Pothole plague reaches new peak
More than half of the local road network in England and Wales could fail in the next 15 years as the amount needed to fix the backlog of repairs reaches a record high of £16.3bn.Mental health questions added to tender documents
A Merseyside council has decided to make its contractors include mental health statements in their bids for construction work.Crest Nicholson finds more defects
House-builder Crest Nicholson has admitted that new build defects have come to light on its buildings.Wickes buys solar panel installer
Wickes, a leading builders merchant for the trade and consumers, is taking over a company that installs domestic solar panels and gas boilers.Beard posts 9% growth
Regional contractor Beard has reported its biggest ever year of sales in its history.Turner & Townsend adds to energy team
Construction consultant Turner & Townsend has appointed three new directors to its energy and natural resources team.House-building cost inflation steady at 1.7%
Latest report from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) shows no change in annual house-building cost inflation.Permasteelisa lands £35m St John’s Wood Square envelope
Permasteelisa Group has been appointed to deliver the glazing and cladding at St John’s Wood Square, a £400m development in London.Sunward grows dealer network
Chinese construction machinery manufacturer Sunward has added two more dealers to its UK network.Heat pump roll out not going to plan
A report from the government spending watchdog today tells us what we all absolutely already knew – that the heat pump roll out is going too slowly.Marshalls takes action as profits fall 40%
Building materials group Marshalls has filed results showing how the business has been hit by the downturn.Willmott Dixon starts Towcester SEND school
Willmott Dixon has begun construction works on the development of a new special school in Towcester.Cardiff set to approve £25m re-cladding project
Cardiff Council is preparing to move on to phase two of its post Grenfell tower block remediation works.Homes England steps in for Worthing regeneration
Homes England has bought a derelict site in Worthing to kickstart its regeneration.Surgo downed by adjudication reverse
Newcastle-based Surgo Construction is in administration after losing an adjudication with a supplier.Balfour Beatty and Costain land roles on Teesside’s £4bn power project
Balfour Beatty and Costain are among contractors selected to bring forward plans for the UK’s first commercial scale gas-fired power station with carbon capture.Five reasons to attend The UK Concrete Show
The UK Concrete Show is the place to see the very best that the concrete industry has to offerBirmingham approves £200m Broad Street tower block
Planning approval has been granted for a 47-storey block of flats on Birmingham’s Broad Street.Taziker to re-paint Clifton Suspension Bridge
Enabling works start next month for an 18-month paint job on the Clifton Suspension Bridge.Plans in for final phase of Glasgow Collegelands
A 20-year regeneration project is reaching a conclusion in Glasgow with plans submitted for the final phase of Collegelands.Data centres swell TClarke's order book
Building services contractor TClarke plc has filed results showing record revenue and further growth ahead on the bank of the booming data centre market.Willmott Dixon appoints new CFO
Willmott Dixon has appointed James Mackenzie as its new chief financial officer (CFO).Natural History Museum project start date slips
Mace has been given an early-2025 start date for the £200m Natural History Museum collections centre in the Thames Valley.National Highways trials intelligent compaction
Galliford Try’s team on the A303 has been trialling intelligent compaction technology for National Highways.Mammoet tries belt & braces approach to crane safety
Dutch lifting specialist Mammoet is taking no chances when it comes to safety, fitting a crane with three different warning systems.