19m Leicester estate revamp

  13-07-2026 08:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Leicester City Council has selected Clegg Construction for the £18.8m redevelopment of the Stocking Farm estate to the north-west of the city.
  Work will see 50 new energy-efficient family council homes built on the 3.34-acre site, along with new community facilities. An additional five existing council maisonettes will also be improved as part of the scheme.
  The existing locally-listed Stocking Farm farmhouse building – which dates to the 19th century – will also be redeveloped
  
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• Stalled £1bn Harlow biosecurity mega project revived

  13-07-2026 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The long-stalled UK Health Security Campus in Harlow has finally moved back towards restarting construction with the launch of a £1bn hunt for a Tier 1 contractor to deliver the main science campus.
  The UK Health Security Agency has issued a preliminary market engagement notice for the vast design and build package, marking the clearest sign yet that the delayed flagship project is back on track after years of uncertainty over costs and value for money.
  Before committing to procurement, ag
  
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• Worker killed in fall at Birmingham hospital job

  13-07-2026 08:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A construction worker has died after falling from height at a project for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
  Contractor BSN Group Construction confirmed the fatality and said it was assisting investigators following the incident, which happened shortly before 9.50am on Friday.
  Emergency services attended the city centre hospital after reports that a man had fallen from the building. He was pronounced dead a short time later.The contractor is presently working on the new front entrance project
  
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• JRL back in the black with record order book

  13-07-2026 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  JRL Group has returned to profit just over a year after a £50m investment from Malaysian contractor IJM helped the diversified contractor group draw a line under costly legacy contracts.
  The London-based construction and specialist trades group posted pre-tax profit of £2.9m for the 11 months to 31 March 2026, compared with a £49m loss in the previous 16-month reporting period.
  Chairman John Reddington declared the contractor had emerged from a period of “stabilisation, c
  
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• HG Construction lands brace of student schemes

  13-07-2026 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  HG Construction has been appointed as main contractor by Fusion Group on two new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes in Cardiff and Loughborough.
  The wins are in line with HG’s continued expansion across the UK, with the contractor now delivering schemes in over ten cities and towns including Leeds, Manchester, Bristol and London.
  The Cardiff scheme, situated in Longcross Court, will transform a prominent site in a sustainable location into high-quality student accommodation
  
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• Linear Living gets green light for Manchester resi tower

  10-07-2026 19:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Linear Living has received planning approval for its 24-storey residential scheme on Lord Street in Manchester’s Green Quarter.
  The development will comprise 251 new homes which includes 82 one-beds and 165 two-bed apartments, as well as four townhouses.
  Work is expected to start before the end of this year with completion targeted for early 2029.Linear Design and Construct has been appointed main contractor alongside AEW Architects, planning consultants Enabl and project management firm R
  
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• Worker dies in fall on Mayfair site

  10-07-2026 08:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  A man was killed yesterday after falling from a site in London’s West End.
  An air ambulance landed in nearby Green Park but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene on Stratton Street in the heart of Mayfair.
  A Metropolitan Police spokesman told London Now: “Police were called at around 13:51hrs on Thursday, 9 July following reports that a man had fallen from height on a construction site at the junction of Berkeley Street and Stratton Street, W1“Officers attended with the L
  
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• Green light for ‘poo powered’ eco homes scheme

  10-07-2026 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  Plans for a pioneering 150-home eco village and major biotech employment hub powered by a live sewage treatment works have won planning approval.
  Bradford City Council has granted full consent for Yorkshire Water’s flagship Esholt scheme, clearing the way for a mixed use development around the operational wastewater treatment works near Bradford.
  The project, conceived by Yorkshire Water’s strategic land business Keyland Developments, is one of Britain’s most ambitious circular
  
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• Seddon defies sluggish market with profit lift

  10-07-2026 08:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  Bolton contractor Seddon battled through project start delays to lift construction profits after expanding higher-margin property services and decarbonisation work.
  The construction arm of the family-owned group reported pre-tax profit ahead 31% to £3m for the year to 31 December 2025, while turnover remained flat at £137m after a series of delayed public sector projects hit expected workload.
  Despite higher staff costs as the business continued investing in recruitment, training and
  
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• Apprentice joiner crushed to death by falling boards

  10-07-2026 08:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A property management company has been fined and its director handed a suspended jail sentence after an 18-year-old apprentice was killed while working at a property in Bangor, North Wales.
  Chloe Bidwell was working for Varcity Living Limited as a joinery apprentice at a property on 20 December 2023. It was undergoing a full renovation when a stack of wooden board material fell, fatally injuring  Bidwell.
  She had been working alone at the time of the incident and was found deceased at the p
  
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• Speller Metcalfe posts record £5m profit as cash pile hits £32m

  10-07-2026 08:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Midlands contractor Speller Metcalfe has delivered its most profitable year on record after driving margins higher and building its cash reserves despite broadly flat revenue.
  Pre-tax profit surged 48% to £5m for the year to 31 March 2026 as turnover dipped slightly to £159m from £162m.
  The improved performance lifted pre-tax margins from 2.1% to 3.15%.The contractor also boosted average cash balances by more than a third to £32m, leaving it well placed to invest in the b
  
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• Four firms land £300m Scottish electricity network deal

  09-07-2026 17:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Electricty network operator SSEN Distribution has chosen four firms for £300m of work across the north of Scotland over the next five years.
  The framework winners are Aureos Energy Ltd, IES Utilities Group Ltd., Ipsum Group and Network Distribution Services Ltd. (NDS).
  Work will increase network capacity and strengthen the infrastructure so it can better withstand more extreme conditions, whilst maintaining its unobtrusive presence within the landscape.Conor O’Neill, Power Direc
  
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• Labourer dies after scissor lift fall

  09-07-2026 09:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A specialist contractor has been fined after a worker died when a series of wall panels collapsed and knocked him from a scissor lift.
  Steven Tervit had been carrying out a dismantling operation at a specialist technology centre in Renfrew on 9 November 2022 when the incident happened.
  The 32-year-old was employed as a labourer by temperature-controlled building specialist Food Process Engineering Limited and had worked for the company for 15 years.Tervit had been working at a height of around f
  
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• Industry unites to warn new PM against more infrastructure cuts

  09-07-2026 08:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction’s biggest names have issued a rare united plea to the incoming Prime Minister not to tear up the Government’s £725bn infrastructure strategy.
  The open letter from the industry’s captains comes amid mounting concern that infrastructure budgets could be raided further following last week’s decision to axe two major road schemes to fund greater defence spending
  Twenty eight leading contractors, consultants, and institutions signed an open letter calling on
  
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• Margins hit 4.8% as profits triple at Esh Group

  09-07-2026 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Esh Group has posted the strongest financial performance in the company’s history.
  The North of England contractor saw pre-tax profits rise to £15m in the year to December 31 2025 – up from £5m last time with a 4.8% pre-tax margin. Turnover grew by 17% to £311m.
  Chief Executive Andy Radcliffe said strong demand from Esh’s core markets coupled with its disciplined approach to contract selection, risk management and quality delivery has enabled the Group to deli
  
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• MoD to split £6.6bn military homes maintenance mega deal

  09-07-2026 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is planning to split its next-generation military housing maintenance contracts in a move that could reshape bidding for one of the UK’s biggest public sector property services deals.
  Fresh market engagement documents reveal the Ministry of Defence property arm is considering breaking apart planned maintenance and capital works from day-to-day repairs and maintenance under its £6.6bn programme for Service Family Accommodation.
  The proposed chan
  
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• Hampshire council seeks D&B firm for £100m housing job

  09-07-2026 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Eastleigh Borough Council is looking for a design and build contractor to deliver a major house building package at its flagship One Horton Heath development in Hampshire.
  The contract is expected to be worth £100m, making it one of the largest local authority housing opportunities currently available.
  The job covers the Upper Acre parcel at 310-acre mixed-use development to the east of Eastleigh. This will provide 424 mixed-tenure homes together with roads, utilities, landscaping, public
  
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• Funding deal to kick-start Middlewood Locks tower phase

  09-07-2026 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Fresh backing from the National Housing Bank has fired the starting gun on the next high rise residential phase of the £1bn Middlewood Locks regeneration in Salford.
  The government-backed funding package will bankroll site preparation, enabling works and detailed design for a 909-home expansion on 10 acres between Salford Central station and Manchester’s Spinningfields district.
  Joint venture partners Scarborough Group International and Metro Holdings hope to start construction early
  
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• Battersea job lifts Sisk to top of contracts league

  08-07-2026 09:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Sisk jumped to the top of the rankings for work won in June on the strength of its £280m residential project for the next phase of the Battersea Power Station redevelopment in London.
  The firm will start work this summer on Phase 3C, the final two Frank Gehry-designed buildings that will complete Electric Boulevard.
  Balfour Beatty and Morgan Sindall ranked second and third respectively helped by infrastructure new orders.
  Balfour picked up a £125m deal for maintenance of the Leeds in
  
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• Vistry warns of first-half loss as daily net debt nears £800m

  08-07-2026 08:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  Vistry has warned it will post a first-half loss after driving average daily net debt close to £800m as the partnerships house builder prioritised paying suppliers faster while funding a sweeping balance sheet reset.
  The group expects to report a first-half pre-tax loss of around £30m after taking a £50m hit from aggressive cash-generation measures, including deeper sales discounts, accelerated asset sales and write-downs on low-margin sites.
  In a half-year trading update, new
  
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• Higgins wins £47m school and flats scheme

  08-07-2026 08:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Hammersmith & Fulham Council has appointed Higgins Partnerships as main contractor to deliver the £47m rebuild of Avonmore Primary School alongside 91 new homes in Hammersmith.
  The new school has been funded by the mixed-tenure homes of which half will be affordable with priority given to eligible local residents to help ensure families can remain in the area.
  Designed by BPTW in collaboration with Walter & Cohen, the development will provide 2,297sqm of flexible learning space and
  
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• Capital&Centric lines up five Rotherham regeneration starts

  08-07-2026 08:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Capital&Centric has been confirmed as development partner for a major regeneration programme that will reshape five key riverside and town centre sites in Rotherham.
  The appointment, approved by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s cabinet, paves the way for the Manchester-based regeneration specialist to prepare detailed proposals for three new residential neighbourhoods and two mixed-use town centre schemes.
  The long-term regeneration vision centres on opening up the town’s
  
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• Council bosses blast ‘shoddy’ work by failed contractor

  07-07-2026 16:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Council bosses have hit out at construction standards on a part-completed housing job where the main contractor went into administration.
  Westridge Construction went under in September 2023 while building a new seafront council housing development in Southwick, West Sussex.
  For the last two years replacement firm Cheesmur Building Contractors has been attempting to rectify construction issues on the 49-home site.Client Adur & Worthing Councils has now confirmed the remediation work will cost
  
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• Balfour Beatty pumps £10m into venture capital tech fund

  07-07-2026 13:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Balfour Beatty is investing £10m into a venture capital fund focused on technologies transforming the built environment.
  The contractor hopes the deal will “strengthen Balfour Beatty’s access to emerging technologies that could improve productivity, delivery certainty, safety and performance across major infrastructure projects.
  The money will go into Pi Labs’ Fund IV focused on early-stage companies developing solutions across areas including artificial intelligence, dat
  
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• 140 homes and aquarium plan for Swansea Civic Centre

  07-07-2026 09:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  Urban Splash has unveiled plans to transform Swansea’s vacant Civic Centre into a mixed-use waterfront destination with up to 140 seafront homes, an aquarium, cafés, bars and workspace.
  The developer has launched a public consultation on proposals to repurpose the landmark Brutalist 1980s civic building ahead of submitting a planning application later this year.
  Backed by £20m of UK Government funding and being delivered with Swansea Council, the scheme would retain and refurb
  
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• HS2 workers left out of pocket after safety shutdown

  07-07-2026 09:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Self-employed workers on HS2 have been left out of pocket after sites were shut down across the West Midlands when a contractor had to be taken to hospital by air ambulance.
  Main contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci decided to stop works at local sites on its 90km section of the line from Long Itchington to Handsacre in Staffordshire following an accident on Thursday 18 June.
  A phased restart of works started on June 24 following a review of safety procedures.
  But workers have contacted the Enqu
  
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• Green light for latest Winsford Gateway warehouse

  07-07-2026 08:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Rula Developments has secured full planning consent to deliver a new 225,000 sq ft logistics building at its 30-acre Winsford Gateway site in Cheshire.
  The WG225 scheme will occupy a 14-acre serviced development plot at Winsford Gateway where access works  to the site have commenced alongside the construction of WG27 – a 27,728 sq ft unit forming the new headquarters for floor finishing and interior design business, Saint Group.
  Winsford Gateway is located at the north entrance t
  
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• Blue Sky floors tier one rivals in £176m Barbican revamp race

  07-07-2026 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  Boutique construction management specialist Blue Sky Building has beaten a trio of London heavyweight contractors to steer the £176m renewal of London’s iconic Barbican Centre.
  The City of London Corporation selected Blue Sky Building ahead of  Bovis, McLaren and Sir Robert McAlpine for the construction management role worth up to £5.1m.
  BSB will act as the client’s principal delivery partner, managing dozens of trade contractors under separate contracts.The appointm
  
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