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• ISG clinches £21m National Cycling Centre upgrade

  20-10-2021 21:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  ISG is in the saddle to deliver a £21m programme of modernisation and operational performance upgrades at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester.
  The iconic sporting venue is now over 25 years old and requires investment to ensure it retains its world-class reputation.
  The project will be delivered in partnership with Manchester City Council, MCRActive, operator GLL, British Cycling.
  Its deal secured through the North West Construction Hub, will continue a 15-year relationship with the
  
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• Keltbray appoints new director to head-up HS2 contracts

  20-10-2021 15:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Keltbray has appointed Neil Lindley as Programme  Director for its HS2 portfolio of works.
  Lindley has built a successful 27-year career in the rail industry, gaining a  wealth of experience in the UK and overseas leading complex multi-disciplinary  infrastructure and rail programmes.
  His most recent role was as Vice President for Metrolinx on the Toronto Union  Station Rail Corridor and the Toronto Light Rail Transit.Prior to working in  Canada, Lindley was the Alliance
  
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• Three in race for latest £500m HS2 contract

  20-10-2021 12:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  HS2 Ltd has shortlisted three bidders to become the Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner for the section connecting the West Midlands and Crewe.
  The £500m contract will see the successful bidder partner with HS2 Ltd to lead the design and delivery of the 36-mile Phase 2a route.
  The role will include management and co-ordination of key contracts for delivering the railway’s detailed design and construction, which includes two tunnels, 17 viaducts, 65 bridges, and track along the route
  
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• JCB targets first hydrogen diggers by end of 2022

  20-10-2021 09:21 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  JCB is pulling out all the stops to offer the first generation of hydrogen-fuelled diggers for commercial sale by the end of next year.
  The UK plant giant is investing £100m on its project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines, it revealed yesterday.
  A team of 100 engineers is already working on developing the new engines with the recruitment of up to 50 more engineers.The wraps have already come off a prototype hydrogen powered JCB backhoe loader, and a Loadall telescopic handler wa
  
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• House builders and public bodies get biggest CITB training grants

  20-10-2021 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  House builders and public sector bodies dominated the league table of recipients of the largest CITB training grants last year.
  The only contractors to make the list below were Kier, BAM, O’Rourke and O’Halloran and O’Brien.The grant figures were revealed in the CITB’s latest report and accounts for 2020-21.Tim Balcon, CITB Chief Executive, said: “Our accounts for 2020-21 show how it was no ordinary year for the sector. To protect skills CITB acted quickly to provid
  
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• BAM Nuttall names new major projects MD

  20-10-2021 08:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  BAM Nuttall has promoted Richard Prime to become managing director of Major Projects.
  Prime, who has been with the firm for 20 years, fills the role vacated by Ian Parish who stepped up to become interim MD last month.
  The board rejig follows the departure of Adrian Savory, BAM Nuttall’s chief executive last month after just 14 in the top job after around 26 years with BAM Nuttall.Prime , who was previously divisional director of major projects, will lead BAM Nuttall’s team
  
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• Offsite Homes Alliance courts firms for £4bn MMC framework

  20-10-2021 08:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  An alliance of social landlords in the North aiming to deliver 10,000 offsite homes per year is starting market testing ahead on launching the tender for a £4bn framework.
  The alliance which was formed this year now boasts 23 housing associations and regsitered providers among its membership., largely based in the North of England.
  Great Places Housing Group, acting as the main procurement body, is now soft market testing suppliers ahead of inviting tenders next month.This will involv
  
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• Battle starts for £600m YORbuild minor works deal

  20-10-2021 07:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The bid race has started for places on procurement body YORbuild’s minor works framework, expected to account for £600m of spending over the next four years.
  The third generation framework will align with the Government Construction Playbook and the Value Toolkit due to be launched by the Construction Innovation Hub later this year.
  It is being divided into five regional lots across Yorkshire, with each region spilt into three project type lots.YORbuild 3 minor works lotsRegions: Nor
  
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