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
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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
Ian Weinfass
22:19
‘Deep anger’ over McAlpine’s repeated hotel cladding repairs
Politicians have slammed Sir Robert McAlpine after it had to close a major road to fix hotel cladding, less than
Ian Weinfass
19:19
Scaffolding bodies urge easing of immigration rules
Two key scaffolding bodies have asked ministers to add scaffolders to the UK’s shortage occupation list for immigration. The National
Ian Weinfass
12:25
GMI boosts profit as it slashes turnover
Profit has edged up at GMI Construction as a strategy of “controlled consolidation” saw turnover drop by almost a third.
Ian Weinfass
00:22
England’s local roads ‘a national embarrassment’
The state of England’s local roads has been branded a “national embarrassment” by the chair of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee
Ian Weinfass
22:23
Balfour, Kier and Ferrovial vie for £20bn nuclear fusion job
Balfour Beatty, Kier, Bam and Ferrovial are among those in the running to work on a world-leading prototype nuclear fusion
Ian Weinfass
22:21
Construction outperforms wider economy in November
Construction was the best performing economic sector in November, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.
Ian Weinfass
11:19
Mace wins insurance court battle over leaking timber roof
Mace and client Sky have won a legal case against their insurers over a £56m bill to fix a problem
Ian Weinfass
02:21
Planning system reforms take effect in bid to boost housebuilding
Government planning reforms aimed at boosting housebuilding in England have come into force. A series of updates to the National
