11aJohn Sisk & Son has confirmed that it is building the new North Stand for Manchester City FC’s Etihad Stadium. Construction News reported last July that the contractor was in talks about the £300m job. Today’s announcement is Sisk's first official recognition that a main… The post Sisk confirms £300m Man City stand win appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Mace has been confirmed as main contractor on a bumper job to redevelop a central London office block. Construction News understands that the deal is worth around £100m. The contractor will turn 100 New Bridge Street into a multipurpose site consisting of 194,000 square feet of… The post Mace scoops £100m London office revamp appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Firms under police investigation over the construction of Grenfell Tower are unlikely to find out if they face charges before the end of 2026, according to official prosecutors. The Metropolitan Police expects to receive the Grenfell Inquiry’s phase two report later this year. It will… The post CPS: No Grenfell charges likely before end of 2026 appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Work on the £1.7bn Stonehenge Tunnel has been put on hold after campaigners were granted permission to challenge the ruling that the project should go ahead. National Highways, which had hoped to begin preparatory work on the site this month, said it was “hugely disappointed”… The post Stonehenge Tunnel delayed as campaigners granted appeal appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Plans have been submitted that will see Bow Goods Yard in Stratford become “the belly of London”, with the creation of a major new rail hub capable of transporting up to 3.5 million tonnes of construction material to sites across the capital. The Network Rail… The post Construction freight hub plan set to double concrete batching appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Bam has won a £33m deal to build a secondary school in Kent. The Dutch-owned contractor will construct a 750-pupil replacement facility for Orchards Academy in Swanley. The project will see Bam deliver new classrooms along with indoor and outdoor sports spaces on the operational… The post Bam chalks up £33m Kent school deal appeared first on Construction News ..read more

An international group of contractors has secured £1.8bn of works on an England-to-Scotland power project. Athens-based Mytilineos Energy and Metals, US giant GE Vernova and Milan's Power Link Submarine Cable Solutions were appointed to National Grid's Torness to Hawthorn Pit HVDC Link. The engineering, procurement… The post Overseas firms secure £1.8bn England-Scotland power deal appeared first on Construction News ..read more

A specialist contractor representative body has written to ministers warning that housebuilders are boosting profits through a “hard squeeze on the supply chain”. The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) sent a letter to both Conservative and Labour MPs in the wake of a bullish trading… The post Specialist body warns of housebuilding ‘hard squeeze’ appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Surgo Construction went under while battling a charity for £1.4m and owing creditors £5.0m. The £14m-turnover company collapsed in March. In a report lodged with Companies House, administrators from FRP Advisory said Surgo launched legal proceedings against the unnamed charity when it failed to pay… The post Surgo Construction fought charity for £1.4m at time of collapse appeared first on Construction News ..read more

The Labour Party will create a taskforce to choose sites for a generation of new towns to be announced within a year if it is elected, according to the party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner. Rayner told delegates at the UKREiiF property conference in Leeds that… The post Rayner pledges new towns taskforce and design criteria appeared first on Construction News ..read more