Buildings

Housebuilders have given a warm welcome to government plans to scrap regulations aimed at mitigating river pollution in a move ministers said could allow thousands more homes to be built in the next decade. An amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill repealing EU-era requirements for nutrient neutrality on…

Galliford Try Construction, Keltbray Highways and Colas are among 15 firms appointed to a £355m Sheffield City Council civils framework. The YORcivil3 South and West Area Contractors Framework Agreement is for construction works to serve public bodies and third-sector organisations primarily in Yorkshire & the Humber. Jobs involved are principally…

Wates has picked up the job to build the first of four new neighbourhoods on the site of Sunderland’s former brewery, taking over from collapsed contractor Tolent. Sunderland City Council announced Wates' appointment as preferred contractor for the scheme, which will see it complete the partially built 135-home Vaux housing…

Procurement consultancy solutions firm Prosper has begun the search for contractors to work on new-build projects in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The £250m multi-supplier framework opportunity notice, released yesterday (24 August), states that the successful contractors will primarily be used for new-build residential projects, but the tender also includes commercial,…

ISG was the biggest contractor by spend for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in the latest financial year, Construction News can reveal. CN obtained data on the MoJ’s spending in 2022/23 under the Freedom of Information Act. The spend includes that by HM Courts & Tribunals Service and HM Prison…

The developer behind the regeneration of a former gasworks in east London has announced its intention to redesign the scheme, claiming that inflation and second-staircase regulations have made the original plans less viable. Planning permission was granted to St William Homes (a member of the Berkeley Group) in July 2021…

The owners of three major stadiums are awaiting the outcome of efforts to sell Buckingham Group, as progress on the projects remains in limbo. Last week the contractor, which employs around 660 people, announced it had ceased trading after filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators. The notice gives…

Property developer and builder London Square has announced its intention to increase the height of two towers in east London, citing the impact of proposed new fire-safety measures. Planning permission was granted in March 2022 by Waltham Forest Council for four buildings across three sites near Lea Bridge rail station,…

Two schools built by Caledonian Modular before the offsite specialist went under last year have been closed by government officials. Haygrove School in Somerset and Sir Frederick Gibberd College in Essex have told parents that their main buildings cannot reopen as planned in September. Both statements cite advice from the…

A contractor working on the ruins of the Crooked House has told Construction News that the firm is salvaging materials from the 18th century pub for future use. A spokesman for Putnam Construction Services said that the company had been commissioned by the site owners to sort through the rubble…