Construction news

• T&T nabs Lower Thames Crossing commercial role

  06-10-2021 17:20
  
  National Highways has named Turner & Townsend as its commercial partner on the vast Lower Thames Crossing scheme.
  The appointment marks the completion of the Lower Thames Crossing integrated client team, comprised of Jacobs/Cowi/Arcadis as technical partner, and Jacobs as sole integration partner.
  Across the eight-year contract, T&T will work as part of the integrated client team providing day-to-day cost, commercial and contract management, independent cost assurance and cost audit
  
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• Jittery clients put brake on projects as subbie rates soar

  06-10-2021 10:51
  
  The pace of construction growth slowed further in September as the industry saw its worst month for order books since January’s lockdown.
  Construction buyers reported output volumes rising to the smallest extent for eight months as the industry continue to grapple with transport issues, a severe lack of materials and continued staff shortages.
  The bellwether IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI Total Activity Index posted 52.6 in September, down from 55.2 in August.
  A rapid drop in sub
  
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• Countryside wins £800m south London estate rebuild

  06-10-2021 09:49
  
  Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing Association has selected developer Countryside as the preferred bidder to deliver phase 2 of its vast £1.6bn Clapham Park estate rebuild in south London.
  In a 15-year joint venture with Metropolitan Living, Countryside will deliver nearly 2,500 homes at 17 sites across the Clapham Park Estate.
  The £800m phase two works are expected to commence in Spring 2022 with first completions expected in 2024.This phase will provide nearly 2,400 homes, non-resi
  
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• £1.6bn LHC public building framework winners

  06-10-2021 08:33
  
  Forty-seven contractors have won places on a new £1.6bn framework to deliver new build, infrastructure and refurbishment works for the public sector.
  The new generation Public Buildings Construction and Infrastructure (PB3) framework from LHC has been widened in scope from schools buildings to also include construction and refurbishment of healthcare, emergency service and community buildings.
  It can also be used for residential properties within mixed-use developments, student accomm
  
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• Network Rail reveals latest top 20 supplier spend

  06-10-2021 08:05
  
  Network Rail’s top 20 suppliers were paid a total of just over £3bn last year – nearly half of the infrastructure provider’s total £7.4bn spend with suppliers.
  Despite the full impact of the pandemic during the 2020/21 period, Network Rail managed to raise spending by 7% over the previous year as contractors took advantage of restricted travel on the network.
  Major power supplier EDF continued to rank as the biggest supplier followed by signalling and train control
  
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• Anti-construction protesters face six months in jail

  06-10-2021 08:05
  
  Tougher penalties for protesters will include new measures to protect key construction sites.
  Home Secretary Priti Patel revealed a raft of tougher penalties and new police powers in the wake of chaos caused by Insulate Britain members.
  The measures will also cover campaigners who try and disrupt major infrastructure jobs like HS2 which have been hit by demonstrations.Penalties for blocking construction will see a new offence of obstructing the construction of authorised infrastructure introduce
  
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