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Peri UK delivers HPC reactor formwork

The Construction Index — Wed, 13 May 2026 07:58:00 +0100

Peri UK has delivered bespoke formwork for the the reactor dome at Hinkley Point C, allowing concrete to be poured for structures that curve in multiple directions.

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McPhillips delivers green space in Kidderminster

The Construction Index — Wed, 13 May 2026 07:46:00 +0100

McPhillips has completed Talbot Park, a £4.3m green space and urban connectivity project forming part of the regeneration of Kidderminster's town centre.

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Pyroguard, Schüco glaze Belfast Grand Central

The Construction Index — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:44:00 +0100

Pyroguard and Schüco have partnered to bring their fire safety glass and frames to Belfast Grand Central Station, designed by RPP and delivered by Carey Glass and Williaam Cox.

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Network Rail picks AtkinsRéalis for Wales and Western

The Construction Index — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:35:00 +0100

AtkinsRéalis has been appointed by Network Rail as the delivery partner for the Wales & Western region, delivering support services valued at up to £9m.

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Leguan launches electric spider lifts

The Construction Index — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:29:00 +0100

Leguan has announced the global launch of a new electric option for its range of all terrain spider lifts.

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Travis Perkins keeps Wandle work flowing

The Construction Index — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:18:00 +0100

Wandle Housing Association has appointed Travis Perkins Managed Services (TPMS) as its new supplier, with digital tools helping ensure a reliable flow of building materials.

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Roadways delivers early in Portsmouth

The Construction Index — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:07:00 +0100

Roadways, working as sole asphalt surfacing contractor for VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster joint venture, VSBW, delivered a key phase of the Southsea Coastal Scheme in Portsmouth two months early.

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RPS brings sun to Vico homes

The Construction Index — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100

RPS Group has formed an £8.2m partnership with Vico Homes, which will see it install PV panels on over 2,000 social homes in West Yorkshire, funded in part through the Warm Homes: Social Homes Fund.

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Heidelberg lays sustainable asphalt at Eurotunnel

The Construction Index — Wed, 13 May 2026 07:33:00 +0100

Heidelberg Materials UK has resurfaced the Kent entrance to the Eurotunnel service tunnel, using a carbon-reducing asphalt.

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British Land appoints McLaren for West One

The Construction Index — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:33:00 +0100

McLaren has been appointed by developer British Land to deliver a £99m office retrofit and expansion at Bond Street Underground Station, designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

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Barhale, Suez, ice pigs, to finish Greenwich trunk main

The Construction Index — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:25:00 +0100

Thames Water has picked Barhale to complete the final leg of the £17m Greenwich Trunk Main in South London, using ice pigging with Suez to efficiently commission the line.

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Hodge to sell Hyundai in Scotland

The Construction Index — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:15:00 +0100

Hyundai Construction Equipment has appointed Hodge Plant as its dealer for Scotland.

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L&Q adds Cardo for £3bn major works programme

The Construction Index — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:08:00 +0100

L&Q has appointed Cardo as a delivery partner for its major works investment programme.

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New technical head for Donaldson Timber

The Construction Index — Tue, 12 May 2026 07:55:00 +0100

Offsite timber frame manufacturer Donaldson Timber Systems has appointed Grant Sanderson head of technical.

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Faster drywall planning with AI

The Construction Index — Tue, 12 May 2026 07:47:00 +0100

The University of Wolverhampton has launched knowledge transfer partnership with Drywall Steel Sections Ltd to speed the design and costing of steel frame and drywall systems using AI.

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Templant joins Camfaud Group following acquisition

The Construction Index — Tue, 12 May 2026 06:40:00 +0100

Essex-based temporary power provider Templant has been acquired by Camfaud Group, the UK’s largest concrete pumping company and part of Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBCP)

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HSE warns against dry cutting

The Construction Index — Mon, 11 May 2026 13:48:00 +0100

HSE has issued guidance making dry cutting of engineered stone illegal and demanding the use of lower silica content materials, pointing to the risk of silicosis, following the deaths of two workers in the sector.

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TCPA chief joins Cratus

The Construction Index — Mon, 11 May 2026 13:17:00 +0100

Fiona Howie, chief executive of the Town and Country Planning Association, has moved to Cratus Group, where she is now director of communities and placemaking.

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Strike starts at Crane BS&U

The Construction Index — Mon, 11 May 2026 13:07:00 +0100

Members of the GMB union at Crane BS&U, part of the Process Flow Technologies division of US-owned Crane Co, have started strike action in Hitchin.

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Fox buys DSD, Moore

The Construction Index — Mon, 11 May 2026 12:26:00 +0100

Construction materials distribution and construction services business Fox Group has acquired surfacing specialist DSD Construction and concrete supplier Moore Readymix, backed by investor Stellex Capital Management ,who say they are aiming to build a circular economy business.

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Epiroc tunnels in Himalayas

The Construction Index — Mon, 11 May 2026 08:30:00 +0100

Epiroc has supplied mechanised rock excavation equipment for parts of a job in Shimla, India, where drill and blast was not suitable.

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Hillhead 2026: What’s new at this year’s show?

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

From 23-25 June, Hillhead Quarry, will once again host the world’s largest and most iconic quarrying, construction, and recycling exhibition!

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Asbestos apprenticeships streamlined

The Construction Index — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:56:00 +0100

The Asbestos Testing and Consultancy Association, ATaC, has joined with apprenticeships provider Tiro to launch two revised asbestos programmes.

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New civils head for Harley Haddow

The Construction Index — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:46:00 +0100

David Campbell has been appointed national director of civil engineering at consultancy Harley Haddow.

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CECE comes to Savoy Place

The Construction Index — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:34:00 +0100

This year's CECE Congress will be hosted in London by the CEA, at the IET's Savoy Place building.

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Hampshire firm fined over roofer's fall

The Construction Index — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Willow Services (Southern) Ltd has pleaded guilty to breaching the work at height regulations, after a roofer fell through an unprotected loft hatch, suffering life changing injuries.

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HS2 makes £856m depot pick

The Construction Index — Mon, 11 May 2026 00:01:00 +0100

HS2 has announced that its depot at Washwood Heath will be built by Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Ltd and Aureos Rail Ltd (TWA JV), in a contract worth around £856m.

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City Lifting erects the UK’s first 195 HC-LH

The Construction Index — Sat, 09 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100

Liebherr has delivered the UK’s first 195 HC-LH luffing jib crane to City Lifting. Ahead of its first project, a housing development in Essex, Liebherr supported the company’s technicians during the crane’s initial erection at its yard in Leighton Buzzard.

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Robertson completes Fife homes

The Construction Index — Fri, 08 May 2026 09:48:00 +0100

Robertson Partnership Homes has completed work on 58 affordable homes in Glenrothes for Fife Council.

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Hutchinson steps up at Henry Boot

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

Developer Henry Boot PLC has announced that Edward Hutchinson will succeed Tim Roberts as its CEO.

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