All Building articles in 14 August 2026 – Page 4
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NewsKier inks £99m Derwent job in London’s West End
Holden House scheme on Oxford Street due to complete in 2028
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NewsWinner emerges on JP Morgan’s One Spitalfields office job
Contract one of biggest City deals let this year
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NewsUS private equity giant takes majority stake in M&E firm Phoenix
Chief executive Lee Compton to remain at business in same role
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NewsVinci profit jumps after restructure and targets 4% margin
Turnover at newly combined UK arm of French giant hits £3bn
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CommentWhat happens when an adjudicator disagrees with both parties about the very basis of their disagreement?
The parties disagreed on what the contract said about damages – but the adjudicator ruled it said nothing at all
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NewsUK power and US data centre booms see Balfour Beatty increase 2026 profit forecasts
Contractor predicts double digit percentage increase in full year earnings
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NewsCollapsed product firm hit with £135m of ‘mainly’ cladding claims, administrator says
In June, High Court ordered German parent of Sto Ltd to pay Mulalley £1.8m for costs racked up replacing cladding system at Essex tower block
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NewsHigh-profile wins swell Structure Tone’s turnover and profit
Fit out contractor sees revenue near £450m mark
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CommentWhy construction must get ahead of Burnham’s skills plan
How can Andy Burnham’s push to put technical education on an equal footing with academic routes avoid being yet another failed attempt to fix the skills system?
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FeaturesCost model: How the UK can meet its data centre infrastructure ambitions
Amid a global race to equip citizens and industry with AI, data centres are an investment priority. What are the key concerns in delivering the infrastructure for them?
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NewsHousebuilder completes deal with MHCLG to defer building safety payments
Avant says agreement will ensure liquidity as 2025 results reveal £111m loss
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NewsCostain sets out margin plan as interim numbers improve
Contractor sees half-year turnover and profit rise
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NewsContractor sought for £84m refurb of Foster’s Sainsbury Centre
Firms have until first week of September to send in bids to participate
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NewsLifestyle trumps staying in digs as workers less willing to travel long distances, CITB report finds
Number of people prepared to work over 100 miles from home has halved in 10 years
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NewsConstruction output in second quarter edges up, ONS says
But new orders fall as private commercial work lags
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NewsIn pictures: the total eclipse at Gehry’s Bilbao Guggenheim
Bilbao one of few cities in Europe which experienced a 100% eclipse yesterday evening
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Information - BuildingDigital Edition: August 2026
Wooden wonder: Landsec’s conversion of a former printworks in Southwark takes CLT into the mainstream
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Features5 minutes with … Liam Kelly at Sheppard Robson
The firm’s head of sustainability on changing the industry mindset, the importance of listening, the value of mentors and his skills with a diabolo
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CommentWhy localised skills strategies are construction’s next competitive advantage
New CITB research shows a third of construction workers travelled no more than 20 miles for work in the past year. CITB’s Lee Bryer says that as workforce mobility declines, the industry must shift towards place-based skills strategies to meet regional demand