2018 | Construction UK Magazine

SME’s face uncertainty of government support following Carillion collapse

Iain McIlwee, CEO British Woodworking Federation, said: “As the news of the liquidation of Carillion breaks, it is almost ironic that we are putting our final comments in [...]

February 8, 2018

$1.6bn Aussie port expansion plans approved by Australian Government

Plans for the expansion of Townsville Port in Queensland have been given an environmental ‘tick’ from the Australian federal government. Approval of the environmental [...]

February 8, 2018

Morgan Sindall wins £46 million MMU arts & humanities building

Manchester Metropolitan University has appointed Morgan Sindall to deliver its new flagship £46 million Arts & Humanities building, as the first project in the wider [...]

February 8, 2018

ALE completes Belgium bridge installation with Mega Jack 800

ALE has successfully performed the load-out and installation of a steel bridge using the award-winning Mega Jack 800 in Antwerp, Belgium. The ‘Brug van den Azijn’ bridge, [...]

February 2, 2018

Work commences on brand new student accommodation development in Coventry

Crosslane Student Developments, part of the Crosslane Group, is announcing that it has begun the construction of a new 614 bed purpose-built student accommodation [...]

February 1, 2018

Ecobuild, March 6th-8th 2018: The event shaped by the industry

ecobuild is returning to the ExCeL London in March 2018 and under the new ownership of Futurebuild Events Ltd, things are set to be very different. The event is being [...]

January 29, 2018

Construction Starts On New £80M Leeds Beckett University Creative Hub

Construction is underway on a new £80 million Creative Arts building for Leeds Beckett University. George Downing Construction (GDC) is delivering the new facility in the [...]

January 26, 2018

Major contracts for Expo 2020 Dubai secured by Laing O’Rourke

Laing O’Rourke will build Expo 2020’s Leadership and Media Pavilions, and the event’s ‘Hammerhead’ access road to Al Wasl Plaza. In addition, Laing O’Rourke will [...]

January 26, 2018

Production starts in the UK of innovative JCB site dumpers

The first of a range of new JCB site dumpers are rolling off the company’s World HQ production line – including the unique Hi-Viz model which brings new levels of safety [...]

January 24, 2018

Two-thirds of construction bosses can’t find a bricklayer or carpenter

Two-thirds of those running small and medium-sized (SME) construction firms are struggling to hire bricklayers and carpenters as construction skills shortages hit a ‘record [...]

January 23, 2018