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UK housebuilders offer to pay out £100m to end competition watchdog’s investigation
A group of seven UK housebuilders have offered to pay out a total of £100 million for affordable housing programmes to head off investigation
Reporters reveal cost breakdown of HS2
Balfour Beatty and Vinci both paid over £5bn in HS2 cost breakdown
Cowi joins National Highways’ consultancy consortium for strategic road network
Cowi to join a consortia with the UK’s National Highways programme
HS2 milestone: box structure installed under major road
The UK’s heaviest bridge move saw Altrad RMDK supply 800 tonnes of kit to keep the HS2 project on schedule
13-year-old becomes UK’s youngest certified construction equipment operator
As industry grapples with attracting younger workers, UK’s youngest certified plant operator has been revealed 
LiuGong adds new dealers to UK network
Additions said to underline strength of brand in UK despite tariffs
Hinkley Point C contractors join alliance for civil works on Sizewell C nuclear plant
Three companies to form Civil Works Alliance on Sizewell C
Images | 7 of the best photos from the world of construction in June
Construction Briefing reviews some of the best photos from the sector taken in June 2025

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Portable power that’s cleaner and greener: The shift away from small generators
Could a combination of tightening emissions regulations, and the demand for cleaner, quieter and more convenient on-site power, spell the end for the humble generator?
The UK’s Building Safety Act: The impacts so far and major issues ahead
The BSA imposes additional duties on contractors, over and above those set out under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015
Balfour Beatty awarded £833 million contract for Net Zero Teesside Power
The project, a joint venture between bp and Equinor, involves the construction of a large-scale combined cycle gas power station
Can the UK build what it plans? Ramboll MD on why certainty, skills and investment matter
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Ramboll managing for UK and Ireland Neil Sansbury on how the UK needs to deliver infrastructure more effectively
Cowi cuts 240 tonnes of embodied carbon on bridge project
A bridge project in Scotland is touting huge carbon emission reductions thanks to the use of data
Keller appoints new CEO after Michael Speakman steps down on health grounds
Geotechnical specialist contractor Keller has appointed a new CEO, as Michael Speakman steps down to continue medical treatement
Trade agreement works well for Marr Contracting
Reciprocal trade agreement brings benefits on high speed rail HS2 and other projects in the UK
Warning that UK’s migration crackdown could impact Scottish construction
UK government plans to limit immigration could worsen the skills shortages in Scotland’s construction sector
UK competition watchdog probes civil engineering in road and rail
Market study aims to help market operate more efficiently, as government sets out 10-year Infrastructure Study
UK Government unveils £725bn 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy
Set out in the newly published 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, the programme includes funding commitments covering transport, energy, housing, education, health, and digital connectivity
Lessons from the failures of HS2 high-speed railway. What went wrong?
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A new review and a new assessment set out failures on HS2 high-speed railway and call for ‘reset’
16 contractors in the running for England’s £37bn New Hospital Programme
A total of 16 contractors are un the running for places on a 12-year, £37 billion delivery alliance to build new hospitals in England
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