Latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics highlight the construction industry’s continuing struggles.

Galliford Try has been awarded a £56.4m contract to deliver fire safety improvements (FSI) at HMP Moorland in South Yorkshire.

London Gatwick Airport has appoint Mace as main contractor a £140m extension to its mid-airfield pier, Pier 6.

Work on Coventry’s City Centre Cultural Gateway (CCCG) project is to resume this spring after the appointment of a new contractor.

Selkent, a supplier of construction fixings and tools, has become the UK distributor of the Maturix intelligent sensor system.

Hereford’s New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) is now offering a three-year Bachelor of Science (Hons) construction management three-year degree.

A £290m project to rebuild junction 9 of the M3 motorway near Winchester has been given the go ahead by the Department for Transport – but not for the first time.

Listed ground engineering contractor Van Elle Holdings reports that widespread project delays are damaging its trading performance.

Earl Sibley is joining the board of Henry Boot on 1st April as a non-executive director.

Wienerberger UK & Ireland is the latest company to sign up with the Pallet Loop, the construction industry pallet reuse scheme.

Construction has begun on Meadowcroft Lodge, a £23m extra care housing development in Guildford.

Turner & Townsend has been appointed as project manager and employer’s agent for a £40m retrofit of Canons House in Bristol.

Kier Construction has appointed Andy Bolas as its defence sector director.

Preparations have begun for a £20m modular development in Southampton.

Sisk has completed testing of a new low-carbon concrete at its Wembley Park project site in London.

Balfour Beatty has posted its 2024 financial results, showing steady growth in revenue and underlying profits.

US management consultancy Accenture has agreed to acquire Glasgow-based construction consultant Soben.

Atelier Ten, an environmental design, building services and lighting design consultancy has new leadership in Scotland.

Wiltshire Council has appointed Pellikaan Construction as main construction contractor for its planned new leisure centre in Trowbridge.

Brighton & Hove City Council has selected Alliance Leisure to oversee the design and construction of a new £48m sports and leisure facility.