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Dalkia UK’s team in Scotland has secured an £8.9 million mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) package for its third Passivhaus standard school, this time at Trinity Academy, Edinburgh. Collaborating with main contractor, McLaughlin…
Amey to support defence housing reform with energy‑saving technology pilot
Amey has launched a pilot of smart energy optimisation technology across military housing, to support the UK Government’s wider Defence Housing Strategy and its ambition to modernise accommodation, improve living standards and deliver…
Orbis Protect secures transformational growth capital investment
Orbis Protect, a leading provider of specialist security and protection services, has secured transformational growth capital investment from Tiger Infrastructure Partners, subject to regulatory approval. Tiger Infrastructure Partners is an…
BCIS updates five-year construction industry forecast
Latest projections from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) forecast building costs will increase by a predicted 14 per cent over the next five years to 1Q2031, while tender prices will rise by 15 per cent over the same period. The…
Geopolitical unrest clouds outlook as tender prices rise
The latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), shows tender prices increased by an estimated 0.7 per cent between 4Q2025 and 1Q2026, resulting in a 2.8 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender Price Index (TPI).…
North secures £4.6m deal with Gateshead Council
Smart technology and surveillance specialist, North, has been appointed by Gateshead Council to deliver a £4.6 million programme upgrading door entry systems and video surveillance across 18 high-rise residential blocks in Gateshead, Tyne…
Suppliers named for £175m Construction Consultancy Services Framework
Procurement organisation and social enterprise, Fusion21, has named the suppliers appointed to its national Construction Consultancy Services Framework, worth up to £175 million over four years. Following a competitive tender process, a…
Safeguard materials from high-risk weather or ‘pay the price’
Off the back of Storm Floris, which recently brought 90mph winds and torrential rain to the UK, posing significant disruption to operations across the north of England and Scotland, site managers are being urged energy solutions and…
Freezer and Cold Room doors now available from Hörmann
Hörmann UK have announced that they have expanded their Construction Project range of doors to include insulated hinged and sliding doors for cold rooms and freezers. Suitable for cold rooms at temperatures as low as 0°C and for freezers at…
Jaguar takes M&E deal at The Gilbert
Jaguar Building Services has won a new mechanical and electrical contract with CBRE at The Gilbert for a three-year term. Following a significant refurbishment in 2021, The Gilbert, located in Finsbury Square, London EC2, comprises of…
Arcus lands IFM deal with The Midcounties Co-operative
Arcus FM has landed an initial three-year contract with The Midcounties Co-operative for the delivery of integrated facilities management (IFM) services across all its trading locations and offices including Co-op Food stores, Your Co-op…
New report reveals impact of changing weather on construction industry
A new report from energy solutions specialist, Aggreko, has found that more than 70 per cent of UK construction managers have experienced major weather-related delays to projects in the last 12 months, underscoring the threat that extreme…