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Laing O'Rourke named in consortium for 14-reactor UK SMR programme
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (502+ words) 02 Jul 2026 By Harmsworth Laing O'Rourke has joined a consortium planning to develop a 14-reactor small modular nuclear programme across three UK sites, in what developer SGE described as Britain's largest privately financed nuclear investment proposal to date. The contractor is…...
UK cement industry urges government to back British materials
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (394+ words) 02 Jul 2026 By CN Contributor: Jenny Eagle The UK cement industry has called on the government to prioritise British-made materials in public construction projects, warning that high energy costs and carbon pricing are putting domestic producers at a disadvantage. The Mineral…...
Ignoring your gateway duties is getting expensive
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (439+ words) Brittany Harris is the founder and chief executive of construction technology platform provider Qualis Flow" A familiar scene is playing out across construction right now: a higher-risk building is nearing completion, the occupation date is locked in, tenants are lined…...
Construction remains deadliest industry despite record low for workplace deaths
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (320+ words) 01 Jul 2026 By Nicola Harley Construction recorded one of its lowest number of workplace deaths on record last year, according to new figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). However, the sector still remained the deadliest industry in the…...
Brick and block deliveries fall as prices rise
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (339+ words) 01 Jul 2026 By Ben Vogel Deliveries of bricks and concrete blocks fell again in May but at a slower rate than in the previous month, newly released government data shows. Figures from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), released on…...
Df T braces for "700m infra cuts, including "297m mega road job
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (453+ words) 01 Jul 2026 By Joshua Stein Major highways projects are facing the axe after the government announced plans to cut road investment by "700m to help fund a hike in defence funding. Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves announced on Tuesday (30 June) that…...
Firm fined "16k after bricklayer fell from height
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (379+ words) 01 Jul 2026 By Nicola Harley A construction company has been fined "16, 000 after a bricklayer sustained life-changing injuries when he fell more than 2 metres while replacing steps at a residential property in Leamington Spa. Nicholas Crow, 65, was employed by Sibbasbridge Ltd at…...
Repeat business sends profit soaring at Stepnell
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (476+ words) 30 Jun 2026 By Joshua Stein Stepnell has more than doubled its profit after repeat business accounted for three quarters of its work. The Warwickshire-based contractor tabled a "2. 8m pre-tax profit in the year to 31 March 2026, more than double the "1m it recorded the…...
Gallagher profit rises despite "4m contract loss provision
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (443+ words) 30 Jun 2026 By Cristina Lago Gallagher Group has seen its bottom line improve despite taking a "4m hit from an unnamed loss-making contract, according to its latest annual accounts. The Maidstone-based civils firm posted a pre-tax profit of "17. 4m in the year to…...
ISG/ESS school building to be demolished over "significant structural issues
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (445+ words) 30 Jun 2026 By Greg Pitcher An unused "31m school building, partially completed by collapsed firms ISG and ESS Modular, is to be demolished and rebuilt after a probe by Kier found it had "significant structural and compliance issues. Matford Brook Academy in…...