The state of England’s local roads has been branded a “national embarrassment” by the chair of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), while a report commissioned by the Scottish Government found that speeding up the dualling of the A9 would increase disruption. In a new report… The post England’s local roads ‘a national embarrassment’ appeared first
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Subcontractor Seventynine Lighting, which went down in October, owed more than £2m, administrators have confirmed. Insolvency professionals at Forvis Mazars said the £11m-turnover firm, based in Gloucestershire, owed £2.1m to creditors when it collapsed last year following ISG’s fall into administration. Its statement-of-affairs form posted… The post ISG lighting subcontractor went down owing £2.1m appeared
Executives and managers at some of the biggest industry names are on the move this week, and seven former employees of the collapsed ISG have landed new roles at other firms. London-listed contractor Morgan Sindall announced that its chair, Michael Findlay, will step down after… The post People moves: Morgan Sindall chair departs...
Construction was the best performing economic sector in November, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed. While the wider economy grew by 0.1 per cent in the month, construction output rose by 0.4 per cent, the statistics body said. Construction’s growth… The post Construction outperforms wider economy in November appeared first
Balfour Beatty, Kier, Bam and Ferrovial are among those in the running to work on a world-leading prototype nuclear fusion power plant. As part of a £410m investment from the government to boost the UK fusion sector, the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) facility… The post Balfour...
Building costs are set to increase by 15 per cent over the next five years, according to a new forecast by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). The data company said that tender prices will rise by 20 per cent in the same period. It… The post Build costs set for 15% rise...
Leeds United Football Club has announced plans to expand its Elland Road stadium. The 1919-built ground is set to become the seventh largest in England after the work, with the proposed expansion planned to increase capacity from 37,645 to 53,000. The club announced this week… The post Leeds United plans major stadium expansion appeared first
An MP has written to the new policing minister about the “insulting” delay in concluding the investigation into the Didcot Power Station collapse. Labour’s representative for Rotherham, Sarah Champion, asked Diana Johnson to clarify when the probe would be concluded, and to comment on the… The post Didcot collapse: MP asks minister to explain ‘insulting
Plans for a new service station on the M25 have been submitted. Client Moto Hospitality wants to build the facility on both sides of the motorway at Brentwood in Essex. If approved, the development would feature up to 850 car parking spaces, 450 HGV spaces,… The post New M25 service station in Essex proposed appeared
The cost of a new prison in Glasgow that is being worked on by Kier is set to be larger than the Scottish Prison Service’s combined capital budget for the next three years, it has emerged. Speaking at the Scottish Parliament’s justice committee on Wednesday,… The post Cost of Kier’s HMP Glasgow job to double