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Construction activity in major regional cities grew in 2021 thanks to a boom in residential work. The Deloitte regional crane survey found that 72 construction projects were started in 2021 – up from 53 the year before – in Belfast, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. The survey counts residential schemes larger…

The rise of automation in the construction industry could lead to a widening skills gap, a leading consultant has warned. Arcadis UK director of workforce for the future Lara Potter said the built environment needs a new culture of upskilling to deal with the anticipated changes that automation could bring…

The cost of building prime minister Boris Johnson’s mooted transport link between Northern Ireland and Scotland is “impossible to justify” an official review has found. An investigation by professors Douglas Oakervee and Gordon Masterton, with support from consultants Jacobs and COWI, commissioned by the government, has concluded that building either…

Frameworks are a key part of the construction industry – one in which clients and supply partners are equally keen to get more out of the relationship, and to better manage opportunities and risks. Join our Construction News and Opportuni webinar on 14 December at 11am to hear perspectives from…

Systra has appointed former Aspin Group chief executive Graeme Castle as its new operations director for the UK and Ireland. The French multi-national transport engineering firm announced the appointment today, and said Castle will take charge of major rail projects including the TransPennine Route Upgrade, East Coast Power Supply upgrade…

Royal Bam has boosted its profit and turnover to levels above both the COVID-affected results seen in the same period a year ago, and on the first half of 2019. The Dutch parent company of Bam Construct and Bam Nuttall increased revenue by 17 per cent to €3.63bn (£3.10bn) in…

Giving new recruits the ability to set their own salaries and bonuses could help the industry hire and retain younger workers, according to a new report. Research by Morgan Sindall Construction, HBD (formerly Henry Boot Developments) and Gleeds found that fewer than a third of so-called Generation Z – people…

Highways England has picked nine consultants including Arcadis, Aecom and Mace for its £420m commercial and project management services framework. The six-year framework, which began in March, will run until 2027 and has been split into two lots, one covering commercial services and the other covering project management services. Aecom,…

Galliford Try and Henry Boot have become the latest construction firms to set formal targets for achieving net-zero greenhouse emissions across their own direct operations by 2030. Additionally, Galliford Try has pledged to reach net-zero across the whole of its activities no later than 2045. The company said it has…

On International Women in Engineering Day, Construction News is reiterating its call for all firms in construction and engineering to step forward and become more welcoming to women throughout their workforce. Earlier this month, CN launched its Inspiring Women in Construction Pledge, a voluntary code that companies can adopt to…