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Access specialists win slots on £180m Sellafield framework
Altrad and Kaefer have landed places on a £180m deal at Sellafield.…
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Kier delayed on Oxford bridge replacement works
Network Rail and Kier have indefinitely delayed the replacement of a railway…
‘Contractor disputes’ fuel £121m cost hike for transport schemes
A regional authority is considering delaying some of its transport projects after…
‘Market rallying’ government set to drive construction growth
The “seismic” outcome of the general election is expected to boost key…
Regulator knocks £16bn off water investment plans
Ofwat has cut water companies’ plans to upgrade critical infrastructure by £16bn…
Civils costs forecast to rise 14% in five years
Civil engineering costs will rise by 14 per cent over the next…
Balfour scoops £185m Highlands dualling job
Balfour Beatty has nabbed a bumper job to dual part of the…
Details of £2bn Highlands construction programme unveiled
New details have emerged of a wave of planned construction projects in…
Fresh threats to £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel plans
Keir Starmer has promised to take a fresh look at the controversial…
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Costain and MWH win £65m of water work
Government transport spending up £14bn in four years
The Department for Transport (DfT) spent £13.8bn more on transport project invoices…
Barhale scoops £36m London sewer revamp job
Barhale has nabbed a major job to revamp part of London’s sewer…
United Utilities names contractors for £2.75bn of water work
United Utilities has named 18 companies which will undertake £2.75bn of works…
Balfour lands £192m substations job
Balfour Beatty has won a contract to build a trio of electrical…
Amey profit up despite 17% revenue slide
Amey UK saw a dip in turnover last year despite improving its…
RJ McLeod bought by utilities contractor
Infrastructure and energy company OCU Group has acquired civils firm RJ McLeod…
Balfour takes first phase of £690m electricity line job
Balfour Beatty has scooped a job to deliver the first phase of…
United Utilities names contractors for £3bn of water work
United Utilities has named seven partners to help deliver £3bn of major…
Contractors alerted to £150m port construction site job
Contractors have been alerted to a two-year-long job to revamp a port…
Election 24: Multibillion-pound roads plan delayed
Plans for the next five-year period of road investment have been delayed…
Election 24: Replace PFI to boost infrastructure investment, major contractors say
Major contractors including Balfour Beatty and Morgan Sindall are demanding a new…
Government decision on Lower Thames Crossing pushed back
A decision on whether to move forward with the Lower Thames Crossing…
Race starts for fresh £155m A9 dualling deal
Contractors are being sought for a £155m road-dualling project in Scotland. Transport…
Costain’s A1 dualling scheme gets long-awaited go-ahead
The transport secretary has green-lit a major road-dualling scheme that was awarded…
HS2 names former Crossrail boss as chief executive
Former Crossrail boss Mark Wild is to become chief executive of High…
Labour announces infrastructure delivery body shake-up
Civils contractors have welcomed reports that a future Labour administration would merge…
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Amey among six firms to land places on £90m Northern Irish framework
Amey, Aecom and WSP are among six contractors to have scooped places…
Strabag targets building schemes in 2024 and 2025
The UK arm of Strabag has revealed a timetable for its new…
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Stonehenge Tunnel delayed as campaigners granted appeal
Work on the £1.7bn Stonehenge Tunnel has been put on hold after…