Proposals for a new hospital in County Durham could move forward after Ben Houchen was re-elected as Tees Valley mayor. Conservative politician Houchen secured his third term in the post after running on a platform including a pledge to replace the University Hospital of North… The post Hospital plans receive boost after Houchen re-elected appeared first on Construction News ..read more

A north-east London hospital the government promised would be built by 2030 is set to miss the deadline, a project boss has admitted. It is now “highly unlikely” construction will start on the new Whipps Cross Hospital before 2025 and finish before the end of… The post £1bn hospital ‘highly unlikely’ to be built by deadline appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Elliott Kenton is a partner and health and safety expert at law firm Weightmans Construction firms now face higher costs for health and safety compliance following an increase in the fee for intervention (FFI). This is the mechanism by which the Health and Safety Executive… The post Intervention fee hike is a reminder to assess health and safety appeared first on Construction News ..read more

The amount of construction materials being purchased each day across the UK has fallen by almost a tenth in just a year, data has revealed. April’s Builders Merchant Building Index report showed that like-for-like sales plummeted by 9.2 per cent in the year to February… The post Daily building materials sales plummet appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Cumbrian firm Stobbarts has won a £40m infrastructure deal at Sellafield nuclear power station. The Workington firm will support Sir Robert McAlpine on groundworks and concrete jobs at the sprawling Cumbrian plant. The contractor was appointed by Sellafield’s Programme and Project Partners (PPP), a coalition… The post Cumbrian firm lands £40m Sellafield civils role appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Bam Construction has confirmed that an air conditioning failure that scuppered this week’s opening concert at its Manchester Co-Op Live arena was unrelated to a previously-discovered issue with ductwork. The Co-op Live arena called off Wednesday night’s (1 May) scheduled Boogie Wit Da Hoodie show… The post Manchester arena cancellations unconnected to previous ducting issue, Bam says appeared first on Construction News ..read more

With three large employee-owned companies entering administration in the past year, CN asks if the model has inherent weaknesses Buckingham Group, Readie Construction and Michael J Lonsdale are among the biggest contractors to have gone under in the past 12 months. Factors identified by directors… The post Are employee ownership trusts a flawed model? appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Bam Construction discovered ductwork problems at its thrice-delayed £365m Manchester arena project during acoustic tests last month, Construction News can reveal. A letter to council officers flagging the issue has come to light, hours after an air conditioning failure last night caused the last-minute cancellation… The post Bam aware of Manchester arena ductwork issues weeks ago appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Rachel Heald is a partner at Hawkswell Kilvington JCT has now published the long-awaited 2024 edition of the Design and Build Contract family. On reviewing the new Design and Build Contract (DB 2024), it is clear that the drafting changes follow three main themes: “Many… The post The three main themes of the JCT design and build changes appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Morgan Sindall is increasing its investment in its housing division to £330m this year, it has announced. A trading announcement by the firm today (2 May) outlined an optimistic outlook, with the firm saying it was confident of delivering a full-year performance in line with… The post Morgan Sindall pours more cash into housing division appeared first on Construction News ..read more