Procurement organisation and social enterprise, Fusion21, has named the suppliers appointed to its national Construction Consultancy Services Framework, worth up to £175 million over four years. Following a competitive tender process, a total of 120 specialist firms – 85 per cent ...
Read More »How construction firms can manage heat stress on site
By Lee Mills (pictured above), Service Director, Citation With the UK having experienced one of the hottest summers on record, and temperatures rising year-on-year, it’s vital that construction firms build this into their long-term plans and proactively manage heat-related risks ...
Read More »CIC unveils Corporate Plan for 2025–2030
The Construction Industry Council’s (CIC) new Corporate Plan for 2025–2030 reflects CIC’s ambition to be the unified voice for construction professionals, shaping a resilient and future-ready industry. The five-year plan outlines CIC’s commitment to leading change across four strategic pillars: ...
Read More »Former Skanska boss Thomas Faulkner to join Galliford Try
UK construction group, Galliford Try, has announced the appointment of Thomas Faulkner to its Executive Board with effect from 15 September 2025. Faulkner will succeed Mark Baxter, Executive Board member and Divisional Managing Director of Specialist Services, taking up his ...
Read More »Willmott Dixon promotes Stewart Brundell to COO of its construction business
Stewart Brundell, Willmott Dixon’s Managing Director of the company’s London & East region, has been promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at its £1 billion turnover Construction business. Brundell has almost 40 years’ service with Willmott Dixon, ...
Read More »Mitie and Elements Green break ground on major energy storage project
Mitie Power & Grid, working with international renewable energy developer Elements Green, has begun construction on the Staythorpe Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) located in Newark, Nottinghamshire. The project will play a key role in strengthening the UK’s electricity storage, ...
Read More »Miller Knight lays strong groundwork in the first six months of 2025
The multi-discipline principal contractor reports a standout start to 2025 so far, celebrating a landmark first six months, defined by prestigious framework appointments, national award recognition, standout regeneration projects and a deepened commitment to safety, quality and social value. A major ...
Read More »Safeguard materials from high-risk weather or ‘pay the price’
Off the back of Storm Floris, which recently brought 90mph winds and torrential rain to the UK, posing significant disruption to operations across the north of England and Scotland, site managers are being urged energy solutions and temperature control specialist, ...
Read More »Kier Group CEO to step down later this year
Kier Group has announced that Andrew Davies, Chief Executive, will be retiring and stepping down from the Board on 31 October 2025. Stuart Togwell, currently Kier’s Executive Director and Group Managing Director of Construction, will succeed Davies in the role ...
Read More »London’s evolving Skyline misses opportunity to support a more circular economy
The record-breaking demolition of St Helen’s tower, the tallest building to be demolished in the capital, highlights London’s missed opportunity to reuse 49,000 tonnes of demolished concrete to permanently store and remove hundreds of tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere. ...
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