Scotland ditches 2030 carbon goals
The Scottish government has abandoned its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions targets and reset for 2045 instead.McAlpine confirmed for new Broadgate towers
Sir Robert McAlpine has been appointed by the Broadgate joint venture to deliver 2 Finsbury Avenue, a dual high-rise in London’s Broadgate development.Sniffer dogs detect leaking water mains
Sniffer dogs are being used to help find leaking water mains in the Scottish Borders and East Lothian.TC Harrison acquires Gunn JCB
Two of JCB’s oldest dealers are joining forces.Geobear strengthens infrastructure division
Ground engineering and subsidence specialist Geobear has recruited Arcadis technical director Paul Garthwaite.Suspended jail sentence for rogue plumber
A plumber has been given a suspended prison sentence for working on gas pipes without being registered.UK Construction Week London just one month away from returning to London’s ExCeL
With less than a month to go until London's ExCeL doors open for the welcome return of UK Construction Week (7-9 May)Scottish architect goes employee-owned
Edinburgh-based 7N Architects has been sold to an employee ownership trust (EOT).Avant starts £47m Amber Valley estate
Avant Homes Central has started construction on a £47m development in Somercotes, in the Amber Valley in Derbyshire.Engineers flag up Future Homes’ embodied carbon omission
The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has raised concerns about the lack of embodied carbon regulation within the proposed Future Homes and Building Standards.Suppliers named for £150m fire safety framework
More than 70 specialist fire safety firms have been appointed to a new £150m public sector fire safety framework.McConnell looks for further growth
Building contractor McConnell has broken through the £50m turnover mark.Re:Construction podcast – Episode 151
Could Truss be right?Plantworx moves to Newark
The peripatetic trade show for construction machinery, Plantworx, is on the move again.Norfolk names contractors for £400m framework
Norfolk County Council has published details of a new construction framework that it has set up.Yorkshire Water sets out immediate priorities
Yorkshire Water plans to invest almost £800m in network improvements over the next 12 months.London retakes crown as most expensive city for construction
According to Arcadis, London is the most expensive city in the world in which to build things.Gleeds joins GPA consultants panel
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed Gleeds to provide professional services for its capital programmes.Galliford Try to expand Bolton college
Galliford Try has signed a contract for the Department for Education to erect a new building for Bolton University Collegiate School (UCS) in Lancashire.Vale Southern lands £7m assisted living scheme
Thorngate Churcher Trust, a registered social landlord, has selected Vale Southern Construction to build 30 new homes for the over 50s in Gosport, Hampshire.TClarke board accepts Regent's £90m takeover offer
The board of building services contractor TClarke has agreed to a £90.6m takeover by Regent Acquisitions Limited.Record year for Billington
Structural steel contractor Billington Holdings has posted record results for 2023.Man killed changing wheels of concrete mixer
A Doncaster company has been fined £50,000 after an employee was killed under a mixer truck.New director for McBains
Construction consultant McBains has appointed Grant Harden to the position of director within its building services engineering division.Profits double for employee-owned McGee
Specialist engineering contractor McGee doubled profits last year on near 50% revenue growth.