Fines totalling more than £90,000 and a suspended prison sentence have followed a serious asbestos breach in the Midlands. Read Full Article: The Construction Index
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Costain set fair despite dip in turnover
Costain’s profits rose strongly in 2025 despite a slow down in road and rail work.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Hill signs £45m deal for next phase in Merton
Clarion Housing Group has appointed the Hill Group to build phase two of its High Path regeneration in Merton, south London.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Galliford Try to build canal-side flats in Chester
Clarion Housing Group has appointed Galliford Try as main contractor for a social housing development in Chester.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Clark Contracts break ground on Edinburgh PBSA scheme
Clark Contracts has started work on a £20m purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) block in Edinburgh.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
G&H appoints head of operations
Leeds-based G&H Building Services has recruited Ian Moorby to the newly created role of head of operations.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Travis Perkins moves, expands, in east London
Travis Perkins has moved an east London branch from Stratford to Leytonstone, and tripled its size.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Housebuilding cost inflation steady at 2%
A BCIS survey has found house builders reporting costs were up 2% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025. Respondents expect inflation to continue; however a prolonged conflict in the Persian-Arabian Gulf could add to the pressure.Read Full Article: The...
NISTA update: Schools and hospitals to drive workforce needs
The first update to the UK national infrastructure pipeline estimates that a workforce of 629,000 to 706,000 will be needed over the next five years. The energy sector will account for more than half of all investment.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Schools: who’s building what?
The Department for Education has appointed contractors to a dozen school building projects across England.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Swedes take 42% stake in Yorkshire Water
Swedish investment company EQT has agreed to acquire a major stake in Kelda Holdings Limited, the parent company of Yorkshire Water.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Fines handed down after Devon power line fatality
Two companies have been fined after an employee was killed and a colleague left with life-altering injuries when a cherrypicker collided with an overhead powerline.Read Full Article: The Construction Index