Contracts
-
FM Conway has expanded its Greater London highways maintenance role. The latest VINCI-backed contracts cover Westminster and Bromley road services over long-term agreements.
-
Marlborough Highways has secured West Berkshire’s major highways maintenance contract. The seven-year agreement is valued at £150m and covers roads, lighting, safety schemes, active travel, and asset support.
-
Blue Sky Building has won the Barbican Centre renewal role. The construction management appointment covers a £176m live-estate programme running through to 2030.
-
Skanska will build Hydro’s aluminium wire rod facility in Norway. The NOK 1.1bn contract supports new production capacity for power cable and electrification markets.
-
Diageo has submitted plans for a Runcorn kegging expansion scheme. The proposed 40,000 sq ft plant would support Guinness production and packaging capacity at Murdishaw.
-
Rail bodies want funding safeguards added to the Railways Bill. Industry groups say current drafting could weaken investment confidence in long-term maintenance, renewals, and rail estate work.
-
UK civil engineering activity fell sharply again during June 2026. The latest PMI data shows infrastructure workload weakening as contractors report delayed schemes and fewer public-sector tender opportunities.
-
HS2 has completed segment installation at Chipping Warden Green Tunnel. The milestone closes a major structural phase on a cut-and-cover asset that previously faced precast quality problems.
-
Defra has opened early engagement for a £250m science framework. The procurement will support specialist laboratory, civils, M&E, BIM, and consultancy work at the APHA Weybridge campus.
-
Morganstone will deliver civil and structural works at Port Talbot. The appointment moves Tata Steel UK’s Project Invictus into main construction and strengthens the role of Welsh contractors in industrial decarbonisation.