Magistrates ordered a Blackpool contractor to pay more than £22,000 following the death of an employee during work at Hutton Grammar School near Preston. 

Construction giant Costain today announced full year losses of £61.7m and blamed some of it on contractural disputes.
 

A severe shortage of qualified contractors is the greatest barrier to new construction projects, according to a survey released today.
 

Specialist construction products supplier Heywood Williams today recorded a 6.2% profit after it exited the extrusion industry and bought Carlisle Brass.

The Chief Executive of Thames Gateway Judith Armitt has called for greater private investment in the Thames Gateway programme.

A double glazing supplier will pay £180,000 after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) turned down an appeal against price-fixing claims.

Costain and VT Group’s joint venture partnership, Learning21, has won preferred bidder status on a 25-year £400m schools partnership contract for the London Borough of Lewisham.

Women will have an integral role in improving safety onsite, Simons Group director and construction consultant Sandi Rhys Jones told guests at the Women in Construction Awards last night.