by theconstructionindex | Sep 10, 2025
Illustration of the proposed expansion of the Rolls-Royce plant in DerbyBalfour Beatty has been chosen to deliver the critical nuclear-licensed infrastructure required to support Rolls-Royce’s manufacture of fissile components for the Royal Navy’s submarine...
by theconstructionindex | Sep 10, 2025
The Ionic will be Watkin Jones’s third PBSA scheme in Bristol’s Temple QuarterBristol City Council has approved Watkin Jones’s plans for the development of 322 purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) bedrooms alongside ground floor commercial space.The development,...
by theconstructionindex | Sep 9, 2025
Accounts filed by Bouygues UK reveal a third-consecutive loss-making year for the French-owned construction contractor.In the year to 31st December 2024 Bouygues UK pre-tax loss of £32.3m on turnover of £375.6m (2023: £325.6m). Though substantial, the loss was smaller...
by theconstructionindex | Sep 9, 2025
One of Blackwood’s new JCB 150XHD excavators at work in the HighlandsBlackwood Plant Hire has cemented a 20-year relationship with dealer Scot JCB by placing orders 51 machines this year.The new JCB additions include: 17 mini and midi excavators 14 tracked...
by theconstructionindex | Sep 9, 2025
HE Simm, founded in 1948, is a family-run mechanical and engineering contractor with offices in Liverpool, London and Manchester.This time last year the family business was talking up its prospects after coming through some hard times. Its most recent accounts, filed...
