A Midlands construction company has sold a majority stake to a London-based investor in a transaction that values the business at £22m.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
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Stone worker with terminal silicosis blames quartz worktops
A stone worker in hospital with terminal silicosis says he developed the disease after inhaling dust while cutting engineered stone kitchen worktops in unsafe working conditions.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
New owner for Pick Everard
French consulting engineer Artelia has made its biggest UK acquisition to date with the addition of Pick Everard.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Scottish acquisition for Van Elle
Van Elle Holdings, the UK's largest ground engineering contractor, has acquired Albion Drilling Holdings Limited for £3.5m.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
DBR to fix Blenheim Palace roof
Work is soon to start on a £10.4m restoration project at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
CCS acquires BSF
The Considerate Constructors Scheme has acquired the Building a Safer Future organisation.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Reforms proposed for DCO appeal process
The government has been presented with a set of proposals that could reduce legal delays to national infrastructure projects.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Octavius signs for Chelmsford bypass
Essex County Council has awarded Octavius Infrastructure a £15m contract to design and build section 1A of the Chelmsford North East Bypass.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
UK construction’s demographic timebomb
UK construction’s skill shortage has gone from bad to worse, according to CPA economists.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
CPA upgrades its growth forecasts
Construction economists appear to be feeling a little more upbeat about UK construction’s growth prospects.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
UK acquisition for Rockwool
Denmark-based insulation producer Rockwool Group is acquiring Wetherby Building Systems Ltd. Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Study finds desk jobs more stressful than site work
Cambridge academics have found that office workers in the construction industry are more likely to feel under stress than site workers.Read Full Article: The Construction Index