by theconstructionindex | Jul 30, 2025
Results for the six months to 29th June 2025 for house-builder Taylor Wimpey show revenue up 9% to £1,655m (2024 H1: £1,518m) but, with costs rising and average selling prices falling by 1.3%, operating profit softened to £161.0m (2024 H1: £182.3m).That operating...
by theconstructionindex | Jul 30, 2025
The development is based around the old Grade-2 listed Ellesmere railway station buildingsSJ Roberts Construction has been appointed by Housing Plus Group to build a 64-plot mixed tenure development on a brownfield site in the Shropshire town of Ellesmere. The...
by theconstructionindex | Jul 30, 2025
UK-listed companies in the FTSE Construction and Materials sector issued eight profit warnings during the first six months of 2025, compared to just two in H1 2024.This is the highest total since the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, according to EY-Parthenon’s latest Profit...
by theconstructionindex | Jul 30, 2025
British Gypsum’s East Leake factory near LoughboroughSaint-Gobain and Vector Labs plans to work together to explore how advanced materials can be integrated into construction products to improve performance and reduce environmental impact.The partnership, led by...
by theconstructionindex | Jul 30, 2025
The trial began in 2016 on a section of the A1 at Mill HillTransport for London (TfL) ) has become one of the first highway authorities in the UK to demonstrate the long-term performance and durability of a recycled running surface.TfL contractor FM Conway (now part...
