The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that the proposed purchase of Mick George Limited by Hanson Quarry Products Europe Limited raises competition concerns in certain markets for building materials in East of England and the East Midlands. The CMA launched a phase 1 Investigation after Heidelberg-owned Hanson announced it would be buying £220m

Birmingham-based Colmore Tang Construction has entered voluntary liquidation after several years of losses. Subcontractors raised the alarm about the contractor at the start of this month when the company’s website disappeared. Insolvency specialist R P Rendel has now been appointed as liquidator to the business, which was facing a winding up petition from HM Revenue

The Natural History Museum has picked Mace as its preferred builder for a £90m collections and science centre in Reading to open up its collection to researchers. Mace will now deliver pre-construction services including design and procurement of the 25,000m2 centre at Thames Valley Science Park. Subject to planning permission next year, the Museum will

Griffiths Farrans JV has been awarded a £60m contract to deliver Bristol Airport’s largest ever capital project. Work will create a public transport interchange hub and multi-storey car park to enhance services and accessibility for arriving or departing passengers. Enabling works started in May to divert services and work has now begun to construct a

A workman trapped on the roof of a burning high-rise building in Reading was dramatically rescued today from the roof of the building. A quick-thinking crane driver swung the cage to the roof top where the man was stranded as hundreds of people watched on in horror as the workman struggled to get in before

Network Rail has readied firms for the procurement two major frameworks together worth around £2.5bn for the Eastern and Midlands regions. The infrastructure provider has put out a call for firms to bid for a £1.1bn framework for Reactive and Small Scheme works covering its building and civil assets within the Eastern Region over five

A high court judge has ordered the developer of a six-storey building in Kettering to completely demolish the unfinished project. The case was brought by North Northamptonshire Council following serious concerns about building work and a lack of adherence by the developer Michigan Construction to building regulations and the planning permission. The unauthorised structure at

Industry experts are warning that changes to the CIS industry tax scheme unveiled in the Autumn Statement yesterday could be “disastrous”. Under the changes subcontractors will now have their VAT records checked as part of the CIS compliance test. Currently subcontractors have to only pass compliance checks on turnover and business tests to get paid

Private rental flats investor Grainger has agreed a partnership with Network Rail and Bloc Group to deliver up 2,000 new purpose-built rental homes at sites in major cities across the country. In this new partnership, Network Rail and Bloc Group’s already established Blocwork joint venture will bring forward potential sites for build-to-rent with Grainger involved

Sir Robert McAlpine has struck a deal to advance a £110m build to rent tower block project in Manchester The contractor’s Capital Ventures development arm has formed a joint venture with the scheme’s original promoter Logik Developments to advance the planned 24-storey project off Arundel Street in central Manchester. The £110m development, located in the