14+ hour, 35+ min ago  (292+ words) 19 Jun 2026 By Colin Marrs The administration process for modular specialist Elements Europe will go on for a further year. Companies House documents show that Interpath administrator Stephen Absolom was successful in an application to the High Court to extend the…...

13+ hour, 9+ min ago  (493+ words) 19 Jun 2026 By Cristina Lago Contractors are preparing to tighten checks on SME subcontractors as the industry braces for the government's planned ban on retentions, according to consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB). The consultancy's latest procurement trends report found that 63 per…...

18+ hour, 36+ min ago  (374+ words) 19 Jun 2026 By Harmsworth Mace Construct chief financial officer David Allen has announced that he will leave the firm later this year. Allen said he told Mace Construct chair Mark Reynolds and chief executive Jason Millett in April that he planned…...

14+ hour, 35+ min ago  (450+ words) 19 Jun 2026 By Ben Vogel Amendments to the Joint Contracts Tribunal 2024 contract suite look likely if the government's proposed ban on retentions becomes law, JCT's chair has suggested. Karen Kirkham told Construction News that the organisation is monitoring the progress of…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (287+ words) 17 Jun 2026 By Harmsworth Costain has been appointed by Norfolk County Council to design and build a road scheme that will support up to 4, 000 planned homes south of King's Lynn as part of a wider "122m project. The contractor said it will…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (515+ words) Rudi Klein is a barrister with Klein Legal and drafted the Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill 2017-19, as a private member's bill for Peter Aldous MP On reading the provisions in the Commercial Payments Bill aimed at banning retentions my worst…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (599+ words) 16 Jun 2026 By Greg Pitcher Work is restarting on a former Ardmore construction site after a replacement contractor was appointed, as clients battle to keep major projects on track. Ardmore Group Ltd last week filed to put its construction arm Ardmore…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (249+ words) 16 Jun 2026 By Harmsworth Marlborough Highways has been named as preferred bidder on a "150m roads maintenance contract from West Berkshire Council that could double in value if local government reorganisation expands the authority's remit. The contractor beat four other bidders for…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (341+ words) 16 Jun 2026 By Harmsworth Winvic has secured a "130m contract to deliver a 578-home build-to-rent development in Leeds city centre after the scheme received gateway two approval from the Building Safety Regulator. The contractor was appointed by Lisbon Street Developments, a joint…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (343+ words) 15 Jun 2026 By Joshua Stein Strabag has completed its "58. 8m takeover of ground engineering contractor Van Elle. Austrian-owned infrastructure specialist Strabag UK said on Monday (15 June) that it had acquired Van Elle after most of its shareholders voted in favour of the…...