A North Yorkshire construction company has been fined £330,500 after a worker was struck on the head and killed by a 16-ton excavator. On 13 January 2021, Dean Myers, an employee of HACS Construction Ltd, was undertaking groundwork activities in a partially excavated trench at a site in Ripley, North Yorkshire. During the works, the

South east contractor Ardmore Group has suffered its first loss in over seven years after being hit by supply chain inflation and subcontractor failures. This saw the business slide to a £10.8m pre-tax loss in the year to 30 September 2023 after recording a £6.5m profit in the prior year. Managing director Patrick Byrne said

McLaren Living has been chosen as preferred bidder for the £240m Minster Quarter scheme in Reading. The site will deliver 612 homes alongside a 100 bed hotel and 20,000 sq ft of commercial space in partnership with Reading Borough Council. The Minster Quarter win comes just weeks after McLaren Living revealed it will be redeveloping

Prequalification is due to get underway next month to select firms to take part in the on-going repairs and improvements to the Houses of Parliament and wider estate. The Strategic Estates team estimates the programme of essential repairs and improvements will be worth around £1.2bn covering a mix of disciplines from general major works to

Developer Urban Vision has got the go-head from planners for a landmark build-to-rent development in Birmingham. The 100 Broad Street project will deliver 294 new homes across a 33-storey building in the heart of the city. Designed by architect Glen Howells, it is nearly half the height of an approved but never-realised 61-storey scheme by

Birmingham-based residential developer Sama Investments has got the planning green light for a flagship residential scheme at Garrison Circus in  Digbeth. The scheme in Bordesley Green will deliver more than 546 homes and 710 student rooms across four blocks on a current brownfield site. This will include the development of a landmark tower of up

Bedfordshire based contract flooring specialist Axiom Group has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. The Enquirer revealed this week that staff at the Ampthill based contractor had already started looking for new jobs. The news has sent shockwaves through the flooring sector. One rival boss wrote: “Rates paid by builders really do

Laing O’Rourke staff are being told to return to the office full time from April. O’Rourke employees were given the news in a company-wide email from Group Chief Operating Officer Cathal O’Rourke this week. It said: “Our 2023 engagement survey results told us that engagement across our  business is dropping. “Coupled with the challenging FY2023

Procurement body Fusion21 has appointed 80 specialist firms to its national Heating, Renewables and Electrical Framework worth up to £820m over four years. Around 84% of firms with places on the fourth-generation framework are SMEs. Heating, Renewables and Electrical Framework Aaron Services K & T Heating Services AJS Kane Group Building Services Alternative Heat Kensa