The London Borough of Newham has agreed a plan to make all of its high-rise residential buildings safe by 2029.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Newham Council sets out £63m tower block strategy
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Builders’ merchant moves into new market
Builders’ merchant MKM has made a strategic move into the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) sector with the acquisition of Oceanair UK. Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Nuclear regulator prosecutes EDF
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has notified EDF and one of its contractors that they will be prosecuted for safety breaches.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Build inflation forecast to stay above 3% this year
UK construction costs a predicted to rise by up to 3.8% in 2024.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Springfield sells land to reduce debt
Scottish house-builder Springfield Properties remains upbeat despite half-year numbers showing turnover and profit in decline.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Stonehenge tunnel challenge fails
Campaigners seeking to block construction of a road tunnel under the Stonehenge World Heritage Site have lost a second legal challenge.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Kent joiner acquires Bristol M&E firm
Rainsford Contracts has acquired Avon Combined Electrical Services.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Green light for £1.5bn Teesside CCUS power plant
Plans on Teesside for a gas-fired power stations with carbon capture have received development consent from the government.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Cost inflation pushes McLaughlin & Harvey to a loss
Accounts filed by Antrim-based McLaughlin & Harvey showed that it made a loss last year.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
HS2 completes first of four Delta Junction jacks
Belgian steelwork specialists have jacked a 300-tonne viaduct beam into place for HS2 over the weekend.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Second student block planned for Island Quarter
Developers have submitted plans for the construction of more student accommodation in Nottingham’s Island Quarter.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Developer in the dock after labourer’s death
A developer has been fined £450,000 and the firm’s director has received a suspended prison sentence after a labourer was crushed to death on a Birmingham building site.Read Full Article: The Construction Index