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Hankinson Whittle invests in fire protection
Property maintenance and specialist coatings business Hankinson Whittle has acquired Fire Protection Compliance Ltd (FPC).
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BRCK Group buys H. S. Jackson & Son
Construction material distributor BRCK Group PLC has agreed to acquire fencing manufacturer H. S. Jackson & Son, paying £15m for the business and £4.9m for land and property.
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Turner & Townsend revenue hits £5.76bn
Turner & Townsend has published its annual review for 2025, showing global gross revenue of £5.76bn, with the business building its global staffing to 22,000 personnel.
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DB Cargo UK picks Liebherr for aggregate handling
DB Cargo UK has invested £8.5m, using a credit line from Siemens Financial Services, to buy seven new LH 40 material handlers from Liebherr, supporting the low carbon delivery of aggregates by rail.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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CITB accelerates apprenticeships
The Construction Industry Training Board has launched a new Accelerated Apprenticeships programme to help deliver the government’s homebuilding goal of 1.5m new homes by 2029.
Topics: Housing
Entities: Housing
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Alliance invests in fleet
Alliance Tool Hire has invested £900,000 in more than twenty new delivery vehicles.
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MKM COO picked for BMF role
Dave Castle, chief operating officer of MKM Building Supplies, has been appointed as a board adviser to the Builders Merchants Federation.
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Base Concrete picks JCB wheel loader
Hemel Hempstead's Base Concrete has bought a second JCB TM420 from Greenshields JCB for loading operations.
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Knights Brown reports turnover of £136m
Civils and construction firm Knights Brown has reported turnover up in 2025 to £136m, from £116m, with a gross margin of £15m. EBITA reached £5.4m, or 4%. Alongside coastal, port and energy work, the company has been positioning itself for AMP8 projects.
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Hydrogen bowsers and shipping sunlight
As HyKit launched its first mobile hydrogen refueller, effectively a bowser for hydrogen, executive chair Jo Bamford talked to The Construction Index about building a global supply chain for the fuel.
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Homes England, Hill Group buy Cambridge East land
Homes England, with its National Housing Bank, and The Hill Group, have acquired land in Cambridge East that will be used for 10,000 new homes.
Topics: Housing
Entities: Housing
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First heathland green bridge opens
Balfour Beatty and AtkinsRéalis have helped deliver the UK's first heathland green bridge, crossing the A3 for National Highways.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure