Construction News

JV secures £219M RAF Molesworth contract


Joint Venture team, Skanska Black & Veatch, has secured a £219M contract to deliver European Infrastructure Consolidation (EIC) works at RAF Molesworth.

Nine in ten tradespeople victims of theft


New research reveals 89% of tradespeople have experienced theft and crime.

Waterbeach Barracks redevelopment


The sale of an MOD site in Cambridgeshire will bring new lease of life to the area.

Estate regeneration ramps up


Major changes to the Affordable Homes Programme will see regeneration ambitions ramped up.

Defence School of Transport goes green


The Defence School of Transport (DST) in Leconfield has welcomed new ‘green’ accommodation

Machine control key to attracting new talent in construction


Machine control – the automation of construction equipment – is key to attracting new talent and addressing the skills shortage in the sector, according to construction professionals surveyed in a new report by Topcon Positioning Systems. Three-quarters (77%) of those surveyed in the report –

Ensuring Safety and Justice in the Workplace


A Call for Employer Responsibility and Employee Protection

HS2 in UK off-site first


HS2 has begun assembling the UK’s first major railway viaduct to be entirely manufactured off-site,

Levelling up town planning


The Department for Levelling Up is helping to level up across the country, not just places, but people too, by funding a new scheme to support aspiring graduates into the planning sector. The DLUHC is granting £1.59M to the Local Government Association to fund a new

Major Magnox contract awarded


A major framework contract, worth some £485M has been awarded to five suppliers as part of the Magnox decommissioning programme.