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Analysis identifies larger potential economic boost from planning reforms

New analysis from the government on the impact of its proposed Planning and Infrastructure Bill reforms shows a boost to the economy of at least some £7.5 billion over the next decade.

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Report recommends strengthening of ethical labour practices in construction

A report from supply chain risk manager Achilles highlights several areas where construction businesses should strengthen their approach to ensuring ethical labour practices, including enhancing training on modern slavery.

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Major policy change for corporate crime

Companies can escape prosecution for criminal conduct if they promptly notify the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) when they identify evidence of bribery, fraud or other corporate crime in their own organisations and cooperate fully with resultant investigations, the SFO has announced in a major policy change.

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Key carbon capture and storage project reaches financial close

Energy company Eni has reached financial close on a major deal with the UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) which will see them award around £2 billion in supply chain contracts for their Liverpool Bay Carbon Capture and Storage Project.

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Council starts legal action against Grenfell companies

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council has started legal action against companies involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower in which 72 people died in a fire eight years ago.

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News in Brief May 2025

Leaders from 32 conservation organisations have demanded amendments to the proposed Planning and Infrastructure Bill that they say is completely one-sided and “throws environmental protection to the wind”.

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Failure to prevent bribery case goes to court

One of the UK’s leading insurance brokers, which has a major presence in construction, will appear in court next week in what will be the first ‘failure to prevent bribery’ case brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to be heard by a jury.

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Contractor fined £300,000 for fatal health and safety breaches

A now liquidated contractor was fined £300,000 after a kitchen fitter was crushed to death by a pack of concrete blocks at a construction site in the Cotswolds.

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Former Keltbray managers jailed over demolition bribes

Four people (28 April 2025) have been jailed for corruption within the demolition industry over bribes of over £600,000.

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Arrests made in bribery investigation

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has made three arrests and searched five properties as part of a new multi-million pound international bribery investigation.

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