CITB launches Training Provider Network

The CITB has launched its Training Provider Network (TPN) for approved training providers across England, Scotland and Wales.To become a member, training providers must deliver training relevant to employers in the construction industry and meet a quality assurance...

Kier lands its first Southern Water framework job

Thornham wastewater treatment worksKier has been awarded a £15.8m early contractor involvement (ECI) contract under Southern Water’s strategic delivery partner framework for asset management period 8 (AMP8).It is Kier’s first project under the framework. The contract...

Balfour Beatty smashes margin target

Interim results from Balfour Beatty show improvement in UK performance offset by a loss in US construction, due to cancellation of a civils project in Texas.For the six months to 27th June 2025, group revenue was up 10% at £5,150m (2024 H1: £4,677m). While underlying...

Laing O’Rourke director takes Severfield top job

Paul McNerneyPaul McNerney will join Severfield in the autumn from Laing O’Rourke, where he has worked for 26 years.He replaces Alan Dunsmore who “agreed to step down by mutual consent” in March this year after Severfield issued a second profits warning in five...