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JUNE 11, 2025
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Construction Enquirer
JUNE 11, 2025
Willmott Dixon has been picked to deliver a £49m rebuild of Queen Mary University of London’s School of Business and Management in Tower Hamlets. The project will see a 6,700m² seven-storey building rise on the current Mile End site, replacing outdated facilities. Due to complete in 2027, the scheme will provide flexible teaching and learning spaces tailored to modern academic needs.
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Construction Dive
JUNE 11, 2025
Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ➞ Dont miss tomorrows construction industry news Let Construction Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. Daily Dive M-F Tech Weekly Every Wednesday Infrastructure Weekly Every Tuesday Labor & Safety Weekly Every Thursday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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 11, 2025
The department is using AI in 22 aspects of its work so far, such as predictive traffic data analysis and crash detection, and it sees potential for prioritizing infrastructure projects.
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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.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 11, 2025
Around 1,500 construction workers from 36 contractors at Sellafield are set to hold a ballot over potential strike action. The long-running dispute at the nuclear clean-up site is over requests for ‘Sellafield Specific Allowances’ bonus payments. Workers demanding the extra payments include electricians, joiners, pipefitters, riggers, groundworkers, welders and painters.
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.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 11, 2025
Civil engineering and MEICA contractor JN Bentley broke through the £500m turnover mark for the first time last year, with pre-tax profits climbing 39% to £19m on the back of a strong end to the AMP7 regulatory cycle. The Skipton-based firm, part of the Mott MacDonald Group, credited its direct-delivery model and tight operational controls for another year of steady margin growth, with profit margins improving from 3.5% to 3.7%.
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Roads Online
JUNE 11, 2025
Image courtesy of WSI. Major construction across the new Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) is now complete, signalling a shift from construction to operations as the airport edges closer to opening in 2026. The new 24/7-hour airport is one step closer to welcoming its first passengers, with the new terminal also formally unveiled.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 11, 2025
The Government’s competition watchdog has extended its investigation further into suspected breaches of competition law by seven major house builders. The Competition and Markets Authority launched a probe in February 2024 after uncovering evidence during a far-reaching study into housing market delivery that indicated some house builders may be sharing commercially sensitive information with their competitors.
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.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 11, 2025
Crest Nicholson is back in the black after big losses last year driven by provisions for fire safety remediation work. The house builder is also reaping the benefits of a transformation strategy targeting the mid-premium market led by new CEO Martyn Clark. Results for the six months to April 30 2025 show pre-tax profits of £9.4m from a £30.9m loss last time on revenue down slightly to £249.5m from £257.5m.
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Construction News
JUNE 11, 2025
The maintenance bill for the government estate is likely to be higher than previously estimated, a new report has found. Schools, prisons and NHS buildings face higher costs due to issues such as the need to remediate buildings affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC),… The post Whitehall’s estate maintenance backlog could be higher than thought, says PAC appeared first on Construction News.
Construction Placements
JUNE 11, 2025
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Construction News
JUNE 11, 2025
Willmott Dixon moved back into the black last year after securing recoveries from third parties of £34.1m related to cladding remediation work. In its latest set of audited accounts, for the year to 31 December 2024, the tier one contractor posted a pre-tax profit of… The post Willmott Dixon returns to profit on cladding recovery boost appeared first on Construction News.
Civil Engineer Blog
JUNE 11, 2025
Accurate time estimation is a skill essential for good project management. It is important to get time estimates right for two main reasons: 1. Time estimates drive the setting of deadlines for delivery and planning of projects, and hence will impact on other peoples assessment of your reliability and competence as a project manager. 2. […] The post Time Estimates and Planning in Project Management first appeared on Civil Engineer Blog.
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Construction News
JUNE 11, 2025
Lindum has been appointed to deliver a delayed national manufacturing technology hub in the East Midlands. The contractor, which has offices in Lincoln, York and Peterborough, will build the £44m Automated Distribution and Manufacturing Centre (ADMC) in Ashfield. Initially slated to complete this autumn, construction… The post Lindum to build delayed £44m national automation hub appeared first on Construction News.
ENR Construction
JUNE 11, 2025
Survey found that 82% of respondents expect an AI-driven transformation, but just 20% claimed their firm's readiness was at a mature or advanced level.
PC Construction
JUNE 11, 2025
It has been over a month since our Construction Safety Week celebration, and we continue to feel the positive effects from the weeklong safety focus. Every member of our project team embraced the opportunity to participate in activities and important lessons to strengthen our sitewide safety culture. Each day brought a new theme, emphasizing the importance of working safely together and looking out for one another.
ENR Construction
JUNE 11, 2025
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Construction News
JUNE 11, 2025
Water contracts have helped JN Bentley increase its turnover by more than a third, according to its latest accounts. The civils contractor, 55th in last year’s CN100 table, saw its pre-tax profit rise by 39 per cent from £13.5m to £18.8m. However, the firm’s directors… The post JN Bentley profit soars despite staffing fears appeared first on Construction News.
Business Facilities
JUNE 11, 2025
The tech industry landscape in Plano, Texas is growing with two significant company investments announced in May. NTxBio (NTx) is locating a biomanufacturing facility in the city, while Aligned Data Centers has partnered with Lamda to expand its AI computing capabilities at its new $700 million data center facility. NTx is planning a $31 million capital investment and expects to create about 170 jobs.
Roads Online
JUNE 11, 2025
Digger and workers on site at Melton. Image: Victorian Government A 24/7 construction blitz has wrapped up as part of level crossing removal works in Melton and Truganina, with train services now resuming on the Ballarat Line in Victoria. Crews have completed excavation work, surface preparation, track work and line marking in the rail corridor at Coburns and Exford roads, Melton.
New Civil Engineer
JUNE 11, 2025
The government is committing £9.4bn of public cash to the development of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects, including new support for the Viking and Acorn clusters in Humberside and Aberdeenshire, respectively. The post Spending Review: £9.4bn for carbon capture, usage and storage projects appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
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Roads Online
JUNE 11, 2025
Matthews Brothers Engineering’s Melbourne headquarters will continue to service its customers based on the east coast. Images: Prime Creative Media. The customer always comes first for Matthews Brothers Engineering, one of the biggest reasons why the company is expanding its business from the east coast to the west. General Manager Richard Bailey explains.
ENR Construction
JUNE 11, 2025
Equipped with what's planned to be North America’s largest vertical roller mills, the plant is designed to produce one million tons of low-carbon cementitious materials annually.
Roads Online
JUNE 11, 2025
Image courtesy of the Victorian Government. End-to-end tunnel testing will shortly begin between the Sunbury and Cranbourne/Pakenham lines, in what will be a major milestone for the Metro Tunnel project in Victoria. This will mark the first day that the tunnel’s new systems and infrastructure is tested over the length of a full day, which will evaluate the performance of turn-up-and-go services.
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