The Irish building group McInerney has acquired Bowey, the Tyneside-based housebuilder, for £24m. Founded in 1907, Bowey operates in the Newcastle, Northumberland, Sunderland, Durham and Consett areas... [more]

Ennstone has acquired Jackson Precast, the East Midlands-based precast concrete manufacturer with 34 staff, for £6m. Jackson will now operate within Ennstone's building products division, Ennstone Bui... [more]

Jarvis, the ailing UK-listed rail and road infrastructure firm, confirmed it is in discussions with potential bidders to sell parts of its roads business, Recent statements from Jarvis have been that ... [more]

Kier, the UK construction, development and service group, has acquired Hugh Bourn Developments, the Lincolnshire-based housebuilder, for £53m. Kier will pay an initial £20m in cash for the business, w... [more]

McCarthy & Stone, the retirement homes builder, is to be acquired by a consortium led by HBOS for £1.06bn.... [more]