Cladding: Whitehall ‘complacent’ about sector skills shortage
The government is complacent about construction sector capacity shortages that risk undermining its plans to remediate dangerous cladding in England,
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Ian Weinfass
12:21
Surrey specialist calls in administrators
Design-and-build specialist Marbank Construction Ltd has appointed administrators. The £67m-turnover firm, which was headquartered in Byfleet, Surrey, specialised in commercial
Ian Weinfass
12:34
Morgan Sindall lands £61m Liverpool lab
Morgan Sindall has been named as the preferred contractor to build a £61m science laboratory and workspace in Liverpool. The
Ian Weinfass
11:19
Mace wins £140m airport pier extension job
Mace has officially won a £140m job to deliver a 180-metre extension to a pier at London Gatwick, it has
Ian Weinfass
11:25
McLaren wins £8m dispute with ex-Southend FC chairman
McLaren Construction has won a case over a £7.9m debt owed to it by a former chairman of Southend United
Ian Weinfass
11:25
Graham takes over former ISG cultural retrofit job
Graham has taken over a £44m former ISG project to turn a former retail outlet into a cultural hub. The
Ian Weinfass
03:26
‘Unjust’ new tax on construction-waste firms slammed
A new 10 per cent levy on waste permits has been dubbed “illogical and unjust” by a trade body. The
Ian Weinfass
21:20
‘Transformative’ steel strategy plans welcomed by sector
Construction industry figures have welcomed plans for a new national steel strategy, but have called for the government to back
Ian Weinfass
07:24
Road bodies urge Reeves to sign off five-year funding deals
The government has been urged to introduce five-year budgets for England’s local road maintenance in the upcoming Spending Review. Four
Ian Weinfass
07:24
Construction worst-hit sector for insolvency as debt burden bites
Construction was the worst-hit sector for insolvencies in the year to December 2024, new Insolvency Service figures show. Some 4,032
