Supply Chain

Safety and environmental pressures are leading to a wave of innovation in materials development – but what are the barriers to getting new products to site? Innovation is, of course, desirable in any industry at any time. It enables companies to improve their products or services, thereby better serving their…

Focusing on regional work has paid off for Esh Group, according to its chief executive. In an exclusive interview with Construction News, group chief executive Andy Radcliffe said that targeting contracts in the North East had delivered strong financial results and secured future business. Radcliffe spoke after announcing the firm’s results…

A Yorkshire-based developer has filed a winding-up petition against embattled modular firm TopHat.

Contractor TClarke must pay more than £2m to a subcontractor after a High Court judge backed an adjudicator’s decision over a substantial data-centre job in London. The High Court deputy judge in the case, Jonathan Acton Davis KC, found that TClarke had issued an “invalid” pay-less notice regarding Bell Building…

Output in the construction sector is forecast to fall back because of the impact of the rise in the cost of mortgages on housing demand. The Construction Products Association (CPA) projected that total construction output would fall by 2.9 per cent this year, before recovering by 2 per cent in…

Revenue and profit at mechanical and electrical (M&E) specialist Dalkia Operations fell last year amid restructuring costs, higher provisions and project delays. The Manchester-based firm’s latest accounts filed with Companies House, covering the 2023 calendar year, show that pre-tax profit dropped by 38 per cent, from £1.8m to £1.3m. Turnover…

Most construction product manufacturers are still not set up to meet one of the key post-Grenfell safety recommendations, according to a survey. Research for the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) found a widespread lack of understanding of the move towards digitised project documents among manufacturers. In a report, the body warns…

Suppliers have said they are confident they can meet any extra demand for materials generated by the government’s ambition to increase housebuilding and infrastructure activity. Industry experts said there would not be an immediate increase in demand on supply chains but added that suppliers were ready to step up activity.…

Permasteelisa has landed the facade package on the £300m Salisbury Square development on Fleet Street in the City of London. The buildings, also known as the Justice Quarter, will serve as a new court and City of London Police headquarters. Mace is the main contractor on the job, and Keltbray…

Steel specialist J&D Pierce has reported a small drop in profit following tough market conditions. The Ayrshire-based specialist, which delivered structural steelwork for Liverpool Football Club’s £80m Anfield Road stand revamp (pictured) last year, tabled a pre-tax profit of £13.3m in the year to 31 December 2023, in comparison to…