Buildings

Project starts in the leisure and office sectors have dipped as the construction sector waits for clarity on spending plans. And uncertainty around public spending on infrastructure and housing has also slowed activity across the UK, according to Glenigan’s latest monthly Construction Index. In the three months to February, site…

Kier has won a £117.7m deal to work at an army site in Suffolk. The tier one contractor will deliver infrastructure design-and-build work at Rock Barracks near Woodbridge. The contract, which runs until April 2030, was awarded by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) last week as a framework call-off. It…

Small construction companies have suffered a second successive quarter of declining workloads and enquiries, according to research. The Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) latest State of Trade Survey revealed an 8 per cent drop in activity for its members in the final quarter of last year, hot on the heels…

Goldbeck has scooped part of a multi-million pound deal to develop a new municipal office block and production studio in Cardiff. Goldbeck UK – a subsidiary of German commercial contractor Goldbeck GmbH – is one of three firms named on the project, which includes a replacement for Cardiff Council’s headquarters.…

Building regulations should be changed so that no new homes are completed with gas grid connections after this year, an influential body has said. The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the government’s official advisory body on reducing emissions, outlined a range of measures needed to decarbonise the UK by 2050. The…

Seven firms named in the Grenfell report are now under investigation and could face a complete ban from public work in the UK. Leading manufacturers and contractors in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower exhibited “disgraceful mercenary behaviour” and will be investigated for a complete debarment, housing secretary Angela Rayner said.…

JJ Rhatigan has signed an £84m contract to build a major housing development in Ealing, west London.  The UK arm of the Ireland-based contractor will start building the 296-home Twyford Abbey scheme for Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, in March, as initial groundworks have been completed.  The…

A major procurement provider has appointed 126 firms to a £660m retrofit and decarbonisation framework for public sector work. The LHC Procurement Group (LHCPG) Retrofit and Decarbonisation (N9) framework will run until the end of February 2029, providing public sector clients and registered social landlords with access to vetted local…

Unite Group has recouped £51m from contractors for fire safety remediation works – but has said further sums are yet to be recovered.  In a preliminary results statement, the London-listed student housing developer said it reached settlements worth £32m in 2024, of which its share is £23m once joint venture…

Galliford Try has been awarded two major prison fire-safety upgrade contracts. Yesterday (25 February), the contractor announced it won a £44.5m contract to deliver fire-safety improvements at the Grade II-listed HMP Wakefield (pictured) in West Yorkshire. A contract notice published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on Thursday (20 February)…