Heathrow Airport will launch £1.3bn of terminal upgrades and a new baggage system in 2026, targeting more reliable operations and better accessibility across its busiest passenger hubs. Works are expected to include major reconfiguration of existing terminal layouts and replacement of legacy baggage handling equipment with higher-capacity, fully screened systems integrated into current structures. Civil and structural teams will need to manage complex phasing in a live airport environment, with tight possession windows, stringent security constraints and limited landside–airside access for heavy plant and materials.

The Construction Edition Official Sticker Album, featuring collectable images of construction machinery, is expanding distribution from more than 3,000 UK and Ireland supermarkets into plant and tool hire shops and dealer outlets. Publisher Paul Buist aims to use point-of-sale exposure at firms such as Shire Plant Hire to encourage customers to buy albums and sticker packs for children and young relatives, promoting early interest in plant and equipment. Interested hire shops and equipment dealers are invited to become stockists via The Construction Index contact channel.

Procurement delays on major schemes cut McLaughlin & Harvey Holdings’ turnover by 30% to £612.1m for the year to 30 June 2025, from £870.4m, as multiple large civil engineering and construction projects slipped into mid-to-late 2025/26. Despite the volume hit, operating profit rose to £12.8m and pre-tax profit to £18.2m, with both the Northern Ireland and Scottish construction arms contributing positively. The group reports net assets of £67m, cash of £148m and says most 2025/26 budgeted turnover is already secured in the order book.