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Heidelberg supplies low carbon concrete in Piccadilly

The Construction Index — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:36:00 +0100

Heidelberg has supplied low carbon concrete, using cement decarbonised through carbon capture, and containing GGBS, to Realtime Civil Engineering and Kier, for use on the Crown Estate's 33-35 Piccadilly in London.

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Top 100 Construction Companies 2026

The Construction Index — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0100

Although geopolitical upheavals continue to threaten economic stability worldwide, the UK’s 100 leading construction firms seem to be gathering strength, albeit incrementally. Most of these bigger firms have the resilience to withstand the rising cost of materials and labour but the same cannot be said for the smaller firms further down the supply chain. Steve Menary reports.

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H E Services trials EVision golf carts

The Construction Index — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:20:00 +0100

Excavator hirer H E Services (Plant Hire) Ltd has trialled golf carts from EVision, which aim to support travel around busy construction projects.

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Sisk breaks ground on London riverside development

The Construction Index — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:05:00 +0100

Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) and Sisk have broken ground on a Gehry Partners-designed residential and commercial development, Prospect Place South.

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Vistry gets OK for 226 Conisbrough homes

The Construction Index — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:56:00 +0100

Doncaster Council has approved plans for Vistry to build 226 mixed tenure homes at Kings Brook, in Conisbrough.

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Champion goes for gold with Kubota

The Construction Index — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:49:00 +0100

Champion Hire has marked the purchase of its 100th Kubota U27-4 excavator, delivered with a gold detailed paint job, through BTE Plant Sales.

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Kier to build Herts specialist school

The Construction Index — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:38:00 +0100

Hertfordshire County Council has appointed Kier to build a satellite extension to the Amwell View school, supporting older children with severe learning difficulties.

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Growth enables investment at Clancy

The Construction Index — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:03:00 +0100

Clancy has released 2025/26 full year results, showing a pre-tax profit of £31.7m, up from £28m, on revenues of £498m, up from £429.6m, with an order book worth £2.8bn. The contractor said the profits enabled new investments.

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Evans returns to Wolffkran

The Construction Index — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:41:00 +0100

Mark Evans, who previously worked for Wolffkran Arabia before stints at Terex and Liebherr's Ireland distributor Armorum, has returned to Wolff as sales director for the UK and Ireland.

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Mainmark helps strengthen Tottenham Hale platform

The Construction Index — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0100

Ground engineer Mainmark UK has delivered ground improvements to support the installation of new platforms at Network Rail's Tottenham Hale station, working with tier one contractor CML.

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New Michelin tyres available on Man UK trucks

The Construction Index — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:19:00 +0100

Michelin's new X Works Z2 and D2 tyres, launched last year, are now available as original equipment on Man Truck & Bus UK construction trucks.

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Equipment sales up at Haulotte

The Construction Index — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:07:00 +0100

Haulotte has released first half results, showing equipment sales up 9% to €234m. Rental sales fell from €12m to €8m, and services dipped to €34m from €37m, for total revenue growth of 5%, hitting €276m from €234m.

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Dalcour Maclaren director to target growth

The Construction Index — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:52:00 +0100

Dalcour Maclaren has appointed Mike Kelly as director of growth, focusing on the consultancy's environment and planning businesses.

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Bovis moves in Manchester

The Construction Index — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:44:00 +0100

Bovis Construction (Europe) Limited has moved into a new office at Northspring | Peter Street, in Manchester city centre.

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Groundforce supports live water works expansion

The Construction Index — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:35:00 +0100

Groundforce Shorco has worked with Mott MacDonald Bentley on a £56m project to expand the capacity of a Severn Trent Water site in Warwick.

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GMI, Bywater top out low carbon office

The Construction Index — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:50:00 +0100

GMI Construction Group and developer and investment manager Bywater have topped out 35 Fountain Street in Manchester.

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Bristol City Leap targets carbon gains

The Construction Index — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:44:00 +0100

Bristol City Leap, a public-private partnership between Bristol City Council and Ameresco, will decarbonise some of the city's top carbon emitting buildings.

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Westbourne signs up with MukAway

The Construction Index — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:33:00 +0100

Westbourne Civil Engineering has signed up to MA EnviroTech's materials management platform MukAway.

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Huws Gray adds plant hire in St Helens

The Construction Index — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:27:00 +0100

Huws Gray has added plant and tool hire at its St Helens branch, part of a national expansion into hire.

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Baxi offers budget heat pump compatible cylinders

The Construction Index — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:19:00 +0100

Baxi has expanded its Megaflo range of hot water cylinders, with the new Essential range targeting social housing providers and offering heat pump compatibility.

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Talo, Balma continue offsite relationship

The Construction Index — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:52:00 +0100

Developer Balma has awarded Talo a £4m contract to build five new homes in Shoreham, designed by Chapter Architects, making intensive use of offsite techniques.

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Sir Robert McAlpine completes Bristol Uni building

The Construction Index — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:36:00 +0100

Sir Robert McAlpine has completed work on the Sloane Robinson Building, at the University of Bristol's new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.

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Falcon acquires RHT Lifting Equipment

The Construction Index — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:47:00 +0100

Tower crane and lifting specialist Falcon Group has acquired Robert Harwood Trading (East Anglia) Ltd, which trades as RHT Lifting Equipment.

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Perega and Severfield to add detail to Old Oak Common roof

The Construction Index — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:40:00 +0100

Perega has won its first appointment to an HS2 job, providing design support to Severfield for secondary steelwork on the roof of Old Oak Common station.

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Lighthouse sounds alarm over workers in crisis

The Construction Index — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:24:00 +0100

Construction charity Lighthouse has launched an urgent appeal for £200,000 in funding to help meet record demand for its service from construction workers in crisis.

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Eric Wright keeps profits moving up

The Construction Index — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:07:00 +0100

Eric Wright Construction has reported profit before tax of £3.5m in 2025, up from £2.5m, on turnover of £100.7m, down from £105.3m in 2024.

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Voluntary arrangements backed for Ardmore companies

The Construction Index — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:54:00 +0100

Creditors have backed Company Voluntary Arrangements for seven companies in the Ardmore group. The companies will quit contracting and focus on areas the will deliver a better outcome than liquidation for the creditors.

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First New Hospital Programme hospital tops out

The Construction Index — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:47:00 +0100

Willmott Dixon has held a topping out ceremony for the £140m emergency care building at Derriford Hospital, the first Wave 1 scheme in the New Hospital Programme.

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NiftyLift offers low and narrow options

The Construction Index — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:35:00 +0100

NiftyLift has launched a new 10m electric access platform, the HR10, in narrow and low weight versions. Both will be on show at Vertikal Days.

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GBSS helps unlock canal skills

The Construction Index — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:42:00 +0100

Falkirk civil engineers GBSS will support Robertson Construction in the delivery of Lock 16, Scotland's Centre of Excellence for Canals and Traditional Skills, being developed by Scottish Canals and Historic Environment Scotland.

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