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• Go-ahead for 22,000-seat Southend FC stadium

  26-10-2021 23:16
  
  Southend United has got the planning green light for a new 22,000 capacity stadium with an enabling hotel and flats scheme.
  The decision on the club’s stadium will next go to the government for approval.
  The club has said it hopes to start work on the project as soon as it obtains full consent in the first quarter of 2022.Designed by architect Populous, it will be built at Fossetts Farm to replace the existing Roots Hall stadium.
  Stadium plan with housings at two corners of the main stand
  
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• Henry bags £25m RC frame deal for Barratt London

  26-10-2021 17:55
  
  Henry Construction has been selected by Barratt London for the major groundworks and RC Frame packages at the house builder’s Hays Village in West London.
  Set on the site of the former Nestle Factory building, the major development scheme will involve building over 1,500 homes as part of an area undergoing major regeneration in Hayes.Henry Construction’s works will be across various phases set to include a dozen blocks ranging in height from 5 to 10 storey’s including piling an
  
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• New finance model to spur next nuclear power plant builds

  26-10-2021 17:07
  
  The Government is overhauling the finance model for the next generation of nuclear power station builds.
  Planned new laws will pave the way for consumers to part-fund projects through higher bills during construction rather than through much higher electricity prices once the plant becomes operational.
  The Government hopes the change to a Thames Tideway-type financing system will spur building of next-generation big nuclear plants and Small Modular Reactors designed and manufactured in the
  
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• New finance model to spur next nuclear plant builds

  26-10-2021 17:07
  
  The Government is overhauling the finance model for the next generation of nuclear power station builds.
  Planned new laws will pave the way for consumers to part-fund projects through higher bills during construction rather than through much higher electricity prices once the plant becomes operational.
  The Government hopes the change to a Thames Tideway-type financing system will spur building of next-generation big nuclear plants and Small Modular Reactors designed and manufactured in the
  
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• New finance model paves way for Sizewell C nuclear plant

  26-10-2021 17:07
  
  The Government is overhauling the finance model to get the planned next generation of nuclear power station builds back on track.
  Planned new laws will pave the way for consumers to part-fund projects through higher bills during construction rather than through much higher electricity strike prices once the plant becomes operational.
  Government financing changes re-prime the Sizewell C project
  The move is the latest stage in efforts to build the £20bn Sizewell C project in Suffolk and
  
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• O’Keefe lands £8m brace of contracts after CVA

  26-10-2021 16:20
  
  Civils contractor O’Keefe group has won two new contracts worth more than £8m after suppliers overwhelmingly voted in favour of a proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement.
  More than 90% of creditors backed the CVA last month.
  And the firm is now winning work regularly with the latest Hadlow College project for Willmott Dixon worth £600,000 and The Brooks contract for Elkins Construction worth £7.5m.The Hadlow College contract includes services, infrastructure and sub-struct
  
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• Costain poaches new digital chief from Microsoft

  26-10-2021 15:01
  
  Costain has appointed Matthew Higham as chief digital officer and a member of its executive board.
  He joins from Microsoft, where he was chief digital officer for the UK and led digital business transformation.
  In this role he advised Microsoft’s customers on adapting their business models to maximise the benefit of digital technology across multiple industries, including infrastructure.Higham starts in December and will work closely with the leadership team to further embed the use of dig
  
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• Willmott Dixon wins £14.5m Luton hospital extension

  26-10-2021 09:52
  
  Willmott Dixon has started a £14.5m job to extend and refurbish Luton and Dunstable University Hospital’s Emergency Department
  Procured using the SCAPE framework, the job will include a new main entrance into the hospital, and a new CT scanning department.  
  Delivery in a live environment will be a key component of the programme, with the works taking place while the existing Emergency Department is operational.Chris Tredget, managing director of Willmott Dixon’s
  
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• HS2 under fire for use of non-UK approved imported rebar

  26-10-2021 08:22
  
  HS2 is being rebuked for using steel reinforcement from a non-UK approved Fench steel fabricator.
  French fabricator Sendin has supplied pre-assembled steel reinforcement panels for the diaphragm walls forming two of the critical ventilation shafts on the Chiltern Tunnels section of the vast project.
  It will also deliver further assemblies to the same section over the coming months.
  HS2 claims the decision was taken to use the rebar fabricator because no other UK supplier could provide the n
  
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• Builders trade body wants to “deconstruct” CITB

  26-10-2021 08:01
  
  The National Federation of Builders is calling for a fundamental restructuring of the CITB including an end to its levy raising powers.
  The trade body has launched a discussion paper aiming to spark an industry and Government-wide debate about the future of CITB.Key recommendations include:Creation of a new construction careers body
  Fundamental reform of Levy including stripping CITB of Levy raising powers
  Removal of the grants system and corresponding reduction in Levy
  Delivering apprenticeship
  
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• Castleoak goes under with loss of more than 100 jobs

  26-10-2021 07:44
  
  Retirement and care homes developer and builder Catsleoak has gone under.
  Stunned staff took to LinkedIn on Monday to look for new jobs after being given the bad news.
  One said: “Incredibly sad to announce that after a very difficult year my employer, Castleoak, has gone into administration today and, with it, around 100 of my colleagues are out of work.”The news sparked anger among suppliers left holding unpaid bills.
  One said: “Castleoak or should I say Castlejoke what a mess
  
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• Domis set for Salford tower for upwardly-mobile

  26-10-2021 00:23
  
  Manchester-based property developer CERT property has unveiled plans for a 30-floor residential tower on Salford’s Clippers Quay.
  Its concept of a vertically zoned tower block, designed by OMI Architects, will offer a range of private living experiences from affordable to luxury.
  Local Manchester builder Domis Construction has been lined up for the project, which will be submitted for planning once public consultation ends.The lower brick-clad 9 floors will be set aside for co-living studi
  
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