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25th October 2025

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[ 24th October 2025 ] Time to reduce the impact of highway works on road users – New CIHT report outlines how to reduce road and street work disruption News
[ 24th October 2025 ] Balfour Beatty secures £162 million contract to deliver landmark Dunard Centre in Edinburgh News
[ 22nd October 2025 ] Highly recommended construction event: Action on Site Health South 2025 News
[ 21st October 2025 ] Michael Mahon joins Turner & Townsend’s energy and natural resources team News
[ 21st October 2025 ] Miller Homes welcomes families across the West of Scotland to take part of in the Home Safe initiative News

Not on the Tools – £137k Worth of Tools Stolen Everyday Across the UK

8th July 2022

Research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, has revealed that on average, 81 tradesmen per day will have tools stolen, incurring a cost of £1,705 – that’s a total cost of £137,438 per day.

British Outdoor Workers Most at Risk From Skin Cancer

8th July 2022

Excessive exposure to ultra- violet (UV) radiation from the sun in the summer can cause skin cancer, and in Britain there are around 1,500 new cases of non-melanoma skin cancer(NMSC) each year, caused by exposure

Transport for the North to Set out How it Will Continue to Act as ‘One Voice’ for the North

8th July 2022

The North of England’s political and business leaders will meet at the Transport for the North (TfN) Board meeting this week in Harrogate to discuss how TfN will continue to act with ‘one voice’ for

Green Light for Multi-Million-Pound Scheme to Upgrade the A47 – One of Norfolk’s Most Dangerous Roads

5th July 2022

The Secretary of State for Transport approved plans to build a new dual carriageway on the A47 between Blofield and North Burlingham – helping to improve safety on one of the county’s most dangerous A

The Kwun Tong Composite Development, Hong Kong

Balfour Beatty Joint Venture Awarded Two Development Contracts in Hong Kong

5th July 2022

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that its 50:50 joint venture, Gammon, has secured two significant development projects with a combined value of HK $6.1 billion (c. £635 million) for two new government

Left to right is Kevin Gallagher, Aaron Stevenson and Jim Lee from Tate Consulting

Tate Consulting Engineers Belfast Expansion

5th July 2022

One of the UK’s leading building services engineering practices, Tate Consulting, has expanded into Belfast, initially creating five jobs in the city. The firm now plans to continue growing the team following a string of

United Living Secures £33.5m Contract at Carterton, Oxfordshire

4th July 2022

United Living Group, the provider of infrastructure, housing and property services, has been awarded a £33.5 million build contract to deliver new residential homes in Milestone Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire by Platform Housing Group, one of

New CIHT President Highlights the Need to Take Climate Action – Making a Challenge to Transportation Professionals

4th July 2022

The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) is pleased to announce the election of Neil Johnstone as its new President for 2022 / 23. In a digital address CIHT’s new president called for a

130 Year Old Corbridge Retirement Living Scheme to Undergo £2.3m Renovation

1st July 2022

A £2.3 million scheme which will refurbish and remodel an existing retirement living scheme in Corbridge is set to commence shortly as Esh Construction is named as contractor. Located on Newcastle Road, the Howden Dene retirement scheme

‘The Open Era’ Gallery at Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum Opens

1st July 2022

The Championships are almost upon us, and the redeveloped gallery ‘The Open Era’ is now open to the public at the award-winning Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum! The redeveloped gallery has been designed by the leading