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A London council is pursuing McLaren Construction over what it says is a failure to meet compliance issues at a major new-build development. The contractor delivered the £85m mixed-use 12 Thames Road development in Barking for the local authority’s Be First regeneration arm. The scheme features 156 homes across four connected high-rise blocks, plus 17

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Quinn London has maintained its margin as it boosted turnover in its latest financial year. The Mill Hill-headquartered contractor’s revenue rose to £109m in the year to 31 May 2025, from £100m in the prior 12 months, newly released accounts show. Its pre-tax profit rose to £4.1m in the period, from £3.6m in 2024. The

HS2's TBM Anne in London Work on HS2’s London tunnels has been suspended after a serious incident where a beam struck a crane basket with two workers inside, Construction News understands. No one was hurt, but the Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture (SCS JV) flagged the issue with HS2 and has halted its work while

London-based fit-out specialist Oktra’s turnover and pre-tax profit has held steady, its latest accounts show. Revenue decreased slightly compared with the year before, but the firm’s pre-tax profit and margin slightly improved. Oktra’s latest accounts show a profit of £8.8m from turnover of £112.5m in the year to 31 May 2025. These figures barely changed

London’s construction market is facing one of its toughest years in over a decade, with the capital’s new-build commercial and residential pipeline contracting by almost 30 per cent year on year. According to Arcadis’ UK Market View Autumn 2025 report, the London slowdown is symptomatic of a wider industry “stuck in the cycle” of faltering

Global tapas meets London tradition as South Africa’s Pot Luck Club lands at the Waldorf Hilton 31 July 2025 - 10:59 By Adele Shevel Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. The Pot Luck Club's heirloom tomato salad. Image: Supplied One of South Africa's most acclaimed

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