2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (245+ words) 22 May 2026 By CN Staff The shortlist for the CN Specialists Awards 2026 has been revealed. A total of 196 entries " 33 more than last year " made it through the first round of judging, with 102 companies represented across 25 categories. Modular specialist Zed Pods "one…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (538+ words) 22 May 2026 By Ian Weinfass Shares in labour supplier Hercules can be traded again after a near two-month suspension due to concerns over the auditing of its accounts. The AIM-listed company delayed publication of its final results for the year to…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (378+ words) 21 May 2026 By Ian Weinfass The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has criticised a short-term and fragmented approach to civils procurement. The body carried out a market study of road and rail infrastructure, concluding that up to "5bn a year could be…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (512+ words) 21 May 2026 By Joshua Stein An equipment hire firm is suing a modular specialist after one of its cranes suffered "significant damage" after toppling over during a lifting operation. Slough-based crane hire firm Baldwins Crane Hire launched a "1. 5m legal claim against…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (409+ words) Marie-Claude Hemming is policy director at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) For too long, the UK construction and infrastructure sector has operated in a cycle that serves no one well. Projects arrive in unpredictable bursts. Procurement too often…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (537+ words) 19 May 2026 By Greg Pitcher Britain's asbestos-exposure limit does not need to be tightened in line with the EU, a review has found. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the maximum allowable level of the killer substance in the workplace…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (489+ words) 19 May 2026 By Greg Pitcher Statom Holdings has grown its turnover by 40 per cent in a year. The London-based construction company posted income of "252. 8m for the 12 months to 30 November 2025. This was up from "180m in the prior year. Statom's pre-tax profit edged…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (523+ words) 19 May 2026 By Ben Vogel Jason Millett is to step down from his twin roles as Mace Group and Mace Construct chief executive. Mace Construct said Millett will remain in post until December 2026 to support the firm as it develops a…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (319+ words) 18 May 2026 By Ian Weinfass MPB Structures founder Michael Boyle has died, the company has announced. Boyle founded MPB Structures in 1986, steering its rise to become the sixth largest concrete firm in the country, as measured by the 2025 CN Specialists Index....

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (421+ words) 18 May 2026 By Greg Pitcher JCB chairman Lord Bamford and his family have amassed a "10. 3bn fortune, according to the Sunday Times, which places them 14th in a Rich List that features a number of construction figures. The former Tory peer, who has…...