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The National House Building Council has reported new home registrations down 4% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, at 29,162, with private sector registrations falling 5% and affordable registrations remaining stable.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Procurement organisation Fusion21 has released data on its social value programmes, showing that more than 700 people found employment through projects on its frameworks, including 116 apprentices.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Morgan Sindall Construction's Essex business has delivered a new SEND sixth form at Glenwood School in South Benfleet, with capacity for 40 students.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The London Borough of Bromley approved proposals for the redevelopment of Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. The work will be carried out by Morgan Sindall Construction, with masterplanning from WOO architects; partners include Max Fordham, FaulknerBrowns, Alan...

Portakabin has been approved as a supplier to Place Group's Everything Estates frameworks, which enable a broad range of public sector estates services.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Yorkshire Water has appointed AtkinsRéalis to its AMP8 framework, supporting the delivery of major investment and infrastructure projects.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Blackpool Council plans to award the contract to build a new data centre, dubbed Silicon Sands, to Hochtief Data Centre Partner UK Ltd.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Pick Everard, operating under Perfect Circle and procured through the SCAPE Consultancy Framework, with Keltbray, has completed the remediation of Waterfront East Park for the City of Doncaster Council.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The Mineral Products Association has appointed a new CEO, Paul Adeleke, who joins the MPA from the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA).Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The Structural Timber Association has convened a panel at the Palace of Westminster to discuss the role of the product in sustainably accelerating UK housebuilding.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

EcoVadis has awarded MKM Building Supplies its gold medal, placing the independent building merchant in the top 5% of 150,000 companies assessed globally. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Keon Homes has laid the first bricks for 32 new council homes in Wolverhampton, the second phase of work in the city's Heath Town district, for the local council, backed by improvements to the area's district heat network.Read Full Article: The Construction Index