Civils contractor Strabag UK has broken the current record for the world’s longest single tunnel boring machine drive at the potash mine project under the Yorkshire moors. Tunnellers on the Woodsmith project near Whitby recently reached 25.8km on what will be the conveyor tunnel for a permanent mineral transport system. This will be used to

A roofing contractor has been fined a total of £881,000 after two workers were seriously injured during two separate incidents. Billy Hewitt, a worker at Mitie Tilley Roofing Limited, fractured his pelvis after falling through a factory roof in Newcastle. A 24-year-old labourer employed by RM Scaffolding also broke his femur after falling through the

A joint venture between Bouygues Travaux Publics and Murphy has been confirmed to deliver the main tunnel section for the massive Lower Thames Crossing project. As exclusively tipped in the Enquirer, the BM JV team beat rivals Dragados-Hochtief (DH JV) and BAM Nuttall, Ferrovial Construction (UK) and Vinci Construction Grands Projets (BFV JV) for the £2.3bn

McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate have been selected as the strategic developer for the York Central scheme. The brownfield site is one of the UK’s largest city centre regeneration schemes. John Sisk & Son is already onsite carrying out £135m of infrastructure works including 3km of new roads, footpaths, cycleways and two new bridges

Developer/contractor Watkin Jones has submitted plans to build a high rise student flat block on the site of a former tax office in Glasgow. At 114m high, it would be the second tallest building in the city behind The Glasgow Tower at the science centre. Designed by Hawkins Brown, the Ard scheme will consist of

Hampshire-based contractor Brymor Group Southern is seeking to enter a Company Voluntary Arrangement with its creditors. Last month, the directors laid off around 30 staff as the company restructured amid a fall off in new work. Workers affected were at all levels from directors down, with some having worked for the business for more than

Balfour Beatty told the City it is on course to meet expectations for its full year results in a positive trading update this morning. Turnover for the full year is expected to be about 5% ahead of the prior year’s £8.9bn while “underlying profit from operations from earnings-based businesses “should be broadly in line with

Aecom has hired former Costain managing director of transportation Sue Kershaw as senior vice president for its Program Management global business line. Based in Los Angeles, Kershaw will be responsible for overseeing Aecom’s transformational and complex programs around the world, providing technical leadership and strategic direction. Drew Jeter, chief executive of Aecom’s Program Management global

The finalists of the Chartered Institute of Building’s annual awards have been revealed. Eighty construction leaders and companies from across the UK have been selected for a chance to win awards including Construction Manager of the Year. The awards night was originally due to be held in October but was postponed until next Spring to