The Department for Education (DfE) has said that fire and structural safety issues were its main concerns in the closed schools built by Caledonian Modular and has alerted other government departments.
The NHS has reported no issues with a facility that was constructed by Caledonian Modular, but the list of potentially faulty projects from the defunct contractor in both public and private sectors is emerging.
The sudden closure of a £29M modular-built school in Essex due to structural issues is unlikely to be an indication of flaws with modular construction, the Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA) has said.
A new study conducted by the University of Birmingham has discovered that low cost sensing technologies can be used to pinpoint and quantify sources of air pollution on construction sites.
High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd has paid 97% of its invoices within 30 days during the last 12 months, showing an improvement from its 92% rate in 2021, according to a Freedom of Information request by NCE.
The £10bn decommissioning work taking place at Sellafield has passed a milestone as engineers have begun to scoop out waste from the UK’s oldest nuclear waste storage building.
Laing O’Rourke has confirmed that a person working for one of its sub-contractors on construction of the new Bramley Moore Dock football stadium for Everton Football Club died following an incident on site yesterday.
Around 200 people, including some senior members of staff, are understood to have been made redundant at Arup this month after the encountered a “slowdown” in work, including the pause in construction of High Speed 2 (HS2).
Donington Park is one of the world’s iconic race venues, hosting some of motorsport’s most prestigious national and international events.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced its roster of 37 contractors appointed to its £600M STARThree framework to advise on the delivery of rail, road and aviation projects.
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