Balfour Beatty adds 2,000 UK jobs on infrastructure growth
Balfour Beatty plans to add 2,000 UK jobs by 2027, growing its workforce to around 16,000 as infrastructure demand accelerates. The expansion is anchored by a £2.1bn power transmission order book.
Miller Plant invests £1.7m in new Cat machine fleet
Miller Plant has invested £1.7m in seven new Cat machines from Finning UK & Ireland, including telematics-enabled trucks and excavators. The Aberdeenshire contractor will use the fleet on projects across the north east.
Meeko Construction delivers six Omeath homes via crowdfunding
Meeko Construction has delivered six new homes in Omeath, Co Louth, financed through crowdfunding platform Property Bridges rather than a bank. The three-bedroom homes are priced from €390,000 amid a countywide housing shortage.
Colton Concrete expands hiring at County Tyrone precast plant
Colton Concrete is growing its team at its County Tyrone precast plant, adding roles across production, logistics and design. The family-run manufacturer supplies construction, water and civils projects across the UK and Ireland.
Glanua opens first US office to target life sciences sector
Glanua has opened its first US office in Radnor, Pennsylvania, extending its water and wastewater engineering business beyond Ireland, the UK and Portugal. The Galway firm is targeting America's booming life sciences sector.
Facilities Management Conference 2026 speakers announced: where FM meets strategic business impact
The Facilities Management Conference 2026 has announced its speaker lineup for Wednesday 4 November at Crowne Plaza, Santry, bringing together industry leaders spanning workplace strategy, operational excellence, technology integration, and people-focused FM practice to explore how facilities management transitions from operational support toward strategic, technology-driven business leadership.
Andricke Smith wins Excellence in Senior Leadership – Engineering at Women in Construction Awards 2026
Andricke Smith of Ethos Engineering claimed Excellence in Senior Leadership – Engineering at the Women in Construction Awards 2026, establishing a benchmark for engineering leadership excellence through her demonstrated technical expertise and operational leadership across 1,540MW of portfolio work spanning master planning, detailed design, and construction-phase support.
KOSMOS advances Irish Construction Industry Awards 2026 as Gold Sponsor
KOSMOS has been announced as Gold Sponsor of the Irish Construction Industry Awards 2026, bringing specialist digital cost and sustainability management expertise to the programme. The consultancy's focus on intelligent cost and carbon control through integrated data management aligns with construction sector advancement toward measurable sustainability and commercial excellence.
People Power: Why Workforce Investment Is the Defining Strategic Priority for Construction on Both Sides of the Irish Border
CITB NI’s Construction Workforce Outlook 2026-2030 finds NI needs 5,200 more workers by 2030, with the private non-housing sector forecast to grow at 5.1% annually.
VolkerFitzpatrick and VolkerStevin join Anglian Water's £1.5bn framework
VolkerFitzpatrick and VolkerStevin have been appointed to Anglian Water's Major Projects Framework, covering up to £1.5bn of water infrastructure investment. The framework sits within Anglian Water's wider £11bn AMP8 programme running to 2030.
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