Higgins Group has reported a 51% turnover increase to £315.1m for the year to 31 July 2025, with profit before tax rising to £1.05m and cash in the bank more than doubling to £24.9m while net debt fell by £20m to £14.7m. Higgins Partnerships delivered 189 homes across three new build projects in a predominantly “build year”, spent £7.3m on rectification works and holds remaining provisions of £3.9m. The group now carries a secured order book above £1.1bn and a development pipeline capable of generating over £600m.

Seymour Civil Engineering has begun infrastructure works for Rula Developments’ 54-acre Teeslink industrial and logistics hub at Stockton-on-Tees, delivering site access roads and development plateaux to service up to 775,000 sq ft of floorspace. The rail-adjacent site, next to Eaglescliffe station and around one mile from the A66, was acquired by Stockton-on-Tees Council in 2021 using Tees Valley Combined Authority Indigenous Growth Fund support. Rula plans build-to-suit units from 3,000 sq ft to 500,000 sq ft on freehold or leasehold terms, with first occupancies targeted by end-2026.

Lower Thames Crossing has appointed Department for Transport director general for roads, places and environment Emma Ward as senior responsible owner, confirming a revised completion date of 2034 for the £10bn-plus scheme. The project will deliver a new dual three-lane road and 4.3km bored tunnel under the Thames between Kent and Essex, designed to relieve pressure on the Dartford Crossing. The SRO move signals tighter central oversight of programme risk, consenting and major civils procurement as National Highways pushes towards main works.