Construction

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) has begun early market engagement for a £100m framework covering construction materials and managed services. The four-year deal from the public sector procurement body is expected to run from 10 August 2025 to 10 August 2029, with a total value of £120m including VAT. It will cover a wide range of

Scientists have called for a crackdown on polluting construction machinery after research showed the sector was the “dominant” source of dangerous black carbon emissions in an area of central London. A study led by academics at the University of Manchester called for “tightened regulation for non-road mobile machinery (NRMM)” to “address human health concerns”. Their

Henry Construction Projects has had its administration extended for another two years. It comes as administrators for the firm are taking legal action against both of its former directors, Mark Henry and John Noone, along with five of Henry’s family members, in a bid to recoup a total of £24.9m. When Henry Construction Projects called in

Profits have surged by almost 50 per cent at HG Construction following a major corporate restructure and a strategic turnaround to prioritise consolidation over growth. Pre-tax profit at the Hertfordshire-based contractor rose from £6.4m to £9.5m last year, while turnover dipped from a record £424m to £387m, according to the firm’s latest financial results. Its

East West Rail Company (EWR) has issued a pipeline notice for a construction integrator to oversee early-stage delivery of its rail scheme connecting Oxford and Cambridge, with a contract worth up to £140m. An envisaged eight-year deal, worth an estimated £116.7m excluding VAT, would see the successful bidder act as principal contractor for pre-construction and

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More construction firms went under in March than in any other month since last July, newly released official figures show. Data published this morning (20 May) by the Insolvency Service shows 377 construction firms went under in March, up on the 368 total for February (revised from the previously reported figure of 367). Exactly 400

The construction industry is more than bricks and steel. It’s the backbone of modern society. It provides the essential infrastructure we rely on in our daily lives. Yet, construction companies face pressure to operate more efficiently as supply chain volatility continues. Although the bulk of the hard work goes on in the field, the back