Day: February 24, 2022

(left to right) Paul McLennan, Allan Callaghan and Ann Leslie.The work at two sites in Prestonpans will help deliver over 40 affordable homes for Lar Housing Trust, which has a waiting list in the area. The developments at Northfields and Jim Bush Drive will bring...

CIC has submitted evidence to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee inquiry that is scrutinising the government’s plans for fixing the building safety crisis. The evidence highlighted that the proposal to retrospectively extend the limitation period under section 1 of the Defective Premises Act...

Andy Mitchell is stepping downThe new chair is required to have “stature and respect within the wider construction industry” to “leverage their status and reputation to convene the construction sector”. The job description adds: “They must be a champion for industry change and promote inclusion,...

Costain and National Grid have been embroiled in litigation since the civil engineering contractor departed the Peterborough & Huntingdon project in June 2020 following a significant change in scope. It was revealed in December that, following a judication reversal, Costain expected to pay National Grid...

Morgan Sindall generated revenues of £3,213m in the year to 31st December 2021 (2020: £3,034m), an increase of 6%. Pre-tax profit was up 108% to £126.2m (2020: £60.8m). Those headline numbers were also strongly ahead of the pre-pandemic 2019 results, by 5% and 42% respectively....

The pallets are distinctively branded to indicate that they are to be collected and reused, rather than just dumpedMarshalls, Sisk, Countryside, Tobermore and the Wolseley Group are among the latest organisations to sign up to the Pallet Loop, a scheme to reduce the consumption of...

St Helens glass furnace fired up on biofuelA fuel made from organic waste materials powered the St Helens glass manufacturer’s furnace for four days, creating 165,000 sq ft of “the lowest carbon float glass ever made”.  The fuel emits approximately 80% less CO2 than traditional...