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Caddick lands £25m Durham PBSA scheme

Melbury CourtDeveloper Whitesmocks Limited has appointed Caddick Construction to Caddick build the 232-bed Melbury Court, off Old Dryburn Way in Durham.The development will comprise purpose-built…

adminMarch 17, 2026

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Galliford Try to rebuild Hartlepool school

CGI of the new St Helens Primary School buildingSt Helens Primary School in Headland accommodates 374 pupils, including additional resourced provision (ARP) for 25 children…

adminMarch 4, 2026

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Demolition contractor fined for illegal asbestos waste site

Reddem lacked the required permitsReddem Ltd, based at Queens Road, Wooler, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on Friday 13th February in a prosecution brought by…

adminFebruary 23, 2026

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Galliford Try begins Thornaby leisure centre

Stakeholders assemble for the ground breaking photo opportunityGalliford Try has begun construction of a £14m leisure centre scheme in Thornaby town centre for Stockon-on-Tees Borough…

adminFebruary 19, 2026

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Walter Thompson wins Middlesbrough town hall conversion

The Victorian old town hall is being converted to office spaceMiddlesbrough’s Grade ll-listed old town hall, built in 1846 but shut since 1996, is getting…

adminFebruary 11, 2026

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Durham bypass jeopardised by cost increases

Image from Google Street ViewA bypass scheme for Toft Hill and High Etherley formed part of a successful bid for £20m from the government's Levelling…

adminFebruary 4, 2026

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Bowmer & Kirkland confirmed for £274m Newcastle halls

The Castle Leazes scheme has been designed by Norr ArchitecturalBowmer & Kirkland will deliver the £274m Castle Leazes student accommodation scheme in Newcastle upon Tyne…

adminJanuary 29, 2026

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Re:Construction podcast – Episode 194

With the demise of Versarien, the company behind Cementene, Bishop & Taylor discuss whether graphene admixtures will ever take root in the construction industry. They…

adminJanuary 21, 2026

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Gateshead contractor heads to the Falklands

Plant and equipment being loaded out at the Port of Tyne for shipment to Port StanleySouthbay Civil Engineering is heading to the South Atlantic for…

adminJanuary 13, 2026

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Case hands dealership to start-up

EMH Plant shareholder Tom Carr (left), Case New Holland regional director Ciro Casapulla (centre) and EMH Plant director Ian Phillips (right)Case Construction Equipment has appointed…

adminJanuary 12, 2026