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A Scottish judge has held MCM Building & Civil Engineering Construction Ltd and Pyramid Joinery & Construction Ltd jointly and severally liable for exposing former labourer John Reid to asbestos, leading to pleural mesothelioma. The exposure occurred during roof removal and asbestos‑insulating board work between 1999 and 2003, without masks, training, or adequate protective clothing. Both firms admitted knowledge of asbestos risks, and the court applied section 3 of the Compensation Act 2006. Liability was apportioned with MCM bearing 0.092 percent and Pyramid 99.908 percent of the damages.
Renew Holdings said the protracted industrial action at the former Sellafield nuclear site continues to weigh on its performance, even six months after the strike began. Despite the disruption, the firm highlighted a healthy medium‑term pipeline in its civil nuclear...
Domis leapt to the top of the March contract‑wins table after clinching a £200 million mixed‑use scheme in Trafford, Greater Manchester. The development will deliver 382 homes, 412 student‑accommodation bedrooms and over 2,300 sq m of office space. The win lifts Domis’s revenue...
The UK government has introduced steel import tariffs of up to 50%, coupled with a £70 million trade deal with Nigeria and a pledge to prioritize domestic steel in AI, energy and shipbuilding projects. These measures aim to revive a steel...
DP World has issued a £36 million contract to build Boxbay, an automated high‑bay storage system for empty containers at the London Gateway terminal. The project involves installing over 5,000 precast piles, 15,000 t of structural steel, and 3 km of rail for storage‑retrieval...
Severn Trent Water has launched a £1.2 billion tender framework for tunnelling, drilling and shaft works across England and Wales. The programme runs from September 2026 to September 2038, with an optional three‑year extension to 2041, and is split into build‑only...
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has rolled out an outsourced “batching” model that groups building‑control applications for specialised external suppliers. Early pilot data show gateway‑two approval rates climbing to 67 percent and median assessment times falling to four weeks. The approach...
