Sustainability and environmental news in UK construction

Warning over disposal costs in wake of landfill tax reform

Kerry Lorimer — Thu, 08 May 2025 11:45:10 +0000

The government has been warned that its plan to ditch the lower level of landfill tax for less-polluting materials risks hitting construction and demolition firms with an unsustainable increase in disposal costs. Treasury proposals to reform landfill tax would see the lower rate of £4.05…

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Clay investigations at proposed £2.2bn reservoir site will cut long-term costs

Joshua Stein — Wed, 07 May 2025 11:45:11 +0000

Tier one contractor Costain is conducting intensive clay investigations at a proposed site for the UK’s first planned reservoir in more than 30 years, with the aim of reducing the risk of cost overruns. The firm is leading clay compaction trials (CCTs) at the site near…

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United Living to deliver £250m carbon capture pipeline

Colin Marrs — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:05:17 +0000

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? United Living Energy has secured a £250m contract to help deliver carbon capture infrastructure as part of the HyNet North West decarbonisation scheme. The firm, a subsidiary of United Living Group operating under…

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Electrical contractor body sets out blueprint for clean energy transition

Greg Pitcher — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:01:07 +0000

A specialist contractor body has called for the creation of a national electrification taskforce to boost the UK’s transition to renewable energy. The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) said a cross-government panel could coordinate efforts across different areas including transport, housing and skills. This was one…

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Eni to begin £2bn CCS procurement for Liverpool Bay scheme

Colin Marrs — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:44:55 +0000

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Energy firm Eni is set to award up to £2bn in supply chain contracts for its Liverpool Bay carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, following the finalisation of a deal with the UK…

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HS2 faces multimillion-pound hit after planning permission rejection

Joshua Stein — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:46:55 +0000

A planning decision to block HS2 from upgrading a crucial farm lane in Wendover could push up its costs by “tens of millions” of pounds, it has said. The response came as Buckinghamshire Council refused planning permission for an underground chamber and ditch, as part…

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Great British Nuclear launches £600m reactor tender

Colin Marrs — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:56:56 +0000

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Great British Nuclear has published a planned procurement notice for up to two owner’s engineer (OE) contracts worth a combined £600m over up to 14 years for its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme.…

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Holyrood seeks input on £50m heat decarbonisation framework

Ben Vogel — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:12:51 +0000

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? The Scottish Government has launched a market engagement exercise ahead of a planned re-letting of its public sector heat decarbonisation framework, with a potential value of £50m. A request for information (RFI) issued…

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PfH appoints 19 firms to £500m retrofit framework

Colin Marrs — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:24:40 +0000

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Procurement for Housing (PfH) has appointed 19 contractors to a £500m framework for decarbonisation and retrofit works across the UK’s social housing sector. The four-year agreement, which started on 31 March, will allow…

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Planning approved for net-zero cement factory

Ben Vogel — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:06:35 +0000

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Heidelberg Materials UK has secured planning permission to build a carbon capture facility at its Padeswood cement works in Flintshire, north Wales, moving forward its ambition to deliver the UK’s first net zero…

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