1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (305+ words) Barratt Redrow has clawed back £38m from subcontractors over defects on legacy developments, helping offset mounting building safety costs as the house builder prepares to double remediation spending to £300m this year. The house builder said adjusted profit before tax for the…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (290+ words) National Highways has ordered Europe’s largest ever tunnel boring machine for the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing, with tunnelling work on track to begin in 2028. German manufacturer Herrenknecht will build the 16.4m diameter machine, which will be the third largest tunnel boring machine…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (298+ words) Mace starts work this month on the £150m transformation of London’s former City Hall, returning to the landmark building it originally delivered 24 years ago. The contractor has been appointed by Kuwaiti-owned St Martins Property Investments to redevelop the former Greater London…...

17+ hour, 39+ min ago  (223+ words) TClarke Chief Executive Officer Mark Lawrence has left the company with immediate effect after a 40-year career. The news was confirmed by Britain’s biggest M&E contractor as its posted latest results. Lawrence started at TClarke in 1985 as an electrical…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (275+ words) An expansion into specialist contracting is paying-off for construction materials distributor BRCK Group as its core market continues to be hit by a slow housing market. Materials distribution operations account for 80% of turnover with the growing design and install specialist…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (405+ words) In its assessment of the Government’s major projects portfolio, the huge cladding retrofit programme was downgraded to a Red delivery rating after officials warned that current plans “remain challenging” because of Building Safety Regulator delays, rising construction costs and growing…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (212+ words) 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…...

6+ day, 2+ min ago  (313+ words) 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…...

6+ day, 2+ min ago  (234+ words) 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…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (417+ words) 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…...