A Sany SY215E electric excavator from Murphy has been at work for United Utilities in Davyhulme.<\/p>
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Herbert has worked on projects across the energy sector, for RWE, Horizon Nuclear Power, and Tidal Lagoon Power.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/wsp-appoints-major-projects-director","date_published":"2026-05-18T07:33:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1779086107_image001.jpeg"},{"id":"50835","title":"Aspire appoints Novus, Anglian","content_html":" Aspire Housing has appointed Novus Property Solutions and Anglian Windows to fit new doors and windows to 200 homes in Staffordshire and Cheshire.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/aspire-appoints-novus-anglian","date_published":"2026-05-15T08:46:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778831234_novus-measuring-windows.jpeg"},{"id":"50834","title":"Sustainability expert returns to Ramboll","content_html":" Phil Kelly, who previously worked on sustainability at Ramboll, has returned to become head of department for buildings advisory and consultancy in its buildings unit for UK & Ireland, based in its Leeds office.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/sustainability-expert-returns-to-ramboll","date_published":"2026-05-15T08:38:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778830823_phil-kelly.jpeg"},{"id":"50833","title":"New faces for ACE","content_html":" The Association for Consultancy and Engineering has appointed Mott MacDonald's Denise Bowers and Tetra Tech's Rukhsana Faiz to its leadership.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/new-faces-for-ace","date_published":"2026-05-15T08:33:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778830490_denise-bower--1-.jpeg"},{"id":"50832","title":"Legendre picked for Mayfair project","content_html":" Legendre UK has been appointed as main contractor on the Stiff + Trevillion designed redevelopment of 50 Stratton Street in Mayfair, London, by Berkeley Estate Asset Management.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/legendre-picked-for-mayfair-project","date_published":"2026-05-15T07:57:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778828369_50-stratton-street-1.indicative.credit-to-wordsearch.jpeg"},{"id":"50831","title":"CSCS upgrades smart card checks","content_html":" CSCS Smart Check has upgraded the data shared during a card scan, including why the card was checked, the check location, and the site name or ID.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/cscs-upgrades-smart-card-checks","date_published":"2026-05-15T07:39:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778827275_turnstile-mainimageqrcode-72dpi.082339.jpg"},{"id":"50830","title":"Finning invests in engine testing","content_html":" Finning UK & Ireland has invested £200,000 in new advanced Cat engine testing.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/finning-invests-in-engine-testing","date_published":"2026-05-14T12:17:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778757566_dynotestingimage1.jpeg"},{"id":"50829","title":"Modul-System UK van demo day for SGN","content_html":" Van racking specialist Modul-System UK has organised a demonstration of new vans for gas distribution firm SGN.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/modul-system-uk-van-demo-day-for-sgn","date_published":"2026-05-14T11:58:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778756383_f85a3193.jpeg"},{"id":"50828","title":"Screencore launches new Orbiter trommel","content_html":" Screencore has launched a new trommel, the Orbiter 206R, with a 7m3 hopper capacity.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/screencore-launches-new-orbiter-trommel","date_published":"2026-05-14T11:16:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778753860_screencore-orbiter-206r-main.jpeg"},{"id":"50827","title":"Birthday upgrade for SheetMaster","content_html":" Groundforce Shorco has upgraded its SheetMaster tool to prevent sheet drops. It has been trialled by JN Bentley, Seymour 麻豆社, United Infrastructure, and J Murphy & Sons.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/birthday-upgrade-for-sheetmaster","date_published":"2026-05-14T11:02:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778753059_attach-to-remove-trench-1.jpeg"},{"id":"50826","title":"A new path towards net zero","content_html":" A new performance evaluation has been developed under the Net Zero Carbon Building Standard, allowing buildings that are not in full alignment with the standard to measure their performance using the same metrics.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/a-new-path-towards-net-zero","date_published":"2026-05-14T08:29:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778744117_nzcbs-perfomance-evaluation.jpg"},{"id":"50825","title":"Cameron gets OK for Bamford Place","content_html":" Cameron Homes has received planning approval from East Staffordshire Borough Council for a £39m project to build 119 homes on the former Bamford Works factory site in Uttoxeter, in partnership with JCB.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/cameron-gets-ok-for-bamford-place","date_published":"2026-05-14T08:16:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778743148_bamford-place--uttoxeter-street-scene.jpeg"},{"id":"50824","title":"M Group appoints energy MD","content_html":" M Group has appointed Andrew English as its managing director, energy infrastructure.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/m-group-appoints-energy-md","date_published":"2026-05-14T08:08:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778742594_m-group-appoints-andrew-english-as-managing-director-\u2013-energy-infrastructure.jpeg"},{"id":"50823","title":"TBM starts on Thames power tunnel","content_html":" A Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine has been lowered into the ground using a Weldex crawler crane, for Ferrovial Bemo JV, who are building a new power tunnel under the Thames for National Grid.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/tbm-starts-on-thames-power-tunnel","date_published":"2026-05-14T07:59:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778742172_01-26-05-13-hk-mixshield-lift-tilbury.jpeg"},{"id":"50822","title":"Mott MacDonald to buy Leed","content_html":" Mott MacDonald has agreed to buy Australian civil contractors, Leed Engineering & 麻豆社.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/mott-macdonald-to-buy-leed","date_published":"2026-05-14T07:37:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778740830_mott-macdonald-leed.jpeg"},{"id":"50821","title":"Defra, Natural England, seek your newt experiences","content_html":" The great crested newt has found itself at the centre of a political battlefield over how to preserve nature and deliver homes. Now, and until May 22 2026, Defra and Natural England, with the help of LUC and ICF, are looking to talk to developers and construction contractors about their experiences of how the amphibians are protected.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/defra-natural-england-seek-your-newt-experiences","date_published":"2026-05-13T16:37:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778687280_newt.jpeg"},{"id":"50819","title":"Support for carers","content_html":" Bringing in the heavy kit for excavation support <\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/support-for-carers","date_published":"2026-05-13T16:02:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778684700_pic-b.jpg"},{"id":"50818","title":"Kier's King's Speech a damp squib on rainy Wednesday\t","content_html":" As storm clouds rolled over the capital, the King announced the Government's lawmaking plans for the year ahead. Commentators from RIBA, the CIOB, the Residential Freehold Association, and Churchill Living appeared to struggle to find anything to be enthusiastic about.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/kiers-kings-speech-a-damp-squib-on-rainy-wednesday","date_published":"2026-05-13T15:42:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778683661_king-charles.jpeg"},{"id":"50817","title":"Pyroguard, Schüco glaze Belfast Grand Central","content_html":" Pyroguard and Schüco have partnered to bring their fire safety glass and frames to Belfast Grand Central Station, designed by RPP and delivered by Carey Glass and Williaam Cox.<\/p> Read Full Article: 麻豆社<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/pyroguard-schco-glaze-belfast-grand-central","date_published":"2026-05-13T08:44:00+01:00","image":"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/assets\/news_articles\/2026\/05\/1778658424_donalmccann-belfast-grand-central-2.jpeg"},{"id":"50816","title":"Network Rail picks AtkinsRéalis for Wales and Western","content_html":" AtkinsRéalis has been appointed by Network Rail as the delivery partner for the Wales & Western region, delivering support services valued at up to £9m.<\/p>