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Morgan Sindall upgrades outlook, announces buyback

The Construction Index — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Morgan Sindall Group has released a trading outlook, saying strong trading momentum has continued, and that full year results will be slightly ahead of expectations.

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Heidelberg Materials picks up speed in Q3

The Construction Index — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:57:00 +0000

Heidelberg Materials has reported third quarter revenues up 10%, at €6,413m from €5,807m. The company's financial result from continuing operations rose by 9% to €1,281m. The company detailed plans to focus on low carbon products.

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25 Years of Quick Changes

The Construction Index — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Liebherr’s pioneering quick coupler system celebrates silver anniversary

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Seddon invests in solar

The Construction Index — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:51:00 +0000

Seddon is installing a 1,800m² solar farm across its Plodder Lane estate in Edge Fold, comprising 190 rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels and 400 ground-mounted panels.

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Ground broken on £200m Beacon Barracks upgrade

The Construction Index — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:46:00 +0000

Work has started on a £206m project to build new and improved infrastructure at Beacon Barracks, Stafford, delivered by Bovis for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

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BAM on track for 6.5% margin

The Construction Index — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:37:00 +0000

Royal BAM Group has released results for the first nine months of 2026, saying it is on track for an EBITDA margin of 6.5% for the year, with an order book of €13bn.

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MGA picked for Orkney homes feasibility study

The Construction Index — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:14:00 +0000

Places for People (PfP) Scotland has appointed Michael Gilmour Associates Ltd (MGA) to develop feasibility and design plans for around 260 new homes in Orkney, which will see a former school residential hostel demolished.

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Mace Construct to become Forco

The Construction Index — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:34:00 +0000

Mace Construct, which split from Mace Consult in March, is to be renamed Forco in January.

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Terex Buys Keestrack

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:51:00 +0000

Terex strengthens its presence in the materials processing sector with the purchase of respected Belgian crusher maker.

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Komatsu Unveils New Dozer

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:10:00 +0000

Komatsu Europe's new D175AX-10 dozer delivers increased production and reduced fuel consumption in quarry and heavy earthmoving operations.

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Yanmar and Hitachi form Compact Alliance

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:14:00 +0000

Meeting of minds the latest in a series of OEM joint ventures and badging agreements.

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Liebherr expands electric offering

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:24:00 +0000

Liebherr’s 250-tonne class electric excavator becomes commercially available.

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Gollins buys “Kubota”

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:51:00 +0000

A Buckinghamshire-based company has taken delivery of a new reduced tail swing excavator; one of the first of its kind in the UK.

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New CFO for Mace Consult

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:48:00 +0000

Newly independent Mace Consult, which separated from Mace Construct and became an independent business in March, has appointed a new CFO, Shaun Hughes.

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After 100 years, Lawton turns to steel

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:38:00 +0000

Lawton Tubes, which has manufactured copper tubes and fittings for more than a century, has launched a range of stainless steel products for the first time, including systems targeting corrosive environments.

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Exeter Uni tops out new campus buildings

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:29:00 +0000

PBSA-developer UPP, the University of Exeter, and Bouygues UK have celebrated the topping out of the first two Willmore Iles Architects and Architype-designed Passivhaus buildings at the new West Park development on the University’s Streatham Campus.

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Punch to plan new bridge for Newbridge

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:19:00 +0000

COWI's consultancy business Punch has been appointed to progress the design and tender of a major road and bridge in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, on behalf of Evara Developments.

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Thurston invests in manufacturing

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:11:00 +0000

Thurston Group is making a multi-million investment in its Ottringham manufacturing facility, creating a dedicated base for its engineered solutions business.

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Liebherr adopts new attachment data standard

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:04:00 +0000

Liebherr has adopted the MiC 4.0 BUS communication standard on its Generation 8 wheeled excavators, easing the use of attachments since as tilt rotators.

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H. E. Services invests £1m in electric Sany plant

The Construction Index — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:50:00 +0000

H. E. Services has invested more than £1m in Sany equipment, including electric telehandlers and excavators.

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St. Modwen enters Scotland after Miller acquisition

The Construction Index — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Following its acquisition by Miller Homes in 2025, St. Modwen Homes has launched four developments in Scotland, its first in the country, which will see it deliver 268 new homes.

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STA launches timber structure thermal bridging guide

The Construction Index — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:36:00 +0000

The Structural Timber Association, with Timber Development UK, Swedish Wood and Knauf Insulation, and drawing on expertise from Studio Partington Architects and Briary Energy has launched a Structural Timber Thermal Details platform, a free library of psi values for timber frame construction.

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Galldris adopts safer charging at Sizewell C

The Construction Index — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:27:00 +0000

Galldris has installed an Armorgard VoltHub at Sizewell C, aiming to improve safety around lithium ion battery charging.

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John Sutch builds tree from top down in Liverpool

The Construction Index — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:17:00 +0000

John Sutch Cranes has installed a new Christmas tree outside John Lewis in Liverpool, using a Liebherr LTM 1040-2.1.

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Transpennine route bridge replaced

The Construction Index — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:04:00 +0000

The Transpennine Route Upgrade East Alliance, which includes Network Rail, VolkerRail, Murphy, Siemens and Systra, has completed nine days of work to replace a bridge and to fit overhead power lines on a stretch of railway between Leeds and York.

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Citrus opens £2m London training centre

The Construction Index — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:49:00 +0000

Citrus Training has opened a new 120 person capacity training centre in Dagenham, replacing a smaller site in Brentwood, after an investment of more than £2m.

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Babcock picks KierBAM JV for Devonport upgrades

The Construction Index — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:41:00 +0000

Babcock International has appointed a Kier and Bam joint venture to support delivery of £600m of upgrade work for the MOD's Defence Nuclear Enterprise at Devonport's 10 Dock.

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Build UK updates Common Assessment Standard

The Construction Index — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:44:00 +0000

Build UK has issued a sixth update to the Common Assessment Standard, the industry-agreed standard for pre-qualification in construction.

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UK's largest substation planned in Teesside

The Construction Index — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:34:00 +0000

Teesworks has completed a deal with National Grid Electricity Transmission for the purchase of 73.3 acres of land at Dorman Point, making space for the UK’s largest electrical substation, to be delivered by Balfour Beatty.

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WSP to help develop West London Orbital

The Construction Index — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:18:00 +0000

TfL has appointed WSP, with Fereday Pollard and Costain, to develop a business case and funding strategy for the proposed West London Orbital line, part of the London Overground network.

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