Market moves, contract awards and hiring signals across UK construction, and what each one means for your career.
The Ministry of Defence has paid 22 companies to identify sites for six new munitions factories, with findings due by the end of September and construction meant to start before the year is out.
Wates Construction has appointed Roger Forsdyke, previously chief operating officer of Willmott Dixon's interiors business, as UK operations director from 1 September, the latest sign that top-tier contractors are hiring their senior operational leadership from each other.
Balfour Beatty VINCI has finished the concrete and steel on three viaducts through Solihull, moving HS2's West Midlands stretch from heavy civils into the systems and fit-out phase that follows.
National Grid has awarded the main construction packages on its £1bn North West London Upgrade to Laing O'Rourke and a Hochtief Murphy joint venture, a scheme built to connect five new data centres that will need a heavy civils and M&E workforce for years to come.
Construction company failures rose for the second month running in July, official data shows, with the sector still accounting for the highest share of UK business collapses. Here's how to read that risk before you sign anywhere.
John Sisk & Son's UK business grew revenue by nearly a fifth last year and returned the group to profit. For anyone weighing a move to a contractor, this is what a healthy balance sheet looks like from the outside.
Active construction job postings climbed to their highest level since May 2024 in July, led by civil engineers and skilled trades. Here's where the hiring is concentrated and what it signals for your next move.
Glenigan's latest figures show £33.1bn of construction contracts awarded in the three months to July, up 169% on last year, with healthcare and civil engineering doing the heavy lifting. Here's what the sector breakdown tells you about where the work, and the jobs, actually are.
JAO Groundworks in Taunton has ceased trading with immediate effect, the latest residential civils specialist to go under as the housing market downturn squeezes margins. More than 100 jobs are affected, and it's a pattern worth watching if you work in groundworks or residential civils.
Anglian Water has picked two contractor joint ventures for a £1.5bn major projects framework running to 2036, with the first tranche of work already defined. For anyone with water sector experience, this is where the next few years of AMP8 hiring will concentrate.
Bellway built more homes than planned this year, but its profit margin slipped for the first time in years. For commercial and site staff, that's a sign of where the hiring demand is actually going.
Endurance Land has confirmed Multiplex as main contractor for a 36-storey office tower at Old Street, with work starting within weeks. It's a fresh sign that London's commercial building pipeline, and the jobs behind it, are moving again.
From today, owners of lower-rise blocks can apply for cladding remediation funding for the first time. The scheme depends on a pool of PAS 9980 assessors the industry has already warned is too thin.
New Build UK figures show tier one firms hold back 2% in retentions and pass nearly three quarters of it straight down the supply chain. For subcontract QSs and commercial teams, this is the cashflow problem you manage made visible.
RAIB has opened an investigation into the 13 August derailment near Lewes, with track buckling in extreme heat a central line of inquiry. It's a reminder that rail's renewals and maintenance backlog is now a live safety story, not just a funding one.
HS2 has revealed the completed platforms at Old Oak Common station, marking the shift from heavy civils to building, fit-out and M&E work. For contractors and tradespeople waiting for HS2 work to turn into site jobs, this is the signal.
BW has promoted four long-serving staff into COO, MD, people director and sales director roles after chief executive Steve Elliott's exit. All four built their case from inside the business, not by moving between contractors.
Tilbury Douglas has topped out the £100m Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit at Dorset County Hospital, complete with the county's only rooftop helipad. It marks where the New Hospital Programme's live schemes are heading next, and the healthcare fit-out skills that come with them.
Network Rail has awarded a five year, £113m framework for examining tunnels, bridges and other structures on the Wales & Western route. It's a rare piece of multi-year, recession resistant workload in an industry where that's increasingly hard to find.
The New Hospital Programme has locked in main contractors for five East of England schemes and is calling subcontractors to a Norwich event next month. If you work commercial or delivery in healthcare construction, this is where the next two years of work in the region is about to be won.
Mitie Power & Grid and Revera Energy have broken ground on a 200MW battery storage site near Glasgow, the first of a much larger Scottish portfolio. It is a fresh route into construction for anyone with grid connection or civils experience.
From this month, non-levy construction employers get 100% government funding to train apprentices under 25, while levy payers face a tougher co-investment rate. It changes the maths on taking on trainees this autumn.
HS2 Ltd has published a market engagement notice for a decade-long partnering arrangement covering railway systems work, the clearest signal yet that the programme's centre of gravity is shifting from civils to systems. Here is what that pivot means for your next move.
The world's largest geotechnical contractor has reported first-half revenue up 11% and a record order book, driven by infrastructure and data centre foundation work. For anyone in ground engineering, this is where the demand curve is pointing.