Tendering is now underway to secure cable and converter station work packages for the proposed Eastern Green Link 3 powerline connection between Peterhead in Scotland and Norfolk in England. A joint venture between SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission intends to transfer renewable power generated in the north of Scotland to Eastern England through

House builder Barratt has set aside another £192m to cope with legacy building problems. The extra costs include £130m for further work to “developments previously identified as potentially requiring remediation work, which have been previously disclosed. ” Barratt conducted a review of completed reinforced concrete frame building after design defects were discovered at its Citiscape

House building veteran Pete Redfern is to become the new chief executive of builders’ merchant chain Travis Perkins. He will take over from present incumbent Nick Roberts when he steps down in September. Redfern spent more than 14 years as chief executive of house builder Taylor Wimpey before stepping down two years ago, leaving the

HG Construction has been named as the main contractor on a major new Manchester student accommodation scheme for developer Greystar. One Medlock Street will contain 1,014 high quality student rooms in buildings rising-up to 37-storeys. The scheme will deliver 13,000 sq ft of resident amenities including a gym, yoga studio, quiet study areas, meeting spaces,

Skanska’s UK construction business saw operating profit slump to £6.3m last year on turnover that remained stable at £1.3bn. The firm also restated its previous financial performance in 2022, originally reported as a £55m pre-tax profit. This has now been cut by £30m to £24m in 2022. Skanska said the adjustment was required after the

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has ordered planners to have another look at two giant data centre schemes stuck in the planning system. Her colleague Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: “The Deputy Prime Minister has said that when she intervenes in the economic planning system, the benefit of development will be a central consideration and that

A house builder has been fined more than £300,000 after a driver was crushed to death by falling concrete blocks at a construction site in South Lanarkshire. Conor Joseph Morgan had been delivering materials to a site in High Blantrye being operated by Avant Homes (Scotland) Limited when the incident happened on 19 April 2017.

Willmott Dixon has reported a loss in its latest results as a string of supply chain insolvencies blew a hole in the books. The contractor made a pre-tax loss before exceptional items of £5.2m for the year to December 31 2023 compared to an £800,000 profit last time as turnover ticked-up to £1.172bn from £1.147bn.

Student rooms developer Unite is pressing ahead with two major schemes amid strong university demand. In a trading update this morning the developer revealed it has obtained resolution to grant planning for its £124m Central Quay development in Glasgow. With full planning consent expected for the 934-bed scheme in the coming months, Unite said it

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to unveil major reforms of the planning system today and set house building targets as construction is placed at the forefront of kick-starting economic growth. New measures will also be unveiled to unblock infrastructure and private investment. Reeves will make her first major speech to business leaders today as she