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JULY 28, 2025

But a federal judge ruled in April that before it can be decided, a three-party arbitration must run its course over how many $1-million deductibles, called self-insured retentions, the design and construction team owe per claim to its project liability insurer Lexington Insurance Co. in January 2023. in January 2023. in January 2023.

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JULY 8, 2025

Under the agreement, the Metro Flood Diversion Authority will pay $57 million in increments to the project developer and contractor, the Red River Valley Alliance, whose design construction arm is ASN Constructors. The alliance had made a claim over the rebar coating and other matters. specifically designed for climate-change adaptation.

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JUNE 24, 2025

It is claimed that the robot, produced by GreenBuild, can lay up to 200 square metres of masonry per day – 10 times typical skilled human output – constructing walls up to 3.5 There are plans to increases it reach to five metres. metres high without scaffolding regardless of the weather conditions. million more homes.

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AUGUST 11, 2025

35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields is to become the Firoz Lalji Global Hub [© David Chipperfield Architects] The London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) has appointed McLaren Construction for a £100m retrofit and extension of an existing 1950s building at 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields to create a home for the Firoz Lalji Global Hub.

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JULY 9, 2025

Brian McArdle, Gleeds’ UK managing director The latest quarterly report from construction consultancy Gleeds has revealed that almost three quarters of construction professionals in the UK feel the current economic and political climate is negatively impacting contracts. Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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JUNE 15, 2025

Good For The Money, or GFTM, is a new online service that enables construction suppliers and subcontractors to expose bad payers. Designed for the construction supply chain, GFTM enables companies to collaborate securely on payment risk, without revealing commercially sensitive information. Got a story?

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JUNE 16, 2025

Winvic is putting in a Toucan crossing on the Woking Road Guildford Borough Council has appointed Winvic Construction to deliver highways works for Weyside Urban Village, a new community of up to 1,550 new homes with associated amenities.

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AUGUST 4, 2025

Group chief executive Cathal O’Rourke said: “Our drive to create a more resilient and productive construction industry continues. We are leading the way on modern methods of construction and digital engineering, enabling us to deliver projects with greater precision and efficiency and improving safety on site. Got a story?

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JULY 14, 2025

CGI of Brewery Gardens, with its red brick facade Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, has appointed Graham as main contractor for the transformation of the former Boddingtons Brewery site on Great Ducie Street in central Manchester.

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JULY 24, 2025

Morgan Sindall won the construction contract for the £65m project after a competitive tendering process through the Pagabo framework last year. Demolition and clearance of the site will take place in phases over the next nine months, preparing it for construction to start next year.

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JUNE 10, 2025

Eighty of the homes will be new build and delivered using modular construction, while the rest will be created by converting the site’s original Grade II listed pump house building in Bedfordwell Road, which has been derelict for many years. Of these, 20 will be for shared ownership and the remainder for affordable rent. Got a story?

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JULY 29, 2025

Drone shot of two-thirds of Greek Street rail bridge during assembly trials in Ireland Concrete components that will form a new £20m railway bridge and roundabout in Stockport are now travelling over the Irish sea ready for the project’s main construction phase next week.

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JULY 7, 2025

Breaking ground at RAF Cosford Modular construction specialist Reds10 has moved on site to start to putting together a new Officers’ Mess annex of 50 en-suite bedsits at RAF Cosford under a a £12m contract for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

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JUNE 25, 2025

When Barnes reopens in 2027, the South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust’s expanded community services will continue to operate from both sites, supporting accessibility across the borough. New owner for Cubby Construction 18 hours Local investors have agreed a deal to take over Carlisle-based of Cubby Construction Limited.

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AUGUST 4, 2025

This photo shows the construction in 2023. Meanwhile, the company is planning legal action against subcontractors and designers to recover cost overruns on projects whose late completion and cost-overruns were already known. mile cable-stayed span to connect Detroit and Windsor, Ont., August 4, 2025 Fluor Corp. was forecast in 2022.

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JUNE 9, 2025

Photo courtesy of QSi Consultancy Group June 9, 2025 After two decades of stalled growth, the Maldives construction sector is now seeing some $2 billion in construction activity. Current projects include the revised master plan for Hulhumalé, 8 km northeast from the capital of Male and built on 468 hectares of reclaimed land.

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JUNE 8, 2025

The Health & Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is set to carry out 500 inspection visits to construction sites across Northern Ireland to raise awareness of the dangers of silica. Silica is a naturally occurring mineral found in varying amounts in most rock, sand and clay as well as in bricks and concrete.

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JUNE 15, 2025

Deeley contracts manager Jamie Travis, site manager Eamonn Gorman, Bloor Homes’ regional MD Paul Degg and Deeley construction director Steve Turner do that Westlife thing Deeley Construction is putting up an 18,500 sq ft, two-storey building that will provide offices for 50 Bloor Homes staff in Lichfield.

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AUGUST 11, 2025

The Dacorum Investment Partnership is a 50/50 joint venture established to support the council’s ambitions to increase the supply of affordable housing, realise strategic town centre and neighbourhood regeneration sites, and secure long-term income streams for the council. Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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JULY 24, 2025

Higgins Partnerships has been appointed by Milton Keynes City Council to redevelop the former Cripps Lodge sheltered housing site in Netherfield, Buckinghamshire. The £30m development will transform the former care facility site into 66 council homes, including bungalows, two- and three-storey houses and a split-level apartment building.

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JULY 1, 2025

Following the receipt of a Marine Management Organisation (MMO) licence last week, main contractor Esh Construction will begin setting up the site compound on the former Rank Hovis site in Hull from Monday 7 th July, in preparation for the repair works on Drypool Bridge.

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JULY 30, 2025

ADEPT is the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport, representing municipal engineers. The Broad Lane site will test innovative materials in the binder course, while Willenhall Lane will trial materials in the surface course. Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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JULY 21, 2025

Construction News Sizewell C gets green light with £38bn final investment decision 7 hours Government agrees final investment for Sizewell C nuclear plant but keeps only minority stake. AER recruits MD for site hut division 7 hours Welfare 4 Hire, part of the AER Rents Group, has a new managing director.

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AUGUST 7, 2025

Construction News Mace selected for £1.1bn British Library development 8 hours Mace has been appointed construction manager for the £1.1 billion new development of the British Library’s St Pancras site in London. Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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JULY 23, 2025

The Webuild team added dredge material to expand the site over what had previously been part of the river. The court ruling established the Autoridad de Cuenca Matanza Riachuelo (ACUMAR) to oversee the development and implementation of the cleanup plans, and ACUMAR tasked AySA with procurement and project implementation.

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JULY 8, 2025

Under the agreement, the MFDA will pay $57 million in increments to the project developer and contractor, the Red River Valley Alliance, whose design and construction arm is ASN Constructors. It is also the first green finance initiative in the U.S. specifically designed for climate-change adaptation.

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AUGUST 3, 2025

Glancy Nichols designs for the Bill House site Developer Pickstock Group wants to transform the Bill House site on Soho Hill into a mixed-use community, to help reinvigorate the wider area. It is proposed that the site will get 115 new houses and flats alongside an 80-bed care home. Gross development value is put at £48.5m.

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JUNE 22, 2025

the Howden relief road plan East Riding of Yorkshire Council has awarded the main construction contract for the planned Howden relief road scheme to Aureos, the company previously known as Keltbray Infrastructure Services until its private equity buyout last year.

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JULY 8, 2025

Set across a two-storey building, the project includes the construction of 23 classroom spaces, a wellbeing centre, canteen, various multi-use spaces and supporting areas across the two floors, and a hydrotherapy pool on the ground floor. The entire school site will be enclosed by a secure boundary fencing. Got a story?

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JUNE 29, 2025

Breaking ground on the National Centre for Child Health Technology Henry Boot Construction has broken ground on the National Centre for Child Health Technology (NCCHT) in Sheffield. Enabling and site establishment works are now complete, and steel installation starts this week. Completion is expected before the end of 2026.

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JUNE 17, 2025

Costain previously constructed the Stublach solution mining plant near to the planned hydrogen storage facility The Keuper gas storage project (KGSP) is an underground hydrogen storage facility in Northwich, Cheshire.

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JUNE 12, 2025

The new venue will bring leisure and library services together in a single, modern site with new features to make our services accessible to all ages and abilities and support community wellbeing.” The project team also includes Axiom (project management), DPP (planning consultancy) and GT3 Architects (lead designers). Got a story?

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AUGUST 4, 2025

Roger Bullivant will have four piling rigs on site at peak Kier Construction was a £683.8m Kier has been on site since October 2023 carrying out early works to remediate the complex brownfield site, which once housed a gas works, for the main construction process.

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JUNE 17, 2025

CGI of Grahams planned Hydepark Street block, Glasgow Glasgow City Council has approved the construction of Graham’s 410-bed student accommodation development in the city’s Anderston area. The wider project team also includes Iceni Projects as planning consultant and Etive Engineers as structural and civil engineer.

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JULY 20, 2025

The project will deliver five new warehouse and industrial units ranging in size from 3,229 sq ft to 4,606 sq ft, following planning approval from North West Leicestershire District Council. AER recruits MD for site hut division 7 hours Welfare 4 Hire, part of the AER Rents Group, has a new managing director. Got a story?

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JUNE 26, 2025

The Green Plant Academy has been designed to specialise in training on zero-emission equipment, providing career development while also helping the construction industry further transition to cleaner ways of working and ultimately address the climate emergency.

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JUNE 11, 2025

The planned 6,700 sqm seven-storey building, Nicholas Hare Architects, will replace current premises that are deemed no longer fit for purpose. The planned 6,700 sqm seven-storey building, Nicholas Hare Architects, will replace current premises that are deemed no longer fit for purpose. Complete is due in 2027. Got a story?

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