Financial & Legal
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Construction bodies have secured a government review of planned steel tariff and quota changes after warning that the measures could raise project costs and disrupt delivery.
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Dalkia’s UK recovery reflects stronger demand for technical energy services. The EDF-backed contractor lifted turnover, profit, cash, and order book as nuclear, healthcare, systems integration, and decarbonisation work supported performance.
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Materials pricing pressure is returning across UK construction supply chains. The Construction Leadership Council has called for clearer explanations behind increases as fuel, energy, tariffs, and geopolitical disruption push costs higher.
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Hampshire groundworks contractor Mackoy has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator after reporting a pre-tax loss in its latest accounts.
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Travis Perkins reported a 1.7% fall in first-quarter like-for-like revenue, with merchanting activity hit by subdued construction demand.
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Taylor Wimpey has raised its 2026 build-cost inflation expectations as higher energy and supply chain pressures add further strain to housebuilding margins.
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Jerram Falkus Construction entered administration owing £8.2m to more than 400 subcontractors and suppliers. The long-established London contractor had reported £47.6m turnover in its latest filed accounts but was hit by problem contracts and a lost adjudication.
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Atlas Holdings has withdrawn its takeover approach for BRCK Group after the building materials supplier rejected the proposal.
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Xpedeon’s new UK Construction Systems Census suggests documentation gaps, manual handoffs, and weak live cost visibility are still delaying cash release and close-out across larger contractors.
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Balfour Beatty will face trial in 2028 over alleged safety breaches following the death of a worker at AWE Aldermaston.