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According to the Construction Industry Training Board, the construction industry needs three times as many apprentices as it currently has if it is to plug the labour gap.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Nottingham City Council has signed a £12.6m deal with Balfour Beatty to build a footbridge over the River Trent in the city.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, has appointed John Graham Construction to build the first phase of its Dyecoats development in Leeds. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Official estimates suggest construction output in Great Britain grew by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2024 despite a 0.2% fall in December. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has awarded Galliford Try a £63m contract to build single living accommodation at RAF Digby in Lincolnshire. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

US engineering contractor Burns & McDonnell has appointed Kyle Roberts to run its UK operations.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Prefab specialist Goldbeck Construction has been appointed to build a new, smaller County Hall for Cardiff Council.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Telford-based construction firm McPhillips has been appointed by Telford & Wrekin Council to turn its former offices into a sixth form centre.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The construction of three new homes in a single day at the Three Oaks development on the Isle of Wight has demonstrated the potential of modern methods of construction on the island.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Heathrow Airport has confirmed that it intends to submit plans for a third runway to the government this summer and will favour the use of British-made steelRead Full Article: The Construction Index

Ray O’Rourke, founder and deputy chair of the Laing O’Rourke Group, is taking over from Sir John Parker as chair next month.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

A self-employed roofer has received a suspended prison sentence after a man suffered serious injuries falling from a scaffold in Devon.Read Full Article: The Construction Index