3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (430+ words) Ministers have pledged "55m to overhaul England's building control system as they consider banning clients from choosing their own inspectors. The Government has accepted the core principles of Dame Judith Hackitt's Building Control Independent Panel, which warned the current system is…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (607+ words) Shares in labour supply specialist Hercules resumed trading this morning following a two-month suspension after the firm's delayed results were finally published. The shares were suspended in March but results have now been released for the year to 30 September 2025 containing…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (254+ words) JJ Rhatigan has beaten Lovell, Graham and Formation Design & Build to a "32m first phase job at the former London Chest Hospital site in Bethnal Green. The design and build deal covers two blocks providing 76 affordable homes and associated landscaping works....

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (222+ words) Contractors are being called up to bid for the "150m Cambourne to Cambridge guided busway. Cambridgeshire County Council, acting for the Greater Cambridge Partnership, is seeking to appoint a single contractor to deliver the transport scheme. The scheme will deliver a…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (371+ words) Crown Commercial Service has fired the starting gun on bidding for the Government's biggest construction framework renewal. The third-generation Construction Works and Associated Services framework, including Pro Cure24, has now gone out to tender with an estimated total value of "120bn. The…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (199+ words) Rydon Group sank to a "4. 9m pre-tax loss last year as building safety remediation costs continued to weigh on the maintenance and construction business. Latest accounts for the Dartford-based group show losses widened sharply in the year to 30 September 2025 from "1. 0m last…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (511+ words) The competition watchdog has called for a major shake-up of public road and rail procurement after warning that high costs and overruns are holding back the civil engineering market. The Competition and Markets Authority said fragmented buying, short-term funding and…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (384+ words) Subcontractors are being forced to check material prices and availability every week as renewed market volatility hits construction. Southern Construction Framework's latest market report for the first quarter of the year warns that pricing and supply conditions are now shifting…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (357+ words) Homes England has started the hunt for a developer partner to reboot the stalled redevelopment of Nottingham's former Broad Marsh shopping centre. The government housing agency launched preliminary market engagement at UKREii F as it looks to turn the stalled…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (247+ words) Winchmore Brickwork has won the "2. 5m masonry package on a new "30m care home being built by Kori Construction in north London. Winchmore will start on site toward the back end of this year. The specialist is looking to work with Kori…...