Buildings
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Taylor Wimpey completed fewer homes as first-half profitability weakened further. The housebuilder expects 10,600 to 10,800 UK completions in 2026 while build cost inflation runs at 3% to 4%.
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Twenty two teams will develop sites for renewed energetics capacity. The feasibility programme is intended to lead into design and construction of at least six factories.
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Greenheys adds specialist laboratory capacity to Manchester’s expanding science district. The fully electric building will house UK Biobank’s headquarters, laboratories, offices, and extensive biological sample collection.
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Watkin Jones has secured six contracts across retrofit and hospitality. Five awards cover student accommodation remediation and improvement, while a sixth advances an Oxford city centre aparthotel.
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Eleven hospital partnerships move England’s standardised construction programme into delivery. The agreements pair NHS trusts with major contractors through a repeatable model intended to improve design consistency, procurement certainty, and productivity across the New Hospital Programme.
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Etex has appointed Si Gibson to lead construction product testing. The new technical director will oversee Siniat and Promat as evidence, competency, interfaces, and design responsibility face closer scrutiny.
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Muir Construction has secured fresh industrial work across Scotland’s regions. The £25m plus portfolio includes live manufacturing extensions and a new industrial building for repeat client Canmoor.
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Equans Regeneration has returned to profit after reshaping housing operations. Lower legacy costs and a move towards maintenance, retrofit, decarbonisation, and fire safety supported the turnaround.
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Willmott Dixon has completed Hertfordshire’s new wellbeing focused police headquarters. The £56m building combines secure operational facilities with WELL Platinum and BREEAM Excellent targets.
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Winvic has completed Northampton’s rail connected logistics infrastructure programme successfully. The five year project combined highways, rail freight, warehouses, earthworks, and measured carbon reduction across a nationally significant development.