Author name: Minnie Phillips

A failure to look beyond historical statistics on construction product safety when regulating the market could lead to an “accumulation of deaths”, the government has been warned. A report commissioned by the Office for Product Safety and Standards, published on Monday (20 January), says that relying solely on incident data could produce “unacceptable” outcomes. The […]

The Welsh Government has alerted contractors to a forthcoming £130m bridge-replacement deal. Ministers in Wales published a prior information notice for the A494 River Dee Bridge contract, which set out that formal procurement is expected to get underway in May for the scheme to replace the “vital” structure. The A494 carries traffic between Dolgellau within

At least five massive hospital construction projects, initially earmarked for completion by 2030, will not get underway before 2037. Under fresh plans, health secretary Wes Streeting revealed a phased approach to deliver the remaining schemes in the previous Conservative government’s New Hospital Programme (NHP). Projects will get underway in waves, starting with three relatively small

Kier’s share price soared by more than 6 per cent this morning after the construction, property and support services giant announced a buyback scheme. The value of a share in the Salford-headquartered firm rose from 138.4p at 5pm on Monday, 20 January, to 147.2p just after 8am on Tuesday. It followed the firm’s announcement at