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The volume of construction administrations has increased for the second consecutive month, Creditsafe data shows. A total of 31 businesses went into administration in June, compared with 24 in May and just 13 in April. Despite the uptick, the figure of 68 failures for the second quarter (Q2) of 2024…

ISG is in line for a £13.9m hit following the liquidation of one of the UK’s largest envelope specialist brands. Private equity-backed Clarison Group was renamed TGCL 2024 Ltd at Companies House in March and filed a notice of liquidation this week. £85m-turnover Clarison was formally launched in 2021, joining…

Bam Construction is looking for a new northern regional director after incumbent John Phillips has retired.  Phillips started his career as a civil engineer, working as a subcontractors’ site agent, before joining Bam in 1989. He led the construction of the Leeds Arena (pictured) and other major projects, becoming director…

Stanhope has been invited to talk to City of London Corporation officers about further revisions to its 73-storey skyscraper plans following concerns from neighbours, including insurance giant Lloyd’s of London. The City of London’s planning committee was recommended to approve the updated proposals for 1 Undershaft, which include more than…

New details have emerged of a wave of planned construction projects in northern Scotland as a £2.1bn programme starts to take shape. The Highland Council agreed the mammoth 20-year investment plan in May. The plan includes spending more than £60m on roads and infrastructure improvements over the next three years,…

Inclusion experts have hailed a “sea change” as the construction industry took to the streets to celebrate its 10th year at London Pride. Around 200 people marched for LGBTQ+ equality on Saturday as part of a coalition of six built environment organisations, including the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and…

The number of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigations into falls from height in construction has dropped starkly, Construction News can reveal. Prospect, the union representing HSE inspectors, warned that the organisation has scaled back its investigations across all types and abolished its construction division. Data obtained by CN under…

Mace has promoted two staff to lead some of its fastest growing areas: life sciences, data centres and the public sector. Rob Lemming becomes the contractor’s managing director for public sector and life sciences, while Alister Grey takes up the role of managing director for technology and manufacturing. Lemming took…

Life sciences construction could create transformative economic growth for the country, a leading voice in urban regeneration has said. The UK has an opportunity to “tap into [its] roots” and deliver a “second industrial revolution” if it builds enough science infrastructure, Jackie Sadek told the Life Sciences and Research Clusters…

Keltbray has dropped back into the red, partly due to ongoing costs related to its case against the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over the level of its fine for colluding over tender prices between 2013 and 2018. The multidisciplinary specialist swung to a pre-tax loss of £1.2m in the…