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• Gove tramples on Tulip London tower plan

  11-11-2021 21:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Levelling up and housing secretary Michael Gove has thrown out plans to build the Tulip tower in the city of London.
  Gove dismissed an appeal lodged by developer Bury Street Properties against the mayor of London’s decision to refuse planning for the Foster-designed tower.
  Nicknamed the Tulip because of its distinctive design, the 305m tall tower would have been the second-tallest skyscraper in western Europe.
  A bud-like viewing platform with rotating pods, a restaurant and a sky bar were
  
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• Gove tramples on London Tulip tower plan

  11-11-2021 21:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Levelling up and housing secretary Michael Gove has thrown out plans to build the Tulip tower in the city of London.
  The surprise decision ends a long-running saga of contradictory decisions on the fate of the planned tourist attraction which was backed by the City of London Corporation two years ago.
  Gove dismissed an appeal lodged by developer Bury Street Properties against the mayor of London’s decision to refuse planning for the Foster-designed tower.Nicknamed the Tulip because of its
  
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• Tilbury Douglas hires Nmcn’s former procurement boss

  11-11-2021 13:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Tilbury Douglas has hired collapsed civils contractor NMCN’s former procurement director Jamie Swanston.
  Swanston joins as procurement and supply chain director, joining Tilbury’s senior leadership team.
  He brings more than 20 years’ diverse experience in leading procurement teams across a range of markets including construction, hospitality and manufacturing. This included six years at a division of Laing O’Rourke until 2011, responsible for all procurement including cap
  
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• Mystery pre-pack buyer saves 68 jobs at Robinson Structures

  11-11-2021 12:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Derby steelwork contractor Robinson Structures has been sold in a pre-pack administration saving 68 jobs at the stricken firm.
  It remains a mystery who has bought the assets of the third-generation steelwork contractor which was set up in the 1950s.According to a source the buyer does not want to be identified at present.
  Administrator PKF Smith Cooper said the Robinson had experienced loss-making periods prior to March 2019 and from the second quarter of 2020, exacerbated by Covid-19.
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• Osborne Chief Executive steps down

  11-11-2021 09:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Andy Steele has stepped down from his role as Group Chief Executive at Osborne and will leave the business this month.
  Chairman Andrew Osborne said: “I would like to thank Andy for his commitment, unwavering support and vision during his eight years with Osborne.
  “Andy was instrumental in transforming our business strategy, whilst achieving many successes under his capable leadership.“Andy carefully prepared our Infrastructure business for divestment, the sale of which complete
  
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• Construction output clicks back into growth but orders soften

  11-11-2021 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Monthly construction output grew 1.3% in volume terms in September, ending the bumpy decline that started after June.
  The welcome return to growth of both new work and repair and maintenance still left industry new work 3.5% below the pre-pandemic February 2020 benchmark for output.The latest batch of new orders and materials price data also point to challenges ahead.Returns from contractor show total construction new orders fell 9.2% (£1.2bn) in the third quarter, compared to the previous
  
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• Roofer fractures neck in six metre fall

  11-11-2021 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractor Trevor Cook Construction Ltd has been fined after a worker fell six metres through a fragile roof sheet whilst working on a barn at a farm in Amesbury, Wiltshire.
  Swindon Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 22 May 2019, the employee was replacing broken roof sheets using a mobile elevating working platform to gain access to the roof of the barn and crawling boards to traverse the roof.
  The employee’s foot slipped from one of the crawling boards and he subsequently fell throug
  
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• Plan in for stepped 27-floor Manchester resi block

  11-11-2021 08:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Joint venture developers Property Alliance Group and Starwood Capital have submitted plans for a 27-storey block of flats at Manchester’s former Renaissance hotel site on Deansgate.
  The 300-apartment project forms the final part of a masterplan, which will see £200m invested into the Renaissance site to create a mixed-used scheme.The office element, which received planning last month, is going ahead with contractor PP O’Connor now on site partly demolishing the vacant Premier H
  
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• £300m South Humber energy from waste plant approved

  11-11-2021 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has granted development consent to build a £300m energy from waste power station near Stallingborough, between Immingham and Grimsby, in North East Lincolnshire.The plant will be built next to the existing South Humber Bank power station and produce electricity for around 100,000 homes.
  Construction will now start early next year on a programme expected to last three years. The South Humber Bank Energy Centre project will support 600 construction jobs before the pl
  
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