by theconstructionindex | Aug 19, 2025
Both sets of legal proceedings follow investigations by the Office for Nuclear RegulationThe Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has notified Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke that they will be prosecuted following a rebar mesh wall accident at the Somerset...
by theconstructionindex | Aug 19, 2025
CGI of HMP Onley expansionThe Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has tasked Wates with supplying 180 new category C prison places for in three 60-bed, secure houseblocks.HMP Onley is the first project on-stream in the small secure houseblocks programme, an MoJ Alliance...
by theconstructionindex | Aug 19, 2025
In the three-month period May to July the value of construction project starts in the UK fell by 20% compared to the previous three months and by 17% compared with 2024 levels.Not only are project starts in decline, so are contract awards, indicating that starts will...
by theconstructionindex | Aug 19, 2025
CGI of the redeveloped Heathrow Eastern Business ParkHeathrow Airport has appointed McLaren Construction for the redevelopment of its Eastern Business Park to build and construct a 9,481 sq m warehouse scheme.The original buildings at the Eastern Business Park were...
by theconstructionindex | Aug 19, 2025
The old Forth Yards site in Newcastle that is set to be developed [Photo: Hi-Track Aerial Photography]The government has approved funding for enabling works to being forward construction of new homes, public realm and commercial space at Forth Yards on the site of old...
