UK standards inhibit green building progress

Neustark has set up a plant in Greenwich that is breaking down and recycling demolition waste for Wood WharfWork began in March to demolish St Helen’s Tower at 1 Undershaft in the City of London to make way for a taller replacement.At 118 metres, St Helen’s Tower is...

Solid start for FM Conway under Vinci

In the year 31st March 2025, during most of which it was owned by the Conway family, FM Conway grew turnover by 5% to £608m (2024: £580m) and pre-tax profit by 12% to £33.0m (2024: £29.4m).Operating profit was £46.1 (2024: £42.9m), a record high for the business....

Morgan Sindall to build £37m Alconbury Weald school

CGI of the planned Alconbury Weald Church AcademyMorgan Sindall Construction will build Alconbury Weald Church Academy to serve the expanding Alconbury Weald development.Alconbury Weald Church Academy will sit alongside Prestley Wood Academy SEND School, which was...

Solar expansion jeopardising UK food production

A new report from CPRE, formerly the Council for the Preservation of Rural England, reveals that 59% of England’s largest operational solar farms are built on previously productive farmland.Nearly a third – 31% – of England’s industrial solar estate is on land...