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YORcivil - The Yorkshire and Humber region has appointed eight construction firms for its new YORcivil Major Works 2 framework.

Conflict Avoidance - The Finishes and Interiors Sector has become the first trade association to be awarded ‘gold status’ by the CAC

roof collapse - A builder has been given a suspended prison sentence after a roof collapse destroyed an occupied home in Windsor.

Half of construction SMEs report losses or lower profits in new survey

HSE plant safety warning - HSE has issued a warning about the risk of people being struck by an excavator or a load

Skanska has overseen the delivery of five huge 'VIBs' (very important beams) that will be used for major sections of a replacement railway bridge over the M6 next year.

A plumber who worked in the restoration of York's Bootham Bar five decades ago has been reunited with objects he left behind at the time.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has greenlighted the anticipated acquisition by Kingspan Group of steel cladding supplier Coverworld.

The Construction Industry Training Board has launched a £250,000 skills pilot project to accelerate building safety remediation across the country.

Drone footage shows the trial assembly of huge concrete components of a £20m bridge and roundabout that Murphy is building for Network Rail in Stockport.

Fire safety: A developer and its director have been sentenced after serious fire safety breaches at a seafront apartment block in Felixstowe.

Remediation Bill - The government is bringing forward a new Remediation Bill requiring landlords to complete remediation by the end of 2029.

Gas fitter jailed - A gas fitter has been jailed after carrying out unsafe gas work in a property while suspended from the Gas Safe Register.

Kier - CIOB member Rebecca Boundy has joined Kier’s construction business leadership team

EcoCocon - sustainable products distributor Ecological Building Systems and a European construction technology startup.

Wates Aster - Housing association Aster has appointed WPS to deliver a £20m scheme to decarbonise around 750 of its homes

Reds10 RAF Cosford - Spades are in the ground for the construction of a 50-bedroom single living accommodation block at RAF Cosford.

Construction product recalled - The Office for Product Safety and Standards has recalled a timber product used for construction sheeting

Balfour Beatty carbon capture - contractor to build the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage

Demolition firm prosecuted - A company has been fined after a worker fell through a roof opening during demolition of a warehouse.