Transport for Wales, Network Rail, and Ceredigion County Council have begun work on the new £8m Bow Street station in Ceredigion, opening to passengers in 2020.
Housing minister, Julie James has announced that investment in housing in Wales will reach £400m in 2020-21, thanks to a £175m budget boost from the Welsh Government.
The chancellor should prioritise cutting the rate of VAT on home improvement works and invest in the construction industry to maintain the sector’s recovery, urges the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Construction workers in Liverpool are facing a difficult time finding work after two high profile projects were halted following a fraud probe, warns Unite.
Maple Grove Developments has received the go-ahead for the new AEW-designed £18m Pioneer Place leisure and retail scheme in Burnley, Greater Manchester.
McLaren Construction has been awarded a £130m contract by Quintain to deliver its fourth development at Wembley Park, taking the overall value of McLaren’s projects at the site to £302m.
Pagabo’s Major Works Framework, which launches in April 2020, is the second iteration of its major works contract and will see up to 28 contractors deliver projects starting at £5m.
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has said that due to the size and complexity of the collapse of Carillion its investigation will need an additional six months to complete the first stage.
Interserve and the University of Sussex have won a contract extension worth £30m per annum to deliver facilities management services at the University of Sussex as part of joint venture Sussex Estates and Facilities (SEF).
Willmott Dixon Interiors has won the £13m contract to convert the grade II listed former library and museum in Tunbridge Wells into the new Amelia Scott building.
The £9.1m Great Ancoats Street scheme will improve the area for pedestrians, providing a more natural and attractive link between the Manchester City centre, the Ancoats and New Islington neighbourhoods.
The MoD's poor management of three infrastructure projects on its nuclear-regulated sites has contributed to a combined cost increase of £1.35bn, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
Delivered by Graham, Blanchardstown Centre – Ireland’s largest retail development – will see eight new stores and unveil a modern, reimagined space upon completion in November 2020.
The latest Top 50 Contractor League Table for December has just been published by Barbour ABI, as Balfour Beatty climbs to the top with £297m worth of contracts.
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