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Mechanical and electrical (M&E) contractors allowed combustible material to build up on a staircase serving an emergency exit at Hinkley Point C, according to the regulator. Inspectors examining construction work at the nuclear site also found that no fire risk assessment was in place and an insufficient number of emergency exits were available for workers.

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The UK’s top contractors have doubled aggregate pre-tax profits to £1.92bn, according to Construction News’ CN100 index — but analysts say maintaining resilience and discipline will be key to sustaining those gains. Aggregate pre-tax profits among the leading firms have nearly doubled to £1.92bn, with average margins rising above pre-pandemic levels to 2.7 per cent.

Ten firms have secured places on a £1bn retrofit and decarbonisation framework launched by procurement body South East Consortium (SEC). The four-year Decarbonisation Partnerships Framework will allow public sector bodies and housing providers in London and the South East to appoint contractors to manage and deliver carbon reduction works. The framework was procured through an

Utilities and infrastructure contractor Network Plus Services has seen its turnover rise by 9 per cent to £584.8m in its latest annual accounts. However, the firm’s pre-tax profit fell from £31.7m to £24.5m over the period, largely due to restructuring charges and costs relatied to exiting what it described as an “onerous” contract. This resulted

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Contractors are increasingly rejecting tenders due to concerns over risk, according to Gleeds.  The consultancy said that 97 per cent of the contractors surveyed for its latest UK Construction Market Report had declined tenders in the second quarter of 2025 – an increase from the 75 per cent in the first three months of the

Contractors are being invited to feed their ideas into two water infrastructure schemes in the South West of England, together worth an estimated £1.35bn. South West Water is preparing to procure a Competitively Appointed Provider (CAP) to deliver the Cheddar 2 Reservoir while Wessex Water intends to appoint a CAP to deliver its Poole Water