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Strikes at councils, and timber merchants

In the council disputes, more than a thousand Unite local government craftworkers dismissed a 3.2% pay offer made in 2025, after a decade of pay…

adminJune 9, 2026

Construction Professionals

‘Safety first’ call for plug in solar

The industry welcomed the idea of wider access to cheap and clean energy, but warned that it remains unclear how plug-in solar panels will interact…

adminJune 9, 2026

Construction Professionals

Egis appoints UK & Ireland transportation director

Birch is a former West Yorkshire Combined Authority mass transit director. He has also previously held senior roles with Jacobs and Ramboll, working on major…

adminJune 9, 2026

Construction Professionals

Barhale to build new reservoir

The four-year scheme, awarded as part of Yorkshire Water’s AMP8 programme to upgrade infrastructure, will safeguard water supplies for properties in and around the Yorkshire…

adminJune 9, 2026

Construction Professionals

Charities call for reset in planning changes

The coalition wants changes to planning rulesThe coalition has written to the Prime Minister, arguing that decisions on a new NPPF, or National Planning Policy…

adminJune 9, 2026

Construction Professionals

Robertson to restore fire damaged Newcastle Uni hall

The fire left much of the former student accommodation without a roof and vulnerable to significant weather deterioration. Robertson has worked closely with Newcastle University…

adminJune 9, 2026

Commercial Construction

Minister says Canadian forestry crisis goes beyond Trump tariffs

VICTORIA — Canada’s forestry sector is the trade “canary in the coal mine” as it faces structural challenges that go beyond Trump-era tariffs, says the…

adminJune 8, 2026

Commercial Construction

Reaching another level: Toronto Rail Yards project to extend above active corridor

TORONTO – Innovation is reaching new heights with Toronto Rail Yards, a new mixed-use community that is slated to be built above an active rail…

adminJune 8, 2026

Commercial Construction

Mississauga planning committee approves pre-zoning plan for major transit station areas

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Mississauga’s Planning and Development Committee has approved the city’s plan to pre-zone lands in many Major Transit Station Areas (MTSA), which, over time,…

adminJune 8, 2026

Ontario invests 8M for new transit-connected community in Scarborough

Commercial Construction

Ontario invests $178M for new transit-connected community in Scarborough

SCARBOROUGH, ONT. — The Ontario government is investing up to $178 million through the Building Ontario Fund (BOF) to support the construction of approximately 1,700…

adminJune 8, 2026