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Balfour Beatty expects cash to near £1bn at the end of 2025, after reporting wins in key markets this year. The UK’s biggest contractor said in a trading update this morning (8 May) that average net cash in 2025 is expected to reach between £900m and £1bn, following a “strong”…

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) in the devolved Northern Irish government has launched early market engagement for a new civil engineering framework. The Major Civil Engineering Works Framework will support the delivery of transport and road infrastructure projects…

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Willmott Dixon has been named by Great Yarmouth Borough Council as development partner for the regeneration of the town’s North Quay waterfront. The project is intended to transform a 10.5-acre site into a mixed-use development comprising residential units,…

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Van Elle Holdings has transferred its heavy goods vehicle (HGV) fleet to a specialist logistics partner in a move to cut overheads and redeploy capital to growth. The UK’s largest ground engineering contractor has entered into a five-year…

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Two open-access procurement routes launched by the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) in February 2025 are expected to widen access to public sector repair and energy efficiency contracts for small and medium-sized enterprises. The Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPSs) cover…

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Procurement consortium Prosper has appointed contractors to an eight-lot investment works framework worth up to £250m over four years. The multi-supplier agreement will support the delivery of building installation and refurbishment services across the North East, Cumbria and…

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Tarmac has expanded the availability of its Portland limestone cement (PLC) across England and Wales, after recent changes to national concrete standards enabled wider use of the lower-carbon material. The move follows an update to the BS 8500…

A major carbon capture pipeline job saw utilities and property services contractor United Living top the latest Construction News monthly league table. Data from Glenigan showed that the £627m-turnover firm picked up a £250m contract from  Liverpool Bay CCS Ltd, a subsidiary of global energy firm Eni, to help deliver…

Councillors are being urged to approve additional funding of £11.7m for “essential and unforeseen” changes to the A59 Kex Gill realignment scheme in North Yorkshire. The project, being delivered by John Sisk & Son, will see a new section of bypass constructed between Skipton and Harrogate at Bubberhouses – at…

The government has been urged to strengthen the resilience of the domestic mineral products supply chain as the latest data showed a weak start to the year for the sale of building materials. According to the latest data from the Mineral Products Association (MPA), sales of ready-mixed concrete and asphalt…