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Severfield’s new CEO starts next week

Paul McNerney Paul McNerney starts work as chief executive of Severfield next Monday after 26 years with Laing O’Rourke.He replaces Alan Dunsmore who “agreed to…

adminOctober 27, 2025

Construction Professionals

Finance hires for Burntwood builder

Taranjit Tiwana, David Grady and Kiera Pascoe (left to right)Burntwood-based Tara Group, which employs more than 250 people, has appointed a chief financial officer, a…

adminOctober 27, 2025

Construction Professionals

Merchants suffer August gloom

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in October, shows builders’ merchants’ total value sales in August 2025 were down 5.0% compared to…

adminOctober 27, 2025

Construction Professionals

Construction minister promises support for cement sector

Construction minister Chris McDonald addresses a virtually empty chamber Four MPs attended an adjournment debate on the topic of the decarbonisation of cement in the…

adminOctober 27, 2025

Lifestyle

Jessica Simpson’s furniture line aims at mass appeal, with a personal touch

HIGH POINT— Jessica Simpson is expanding her lifestyle brand into home furnishings through a new partnership with Texas-based Steve Silver Company, marking her first entry…

adminOctober 27, 2025

Lifestyle

Retail settling into a distinct two-tier economy heading into Q4

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – In the face of economic volatility and tariff impacts, consumers aren’t just pulling back on spending, they are actively trading down,…

adminOctober 25, 2025

Commercial Construction

Ontario, Nova Scotia sign agreement on SMR development

HALIFAX – Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce recently joined Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston in Halifax to sign an agreement to collaborate on…

adminOctober 25, 2025

Commercial Construction

Windsor resident sentenced to jail for repeatedly representing himself as an engineer

WINDSOR, ONT. — The Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto has sentenced Benabdallah Chouchaoui of Windsor to serve 14 days in jail for violating…

adminOctober 25, 2025

Commercial Construction

Belgium build named 2025 Best Tall Building Worldwide by Council on Vertical Urbanism

CHICAGO — The Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU), formerly known as the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, has named ZIN in No(o)rd, in Brussels,…

adminOctober 25, 2025

Commercial Construction

‘Paving roads the hard way’: Roadbuilding standard for asphalt mix a must, says TARBA

If Ontario municipalities followed a roadbuilding standard for asphalt mix specifications, they could cut almost $1 billion on roadwork over the next decade – enough…

adminOctober 25, 2025