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An MP has suggested that issues around the Didcot Power Station collapse have been “kicked into the long grass” as the investigation into the incident drags on. On 23 February 2016, the boiler house at the decommissioned Oxfordshire facility collapsed, with Michael Collings, 53, found dead shortly afterwards. The bodies…

The worker who died while working on Everton Football Club’s new stadium was a ventilation engineer who was crushed between a scissor ladder and a beam, according to reports. The Liverpool Echo reported that the inquest into the death of 26-year-old Michael Jones (pictured) opened at Liverpool Coroners Court on…

The Department for Education (DfE) has told 104 schools to immediately vacate buildings containing potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). The latest advice means some schools may now have to carry out online teaching at the start of term, and is a significant escalation on earlier reports that the…

Vistry chief executive Greg Fitzgerald could be paid up to £5.6m a year, after its board won approval for his new pay package in the face of opposition from nearly half of its shareholders. At a general meeting, the housebuilder won support to increase Fitzgerald's base salary by 5.9 per…

Marks & Spencer has launched legal action against the government’s decision to block its controversial redevelopment in Oxford Street, central London. Operations director Sacha Berendji said that housing secretary Michael Gove had “wrongly interpreted and applied planning policy” in rejecting the retailer’s plans to demolish and rebuild its flagship store…

Construction News needs your help. Today we have launched an anonymous survey into subcontractors' experiences when seeking payment for their work from main contractors. While some industry bodies argue that payment practices are improving, several contractors admit they still pay more than 20 per cent of invoices late – and…

Many contractors might cast a jealous glance at a pre-tax profit around the £10m mark. Since the end of July, John Sisk & Son, Morrisroe and Erith have all declared losses. Six other CN100 firms have reported falling margins: McAleer & Rushe, Winvic, RJ McLeod, TSL, O’Halloran & O’Brien, and…

Laing O’Rourke has been appointed as the preferred construction partner on a new hospital in Lanarkshire. The firm will support the delivery of the Monklands Replacement Project (MRP), which will be “Scotland’s first fully digital and net-zero carbon hospital”, according to the client, NHS Lanarkshire. It is estimated that MRP…

The Department for Education (DfE) is urging school leaders to make emergency evacuation plans for buildings that contain a potentially dangerous type of concrete, according to reports. The government has undertaken a huge effort to investigate the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) across state-owned buildings, amid fears the…

McGee's pre-tax profit has slightly increased despite a dip in turnover, with the specialist engineering group hailing its success in navigating material price hikes. While turnover at the firm slipped from £92.2m to £83.3m in its financial year to 30 November 2022, its pre-tax profit rose slightly from £6m to…