
04/07/2025
Construction materials provider Fox Brothers announced this week that it has acquired J Fisher and Sons (Fishers), a ‘key player’ in road planing and asphalt reprocessing in the Northwest.
04/07/2025
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) has awarded a raft of contractors £13.5m of work on a wider framework.
03/07/2025
National Highways has corrected errors in its original contract award for the £495m Specialist Professional and Technical Services 3 (SPaTS3) framework.
03/07/2025
Local authorities should be given new powers to limit the disruption and congestion caused by street works, overseen by a national 'street works commissioner', influential MPs have said.
04/07/2025
A dozen English mayors have pledged to work together to create a ‘national active travel network’.
03/07/2025
The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) has launched three new bursary programmes in celebration of its diamond anniversary this year.
04/07/2025
Gaist has been awarded a £12m road asset management system contract by Blackpool Council.
03/07/2025
Jo Shanmugalingam has been announced as the new permanent secretary for the Department for Transport (DfT), taking over the role from Bernadette Kelly.
01/07/2025
Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) has called on the transport technology industry to support a landmark economic study of the sector by taking part in a survey.
01/07/2025
Blackburn contractor Multevo has launched 'a zero waste' in-situ pothole repair system, in what is thought to be a UK-first.
04/07/2025
Alun Griffiths is in line for a £40m contract with Worcestershire County Council for infrastructure engineering work.
01/07/2025
The Association of North East Councils, trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO), has announced a £600m ‘multi-contractor, multi-lot’ framework for highways surfacing works.
30/06/2025
Dumfries and Galloway Council has launched procurement on a four-year roads civil engineering framework valued at £21m.
30/06/2025
National Highways has removed the traffic management from the new A4545 dual carriageway, allowing all lanes to open and linking the newly built junction 5a on the M42 with Clock Interchange roundabout.
30/06/2025
The UK Government has reportedly pledged to spend nearly £500m on infrastructure and transport upgrades in Bedford to help secure the new Universal theme park proposed by Comcast.
27/06/2025
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27/06/2025
Councillors in Devon have decided to carry out a ‘repair blitz’ by filling all potholes in designated trial areas, rather than focussing on safety defects.
26/06/2025
Transport for London (TfL) has launched a new green technology training academy to address ‘the growing demand for workers with green skills’.
26/06/2025
Industry bosses have hailed the new Construction Skills Mission Board as a ‘significant step’ towards addressing the skills gap in the construction sector.
03/07/2025
Seven companies have been awarded contracts by National Highways as part of the £495m Specialist Professional and Technical Services 3 (SPaTS3) framework.
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