4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (306+ words) 09 Apr 2026 By CN Contributor Essex-based temporary power provider Templant has been acquired by Camfaud Group, the UK's largest concrete pumping company and part of Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BBCP) The acquisition marks a major step in Templant's growth, bringing…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago  (430+ words) 09 Apr 2026 By Ian Weinfass The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has unveiled a plan to speed up decision-making for external remediation applications to help clear its backlog. The body aims to reduce average decision times for the applications to less than…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (423+ words) 08 Apr 2026 By Greg Pitcher The number of reportable occupational diseases could more than treble under plans revealed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). On Tuesday (7 April), the inspectorate published proposals to reintroduce nine illnesses to the key list, as…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (349+ words) 07 Apr 2026 By CN Staff A judge in Scotland has found two building firms jointly liable for negligently exposing a former labourer " who is now suffering from mesothelioma " to asbestos. In an opinion issued on 1 April, Lord Harrower found MCM Building…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (628+ words) 07 Apr 2026 By Joshua Stein Domis has marched to the top spot in the March contract wins league table, thanks to a single project. The contractor's "200m build of a residential-led mixed-use development in Trafford, Greater Manchester, took it to its first…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (880+ words) 07 Apr 2026 By Matthew Davies Contractors now need to be more vigilant about fraud happening in their supply chains after new Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) rules came into effect. From yesterday (Monday), any company found to have known or shown have…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (404+ words) Lee Wingate is the director of civil and structural engineering at consultancy Mc Bains "There's an opportunity to learn from gateway two's challenges before gateway three becomes overwhelmed" Earlier this year, a Freedom of Information request by a law firm…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (764+ words) 02 Apr 2026 By Matthew Davies A judge has ruled that Building Liability Orders (BLOs) can be made before liability is established, dealing a blow to Ardmore Group firms in their attempt to stop a BLO being issued against them. In a…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (569+ words) 01 Apr 2026 By Matthew Davies The National Housing Bank has opened its doors for business, aiming to accelerate the delivery of 500, 000 homes and attract about "53bn of private investment into the residential sector. The new bank comes under the umbrella of the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (320+ words) 01 Apr 2026 By Harmsworth NG Bailey has acquired Engineering Solutions Group (ESG), adding a "30m-turnover engineering business with about 180 staff to expand its presence in the water and infrastructure markets. The Leeds-headquartered engineering services group said the deal would strengthen its…...