Demolition has kicked off at Glasgow’s Charing Cross Gateway, marking the first visible step towards a £250m transformation of a key city centre site. Click here for full article Source & Image - construction enquirer

MPB Structures has landed a £37m civil engineering package on Phase 2 of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension, cementing its growing role on the Midland Metro programme. Click here for full article Source & Image - construction enquirer

Thames Water has started the hunt for a main works contractor for its £5.7bn White Horse Reservoir project in Oxfordshire. Click here for full article Source & Image - construction enquirer

The government has unveiled its long-awaited £15bn Warm Homes Plan calling it the biggest home retrofit programme in British history. Click here for full article Source & Image - construction enquirer

The Government’s reset of the New Hospital Programme has steadied one of the UK’s biggest construction pipelines but replacing dangerous RAAC-affected hospitals will still miss the original 2030 replacement deadline Click here for full article Source & Image - construction enquirer

Francois Basselot has been promoted to the role of managing director for Egis in UK and Ireland as the company integrates its teams in the two countries. The move forms part of the global engineering consultancy and operations firm’s ambition to significantly expand its operations across the UK and Ireland as priority markets. A central part of these plans is combining the strengths of its teams as they work to meet the two countries’ critical infrastructure needs. Francois h

The government has finally moved to drag the Northern Powerhouse Rail mega-scheme out of limbo, committing fresh cash and promising tighter cost control after years of drift and delay. Click here for full article Source & Image - construction enquirer

Henry Boot has securedoutline planning consent for a 5.5m sq ft freeport industrial and logistics giant in Goole in a major boost for the Humber manufacturing corridor. Click here for full article Source & Image - construction enquirer

A Bidders Day for public sector works valued at up to £4.5bn over four years will be held in London on 21 January 2026. The Southern Construction Framework (SCF), a collaboration between Hampshire County Council and Devon County Council, connects public sector organisations throughout London, the South East and the South West with suitable building contractors to fulfil their construction requirements. A Bidders Day for the latest framework (SCF6) will be held on Wednesday 21

Having secured funding from the Department for Infrastructure, Belfast City Council has appointed an expert Integrated Design Team to develop the feasibility and concept design for a new high-quality moveable active-travel bridge across the River Lagan.   Global consulting engineer Arup and leading bridge designer Knight Architects will work with Eadon Consulting (mechanical and electrical engineering) and Cumming Group (cost consultancy) to work on the proposal.   The t