Bolt fears close Menai Suspension Bridge

he Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was the world’s first major suspension bridge. On Friday the Welsh...

Merchant sales flat in July

Builders’ merchant value sales were virtually flat in July 2025:  volumes were up by 0.6% compared to July 2024 but with prices down by a similar percentage, the value of those sales increased by just 0.1%.. The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report,...

More Southern Water work for Kier

Southern Water has selected Kier for £28.8m-worth of work on seven sewage works and four water supply works.The first award, Priority Water Treatment Works Growth – Bundle 4 (wastewater), is valued at £23.5mn and covers water treatment works at Billingshurst,...

Bouygues wins £51m London school renewal

CGI of the new Rosedale College [Stride Treglown]As part of the Department for Education’s school rebuilding programme, Bouygues UK will oversee the demolition of outdated 1960s structures and replace with new school facilities.The redevelopment includes  new teaching...

Glenigan reports bleak outlook

The October 2025 edition of Glenigan’s Construction Index, reviewing the three months to the end of September 2025, paints a bleak picture of continuing decline.It says that the rise in project starts seen over spring and summer now feel ‘like a distant memory’. Just...