Over a dozen NHS construction projects in Scotland are being paused as spending budgets come under pressure. The Scottish Government has warned health boards that no more cash is available and all new projects are being paused for up to two years. Funding will continue to be available to tackle the hospital maintenance backlog. The

Around 150 M25 maintenance workers employed by Balfour Beatty are being balloted for strike action over pay. Union Unite said the road workers are angry at Balfour’s pay offer of 3.4% following another below inflation pay rise last year. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Balfour Beatty is an immensely profitable company that can afford to

Regional procurement body EN:Procure has picked 100 contractors for its latest installers’ framework covering social housing projects. The procurement arm of social housing consortium Efficiency North estimates the four-year Installation and Repairs Framework will be worth £3.2bn. EN framework winners Click here for breakdown of lot winners. The fourth-generation framework is broken down into 36

Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against the Government’s renewed plans to build a tunnel near the historic Stonehenge site. The campaigners were challenging the Government’s development consent order last summer for the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down upgrade. Previously Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site campaigners succeeded in blocking progress on the project after

Belgian steelwork specialist Victor Buyck has jacked in the first 300-tonne steel viaduct section on HS2’s complex Delta Junction project. Working for the Balfour Beatty Vinci JV, it took the firm 11.5 hours using push-pull jacking to install the 84m long section. It is the first section of two 158m viaducts which will take high

The Government has granted approval to build the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture, usage and storage capability on Teesside. Net Zero Teesside (NZT) Power – under development by partners bp and Equinor at Teesworks – aims to become the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster as early as 2030. The £1.5bn project could

Privately-owned contractor McLaughlin & Harvey fell £8.5m into the red last year after suffering losses principally at its Northern Ireland construction business and Scottish environmental arm. Group revenue rose in the year to June 2023 reaching £736m, compared to a pro- rata 12-month figure of £533m in the previous year, which was reported over 18

Two scaffolding specialists owned by the same firm have filed notices of intention to appoint an administrator. South London based BCM Scaffolding Services and Bristol based Scaffteq West lodged the court notices last week. Both firms are part of the Safe Rise Scaffolding group which was set-up in 2018 as an umbrella brand to “acquire

Scunthorpe-based contractor Britcon has hired Tilbury Douglas national business development director Don Stewart to lead the next phase of growth. Stewart has joined the Britcon board as strategic director after a decade at Tilbury Douglas. The newly-created role will support sustainable growth across all their business streams and regional operations. He brings over 30 years

The Office of Rail and Road has opened an investigation into National Highways and its delivery of schemes after a concerning performance dip. The roads and rail regulator said the investigation, which will run to April, would focus 0n the root causes of the current under performance and whether the second road investment strategy can