Day: August 25, 2023

After a whinge about companies trying to interfere with their journalistic integrity, Bishop & Taylor get onto the real business of this episode – the 2023 Top 100 ranking of UK construction contractors, as featured in the forthcoming September issue of The Construction Index magazine....

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) launched its house-building market study on 28th February this year with a call for views on what it issues should concentrate. After receiving feedback from house-builders, planning authorities, campaign groups and others, the CMA has now set out the...

Andy Mitchell... because he's worth itDespite seeing his base salary cut last year, from £489,000 down to £468,000, Tideway chief executive Andy Mitchell earned substantial bonuses in recognition of progress on the £4.5bn tunnelling project, whihc is now nearing completion. In addition to his base...

The first pier is castThe two Water Orton viaducts form part of Delta Junction, HS2’s most complex network of structures in the West Midlands, and at 20-metres high are among the tallest structures on the line. HS2’s main works contractor for the West Midlands, Balfour...

Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN) and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) have secured the last of the planning consents they need to install a power cable between Peterhead in Scotland and Drax in England. Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is a 525kV, 2GW...

The BSG report was based on 30,000 site inspections conducted by BSG, which compared 2021 with 2022. The most widespread types of infringement included damaged and trailing cables as well as the temporary position of impermanent supplies around the site. Damaged wire sheathing or exposed...

Artist's impression of Bristol Temple Quarter NG Bailey’s new orders for mechanical, engineering and plumbing (MEP) work spans sectors including healthcare, education, film & television and rail. Its largest new contract is a £68m package on the University of Bristol’s £500m Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus...