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• Bouygues buys former Engie Regeneration in Equans deal

  08-11-2021 23:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  French construction conglomerate Bouygues has bought the Equans services arm of fellow French-owned energy giant Engie for €7.1bn.
   
  The Equans operations will be combined with Bouygues’ Energy and Services (E&S) division.
  Both operate substantial businesses in the UK paving the way for the creation of a major energy services operation employing over 16,000 staff.The multi-technical services sector notably covers electrical engineering, HVAC, refrigeration, mechanic
  
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• Bouygues buys Engie Regeneration in Equans deal

  08-11-2021 23:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  French construction conglomerate Bouygues has bought the Equans services arm of fellow French-owned energy giant Engie for €7.1bn.
  The Equans operations will be combined with Bouygues’ Energy and Services (E&S) division.
  Both operate substantial businesses in the UK paving the way for the creation of a major energy services operation employing over 16,000 staff.The multi-technical services sector notably covers electrical engineering, HVAC, refrigeration, mechanical engi
  
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• Race starts for £1.1bn Pagabo demolition framework

  08-11-2021 17:24 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Framework provider Pagabo has fired the starting gun on procurement for its £1.1bn national demolition and land preparation framework.
  The four year framework agreement will go live in February 2022 and is open to all public sector bodies including local authorities, education, healthcare blue light organisations, housing associations and central government departments.
  Included in the range of projects available is structure demolition, ground improvement works, bulk earthworks, industria
  
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• £36m Sunderland Eye Hospital gets green light

  08-11-2021 09:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans for a £36m eye hospital on Sunderland’s riverside have been backed by local planners.
  A preferred contractor to design and build a new eye hospital on the Vaux West site will now be named shortly with a view to starting construction in the spring.
  South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and Sunderland City Council want to replace the existing 75-year-old centre with a new four-storey hospital, which has been designed by north east architects Ryder, with Turner &
  
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• Inland Homes strikes council deal to start £43.5m site

  08-11-2021 09:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Inland Homes has agreed to sell the final phase of its Carters Quay development in Poole to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
  The deal will see Inland Partnerships build the new homes on the council’s behalf. The site is ready for construction and piling works are set to start in April 2022 with work set to be completed by the end of 2024.
  Inland Homes acquired the brownfield site – formerly a Pilkington Tile Factory – and worked with the local council on a long-term
  
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• Steel prices jump for seventh time this year

  08-11-2021 08:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Constructional steelwork contractors have been hit with yet another major price hike from British Steel.
  The £30 per tonne increase is the seventh this year and was introduced with immediate effect.
  The producer also warned that it would be reducing output at both its UK steel section mills while steel production costs remained high.The decision will turn the screw on the industry, which has experienced over 18 months of sharp price increases. The latest curbs on production threaten a move
  
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• NG Bailey engineering MD steps down after 41 years

  08-11-2021 08:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Mike Darlington has decided to step down from his role as Managing Director of NG Bailey’s Engineering division after 41 years at the firm.
  An internal announcement seen by the Enquirer confirms that Darlington will leave the business next April.
  He joined NG Bailey in 1980 as an apprentice electrician and worked his way through the ranks being appointed engineering MD in 2013.Darlington said: “I would like to express my sincere gratitude to NG Bailey for giving me the opportunity to
  
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• Southern Rail starts hunt for £4.3bn civils partner

  08-11-2021 08:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Network Rail’s southern regional has started tendering the first package for a new 10-year-plus partnership with a firm to deliver building and civils renewals on the network.
  The region is hoping for step change in the way renewals are delivered on its network, making the most of modern methods of working and technology, collaboration and relationship focused contracting.
  The fresh delivery approach will involve a switch to integrated and collaborative Project 13 principals of delivery fo
  
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• JJ Rhatigan wins £115m Maidenhead build to rent job

  08-11-2021 00:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developers HUB and Smedvig have picked JJ Rhatigan as the main contractor to deliver the first phase of The Landing large rental flats project in Maidenhead.
  Funded by the build-to-rent operator Get Living for £155m, JJR has just started construction on the cleared site, with a first phase completion date expected in Winter 2024.
  The 3.5-acre mixed-use scheme is set to revitalise Maidenhead town centre, giving a much-needed boost to this key commuter hub.
  Apartment blocks will rise to
  
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