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Doka helps upgrade hydro plant

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 07:58:00 +0100

TRS Formwork has used Doka's Radius Top 50 system to support the building of a new plinth at SSE Renewables Lochay Hydro Power Station in Perthshire.

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OCL Regeneration to turn runway into homes

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 07:39:00 +0100

Holcim UK subsidiary OCL Regeneration is working to remove the runway at Ford Airfield in West Sussex and reuse it for surfaces and roads on a new Vistry housing development.

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RLB appoints PM lead

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 08:19:00 +0100

Rider Levett Bucknall has appointed Matt Buntine head of London and Europe project and programme management.

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Wates extends Isle of Wight college

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 08:15:00 +0100

Wates Group has started to build a new Welcome Hub at Isle of Wight College, under the Department for Education's £7bn schools construction framework.

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UK Power Networks renews Falco contract

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 08:08:00 +0100

Utilities contractor, Falco, has secured a renewal of its groundworks contract with Britain’s largest electricity distributor, UK Power Networks (UKPN).

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Wallace Whittle buys Petrie Buchanan

The Construction Index — Fri, 22 May 2026 07:29:00 +0100

MEP engineering consultancy Wallace Whittle has acquired utilities infrastructure consultancy Petrie Buchanan.

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ABAX helps light vans meet EU tacho rules

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 11:04:00 +0100

ABAX has launched ABAX Tachograph, adding functionality to its Smart Operations, helping light van users comply with the EU's Smart Tachograph 2 requirements, coming on July 1.

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Liebherr extends digital services

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 10:54:00 +0100

Liebherr has extended its MyLiebherr platform for earthmoving and material handling machines, offering performance data and maintenance support.

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Simex drops a deep cut

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 10:20:00 +0100

Simex has launched the D-Blade 200, a floor saw designed to precisely cut asphalt and concrete to depths of 220mm.

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Robertson starts work on Northumberland cinema

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:48:00 +0100

Robertson Construction North East has started work on the Portland Park cinema and restaurant development, for Advance Northumberland.

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New business development manager for Kirkwood

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:41:00 +0100

Kirkwood Timber Frame has appointed Dyke McKenzie as business development manager.

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Mac's buys Fassi service firm Walker

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:31:00 +0100

Mac's Truck Sales has bought Walker Crane Services, to offer Fassi crane support and establish a southern base for the business.

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Glencar completes life sciences research centre

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:08:00 +0100

Glencar has completed the Sidney Sussex Building, a 56,000 sq ft life sciences research and development facility at Chesterford Research Park.

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A cleaner wipe with green hydrogen

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 07:55:00 +0100

Dalkia UK’s Engineering team has secured a contract to deliver the Barrow Green Hydrogen project in Cumbria for Green Hydrogen Energy Company—the fuel will be used by Kimberly-Clark to manufacture Kleenex and Andrex paper products, cutting their carbon impact.

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Willmott Dixon launches development business

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 07:46:00 +0100

Willmott Dixon Developments, launched at UKREiiF, the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, will focus on regeneration, residential, student accommodation and public-private partnership schemes.

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Collins Demolition extends its reach

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 07:35:00 +0100

Collins Demolition has taken delivery of a Volvo EC500HR high reach excavator from SMT, the first in the UK.

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New roof at Aberystwyth

The Construction Index — Thu, 21 May 2026 07:26:00 +0100

BMI Icopal has supplied support and materials to RTL UK, who have installed a new roof at Aberystwyth University's great hall, working while students continued to use the building.

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Updated: Defra, Natural England, seek your newt experiences

The Construction Index — Wed, 20 May 2026 16:33:00 +0100

The great crested newt has found itself at the centre of a political battlefield over how to preserve nature and deliver homes. Now, and until May 29 2026, Defra and Natural England, with the help of LUC and ICF, are looking to talk to developers and construction contractors about their experiences of how the amphibians are protected.

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Bachy, Kilnbridge partner from the ground up

The Construction Index — Wed, 20 May 2026 08:44:00 +0100

Bachy Soletanche and Kilnbridge have formed a new partnership, UrbanCore, aiming to bring together their skills in ground engineering and structures.

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CITB supports 30,000 apprentices

The Construction Index — Wed, 20 May 2026 08:30:00 +0100

The Construction Industry Training Board has released 2025/25 grant making figures, showing it has provided £120m to support 30,000 apprentices and 10,000 employers.

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Global's Scotbuild, Calder merge and rebrand

The Construction Index — Wed, 20 May 2026 08:24:00 +0100

Global's Scotbuild is to merge with Calder Electrical and rebrand as SB Services, aiming to offer a 'a fully integrated multi-trade solution across the commercial, industrial, energy and residential sectors.'

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Munnelly focus on tech with Weston pick

The Construction Index — Wed, 20 May 2026 08:12:00 +0100

Munnelly Group has appointed Tom Emery as MD of Weston Analytics, saying the move reinforces its focus on technology, data and innovation.

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Clarion plans 100% social homes in Penge

The Construction Index — Wed, 20 May 2026 08:04:00 +0100

Clarion has received approval from the London Borough of Bromley to deliver 228 social rent affordable homes in Penge.

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Met: Grenfell charging on track

The Construction Index — Wed, 20 May 2026 07:52:00 +0100

The Metropolitan police have said they are on track to submit charges over the Grenfell fire to the CPS by the end of September.

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HS2 by 2043 for £100bn?

The Construction Index — Wed, 20 May 2026 07:37:00 +0100

Heidi Alexander has told parliament that HS2 could cost between £87.7bn and £102.7bn, and could be finished by 2043.

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Komatsu UK starts building new excavator

The Construction Index — Tue, 19 May 2026 08:44:00 +0100

Komatsu UK is building the company's latest excavator, the PC220, at its site in Newcastle, employing 200 staff, including 21 apprentices.

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Designers pick chair

The Construction Index — Tue, 19 May 2026 08:23:00 +0100

Design practice BDP has appointed a new chair, Benedict Zucchi. He replaces Chris Harding, who has spent nearly a decade in the role.

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National Highways goes emissions free in Bootle

The Construction Index — Tue, 19 May 2026 08:13:00 +0100

Galliford Try is powering a construction compound in Merseyside using green hydrogen, a first for a National Highways project.

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Late payments bill moves forward

The Construction Index — Tue, 19 May 2026 08:04:00 +0100

The government is today introducing to parliament the Small Business Protections Bill, which promises to tackle late payments—and to ban retentions in construction.

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Homes England claims housing boost

The Construction Index — Tue, 19 May 2026 07:54:00 +0100

Homes England has released figures for housing completions, and says this shows the highest number of new homes since 2020.

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