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'Safety first' call for plug in solar

The Construction Index — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:23:00 +0100

Electrical Contractors’ Association, Electrical Safety First, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, NICEIC and SELECT have outlined risks associated with plug-in solar, and called for a safety first approach.

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Charities call for reset in planning changes

The Construction Index — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:56:00 +0100

The Better Planning Coalition, whose members include the RSPB, Woodland Trust, CPRE and others, has called on the Government to 'reset' its approach to planning.

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Tilbury Douglas appoints regional building MD

The Construction Index — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:46:00 +0100

Tilbury Douglas has appointed Simon Butler as managing director, regional building. Alongside him, Martin Home and Richard Boeg have been appointed regional MDs for building in the North and South, and Kabir Salihi regional director, north west.

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Strikes at councils, and timber merchants

The Construction Index — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:38:00 +0100

Unite members have voted to strike in two separate disputes: with councils across England, and with timber merchants Haldane-Fisher in Northern Ireland.

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Egis appoints UK & Ireland transportation director

The Construction Index — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:12:00 +0100

Mike Birch has been appointed transportation director for the UK and Ireland at Egis.

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Barhale to build new reservoir

The Construction Index — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:06:00 +0100

Yorkshire Water has awarded Barhale a £16m contract to build a new service reservoir at Springhill, near Scarborough.

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Robertson to restore fire damaged Newcastle Uni hall

The Construction Index — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:44:00 +0100

Robertson Construction North East has been appointed to restore the Grade II listed Henderson Hall at Newcastle University, damaged by fire in June 2023.

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Sany appoints E H Hassell & Son

The Construction Index — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:35:00 +0100

Sany Heavy Machinery has appointed E H Hassell and Son as an authorised dealer for material handlers in the UK.

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ARB chair reappointed

The Construction Index — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:52:00 +0100

The Architects Registration Board's chair Alan Kershaw has been reappointed by the Privy Council for a further two-year term, as the profession continues a significant programme of reform.

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New NED for MukAway

The Construction Index — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:42:00 +0100

Mark Stuart, joint MD of Stuart Energy, has joined MukAway as a non-executive director. The appointment of the power and equipment hire specialist comes as the waste compliance and reuse platform seeks to extend its reach.

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Menzies warns of cash flow crisis

The Construction Index — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:19:00 +0100

Accountants Menzies have surveyed the building sector, with Censuswide, and found 93% facing late payments, with invoices now 53 days overdue on average.

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JJ Sugrue buys two new Hyundai excavators via Tobin

The Construction Index — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:08:00 +0100

JJ Sugrue has brought two new Hyundai compact excavators from recently appointed dealer Tobin Plant.

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SNIPEF elects president

The Construction Index — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:52:00 +0100

SNIPEF, the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation, has appointed its 102nd president, Steve Craig.

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Hankinson Whittle invests in fire protection

The Construction Index — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:49:00 +0100

Property maintenance and specialist coatings business Hankinson Whittle has acquired Fire Protection Compliance Ltd (FPC).

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BRCK Group buys H. S. Jackson & Son

The Construction Index — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:34:00 +0100

Construction material distributor BRCK Group PLC has agreed to acquire fencing manufacturer H. S. Jackson & Son, paying £15m for the business and £4.9m for land and property.

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Turner & Townsend revenue hits £5.76bn

The Construction Index — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:42:00 +0100

Turner & Townsend has published its annual review for 2025, showing global gross revenue of £5.76bn, with the business building its global staffing to 22,000 personnel.

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DB Cargo UK picks Liebherr for aggregate handling

The Construction Index — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:32:00 +0100

DB Cargo UK has invested £8.5m, using a credit line from Siemens Financial Services, to buy seven new LH 40 material handlers from Liebherr, supporting the low carbon delivery of aggregates by rail.

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CITB accelerates apprenticeships

The Construction Index — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:19:00 +0100

The Construction Industry Training Board has launched a new Accelerated Apprenticeships programme to help deliver the government’s homebuilding goal of 1.5m new homes by 2029.

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Alliance invests in fleet

The Construction Index — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:11:00 +0100

Alliance Tool Hire has invested £900,000 in more than twenty new delivery vehicles.

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MKM COO picked for BMF role

The Construction Index — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:56:00 +0100

Dave Castle, chief operating officer of MKM Building Supplies, has been appointed as a board adviser to the Builders Merchants Federation.

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Base Concrete picks JCB wheel loader

The Construction Index — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:49:00 +0100

Hemel Hempstead's Base Concrete has bought a second JCB TM420 from Greenshields JCB for loading operations.

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Knights Brown reports turnover of £136m

The Construction Index — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:39:00 +0100

Civils and construction firm Knights Brown has reported turnover up in 2025 to £136m, from £116m, with a gross margin of £15m. EBITA reached £5.4m, or 4%. Alongside coastal, port and energy work, the company has been positioning itself for AMP8 projects.

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Hydrogen bowsers and shipping sunlight

The Construction Index — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:13:00 +0100

As HyKit launched its first mobile hydrogen refueller, effectively a bowser for hydrogen, executive chair Jo Bamford talked to The Construction Index about building a global supply chain for the fuel.

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Homes England, Hill Group buy Cambridge East land

The Construction Index — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:38:00 +0100

Homes England, with its National Housing Bank, and The Hill Group, have acquired land in Cambridge East that will be used for 10,000 new homes.

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First heathland green bridge opens

The Construction Index — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:28:00 +0100

Balfour Beatty and AtkinsRéalis have helped deliver the UK's first heathland green bridge, crossing the A3 for National Highways.

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AECOM delivers reusable skin for Serpentine pavilion

The Construction Index — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:17:00 +0100

AECOM has helped deliver the annual temporary pavilion at London's Serpentine gallery, designed by Mexican architects LANZA atelier, using a technique that will allow reuse of the structure's bricks.

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Alchemist DB fined over trench death

The Construction Index — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100

Borehamwood construction firm Alchemist DB Limited has been fined after a worker, living on site, died after falling into a trench. The company is now in liquidation and was sentenced in absence.

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McPhillips adopts Cat

The Construction Index — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:52:00 +0100

McPhillips has added its first Cat machines to its fleet, in a partnership with Finning UK & Ireland, as it helps deliver a new workshop for rebuilt machines.

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A Nifty way to find support

The Construction Index — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:40:00 +0100

NiftyLift has launched a support hub, MyNifty, that brings together manuals, technical documentation, troubleshooting tools and video guidance in a single online platform.

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Murphy celebrates with record order book

The Construction Index — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0100

Marking its 75th anniversary, Murphy boasted a record order book in 2025.

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