Wates Construction has secured a contract to upgrade the Palace of Westminster’s life safety systems. The latest deal brings the contractor’s London-based heritage contracts to a combined value of £145m. The programme will include upgrades to the Palace of Westminster’s… Continue Reading →

The 18 acre brownfield site of Leicester’s Waterside area will undergo a major transformation into a thriving new neighbourhood of homes, shops and workplaces, thanks to community regeneration specialist and housebuilder, Keepmoat. The firm’s selection by Leicester City Council came… Continue Reading →

Byrne Group has suffered another year of losses after problem projects secured by fit-out arm Chorus and builder Ellmer took their toll. While profits at the core concrete business trebled to £6m in the year to March 2016, the conclusion of several loss-making contracts secured… Continue Reading →

A construction company and its managing director have been prosecuted for operating an unsafe site during the conversion of a building in Bollington. Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court heard how the conditions on the site, where a former pub was… Continue Reading →

A roofing contractor and its two directors have been sentenced after admitting working unsafely at height on a hotel development in central Manchester during a major refurbishment job. A member of public witnessed and photographed unsafe work at a construction… Continue Reading →

Carillion starts work today on the first building at the former Vaux brewery site in Sunderland after the site has stood empty for 17 years. The key city centre site now forms part of a major city wide regeneration programme being undertaken… Continue Reading →