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Worlds biggest crane starts work at Hinkley Point
'Big Carl' The world biggest crane has been shipped over from Belgium to help build the new power station.
Construction work at Hinkley Point in...
Kier top the contractors league table for May with highest value of projects awarded
Kier is at the top of the contractors’ league table for May 2019, thanks to 12 contracts awarded with a total value of £397...
Consumer demand for new homes falls by 8%, says FMB
Consumer demand for new homes has fallen by 8% over the last year to its lowest level since 2013.
The news comes after the Federation...
Secretary of State writes open letter to the construction industry
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has written an open letter to everyone working within the UK construction industry.
His letter dated 31 March reads as follows:
To...
Sheffield’s £500m plans to improve buildings & council housing
Sheffield City Council has laid out plans to spend £500m on building and improving council housing over the next five years.
The spending plan has...
Wood wins key role on Hinkley Point C project
Wood has secured a new contract to provide a construction design management advisor service for the Hinkley Point C new build nuclear power station...
Average weekly wages rise in east of England
Weekly wages across construction in England has increased by an average of 1.7% in October, and demand for workers continues to rise according to...
Construction activivity dips slightly
The latest information from Builders’ Conference shows that both the number and value of contracts awarded in April have decreased for the first time...
Contract awards continue upwards trend in September
The total value of construction contract awards in September was 21.2% higher than for August according to new data from Barbour ABI.
Expert analysis shows...
Government launches biggest upgrade of nation’s buildings in a generation
Homes, schools and hospitals across England are set to be greener and cheaper to run thanks to a £3 billion plan to upgrade the...
