Birmingham developer has designs on the capital
A Birmingham property developer is planning a £1bn expansion into the London residential market.UK housing retrofit bill could hit £118bn
New research indicates that it will cost up to £118bn for UK homes to reach 2030 target energy efficiency standards.Consultants named for eastern rail framework
Network Rail's Eastern region has launched a framework for development and design consultancy work.Bouygues to build Cardiff & Vale campus facilities
Bouygues UK has been awarded the contract to build the Barry Waterfront Campus and the Advanced Technology Centre in the Vale of Glamorgan for Cardiff & Vale College (CAVC).BCIS appoints new chief executive
The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has appointed Richard Linstead as chief executive.HG appointed to Stratford PBSA scheme
HG Construction has been appointed main contractor for a £135m purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Stratford, east London.Survey Solutions makes second acquisition
Survey Solutions has acquired Essex-based utility surveying specialist SurvaTec.Peri adds Becostop to UK accessories range
Formwork specialist Peri UK has teamed with German manufacturer Becoform to expand its range of accessories.Boot lands university refurb job
Henry Boot Construction, part of Henry Boot, has been appointed to deliver a £10m restoration of the Grade II-listed Ramsden Building at the University of Huddersfield.Solar farm boosts Multiplex net zero ambitions
Multiplex has powered up a 10MWp solar farm in Norfolk to offset carbon on its London construction projects.HVO fuel tanks now available for hire
Fuel distributor Certas Energy is now offering its HVO customers the option of hiring a fuel tank rather than having to buy one.Merchant takings still in decline
Britain’s builders’ merchants saw their takings fall by more than 2%, year on year, in the first month of 2025.Drax strikes up PFA joint venture
Drax Power is teaming up with Power Minerals to process pulverised fuel ash for use in cement.Sleator expands coverage
Sleator Plant is expanding from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland.Sangwin takes delivery of its heaviest crane
Sangwin Plant Hire as added a 230-tonne capacity mobile crane to its lifting fleet.United Living wins Ulverston pipeline project
Gas distributor Cadent has handed United Living Infrastructure Services a multi-million-pound pipeline diversion project in Ulverston, Cumbria.Government admits house-building target will be missed
Labour’s manifesto commitment to build 1.5 million new houses by 2030 is likely to be missed, the chancellor has admitted .Mace to build new Euston Tower
British Land has appointed Mace to lead the £600m redevelopment of Euston Tower in London.Vistry profits down 64%
The board of house-builder Vistry Group admits that the business ‘significantly under-performed’ last year as profits shrivelled.Severfield seeks new CEO
The board of structural steelwork contractor Severfield has initiated a search process to find a new chief executive officer.Deeley starts Hucknall extra care flats
Construction work is under way on an extra care housing scheme in Hucknall, near Nottingham.McLaren lands £135m Tunbridge Wells mid-box scheme
McLaren Construction has begun work on a warehouse development near the centre of leafy Tunbridge Wells in Kent.Summer start for 50 Fenchurch Street main build
Multiplex is set to start main build construction this summer on the Fifty Fenchurch Street tower in London.Hoffmann secures patent for clinker-free cement
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has secured a European patent for its H-EVA 0% clinker cement.Lawyer warns on employment reforms
Employment Rights Bill will be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for many construction firms, according to one employment lawyer.
