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Given that history is littered with spiked infrastructure schemes that are later revived, Greg Pitcher examines whether the recent government announcement to cancel the eastern leg of HS2 to Leeds really means it is all over

The Leeds leg of HS2 may have been pulled but, in west London, construction is powering ahead. Paul Thompson reports on the techniques employed at the megaproject to aid delivery of two major schemes in one

Material costs and labour issues hit the sector in 2021 but, despite this, certain areas of the industry are booming. While some jobs have been slowed down by politics, others have been kickstarted by the right political decisions. Here are 10 projects that the industry will be watching in the…

Ferrovial Construction UK is like a “family organisation” according to managing director Karl Goose. It might seem hard to believe, given the company, formerly Ferrovial Agroman, is part of multi-national conglomerate Ferrovial, the Spanish behemoth that owns some of the world’s largest airports, including Heathrow, and employs more than 18,500…

Reaction has swiftly followed chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn Budget announcement – Construction News takes a look at how the industry is responding. Refresh to update.

There is less than a year to go until the starting guns are fired at the Commonwealth Games, but the related building work will be a marathon effort, not a sprint. Mark Smulian speaks to Birmingham City Council on what it is delivering, and what it expects from its contractors

Exclusive: a joint initiative between industry and government is developing ways to make transport projects safer, greener and more efficient. Ian Weinfass reports

Stuart Murphy is the founder of tidal power research firm TPGen24 As Construction News reported in March, the Welsh Government has revived its interest in tidal energy solutions. The call for involvement towards establishing a consortium to explore the resource in more depth closed a few weeks ago, and this…

150 years ago, in 1871, the first edition of Construction News was published. To help mark the anniversary, four past editors reflect on their own spell in charge of CN

With up to 150 different roles employed on the Somerset site, Greg Pitcher speaks to EDF’s skills lead on how the Hinkley Point C build will set up a pipeline of training that should benefit the construction industry for years to come