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Old Oak seeks £12bn private sector partner

The Construction Index — Fri, 29 May 2026 08:37:00 +0100

Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) has started the search for a private sector partner for a £12bn, two decade, joint venture to oversee and manage the delivery of the HS2-linked regeneration project.

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Heidelberg, Kenson, deliver low carbon Redbridge road

The Construction Index — Fri, 29 May 2026 07:50:00 +0100

Heidelberg Materials UK has worked with Kenson Highways to deliver a lower carbon residential road in the London Borough of Redbridge, using its evoZero cement.

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Oregon Timber Frame expands capacity

The Construction Index — Fri, 29 May 2026 08:28:00 +0100

Barratt Redrow-owned Oregon Timber Frame has completed the final phase of a factory expansion, part of a £25m investment programme, increasing capacity to 5,000 home kits per year.

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GBR-Price to expand with Barclays support

The Construction Index — Fri, 29 May 2026 08:17:00 +0100

Rail infrastructure specialist GBR-Price Group has secured funding from Barclays to purchase new premises and support the growth of its operations.

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Rolls-Royce picks suppliers for SMR programme

The Construction Index — Fri, 29 May 2026 08:02:00 +0100

Rolls-Royce has appointed Škoda JS and Doosan Enerbility to produce key nuclear island components for its Small Modular Reactor programme.

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Balfour Beatty wins £83m Moray school contract

The Construction Index — Fri, 29 May 2026 07:31:00 +0100

Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £83 million contract by Hub North Scotland to construct the new Forres Academy school in Moray, Scotland, on behalf of Moray Council.

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McLaughlin & Harvey picked for Nigg quay

The Construction Index — Thu, 28 May 2026 08:47:00 +0100

Maraen Port of Nigg has awarded the construction contract for its Eastern Inner Dock Quay (EIDQ) to McLaughlin & Harvey, as it invests £30m in strengthening Scottish offshore wind, backed by a £10m grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

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Nuclear win for AtkinsRéalis

The Construction Index — Thu, 28 May 2026 08:37:00 +0100

AtkinsRéalis has been appointed to a professional services framework by EDF and Sizewell C, extending the work it is doing on Hinkley Point C for five years, and adding a new role at Sizewell C.

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Graham opens Cumbria office

The Construction Index — Thu, 28 May 2026 08:18:00 +0100

Graham has opened a new office in Cleator Moor, Cumbria, as it targets the delivery of nuclear infrastructure projects in the region.

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Paragon becomes Tilbury Douglas Fit Out

The Construction Index — Thu, 28 May 2026 08:11:00 +0100

Paragon has rebranded as Tilbury Douglas Fit Out. Paragon was founded in 2005, and acquired by Interserve in 2013; Tilbury Douglas itself was born out of Interserve's financial struggles in 2019.

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Goose steps down at Keltbray

The Construction Index — Thu, 28 May 2026 07:40:00 +0100

Karl Goose, who joined Keltbray as CEO from Ferrovial in August 2025, is to leave the company by mutual agreement. He will be replaced by Peter Burnside, currently executive vice chairman,

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Lister Wilder opens Salisbury depot

The Construction Index — Thu, 28 May 2026 07:31:00 +0100

Kubota dealer Lister Wilder has opened a new depot in Lopcombe, Salisbury, with four full length bays for the new 14t U145 excavator.

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A2Dominion invests in warm homes

The Construction Index — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:43:00 +0100

Housing association A2Dominion plans to invest £16m to make residents homes warmer and cheaper to heat—and more resilient to climate events like the UK's current heatwave.

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Encon merges, expands in East Anglia

The Construction Index — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:37:00 +0100

Encon has merged its Encon Newmarket depot with Encon & Nevill Long Thetford, to offer a wider range of stock from a single 'Total Solutions' branch.

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Staticus to supply Vista facade

The Construction Index — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:29:00 +0100

Staticus has been appointed to supply the facade package for Vista South Bank, the London project being delivered for Mitsubishi Estate by CO—RE, Multiplex and Make Architects.

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Legrand opens new factory

The Construction Index — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:16:00 +0100

Legrand has opened a new factory in Cramlington, Northumberland, dedicated to its CP Electronics lighting controls and Legrand Care brand.

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BAM completes Darlington Station expansion

The Construction Index — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:07:00 +0100

BAM UK & Ireland has completed the expansion of Darlington Station, delivering the work while the station remained in live operation.

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MGF plans new facility

The Construction Index — Tue, 26 May 2026 14:00:00 +0100

Excavation, structural support and lifting solutions specialist MGF is investing in a new production facility in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, named for its founder Michael O'Hara.

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Preston Tram Bridge opens

The Construction Index — Tue, 26 May 2026 08:20:00 +0100

Preston Tram Bridge, constructed by Eric Wright Civil Engineering, was formally opened on Friday. The £8m project key to connecting active travel routes in the area.

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McLaren takes the lead at Elstree

The Construction Index — Tue, 26 May 2026 08:09:00 +0100

BNP Paribas Asset Management has picked McLaren Construction as lead contractor for the redevelopment of the former BBC Elstree. Harrington Builders, Aarsleff, SCWS, Halsall and Northern Cladding will join the ensemble delivering the new Fairbanks Studios.

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Housing up, overseas investment down, in Q1 2026

The Construction Index — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:46:00 +0100

TerraQuest has released data showing housing planning applications at their highest level since 2022. In the same period, Real Estate:UK and CoStar Group say overseas investment in UK commercial property slowed sharply.

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Laing O'Rourke breaks ground on cancer centre

The Construction Index — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:13:00 +0100

Laing O'Rourke has started main construction work on the Sussex Cancer Centre for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust.

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CIRIA offers climate risk guide

The Construction Index — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:09:00 +0100

The Construction Industry Research and Information Association, CIRIA, has released a guide to the impact of climate change on geo-risks across the development life cycle.

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RLB appoints PM lead

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 08:19:00 +0100

Rider Levett Bucknall has appointed Matt Buntine head of London and Europe project and programme management.

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Wates extends Isle of Wight college

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 08:15:00 +0100

Wates Group has started to build a new Welcome Hub at Isle of Wight College, under the Department for Education's £7bn schools construction framework.

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UK Power Networks renews Falco contract

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 08:08:00 +0100

Utilities contractor, Falco, has secured a renewal of its groundworks contract with Britain’s largest electricity distributor, UK Power Networks (UKPN).

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Doka helps upgrade hydro plant

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 07:58:00 +0100

TRS Formwork has used Doka's Radius Top 50 system to support the building of a new plinth at SSE Renewables Lochay Hydro Power Station in Perthshire.

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OCL Regeneration to turn runway into homes

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 07:39:00 +0100

Holcim UK subsidiary OCL Regeneration is working to remove the runway at Ford Airfield in West Sussex and reuse it for surfaces and roads on a new Vistry housing development.

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Wallace Whittle buys Petrie Buchanan

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 07:29:00 +0100

MEP engineering consultancy Wallace Whittle has acquired utilities infrastructure consultancy Petrie Buchanan.

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Robertson starts work on Northumberland cinema

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:48:00 +0100

Robertson Construction North East has started work on the Portland Park cinema and restaurant development, for Advance Northumberland.

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