Financial & Legal
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Hinkley Point C’s M&E programme has suffered fresh workforce disruption. The dispute involves clocking-in arrangements, safety concerns, and revised shift patterns at the nuclear construction site.
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Southern Construction Framework has opened procurement for its next generation. SCF6 will create a four-year route for public-sector works across southern England and complex schemes nationally.
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Scotland’s Monklands hospital rebuild has been sent back for redesign. Ministers rejected the £2.1bn business case, leaving the healthcare project facing a major delivery reset.
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Lima Construction has been fined after a fatal site fall. HSE said unglazed window openings were not properly protected.
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BCIS says civils tender prices rose during the second quarter. It warns delayed procurement can increase project cost exposure.
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Eque2 has acquired Chalkstring to strengthen contractor cost control tools. The deal adds cloud estimating capability for specialist trades.
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NG Bailey has lifted turnover beyond the £700m mark again. Infrastructure, energy, water, healthcare, and decarbonisation are supporting growth.
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Arcadis says UK construction recovery remains under renewed cost pressure. Inflation, energy volatility, and regulation continue to shape tender risk.
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Berkeley says London flats now take eight years to deliver. It is urging planning, tax, and regulatory reform.
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Alun Griffiths has returned to profit after its founder-led rescue. The civil engineering contractor has reduced turnover while rebuilding margins and its balance sheet.