Construction News
COWI celebrates contract award for Transpennine Route Upgrade
17 May 24
COWI has been awarded a design contract by Network Rail for a section of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
New powers for councils to help build more affordable homes
16 May 24
Councils across the country will be able to buy cheaper land to help build thousands more social and affordable homes.
Cumbrian construction firm clinches £40M Sellafield contract
15 May 24
Stobbarts Ltd is the latest local SME to deliver major infrastructure projects at Sellafield.
Building Safety Act can help construction ‘right its wrongs’
14 May 24
The Building Safety Act will bring about changes to culture on a scale never seen before, according to the CEO of LABC.
No falls week: Expert warns employers of injury risk
13 May 24
The No Falls Foundation (a charity committed to preventing death as a result of falls from height) has launched the first ever ‘No Falls Week’ this May
The drive towards electrifying the off-highway sector
10 May 24
The importance of electrification within the off-highway sector.
Kier to design new government hub at Darlington
9 May 24
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has signed Kier as its initial delivery partner to create a new state-of-the-art hub.
Third of construction firms surveyed worry they won’t last the year
8 May 24
More than a third of construction firms are concerned they won’t be able to trade into 2025.
Contract awarded for UK’s first all-electric ‘green’ prison
7 May 24
Mitie Care & Custody has been awarded the contract to operate HMP Millsike, the UK’s first all-electric prison
Second £1.6Bn decarbonisation framework launched by Pagabo
3 May 24
Pagabo has announced the 56 suppliers appointed to its brand-new £1.6Bn Decarbonisation Solutions Framework
