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Procurement failings blamed for problems in £19bn road and rail market
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (427+ words) 09 Sep 2026 By CN Contributor: Jenny Eagle The UK's competition watchdog has warned that the road and rail infrastructure market is being held back by the way public projects are planned, funded and procured. The UK’s £19bn-a-year road and rail infrastructure…...
Why punching shear is raising legal and structural concerns
4+ day, 36+ min ago (454+ words) Alex Dyer is a professional indemnity underwriter at Collegiate Underwriting Most people walk into tall buildings without giving a second thought to the environment they are stepping into. That would inevitably change if they were aware of a potential structural…...
Galliford Try lands £110m Severn Trent pipeline job
1+ week, 2+ day ago (199+ words) 03 Sep 2026 By Harmsworth Galliford Try has been appointed to a £110m contract to deliver a 23km pipeline for client Severn Trent Water. The contractor’s environment business was selected to deliver the River Mease Improvement project, which is being driven by Water Industry…...
Builder jailed for £136,000 fraud
1+ week, 2+ day ago (493+ words) 03 Sep 2026 By CN Contributor: Jenny Eagle A builder has been jailed for 32 months after admitting fraud offences that left customers across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire more than £136,000 out of pocket. Sean Patrick Gartland, 54, of Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, was sentenced at…...
Morris & Spottiswood hit with asbestos prohibition notice
1+ week, 3+ day ago (330+ words) 02 Sep 2026 By Joshua Stein Morris & Spottiswood has received a prohibition notice for failing to carry out “suitable and sufficient” asbestos surveys at a construction site, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said. The regulator served the contractor with the…...
What does Andy Burnham's devolution drive mean for construction?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (809+ words) 02 Sep 2026 By Greg Pitcher It took Andy Burnham decades to become prime minister. Then it took just 10 days to start deliberately diluting the role. The former health secretary and mayor of Greater Manchester took the reins of the UK on…...
Welsh councils plan £800m civils framework
1+ week, 4+ day ago (331+ words) 01 Sep 2026 By Harmsworth Five Welsh councils have launched plans for an £800m civil engineering framework covering construction and specialist works across South West Wales and Powys. The South West Wales Regional Civil Engineering Contractors Framework 2027 was expected to run from 8 February…...
'Hundreds of building control certificates' reported missing in Bolton
2+ week, 3+ day ago (367+ words) 26 Aug 2026 By Nicola Harley Bolton Council has now launched an investigation, after concerns were raised by residents and architects. Bolton Council has launched an investigation after reports that hundreds of building control certificates are missing. At a meeting of the…...
Steel tariffs: allocating risk and protecting margins
2+ week, 3+ day ago (511+ words) New rules mean imported steel could face additional tariffs, and Carly Thorpe, partner and head of construction and engineering at Walker Morris, asks what contractors can do to protect their margins in the face of that risk. Carly Thorpe is…...
Balfour Beatty faces £9.6m liability order claim over student scheme
2+ week, 4+ day ago (859+ words) 25 Aug 2026 By Joshua Stein Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick is being sued for an estimated £9.6m remediation bill over alleged external wall defects at a student accommodation site in Bradford. Its parent company Balfour Beatty plc is also the target of a separate…...