Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:46:50 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Camden lobbies to lead HS2 Euston development https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/hs2/camden-lobbies-to-lead-hs2-euston-development-05-03-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/hs2/camden-lobbies-to-lead-hs2-euston-development-05-03-2024/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:46:50 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=495394 Camden Council has proposed it leads a development corporation delivering HS2’s Euston terminus and surrounding area. Research commissioned by the council estimates that development adjacent to and above a reduced Euston station could add £41bn to the economy by 2053, creating 34,000 jobs – including…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/hs2/camden-lobbies-to-lead-hs2-euston-development-05-03-2024/feed/ 0 We need to attract women early and upskill throughout their careers https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/we-need-to-attract-women-early-and-upskill-throughout-their-careers-05-03-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/we-need-to-attract-women-early-and-upskill-throughout-their-careers-05-03-2024/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:43:40 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=495330 Katie Pinder is the emerging talent lead at Mace In all walks of life, a truly inclusive and diverse environment can see immeasurable benefits, such as new perspectives and skillsets. Historically, the construction industry’s workforce has been dominated by men. However, a noticeable shift is…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/we-need-to-attract-women-early-and-upskill-throughout-their-careers-05-03-2024/feed/ 0 Piling contractor joins Somerset gigafactory scheme https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/piling-contractor-joins-somerset-gigafactory-scheme-05-03-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/piling-contractor-joins-somerset-gigafactory-scheme-05-03-2024/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:16:35 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=495382 Preliminary work is underway on the site of a £4bn gigafactory in Somerset, and a piling contractor has been appointed. Agratas, the battery division of Indian conglomerate Tata, confirmed last week that it is building a 40GWh battery cell factory on the 616 acre Gravity…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/piling-contractor-joins-somerset-gigafactory-scheme-05-03-2024/feed/ 0 GF Tomlinson inches back into the black https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/gf-tomlinson-inches-back-into-the-black-05-03-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/gf-tomlinson-inches-back-into-the-black-05-03-2024/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:00:44 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=495345 GF Tomlinson Group returned to profit in its 2022/23 financial year despite a third consecutive annual fall in revenue, according to its latest accounts. Turnover of £66.2m for the 12 months ending 30 June 2023 marked an 18 per cent year-on-year decrease on the previous…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/gf-tomlinson-inches-back-into-the-black-05-03-2024/feed/ 0 Cost of national health campus increases six-fold to £3.2bn https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/cost-of-national-health-campus-increases-six-fold-to-3-2bn-05-03-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/cost-of-national-health-campus-increases-six-fold-to-3-2bn-05-03-2024/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:00:08 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=495349 A trio of big-name contractors could walk away from a major health security project amid substantial delays and ballooning costs, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report. The treasury first approved Public Health England’s (PHE) outline business case for a £530m health security campus…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/cost-of-national-health-campus-increases-six-fold-to-3-2bn-05-03-2024/feed/ 0 Double take: the rise of two-stage contracting https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/features/double-take-the-rise-of-two-stage-contracting-04-03-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/features/double-take-the-rise-of-two-stage-contracting-04-03-2024/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:21:20 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=494232 A lower-risk, two-stage tendering approach has become dominant in the past decade. Will it continue? There was a time when single-stage contracting was the only game in town. “When I started my career 40 years ago, contractors didn’t really get involved with design, they were…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/features/double-take-the-rise-of-two-stage-contracting-04-03-2024/feed/ 0 Contractors alerted to £800m housing framework https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/contractors-alerted-to-800m-housing-framework-04-03-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/contractors-alerted-to-800m-housing-framework-04-03-2024/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:06:17 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=495319 An £800m framework covering houses, flats and care homes has opened to tender. Social housing providers and local authorities are expected to use the framework, with most of the schemes awarded via the framework set to feature at least 30 homes. The framework, run by…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/contractors-alerted-to-800m-housing-framework-04-03-2024/feed/ 0 Industry RAAC panel failed to meet DfE after forming https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/industry-raac-panel-failed-to-meet-dfe-after-forming-04-03-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/industry-raac-panel-failed-to-meet-dfe-after-forming-04-03-2024/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:46:33 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=495172 The Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) response group did not meet the Department for Education (DfE) last year, Construction News can reveal. The CLC announced on 6 September last year that it would establish a technical expert panel to support the…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/industry-raac-panel-failed-to-meet-dfe-after-forming-04-03-2024/feed/ 1 Women must mimic men to thrive? Constructors are debunking this myth https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/inspire-me/women-must-mimic-men-to-thrive-constructors-are-debunking-this-myth-04-03-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/inspire-me/women-must-mimic-men-to-thrive-constructors-are-debunking-this-myth-04-03-2024/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:18:29 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=493976  Katy Harris is director of preconstruction for property services at Seddon As we stood at the midpoint of 2023, the construction industry celebrated a notable milestone: 15.8 per cent of its workforce were women, a rise from 12.8 per cent pre-pandemic. This progress, though modest,…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/inspire-me/women-must-mimic-men-to-thrive-constructors-are-debunking-this-myth-04-03-2024/feed/ 0 Carey pre-tax profit slides despite turnover boost https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/carey-pre-tax-profit-slides-despite-turnover-boost-04-03-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/carey-pre-tax-profit-slides-despite-turnover-boost-04-03-2024/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 07:00:22 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=495299 Carey Group posted higher turnover in its 2022/23 financial year but a profit slump almost eliminated its margin, its parent company’s latest accounts show. In the 12 months to 30 September 2023, the contractor’s turnover increased by 9.8 per cent from £366.4m to £402.4m, according…

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