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Bovis reports £51m profit

The Construction Index — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:38:00 +0100

Bovis Construction (Europe) Limited has reported nine-month profits of £51m, after its May 2025 sale to US-based Atlas by Australia's Lendlease.

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Firm fined for demolishing bat roosts

The Construction Index — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:52:00 +0100

FI Real Estate Management has been fined £40,000 at Caernarfon magistrates court, after admitting destroying a wild animal shelter.

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Fisher German expands planning team

The Construction Index — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:19:00 +0100

Fisher German has appointed two new planners, Evie Poxon and Nick Wroe, as it seeks to grow its business in the context of new government housing targets and planning reforms.

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Bradford hospital wins £65m approval

The Construction Index — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:48:00 +0100

Plans for the Lynfield Mount Hospital new build and refurbishment project have received business case approval from the Department for Health and Social Care.

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Bootcamp brings women into construction

The Construction Index — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:21:00 +0100

The Skills Centre and NOCN Group have launched a CPCS-backed programme of construction 'bootcamps' designed to fast track entry into construction, with the latest session focusing on bringing women into the sector.

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Morro delivers in Daventry

The Construction Index — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:01:00 +0100

Morro has delivered the first 14 homes of 52 currently being built for the London Road development in Daventry.

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Two new for Steico

The Construction Index — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:48:00 +0100

Steico has appointed two new specifiers, as it seeks to position wood fibre insulation as a way to meet the demands of the Future Homes Standard.

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H.E. Services invests in Manitous

The Construction Index — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:41:00 +0100

H.E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd has bought more than 200 Manitou telehandlers, from Glosrose Group, for £15m.

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Equans wins Warm Home work

The Construction Index — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:29:00 +0100

Equans will deliver retrofits for Babergh and Mid Suffolk district councils, helping keep 168 homes warm.

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Lioncourt joins Homes for Nature

The Construction Index — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:17:00 +0100

Lioncourt Homes has joined Homes for Nature, a Future Homes Hub scheme encouraging nature-inclusive features.

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Groundforce props secure London care home

The Construction Index — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:19:00 +0100

Groundforce Shorco has supplied nine of its modular hydraulic props for a basement excavation at a sensitive location in north London.

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Helicopter picked for mine remediation

The Construction Index — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:57:00 +0100

Natural Resources Wales and the Mining Remediation Authority have used a helicopter from PDG to prevent pollution being spread from a mine.

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Saint-Gobain goes electric

The Construction Index — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:49:00 +0100

Saint-Gobain has invested in six Volvo electric HGVs in partnership with XPO Logistics, alongside charging infrastructure from Gridserve.

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Sany appoints new global telehandler head

The Construction Index — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:38:00 +0100

Sany has appointed Philip Boddy global product director, telehandlers, promoting him from a product manager role in Europe. Christopher Jarvis will become head of sales for telehandlers in the UK and Ireland.

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Egis appoints environment head in UK

The Construction Index — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:25:00 +0100

Egis has appointed Afshan Rasheed as head of its new dedicated environmental consultancy practice in the UK.

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Strabag offers £58.8m for Van Elle

The Construction Index — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:18:00 +0100

Strabag has reached an agreement to buy geotechnical specialist Van Elle, as part of a planned expansion of its construction and infrastructure business.

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First Fassi for Wrights

The Construction Index — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:56:00 +0100

Wrights of Twycross has bought a Scania rigid truck fitted with a Fassi crane, its first, from Mac's Truck Sales. The truck was delivered in four weeks, to meet the needs of a new Wrights client.

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Brogan expands in Midlands

The Construction Index — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:35:00 +0100

As part of an ongoing programme of nationwide investment in depots, equipment and personnel, Brogan Group has expanded its scaffolding operations across the Midlands and North of England.

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Trant expands in Exeter

The Construction Index — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:20:00 +0100

Trant Engineering has opened a new office in Exeter, close to South West Water's headquarters, as it delivers work under the five year AMP8 Amplify Framework.

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Laing O'Rourke gets carbon certified

The Construction Index — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:10:00 +0100

Laing O'Rourke has had its processes certified by the BSI under PAS 2080:2023, Carbon management in buildings and infrastructure.

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Morgan Sindall to build 'eco block' for Ealing school

The Construction Index — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:59:00 +0100

Morgan Sindall Construction’s London business has been appointed by Ealing Council to deliver a £29.3 million redevelopment at Villiers High School in Southall, centred on a new three-storey Eco teaching block.

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Strabag UK buys Crofton Engineering

The Construction Index — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:46:00 +0100

Strabag UK has completed its acquisition of Crofton Engineering Limited, aiming to strengthen its offering in structural steel and metalwork.

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WSP wins DfE framework

The Construction Index — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:20:00 +0100

WSP has been appointed to the Department for Education’s Technical Advisory Services 2025 framework, to support delivery of the DfE’s capital programme over the next four years.

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Turner & Townsend appoints Africa MD

The Construction Index — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:08:00 +0100

Turner & Townsend has completed its acquisition of Profica, and appointed the Johannesburg real estate project management and construction specialist’s founder and former CEO its regional MD for Africa.

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Tilbury hydrogen to fuel LTC construction

The Construction Index — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:55:00 +0100

GeoPura is partnering with Forth Ports’ Port of Tilbury, to develop a green hydrogen facility. The 1MW low carbon plant will fuel port operations, and construction work on the Lower Thames Crossing, alongside other heavy industry uses.

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Builders, electricians call for Holyrood support

The Construction Index — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:46:00 +0100

The Federation of Master Builders and the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust have laid out the priorities they want taken up by a new Scottish government, with national elections taking place on May 7.

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Kier Norfolk highways contract starts

The Construction Index — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:33:00 +0100

Kier has started work on a £700m highways and infrastructure works service contract with Norfolk Country Council, with 100 new employees joining the company from the previous contractor.

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GHNF extends to Wales

The Construction Index — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:25:00 +0100

The Green Heat Network Fund will be open to applicants from Wales for the first time, as it enters its 12th funding round.

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HBF calls for BNG reforms

The Construction Index — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:55:00 +0100

Reporting the results of its second biodiversity net gain survey, the Home Builders Federation has said that difficulties in implementing the requirements are slowing projects.

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NG Bailey buys ESG, targeting AMP8 growth

The Construction Index — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:25:00 +0100

NG Bailey has acquired Engineering Solutions Group (ESG), hoping to benefit from the surge of water infrastructure investment under AMP8.

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