Murphy boosts pre-tax profit above £100m

Murphy has grown its pre-tax profit by more than a fifth and is looking forward “with confidence” as it marks its 75th anniversary. The construction giant, ranked 16th in the latest CN100 table of the UK’s biggest contractors, hailed “a fantastic set of results” in… The post Murphy boosts pre-tax profit above £100m appeared first on Construction News.

Murphy celebrates with record order book

Marking its 75th anniversary, Murphy boasted a record order book in 2025.

June 2026 Industry News: JE Dunn Crew Delivers Habitat for Humanity Home and Other News

To recognize both its 50th anniversary as well as the efforts of former President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter to provide housing for those in need, Habitat of Humanity and teams of volunteers gathered in Atlanta’s Sylvan Hills neighborhood to help build 24 new homes in Langston Park in just five days.

Barnfield Construction suffers profit and turnover slump

Lancashire contractor Barnfield Construction has reported falls in both turnover and pre-tax profit. The firm, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last month, posted revenue of £70.4m for the 12 months to 31 December 2025. This was down 15 per cent from the previous year’s £82.5m,… The post Barnfield Construction suffers profit and turnover slump appeared first on Construction News.

Russia’s ‘disregard’ for nuclear safety criticised as 40th anniversary of Chornobyl marked

The 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, which happened on 26 April 1986, has been marked by the UK’s diplomatic service, and Russia was criticised over its “blatant disregard” for nuclear safety at the 10th Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS). The post Russia’s ‘disregard’ for nuclear safety criticised as 40th anniversary of Chornobyl marked appeared first on New Civil Engineer.