by theconstructionindex | Sep 18, 2025
A vehicle was driven into a group of Sellafield construction workers conducting a lawful picket outside the plant at 8.55am yesterday (Thursday 17th September 2025).One worker, a man aged 55, was taken to the West Cumberland Hospital with serious injuries before...
by theconstructionindex | Sep 18, 2025
An early illustraion of the proposalsThe Whitesands area of Dumfries experiences regular flooding, damaging properties and infrastructure and inhibiting investment in the area – 205 incidents in the past 200 years, the BBC has reported. And the frequency and severity...
by theconstructionindex | Sep 18, 2025
Alfreton Blocks Plant [Google StreetView]A strike at Tarmac’s concrete block plant in Alfreton, Derbyshire, has been called off after Unite members accepted an improved offer on shift pay from the company.More than 30 Unite trades union members at the plant, who...
by theconstructionindex | Sep 18, 2025
Carlton Jones, director of the Metal Cladding & Roofing Manufacturers Association and its new instituteThe Metal Cladding & Roofing Manufacturers Association (MCRMA) has launched an ‘institute of excellence’ to provide a formal recognition system for the...
by theconstructionindex | Sep 18, 2025
PwC’s latest Construction and Housebuilding Outlook forecasts the UK construction sector to grow in 2025, with real output predicted to rise by approximately 1% despite ongoing challenges across housebuilding and commercial segments. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ forecast...
