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L&G is suing a contractor, architect and structural engineer over alleged defects at an Aberdeen city centre office block. The seven storey Union Plaza building, currently let to several companies including Deloitte, was built by Stewart Milne Group and completed in 2008. It was owned by a Stewart Milne Group…

A roofing company has been fined a total of £881,000 over two separate incidents where workers were seriously injured in falls. Mitie Tilley Roofing Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for incidents that took place in 2019 in Newcastle and Swansea . Billy Hewitt, 60, fell…

The National House Building Council (NHBC) has made losses on its modular housebuilding warranty scheme due to the number of firms in the sector going bust. Richard Smith, head of standards, innovation and research at the trade body, revealed the damage at the House of Lords built environment committee last…

More than 100 schools are set to be completely rebuilt due to the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) crisis, the education secretary has said. On Wednesday (6 December) the government updated its list of schools and colleges in England that it has identified contain RAAC. The number now stands at…

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been discovered in two prisons in England, Construction News can exclusively reveal. The crumble-risk concrete was found in October in HMP Onley, a men’s prison in Warwickshire, and HMP Portland, a prison and young offender’s institution in Dorset, a Freedom of Information request revealed.…

A builder has been fined and handed a suspended prison sentence after fraudulently claiming a £50,000 Covid loan which he subsequently lost in a crypto scam. Lukasz Nowak, a self-employed builder from Hounslow in West London, claimed the maximum amount available from the government under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme…

Former employees of collapsed Jehu Group are still waiting to hear how much money they are owed after being made redundant more than a year ago, it has emerged. A progress report from administrators at Begbies Traynor said an Employment Tribunal claim was underway to determine how much ex-staff were…

A Bouygues Travaux Publics-Murphy joint venture (JV) has landed the £1.34bn tunnelling contract for the Lower Thames Crossing. The JV beat competition from a venture comprised of Bam Nuttall, Ferrovial Construction and Vinci Construction Grands Projets, and a bid from a Dragados and Hochtief Infrastructure JV to land the work.…

Culture specialist Gilbert-Ash has won a £29.8m job to redevelop the Tate Liverpool art gallery and museum. The Belfast-based contractor will overhaul the former warehouse building on Royal Albert Dock in the Merseyside city. The project will create more versatility for events, improved facilities for families and group visits, and…

Andrew Scott aims to be known as the “leading construction company” in Wales as it looks to turn over £90m in its current financial year. The buildings and civils contractor, which was founded in 1870, saw revenue grow 39 per cent to £73m in the year to 30 June 2023,…