McLaren Construction has been awarded the £28m contract to build a health centre in East London. The St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub project in Hornchurch will bring together primary care, mental health and prevention services, along with cancer care and dialysis in purpose-built premises. McLaren will be using a hybrid of traditional and modern
Suffolk County Council has picked 14 general contractors and 7 building services specialists for its latest framework deal running to May 2027. The new iteration of the framework for the East of England consists of three separate construction lots and two building services lots. The introduction of building services lots will allow public sector partners
Whistleblowers providing information on the operation of illegal cartels they have witnessed will now receive cash rewards of up to £250,000. The reward hike and guarantee of anonymity to whistleblowers is part of a major new campaign by the Competition and Markets Authority to crackdown on cartels. The cartel watchdog hopes to uncover more illegal
Blackburn with Darwen Council is set to confirm preferred contractor Balfour Beatty will deliver a £20m remodelling of junction 5 of M65. The scheme will see the M65 southbound and northbound exit slip roads widened from two lanes to three to ease congestion. Consultant WSP has been working on designs for the project with previously
As the Occupational Safety Health Administration bears down on violators of regulations regarding workplace safety in the construction industry, including roofing contractors, learn from RC‘s Legal Insights expert, Trent Cotney, on the steps necessary to avoid citations.
The financial tech firm Momnt has partnered with roofing contractor software developer Roofle to form Contractor Loan Pro, a financing interface allowing homeowners to explore loan options.
Through a partnership between BluSky and Feed My Starving Children, volunteers set a goal to prepare over 101,000 life-saving meals at an event held May 19.
Warrington based Lane End Developments Construction Ltd owed nearly £12m to suppliers and subcontractors when it went into administration in April. An update from administrator Quantuma Advisory details debts of £11.8m owed to 412 unsecured creditors left holding unpaid invoices. Quantuma is also investigating company transactions at Lane End prior to the administration following concerns
While many people choose to use wood or concrete for their large buildings, steel is becoming increasingly popular. If you are looking to create a durable, trustworthy, and cost-effective large-scale building, steel is your best choice. At Titan Steel Structures, one of our most popular dimensions is our 80×100 prefabricated steel building kits. Our 80×100
THE RATE OF project starts on site continued falling in the three months to the end of May 2023, down 16% on the preceding three months. Affecting the entire construction sector, these figures present the latest disappointing results in a frustratingly protracted period of decline. Despite stabilising somewhat compared with the steep decline seen during
