JRL-owned main contractor Midgard has scooped the job to construct the world’s tallest pure octagonal residential building at the Paradise site in Birmingham. Under a 44-month contract Hertfordshire-based Midgard will now demolish the existing 77
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Race starts for Sellafield £250m steelwork and cladding deal
Sellafield’s project delivery team is starting the hunt for two key delivery partners for a combined steelwork and cladding package worth nearly £250m over 18 years. The tender is the latest to hit the market
Balfour Beatty US arm to pay £49m over military housing fraud
Balfour Beatty’s US operation has been ordered to pay out £49m after pleading guilty to major fraud on its military housing maintenance contract. The Balfour Beatty Communities pay-out is made up of £25m in fines and £24m
Building collapses after foundation blunders
A building contractor has been prosecuted after carrying out unsafe excavation works which resulted in the partial collapse of a residential building. Manchester Crown Court heard how on 14 August 2019, Iproject Cheshire Limited had
A Simple Clear Construction Staffing Distress Indicator
> Well before the pandemic, the construction sector was worrying over what was perceived as an acute shortage of labor. Much of the discussion on this topic over the past several years has been anecdotal.
Top Ten best read stories of 2021
The Enquirer is putting out its last daily newsletter of the year today as the industry winds-down for its traditional Christmas break. The website will be updated with any major breaking stories during the holiday
Gove declares war on construction companies
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove is getting tough on construction companies four-and-a-half years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Gove has turned his ire on Rydon Homes and blocked them from
Breyer headhunts United Living COO
Social housing contractor Breyer Group has raided rival United Living for its new managing director. Daren Moseley joins the Romford-based contractor after nearly nine years at United Living. most latterly in the last 18 months
Green light for £80m Merseyside station
Enabling works will start in the New Year on the proposed new £80m Merseyrail train station on Headbolt Lane in Kirkby. Knowsley Council has granted planning permission for a new station which is planned to
Construction site labour rates hit all time high in London
Site labour rates have hit an all-time high in London as pay across the country continues to rocket. Analysis by construction payroll specialist Hudson Contract showed average weekly earnings increased by 1.8% to £944 in