Construction News

Balfour Beatty VINCI moves first huge HS2 Delta Junction viaduct


Balfour Beatty VINCI contractors working for HS2 have moved the first huge viaduct section into place over the motorway network in North Warwickshire,

Pick Everard chosen for £100M schools projects


Pick Everard has revealed it will be helping deliver more than 2,500 school spaces across the Bedford region over the next two years.

Newcastle neighbourhood regeneration


Homes England has acquired the Quayside West site, which will help create a new neighbourhood for the people of Newcastle and the wider North East.

Annual construction increase despite quarterly drop


Latest ONS figures reveal that annual construction output has  increased for the third consecutive year despite a quarterly drop.

Major regeneration investment for homes in Newham and Southwark


Communities in the London boroughs of Newham and Southwark are to benefit from new homes, across three major brownfield regeneration projects

Biodiversity boost through new developments


In a world first, developers in England are now required to deliver 10% Biodiversity Net Gain when building new housing, industrial or commercial developments.

£3Bn to deliver 20,000 affordable homes


Some 20,000 new affordable homes will be built across the country thanks to a £3Bn increase in a government-backed loan fund.

Build on brownfield, Gove tells councils


Big city councils must prioritise brownfield development, building new homes in right places and protecting the Green Belt.

PAC release damning HS2 report


A damning new report states that HS2 offers ‘very poor value for money for the taxpayer’ following the cancellation of its latter stages into the North.

£1Bn to fund lightning-fast broadband


£1.1Bn in contracts now signed to connect 677,000 rural homes and businesses across England.