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• Robinson buys collapsed Castleoak offsite division

  03-11-2021 14:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Timber frame specialist Robinson Manufacturing Limited has bought Castleoak’s offsite division from the administrators.
  Will Wright and Steve Absolom from Interpath Advisory were officially appointed as joint administrators to Castleoak Offsite Manufacturing Limited and Castleoak Holdings (Cardiff Gate) last week.
  Castleoak Holdings (Cardiff Gate) Limited was a property-owning entity which owned the company’s head office at Cardiff Gate Business Park in Cardiff.Following their appoin
  
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• Ibstock to build £50m brick slip factory

  03-11-2021 14:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Brickmaker Ibstock has revealed plans to invest £50m in building the UK’s first at scale automated brick slip factory and is also forming a new business focussed on products for the fast-growing sustainable and modular construction markets.
  The new operation, Ibstock Futures, will target the immediate opportunity to increase Ibstock’s presence in façade products and solutions for the fast-growing off-site and modular construction markets in both the new build and re-clad
  
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• Wildgoose Construction heading for administration

  03-11-2021 09:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wildgoose Construction has told staff it is planning to cease trading after filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
  It was not possible to confirm whether the historic Derbyshire-based building contractor has formally appointed administrators yet as it was not answering calls to its main telephone line.
  But yesterday several staff started declaring themselves on the jobs market for hire.
  One Wildgoose employee said: “On Monday afternoon, I was informed that Wildgoose was to
  
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• Landsec buys Salford’s MediaCity for further expansion

  03-11-2021 08:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Landsec is continuing its expansion both northwards and into mixed-use development after swooping to take a majority stake in Salford’s iconic MediaCity development.
  The firm plans to build out the remaining phase two, which has outlining planning for around 1.6m sq ft including office and residential, valued around £750m
  The 37 acre media, digital and tech hub in Salford, Greater Manchester was previously owned by a 50:50 joint venture between Legal & General and
  
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• Morgan Sindall surging ahead as order book hits £8.9bn

  03-11-2021 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Morgan Sindall is raising its profit forecasts again after a significant surge in contract wins saw the contractor’s order book hit £8.9bn.
  And the turnover boom is filtering through to the bottom line with construction margins set to hit 3% and infrastructure work top 3.5%.
  Construction currently has a secured order book of £4.7bn – up 20% from the year end.The Fit Out division has had a record period of winning work and converting projects from preferred bidder stage in
  
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• Developer finally wins planning for Ealing resi towers

  03-11-2021 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Southern Grove has overturned an earlier planning refusal to finally gain permission for a 20-storey residential tower in West Ealing.
  Main contractor Henry Construction will now be able to start work next summer on the 55 West scheme which will offer 144 affordable apartments, with split level ground floor amenity and commercial spaces across two towers of 18 storeys and 12 storeys.
  In total, 50 homes (35% of the development) will be available at London Living Rent while the remainin
  
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• BAM wins £30m net zero pathfinder college

  03-11-2021 08:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Department for Education has picked BAM to create a ‘pathfinder’ college that develops sustainable design for building new schools.
  It will build the green teaching and communal buildings at the site for Southam College in Warwickshire’s which has 1652 students.
  The scheme intends to set the bar and guide how schools are built in the future.As a ‘pathfinder’ the project is designed by BAM’s in-house team to achieve net zero carbon emissions and low energy
  
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• Newcomer contractor Real raids Wates for directors

  03-11-2021 01:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Up-and-coming housing contractor Real has strengthened its management team with two new directors from Wates.
  The contractor set up earlier this year by former Wates Residential managing director Paul Nicholls after buying Rydon Construction’s south east and south west businesses has bolstered the management team for ambitious growth.
  The shake-up includes three new leadership team members, along with several internal promotions.Chief operating officer, Ben Cox, joins Real from his previo
  
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