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Transport for London has selected an international consortium including Cintra, BAM and Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction to build the planned £1bn Silvertown Tunnel....

Overseas architects and civil engineers can expect special treatment from the UK immigration system but not quantity surveyors, construction project managers or skilled trades....

Structural steelwork contractor JL Engineering (Rixton) Ltd has been fined £22,000 after a metal frame toppled off a forklift truck at the company’s fabrication yard....

April 2019 saw a 21% year-on-year increase in new home registrations, according to National House-Building Council (NHBC) data....

Fit-out contractor BW saw a 27% rise in pre-tax profit in 2018 and 20% revenue growth....

Teignbridge District Council in south Devon has approved plans for a new, higher sea wall to protect the main railway line connecting Cornwall and most of Devon to the national...

Story Contracting’s rail division started the year celebrating major contract wins worth nearly £140m. Jim Simpson takes a closer look at one of the rising stars of rail construction....

Construction waste is an increasing concern, with zero waste to landfill becoming the industry target. Jim Simpson meets one company prepared to invest in meeting that need...

With the AMP6 infrastructure investment plan in mid-cycle, utilities contractors are making good progress, albeit with one or two hiccups. David Taylor reports...

While workloads continue to increase in the road construction and maintenance sector, profitability has taken a dip. David Taylor reports...