Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Two public clients to launch consultancy frameworks

EFA and HMRC consider tenders in further blow to government's flagship £2.9bn framework

Axa mulls delay to 22 Bishopsgate tower

Investor weighs up options for 62-storey scheme

Bam nabs Preston university work

Scheme for University of Central Lancashire to start early next year

Tuesday, 30 August 2016

London's new zero carbon rules may catch firms out

Oblivious developers 'will need specialist help to avoid London offsetting fees'

Sir Robert McAlpine wins telescope HQ

Radio wave-inspired project expected to start on site at Jodrell Bank in December

Thursday, 25 August 2016

HS2 delays awarding £900m of enabling works

The decision has been put back until the end of October

Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Top consultants vie for HS2 phase two roles

Client HS2 Ltd shortlists firms for key roles on branches of the high speed line north of Birmingham

Graham converts London uni courtyard into student space

Contractor completes space-saving scheme for SOAS University of London

Lendlease lands 50-storey 'Jenga tower'

Latest sign of life at Nine Elms post-Brexit vote as Balfour also announces another win in the area

No let up in planning applications after Brexit vote

No reduction in number of planning applications submitted since referendum

Monday, 22 August 2016

Ramboll hires UK boss from Arcadis

Industry heavyweight joins from Arcadis

Friday, 19 August 2016

Keltbray launches concrete business

Firm also names former Dunne Group head Gordon Dunne as new business's MD

Thursday, 18 August 2016

In pics: Mace presses on with Spurs' stadium build

New ground is being built right next to White Hart Lane

De Niro hotel an offer Westminster can't refuse

Film legend part of team to create 83-room boutique hotel in WC2 block

Weaker pound only Brexit impact so far, says Bam

Royal Bam posts improved half-year results, including an increase in UK profit

Six contractors scoop £5bn P22 framework

Incumbents Willmott Dixon and Balfour Beatty among those to miss out

Contractors join calls to delay apprenticeship levy

Builders' trade body Build UK says contractors need more time

Wednesday, 17 August 2016

Balfour pegs back half-year loss to £21m

But firm is hit by further UK problems and a £25m writedown against potential health and safety liabilities

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Tuesday, 16 August 2016

Balfour wins biggest ever US deal

Contractor lands deal to electrify 52 miles of high-speed rail line

Monday, 15 August 2016

Bovis reassures subbies it will continue building

The housebuilder reported strong profit growth for the first half of the year

Sweett bags role on GOSH project

The project is to be procured via a RIBA design competition

Six architects chasing £450m Spurs housing work

Allies & Morrison and Sheppard Robson among those chasing deal next door to football club's new ground

Friday, 12 August 2016

Apprenticeships levy details revealed

Government presses ahead with plans to impose levy on large employers

Scape confirms consultancy framework winner after challenge falls away

Confirmation of the award follows a challenge by one of the unsuccessful bidders

Pokémon Go: What to do if digital monsters are on your building site

Concerned businesses can report issues to the game's developer

Thursday, 11 August 2016

Sir Robert McAlpine family 'ran firm like a CEO'

Part of an exclusive investigation into management of Sir Robert McAlpine

Augmented reality could revolutionise client pitches

Technology behind Pokémon Go could transform the way the industry works

Pokémon Go players at risk on building sites

Building investigation finds 50-plus instances of players trespassing onto construction sites

Wednesday, 10 August 2016

Sweett brand to disappear within two months of takeover

Middle East-owned Currie & Brown's boss says takeover is 'vote of confidence' in UK post-Brexit vote

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Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Architect duo scoops £270m UCL East

Architects to design two projects on university's £270m Stratford campus

AFC Wimbledon's new stadium on verge of kick-off

Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will reconsider decision to call in project

Sweett to delist from stock exchange next month

Currie & Brown's £29m takeover of rival consultant goes unconditional

Thursday, 4 August 2016

Hinkley delay puts UK nuclear new build at risk, says expert

Government review into Hinkley Point C risks putting off investors in other nuclear projects

Six developers vie for Tottenham regen scheme

Council shortlists developers for 1,400 homes next to new Spurs stadium

Chinese burn: Hinkley backers feel snubbed

Well-placed source claims representatives of China's nuclear industry took the latest delay badly

Architect appointed to £23m Scottish justice centre

New court building will allow Inverness Castle to become tourist attraction

Alinea fears for contractors as Brexit dip begins to bite

Vote to leave the EU will see tender prices flatten out this year and then potentially fall

Wednesday, 3 August 2016

Keltbray on cusp of Dunne deal to save hundreds of jobs

Demolition specialist on verge of move into reinforced concrete market

Tuesday, 2 August 2016

Monday, 1 August 2016

Construction and energy ministers finally named

Ministerial briefs confirmed at the new Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department

Developer sought for 2,500-home York scheme

High profile site is situated behind the city's railway station