Construction Enquirer

JUNE 10, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will today unveil the biggest investment in social and affordable housing in a generation, with £39bn earmarked over the next decade. The new Affordable Homes Programme will form the centrepiece of the Spending Review, delivering long-term certainty for developers and doubling current investment levels. The new deal will average £3.9bn a year, up from just £2.3bn a year under the previous government’s five-year £11.5bn programme running from 2021 to 2026.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 13, 2025

The American Society of Civil Engineers’ updated standards mark a major shift in approach for design and construction in flood hazard areas, according to a floodplain manager.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JUNE 9, 2025

Arup will undertake a statewide analysis of resilience actions, vulnerabilities, and priority projects for investment. Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) today announced global built environment design consultancy Arup has been selected to conduct the state’s first comprehensive coastal resilience study.

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Prodyogi

JUNE 12, 2025

Building a home, office, or any structure is not just about laying bricks and pouring concrete. It’s about careful planning, understanding soil behavior, right material selection, and proper execution. But what happens when crucial steps are ignored? Even the strongest-looking buildings can face premature failure due to avoidable mistakes.

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Construction News

JUNE 10, 2025

High Speed Two Ltd has been ordered to pay a former worker on the megaproject more than £300,000 after ending his contract because he challenged attempts to keep cost forecasts down. The company responsible for delivering the controversial rapid rail link admitted that it terminated… The post HS2 whistleblower awarded £319k compensation over contract termination appeared first on Construction News.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 12, 2025

Tariff-related project delays and cancellations caused contractors’ pipelines to ease off a recent peak, according to Associated Builders and Contractors.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JUNE 11, 2025

SAN ANTONIO — Halff, an award-winning, employee-owned and full-service infrastructure consulting firm, has expanded its energy services portfolio with the acquisition of C&D Utility Consulting, LLC, a San Antonio-based firm known for its expertise in electric utility infrastructure.

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Civil Engineer Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Choosing the right construction management company could be the difference between a botched project and a well executed project. Whether the project is a residential project or commercial one, proper management is critical to staying on budget and ensuring that the relevant building permits and specifications are adhered to. Interview Company Representatives A candid interview […] The post How to Choose a Construction Management Company first appeared on Civil Engineer Blog.

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Construction News

JUNE 12, 2025

Billions of pounds of investment in the Spending Review has been hailed a “positive first step” for the construction industry. Senior figures in the sector gave their reaction after chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled a package of funding for housing, infrastructure and energy yesterday (11 June).… The post Sector welcomes ‘positive’ Spending Review but urges action on skills and planning appeared first on Construction News.

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Speaker: Dylan Secrest

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 9, 2025

Laing O’Rourke has secured the £920m main works contract to deliver an animal diseases super-lab at the government’s flagship Weybridge biosecurity campus in Surrey. The job, awarded by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, will see O’Rourke take the project, consisting of two main buildings, through detailed design and construction.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 11, 2025

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New Civil Engineer

JUNE 10, 2025

Consultancies, contractors, engineering institutions and more have publicly expressed great optimism about the future of the UK’s nuclear sector following government confirmation of the Sizewell C nuclear plant and the country’s first small modular reactors (SMRs). The post ‘An exciting day for the built environment’: Sector reacts to Sizewell C and SMRs confirmation appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JUNE 10, 2025

CHICAGO – For a record-breaking fifth consecutive year, student engineers at the University of Florida were crowned the John M. Parucki National Champions in the 2025 Student Steel Bridge Competition, placing in five categories and taking home $8,000 in scholarships.

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Engineering 130

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

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Construction News

JUNE 11, 2025

Willmott Dixon has secured a £48.8m contract from Queen Mary University London to redevelop its School of Business and Management in Tower Hamlets. The seven-storey, 6,700 square metre facility is scheduled to complete in 2027. It will replace an existing building deemed unfit for purpose… The post Willmott Dixon wins second Queen Mary job in 12 months appeared first on Construction News.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 10, 2025

Car dealer-turned-developer Hartwell has submitted a £100m regeneration plan to transform the former Phoenix ironworks site in Digbeth into a major mixed-use neighbourhood. The Phoenix Yard scheme will redevelop a 2.8-acre brownfield site off Coventry Street and Digbeth High Street into 260,000 sq ft of media, education and commercial space alongside 240 new homes.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 12, 2025

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New Civil Engineer

JUNE 9, 2025

The UK government has committed to the delivery of Sizewell C with a £14.2bn investment to build the C nuclear power plant, alongside confirmation of a small modular reactor (SMR) programme. The post Government commits to Sizewell C with £14.2bn and confirms SMR programme appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Civil Engineer Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

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Construction News

JUNE 9, 2025

Fixing dangerous cladding on high-rise buildings in Scotland could cost more than £3bn, according to official research. The Scottish Government estimated that more than 1,250 residential towers at least 11 metres tall required work to ‘alleviate external-wall system life-safety fire risk’. Its research said the… The post Cost of remediating risky cladding in Scotland could exceed £3bn appeared first on Construction News.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 13, 2025

Leeds City Council has launched fresh plans to regenerate 30 acres around Elland Road football stadium into a major new neighbourhood. A new draft planning statement outlines the council’s vision to transform the land – mostly in council ownership –with up to 2,000 homes and a raft of leisure, commercial, and education developments. The stadium-led regeneration plan sets out how the scheme could take up to 20 years to deliver.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

The state will pay up to $10 million in incentives if new lanes on the Washington Bridge open ahead of schedule, and penalties if the timeline is exceeded.

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Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network

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New Civil Engineer

JUNE 12, 2025

Voices from across the engineering sector have welcomed the significant infrastructure funding commitments from the government’s Spending Review, but have said that the devil will be in the detail of the 10-Year Infrastructure Plan. The post ‘A good bet’: Sector reacts to £113bn of commitments to infrastructure in Spending Review appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Civil Engineer Blog

JUNE 13, 2025

Whether you are using scaffolding in the course of your work or have taken advantage of the growing trend in scaffold hire for a spot of DIY at home, there are some very stringent guidelines in place to safely use them. Several questions regarding scaffolding safety, which in turn makes it safer for you to […] The post What You Need To Know About Working From A Height first appeared on Civil Engineer Blog.

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Construction News

JUNE 11, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today announced plans to lever-in private finance to build new homes, on top of a £39bn boost for social housing. In today’s Spending Review, Reeves claimed she was unveiling the biggest cash injection into housing for 50 years. Earlier this morning, the… The post Spending Review: Private finance model to fund new housebuilding appeared first on Construction News.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 11, 2025

Healthy demand for specialist construction services on major London sites helped equipment rental giant Vp post a strong set of numbers in its latest results. Final results for the year to 31 March 2025 show pre-tax profits were up to £21.7m from £2.8m last time on increased turnover of £380m from £369m. Specialist construction and water and transmission work were the star performers while a slower start to Network Rail’s Control Period 7 continued to drag down performance.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 12, 2025

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New Civil Engineer

JUNE 13, 2025

The construction of the Northolt Tunnel, a key part of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project in West London, has seen a major milestone as the third of four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has finished its drive. The post HS2 | Third London TBM breaks through after 16-month drive under capital appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 13, 2025

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