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A disappointing December rounded off a tough trading year in 2025 for the UK’s builders’ merchants.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Consulting engineer WSP has promoted one of the directors of its most recently acquired company. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The National Audit Office has found that despite more than a decade of planning, the DfT still has much to do the ensure the programme is a success.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Robertson Group has started main works on the first new campus to be built as part of the North Schools Programme, which will see five local authorities building new school facilities.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Two former employees of Vistry are to be investigated by the Financial Reporting Council.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Brick and block producer Forterra showed 12% growth last year despite its substantial dependency on the struggling house-building market.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Balfour Beatty has met its long-standing target of 3% profit margin for its UK construction business.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Hounslow Council in west London has published a 15-year regeneration programme that envisages the construction of 14,000 homes in the borough.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The Criggion quarry in Powys has played host to a UK first.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Engineering consultants say a single digital platform could cut delays and ensure consistent building design quality. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Australian heavy lift luffing jib crane supplier Marr has brought a new safety tool for crane ops and signallers to the UK for the first time, for work on HS2’s Old Oak Common.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The first completed version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard has been released. The standard aims to clarify what ‘net zero carbon’ means in UK buildings.Read Full Article: The Construction Index