Day: February 4, 2022

The latest monthly survey of UK construction purchasing managers shows the commercial sector as the best-performing category, ahead of house-building and civil engineering. Construction firms recorded the least widespread delays for almost 18 months. Survey respondents often noted that optimism about the roll back of...

The Official Receiver, acting as liquidator on behalf of Carillion’s creditors, alleges that KPMG failed in its duties as auditor to spot misstatements in Carillion’s accounts in the run-up to its January 2018 collapse. The lawsuit against KPMG will claim damages of more than £1bn...

Aberdeen City Council’s city growth and resources committee agreed to appoint BP as joint venture partner for the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub. City growth and resources convener Councillor Ryan Houghton said: “I am incredibly proud of this next step Aberdeen is making with our commercial partner...

Submission of the PAN to East Renfrewshire Council marks the start of a community consultation process, which will precede the submission of a formal planning application. The proposals involves redevelopment of the former Mearnskirk House Care Home in Newton Mearns to create 65 homes. Mike...

What big teeth you have....The megafauna found in a pit of bones under a housing development site near Plymouth is believed to date back around 30,000-60,000 years ago in the Middle Devensian period – the Ice Age. Sherford is a new 5,500-home community under development...

Brusk Korkmaz, quids in Hercules Site Services raised £8m from its initial public offering – £4m for Brusk Korkmaz, who founded the business in 2008, and £4m for the company’s coffers. The company’s funds will be used to scale-up its operations to supply labour to...

McCarthy Stone's Hewson Court in Hexham was built using Sigmat's light gauge steel framingMcCarthy Stone says that it has 40 construction sites lined up that will use light gauge steel framing (LGSF) systems, supplied by Leeds-based Sigmat. The company says that it is aiming for...

One of the excavations on the bank of the River Yare to house bascule lifting machinery for the Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing BAM Farrans Joint Venture (JV) is building the £121m Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing to provide a link from the A47 at...

Liverpool Crown Court heard how, on 5th March 2021, company owner Phillip McGinn and two of his workers were replacing roof tiles on a detached dormer bungalow, in Lydiate on Merseyside. A member of the public reported a concern regarding unsafe working because there was...