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A fresh tender notice for the job to repair Parliament’s Victoria Tower will be published next month, authorities have confirmed. The corporate officers of the House of Lords and House of Commons have published an early engagement notice for the long-awaited Victoria Tower scheme. Work to repair Parliament’s tallest structure…

The UK arm of US contracting giant Structure Tone has reported its first pre-tax profit for six years. London-based Structure Tone Ltd, whose back catalogue includes a major overhaul of One Westferry Circus in the city, posted a pre-tax profit of £1.3m for the 2023 calendar year. This followed cumulative…

A carpentry firm has been fined £8,000 after a 22-year-old died when struck by falling material at a construction site in Cambridgeshire, according to the health and safety watchdog. KM Carpentry Contractors, based in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, was also ordered to pay almost £7,000 in costs after pleading guilty to…

Northampton-based Winvic Construction is to design and build an industrial facility at the mammoth Segro Logistics Park in the East Midlands town. The contractor was named to deliver the 111,000 square metre project for global supply chain giant Yusen Logistics. As well as a ground-floor warehouse, the facility will include…

Amazon has revealed plans to build a £500m fulfilment centre in the East Midlands. The online retail giant will create the huge depot at the Segro Logistics Park in Northampton. Along with three floors of robotic product-picking technology, the centre will provide jobs for up to 2,000 people. It will…

A construction recruitment firm’s decision to cancel its charity golf event due to concerns about inclusivity has caused an online stir. Writing on the social media platform on Friday, The Shore Group’s co-founder Lewis Yorke-Johnson said his firm’s next charity golf day would be its last. Since then, the post…

Changes to plans for Hinkley Point C could face new planning hurdles, it has emerged. A Somerset Council report indicated that amendments to the nuclear project’s development consent order (DCO) were expected to be put through a rigorous process next year. Project backer EDF launched its own consultation in January…

A project to build the Sizewell C nuclear power plant has taken a significant step forward – although it has yet to be granted formal permission to begin construction. The £20bn Suffolk project has been granted a nuclear site licence, meaning a nuclear power plant can be built on the…

The government is set to unlock construction of the rail tunnel to HS2’s Euston station by providing taxpayer cash upfront and trying to recoup money from businesses and passengers later, according to reports. The 4.5 mile tunnel is set to get the go-ahead in coming weeks, with more than £1bn…

Mark Reynolds is stepping down as chief executive of Mace after more than 12 years at the helm, amid a massive governance shake-up at the tier one contractor. Reynolds, co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), joined the firm as chief executive in 2012 after serving as programme director for…