Cardiff canal uncovered for city centre development

Churchill Way is ripped up to expose the long-buried dock feeder canal
Churchill Way is ripped up to expose the long-buried dock feeder canal

A 70-metre section of the long-buried dock feeder canal is now becoming a central feature of Cardiff City Council’s £6m Canal Quarter development.

Consulting engineer Atkins was appointed

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Union says construction workers in pay limbo over funeral

The government has declared Monday 19th September 2022 to be a national holiday to mark the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II. However, it has also said that it is up to employers to decide whether to allow their

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Standard proposed for construction product competence

Front cover of the white paper
Front cover of the white paper

The Competence Steering Group (CSG) was tasked with ending the scandal exposed by the 2017 Grenfell Tower – architects and contractors believing the salesperson that products are fit for purpose.

Specifically, the CSG was

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Kier shows ‘resilience’ despite dip in revenues

Kier Group results for the year ended 30 June 2022 show total revenue down 4% to £3,144m (2021: £3,261m). But thanks to several years of restructuring, pre-tax profit rose nearly threefold to £15.9m (2021: £5.6m).

After losing more than £500m

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Redrow’s Morgan backs land development start-up

Carden owners Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Steve Morgan and Will Heath
Carden owners Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Steve Morgan and Will Heath

Carden Group is privately owned and managed by Steve Morgan, founder and former chairman of Redrow, Will Heath, former Redrow group development director, and Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, landowner and former director at

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North American Construction (NOA) Q2 Earnings and Revenues

North American Construction (NOA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.13 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.23 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.26 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring

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