by theconstructionindex | Jul 17, 2025
Spencer has applied for patents for its new AeroTruss access systemSpencer Bridge Engineering has begun work on the corbels, land saddles, parapets and underdeck of the Menai Suspension Bridge to help safeguard the future of the Grade I listed structure. And it is...
by theconstructionindex | Jul 17, 2025
Photo © Queensbury Tunnel SocietyLess than four years after spending £7.2m to make Queensbury Tunnel safe for future reuse, National Highways has now decided simply to fill it in.Closed in the 1950s, the 1.4-mile long Queensbury Tunnel is the focus of a campaign to...
by theconstructionindex | Jul 17, 2025
Sheffield City Council has awarded an £11.6m residential fire safety upgrade programme to specialist contractor Harmony Fire. The two-year contract, which has the option for an additional two years’ extension, sees Harmony Fire undertake fire door replacement and...
by theconstructionindex | Jul 17, 2025
The Insolvency Service has a new investigation and enforcement strategy to tackle economic crime.The Insolvency Service is the government agency that administers compulsory liquidations, investigates financial misconduct and disqualifies unfit directors from holding...
by theconstructionindex | Jul 16, 2025
CGI of the new junctionImprovements to the A47 Thickthorn junction, where A47 meets the A11 south of Norwich, were supposed to have already finished by now but the contract was retendered after costs escalated.Galliford Try was National Highway’s original pick for the...