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• Kier gears up for £85m Eastbourne mall expansion

  16-01-2017 18:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  Kier is set to start work on a major extension of Eastbourne’s Arndale shopping centre after a funding deal.
  Developer L&G has partnered with an international investor to fund the next phase of the retail and leisure scheme.
  Kier has already delivered the first £2m phase of the extension to create a contemporary glass atrium at the Centre’s West Entrance and new facades to the Terminus Road frontage.
  The latest funding deal  bolsters plans for the main 175,00
  
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• Wates starts £40m Kilburn housing scheme

  16-01-2017 18:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developer Wates Residential has landed the job to build phase one of a £40m housing-led, mixed-use scheme in Kilburn, North London.
  The design and build contract for the Abbey Area Redevelopment includes building 75 private homes, 66 homes for affordable rent, commercial spaces and a 52-space underground car park.Wates recently completed £4m of enabling works on the Abbey Road and Belsize Road site and is now starting a 98-week main work programme.The appointment
  
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• CITB plans levy cut in bid to survive

  16-01-2017 14:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  The CITB is proposing a levy cut to win the industry over as it fights for its future.The training body is battling against a wave of industry criticism and the spectre of a general apprenticeship levy on big firms by the government.
  Now the CITB is proposing the levy paid by qualifying firms be cut from 0.5% to 0.35%, while the CIS Levy remains at 1.25% on the subcontract workforce.
  The move comes as the CITB fights for its life in a bid to survive a Government review of levy-funded t
  
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• Mabey profit soars to £12m after business revamp

  16-01-2017 09:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  Bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey is planning to invest heavily in the business after returning strong profits last year.
  Pre-tax profits jumped from £1.8m in 2015 to £11.9m in the year end September 2016 after a strategic decision to exit the heavy steel and onshore wind turbine markets.
  Last year Mabey invested £18m to focus on growing markets including modular bridging, temporary works and infrastructure monitoring.
  A further wave of investment in the nex
  
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• Lendlease to start £75m Ashford scheme

  16-01-2017 08:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developer Stanhope has selected Lendlease to deliver a town centre cinema and hotel complex in Ashford, Kent.
  Work is set to start on the former Ashford market site in Elwick Place this month after enabling works started at the end of last year.
  Ashford Borough Council is funding construction of the new town centre complex, which marks another step forward in Ashford’s major regeneration project.The Phase 1 of the Elwick Place development comprises the construction of a six screen cinema c
  
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• Durham Uni selects £150m contractor panel

  16-01-2017 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  Durham University has named its preferred partners to deliver a programme of minor repair and new build works.
  The preferred contractors have been split into two panels, one governing a term service contract for jobs up to £1m and a framework contract for works from £500,000- £4m.
  Durham plans to spend up to £5m each year through the term service panel of firms and around £12m annually through the minor works framework.
  In total, the Univers
  
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• Carillion to start £150m Moda Manchester PRS scheme

  16-01-2017 08:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  A German bank has agreed to finance private rental specialist Moda Living’s flagship Manchester flats scheme.
  The £85m deal with Deutsche Pfandbriefbank will allow work to start on Angel Gardens, a landmark 34-storey, 466-apartment block, located in the centre of the Co-operative Group’s 20-acre NOMA site.
  Carillion is on board to deliver the 530,000 sq ft project, which consists of a main tower and seven-floor associated building.
  Enabling works o
  
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• Video posted online of O’Rourke demolition collapse

  16-01-2017 08:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  Video footage has emerged of the unexpected collapse of car park floors during demolition work by Laing O’Rourke last week.
  No-one was injured in the collapse thanks to safety exclusion zone measures implemented by O’Rourke.
  The YouTube time-lapse video shows demolition work progressing as normal until the sudden collapse of the parking bays at the £1bn St James Centre redevelopment in EdinburghVideo courtesy of YouTube/St James Crunch
  A Laing O’Rourke spokesperson said:
  
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