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News in Brief: April 2026
Lindapter has produced a 16-page brochure to highlight its unique range of approved steelwork connection solutions for data centre applications. Outlining the …
Small businesses will be paid on time as construction retentions set to be banned
The government has announced that it will ban the use of retention payments in construction contracts. Announced by the Department for Business and Trade, the …
Steel-framed offices form Mayfair centrepiece
Redeveloping a large area of London’s Mayfair district, two steel-framed office blocks will form the central element of the South Molton project. Alongside …
Steel up for M&S distribution centre
Highlighting Avonmouth’s strategic location, a new M&S distribution centre is being built on the site of a former pharmaceutical works. Being developed …
Government agrees support for Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub
The UK Government and Associated British Ports (ABP) have agreed to develop infrastructure at Port Talbot for a floating offshore wind farm in the Celtic Sea, …
Construction begins on 252-place Essex SEND school
Appointed by Essex County Council under a pre-construction services agreement, Kier Construction has started work on a new SEND school at Wolsey Park, near …
Contractors fear cost increases from Government Steel Strategy
Steelwork contractors are worried the Government’s Steel Strategy, aimed at curbing imports and protecting UK steel production, could result in higher costs …
Steel on target at police firearms training facility
Staffordshire Police and Morgan Sindall Construction Midlands have marked a major construction milestone at the county’s new Police Firearms Training …
Transformative campus scheme gets the green light
Willmott Dixon has been appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver the £39 million block replacement at Hopwood Hall College’s Rochdale …
Steel has many benefits besides price
Recent optimism that we have reported among investors and developers has been called sharply into question by the continuing conflict in the Middle East, which …