A mezzanine floor specialist has been prosecuted after a contractor fell through a lift shaft. Guildford Crown Court heard that M & L Installers Ltd were contracted to install a mezzanine floor at a factory in Sunbury on Thames, Surrey…. Continue Reading →

One of the UK’s largest roofing contractors Avonside Group Services has bought Yorkshire-based eco-roofing specialist, Ploughcroft, in a deal that will see 25 jobs created in the region over the next two years. Lancashire-based Avonside, which has 29 branches across the… Continue Reading →

Northampton Partnership Homes has selected Keepmoat to deliver a forecast £160m programme of housing maintenance over the next 10 years. The projects are expected to vary greatly in size with around £16m of work placed with the builder each year. Initially, the… Continue Reading →

Sales in the UK construction products manufacturing market continued to climb for a consecutive fifteenth quarter in Q4 of 2016, according to figures published in the CPA’s latest State of Trade Survey. The construction products manufacturing industry has an annual… Continue Reading →

70% of UK builders have seen an increase in material prices due to the depreciation of the pound, new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has revealed. Sarah McMonagle, Director of External Affairs at the FMB, said: “Thousands… Continue Reading →

Stortford Interiors completes London Bridge Station fit-out project. Specialist architectural interior contractor, Stortford Interiors (UK) completes £4 million interior fit-out project for one of the UK’s biggest transport hubs, London Bridge Station. Working for Main Contractor Costain, the broad scope… Continue Reading →

The radical transformation and upgrade of Walsingham House will see the firm demolish the interior building structure while retaining the period Portland stone façade. New piled foundations will allow construction of a steel frame structure, adding two extra floors to the existing eight-storey… Continue Reading →

Staffordshire County Council has selected four contractors for a new major projects capital procurement framework. Bam Construction, Eric Wright, Farrans and Speller Metcalfe have earned places on the council’s panel to deliver schemes valued at £9m and above. The council’s initial assessment… Continue Reading →