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• Builders slam plans for electric car chargers in all new homes

  22-11-2021 15:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The National Federation of Builders has slammed government plans to require all new homes to have electric vehicle (EV) chargers as another “stealth tax” on construction.
  The federation fears the construction industry will foot the bill for chargers while electricity companies benefit.
  It said that to achieve planning permission builders are required to fund substations so that electricity companies can provide enough load to new and old developments.Costs are considerable – up
  
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• SafeSite adds to its delivery fleet

  22-11-2021 11:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Safety and security specialist SafeSite Facilities has expanded its fleet of vehicles with a custom-built Iveco dropside flat-bed lorry.
  With a gross vehicle mass of 7.2 tonnes, the lorry resembles a large 3.5 tonne dropside yet has the ability to carry over three times the payload for a vehicle of its size.
  Being a dropside vehicle, it can be loaded and unloaded from either side, or from the back of the lorry, or even by crane from above, providing flexibility on-site.
  Paul Kendall, Fleet and L
  
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• Demolition specialist Rye Group switches fleet to vegetable oil power

  22-11-2021 11:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Demolition, remediation and ground and enabling works specialist Rye Group is on track to cut its carbon emissions by 90% over the next two years by expanding its use of HVO (Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil) Green D+ fuel into all its road vehicles.
  Headquartered in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, Rye Group took delivery of its first tank of HVO Green D+ fuel for equipment at the Kodak site, Harlow, in August.
  Since then Rye has substituted the use of red diesel in all its site equipment and following a new
  
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• £610m finance deal for Moda build-to-rent housing

  22-11-2021 09:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Global investor KKR and Apache Capital have struck a deal to invest £610m in the building of over 4,000 build-to-rent apartments by Moda Living.
  The planned £1.7bn development pipeline will cover core cities, with initial sites identified in Birmingham, Brighton & Hove and London.
  Homes will be built to the latest design specifications, with high levels of on-site amenities and service provision for residents.Tony Brooks, Managing Director at Moda Living, said: “With the ba
  
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• Road firms readied for £300m Wiltshire highways upkeep

  22-11-2021 09:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wiltshire Council has put firms on alert for a fresh bid contest to deliver up to £300m worth of highways maintenance over the next five to ten years.
  Present delivery contractor Ringways was drafted in to maintain the highways network for five years after a bust-up between Balfour Beatty Living and the council in 2016.
  Ahead of starting the bid contest in April next year, Wiltshire Council is planning a suppliers engagement day at the end of this month to discuss options for re-tende
  
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• Product testing mess to intensify site materials shortages

  22-11-2021 08:55 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction work on more than 150,000 homes could be delayed unless the government wakes-up to a looming crisis in construction product testing.
  The industry is due to switch to UK Conformity Assessed (CA Mark) on January 1 2023 when the old European CE Mark for product compliance is phased out.
  Construction products will have to be tested in UK centres – but a lack of facilities is sparking a capacity crisis.The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) said the lack of testing capability is
  
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• National Highways halts first Smart motorways job

  22-11-2021 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Highways is starting to slam the brakes on new works on the massive Smart motorway programme following MP’s call for a five-year moratorium while in depth safety is data is collected.
  Balfour Beatty is the first to be hit with National Highways confirming that its team on the M3 Smart motorway project should be stood down.
  The civil engineering arm had built work compounds in Hampshire and was about to start phase one work on upgrading the central reservation barrier between junct
  
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• National Highways halts first Smart motorway job

  22-11-2021 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Highways is starting to slam the brakes on new works on the massive Smart motorway programme following MP’s call for a five-year moratorium while in depth safety is data is collected.
  Balfour Beatty is the first to be hit with National Highways confirming that its team on the M3 Smart motorway project should be stood down.
  The civil engineering arm had built work compounds in Hampshire and was about to start phase one work on upgrading the central reservation barrier between junct
  
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• Private investor snaps up modular schools builder

  22-11-2021 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Private investor HLD Group has bought Wakefield-based modular building specialist the Thurston Group.
  The established £37m revenue business specialises in modular construction for the education, commercial and healthcare sectors and delivered a £2.7m profit in 2020.Founded in 1970, Thurston employs over 250 people across three sites in the east of England.The acquisition is the largest deal in HLD Group’s 10-year history and follows
  
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• Carillion liquidator files £1bn claim against accountants

  22-11-2021 08:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Official Receiver is understood to be advancing a legal claim against auditors of collapsed contractor Carillion that could target as mush as £1bn in damages.
  Sky News said the liquidators filed the claim on Friday.
  It gives the Official Receiver four months to submit more details of its case against KPMG.The Official Receiver is understood to be pursuing £230m of losses in the form of dividends it claims should never have been paid out by Carillion as it headed towards financial
  
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• London office starts rise as confidence returns

  22-11-2021 08:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London’s office market is seeing a significant improvement in confidence with the volume of new starts and speculative appetite rising.
  According to the London Office Crane Survey by Deloitte, the volume of new starts increased by 10% from the previous survey in May, to 3.4m sq ft between April and September 2021. This rise is holding starts well above the long-term average of 2.4m sq ft.
  Mike Cracknell, director in real estate at Deloitte, said: “The volume of new starts points to t
  
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