Edinburgh’s North Bridge refurb costs spiral to £86m
The refurbishment of Edinburgh’s iconic North Bridge is expected to continue until next summer, with costs spiralling five-fold after “significantly
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22:26
Nine-year delayed East Sussex ‘road to nowhere’ to open in the summer
A long-delayed highway improvement scheme in East Sussex dubbed in Parliament a “road to nowhere” is now due to be
Kerry Lorimer
13:23
Stanmore launches service to combat BSR backlogs
Envelope contractor Stanmore has launched an integrated design, procurement and construction service to tackle bottlenecks under the new building safety
Kerry Lorimer
04:31
Morgan Sindall school job moves ahead despite potential cost hike
A school that is being delivered in South Wales by Morgan Sindall has been given the go-ahead, despite a potential
Kerry Lorimer
04:26
‘Worrying’ rise in migrant worker exploitation on building sites
Migrant workers are at an increased risk of exploitation on construction sites, a new report has warned. The probe by
Kerry Lorimer
21:19
Mace: surging labour costs set to push up tender prices
Tender prices are set to rise on the back of mounting labour costs, according to the latest industry forecast. In
Kerry Lorimer
10:22
Payment protection boost for Welsh public schemes
Firms involved in major public sector construction projects in Wales are to benefit from strengthened payment protection under a government
Kerry Lorimer
03:19
Contractors sought for £700m undersea electricity link
Firms have been alerted to work worth £700m on an undersea electricity link between Scotland and Northern Ireland. The LirlC
Kerry Lorimer
00:19
Magrock delivers growth in ‘uncertain market’
Profit is up by almost 12 per cent at contractor Magrock, despite the challenges of project delays and continuing economic
Kerry Lorimer
02:22
Sutherland spaceport scrapped as launch plans move to Shetland
Work on what would have been the first operational spaceport on the UK mainland has ground to a halt, with
