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• ISG chief executive to step down at end of 2021

  12-10-2021 17:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  ISG chief executive Paul Cossell is to step down at the end of the year after six years at the helm.
  He will be succeeded by Matt Blowers, presently acting as chief operating officer for ISG’s global fit out business
  Cossell will remain with ISG, and its wider group, in an executive role as vice chair.
  Supporting Blower will be Zoe Price and Bart Korink, who both take on enlarged leadership roles.Price becomes chief operating officer for ISG’s entire UK operations, and Korink is chie
  
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• Galliford Try lands £13m London Vauxhall office job

  12-10-2021 16:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Office developer CLS has picked Galliford Try to deliver a £13m contract to build a sustainable office block at Vauxhall Walk in South London.
  Designed by architect Manser the project is targeting a BREEAM Excellent rating and will feature passive ventilation, smart lighting and photovoltaic panels. 
  The new 10-storey development will provide 28,500 sq ft of office space, with a communal and private south-facing roof terrace, a café, shower and changing facilities along wi
  
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• Construction vacancies soar to all time high

  12-10-2021 16:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Job vacancies in construction have risen to the highest level since official records began in 2001.
  Latest Government figures from the ONS show the battle to find workers to deliver projects is intensifying as firms gear up for expansion.
  In the rolling three months from July to September, one of the busiest times for construction, unfilled jobs rose to 43,000, just over 45% higher than the previous April to June period and nearly double the same period a year ago.
  This equates to around 2.9 vac
  
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• Stewart Milne to offload £100m timber frame arm

  12-10-2021 10:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Aberdeen-based Stewart Milne Group has put its market leading timber systems operation up for sale to focus on growing Stewart Milne Homes across Scotland and North-west England.
  Stewart Milne Timber Systems has an annual turnover of around £100m and employs about 400 people, and claims a 20% market share.
  The firm hopes to cash on strong market prospects for timber-frame which is expected to see its use double in the next five years to meet government housing targets.
  SMTS has a current o
  
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• Cement giants hasten plan to cut CO2 emissions

  12-10-2021 08:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Forty of the world’s leading cement and concrete manufacturers today join forces to accelerate the shift to greener concrete by pledging to cut CO2 emissions by a further 25% by 2030.
  The world’s most used human-made material accounts for 7% of total global CO2 emissions and is a pivotal material in the response to the climate emergency.
  The cement producers target marks the biggest global commitment by an industry to net zero so far – bringing together companies from the
  
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• Big HS2 tunnel segment factory to be built in Hartlepool

  12-10-2021 00:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  An old oil rig fabrication site in Hartlepool is set to be the home of a precast concrete tunnel segment factory for HS2, creating over 100 new jobs.
  Austria’s largest construction firm Strabag will build the facility to fulfil a 36,000 segment contract for its joint venture with Costain Skanska delivering twin bored tunnels from HS2’s new Old Oak Common station to Green Parkway running underneath Northolt.
  To be located at Hartlepool Dock, owned and operated by PD Ports, constr
  
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