Constructing Conversations: Meet the editor and our new website
A new month is here – and so is our bright, new website as we continue an ever exciting 2026 for Construction Anglia and our network. We’re thrilled to unveil our new-look website – a one-stop shop for all things news, opinion and events in the East of England construction industry. We definitely didn’t write […]
Movers and Shakers: The big name construction switches in late 2025
In the first instalment of our new Movers and Shakers series, we look at the big names in our region’s construction industry that made moves or rose the ranks in late 2025. The final quarter of 2025 brought with it numerous high profile stories of recruitments and promotions as firms prepped for the New Year. […]
Plans unveiled for new Sizewell C bus depot in Ipswich
Plans for a major new bus depot in Ipswich to maintain Sizewell C’s fleet of 150 buses have been unveiled. The proposed depot at Ransomes Europark would help create up to 400 jobs, while providing a base for buses ferrying the thousands of workers to Sizewell C from its two park and ride sites in […]
Lovell appoint new Regional Managing Director for East Anglia
Partnership housing specialist Lovell has appointed a new Regional Managing Director for East Anglia. Matthew Goakes has been promoted after the previous Managing Director, Simon Medler, who led the East Anglia region for almost 19 years, took a national position as Operations and Customer Experience Director. Matthew joined the company in 2014 as Commercial Manager, […]
Women in Construction Anglia takes its message of inclusivity to parliament
Women in Construction Anglia has hosted an event at the House of Commons – taking its message for a more inclusive construction sector to those in power. Building Better Futures, at the Thames Pavilion, attracted MPs and ministers, along with a host of construction and business leaders from across the region, to showcase the opportunities […]
Sizewell C invests nearly £1bn into East of England
Sizewell C has awarded nearly £1 billion in contracts to firms across the East of England as the project celebrates two years since construction work began. The 3.2GW power station, on the Suffolk coast, has pledged to invest £4.4bn in the East of England over the course of its construction. Set to deliver 70% of […]
Works to rebuild region’s crumbling hospitals years behind schedule, report says
Work to rebuild or upgrade eight hospitals in the East of England – including four built with crumbling RAAC concrete – are years behind schedule, according to an independent government watchdog. A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has predicted works on the eight hospitals, which form part of the New Hospital Programme […]
Works start on 51 new affordable homes in Norfolk
Work has begun on a new development of more than 50 affordable homes in a Norfolk market town. Not-for-profit housing provider Flagship Homes is delivering the new Carter’s Green development in Swaffham with the support of Long Stratton-based principal contractor Abode Construction. It will feature 51 affordable homes, 31 of which allocated for affordable rent, […]
East of England homebuilder secures £165m financial package
A regional homebuilder has secured £165million in funding to fuel its expansion. Allison Homes has agreed a financing package with its three major funding partners – HSBC, NatWest and Homes England, the government’s housing agency. The financing will be provided by the Home Building Fund, which is designed to help SME housebuilders overcome funding barriers […]
‘Nationally significant’ Anglo-Saxon discovery at Sizewell C set to feature on BBC show
A nationally significant Anglo-Saxon burial ground has been discovered during Sizewell C excavations – and is set to feature on BBC’s Digging for Britain this week. During excavations, archeologists from Oxford Cotswold Archeology (OCA) unearthed a high-status grave containing two individuals buried alongside a fully harnessed horse, weapons and personal items. The trove potentially dates […]
