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• Esh Construction lands record housing contract

  07-12-2021 17:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Esh Construction is set to start work next year on a £26m residential scheme which will bring 185 new homes to Amble in Northumberland.
  The Longstone Manor job on behalf of Home Group is the contractor’s largest ever housing win.
  P+HS Architects has designed the transformation of the seven-hectare which will be built in phases over the next four-and-a-half years.Esh’s North East Pre-Construction Director, Chris Hale, said: “Being appointed to deliver this scheme marks a n
  
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• WJ Group acquires surfacing specialist JMS Lincoln

  07-12-2021 16:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Highway marking and safety specialist WJ Group has acquired JMS Lincoln Limited – a leading surface preparation, retexturing and specialist surface coatings company.
  It is WJ’s second strategic acquisition of 2021 following the deal for Bellstan Ltd in June. The acquisition further develops WJ Group’s national coverage, strengthening the combined companies’ geographic reach in the East of England.
  In the medium term, JMS Lincoln will continue to trade as a stand-alon
  
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• HSE swoop finds litany of safety failures on major Liverpool site

  07-12-2021 12:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Main contractor Abercorn Construction has been fined after an unannounced HSE inspection found poor welfare standards, dangerous electrical systems and inadequate health and safety provision on a major residential site.
  Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard how concerns had been raised regarding the health and safety standards at the construction site of the former Tobacco Warehouse at Stanley Dock in the city where renovation work is ongoing to luxury apartments.
  A site inspection found the
  
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• Firms sounded out for rebid of £250m London hospital

  07-12-2021 08:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is starting market engagement with contractors ahead of retendering its new landmark Evelina London Children’s Hospital extension.
  The planned 290,000 sq ft hospital building, designed by Hawkins\Brown Architects and Bouygues-owned developer Linkcity, is to be rebid after the Trust and pre-construction services agreement contractor Bouygues agreed to part company on amicable terms.The Trust is now asking interested firms to registe
  
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• Balfour to start A40 upgrade after £35m funding deal

  07-12-2021 08:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Vital upgrade work can now start on the A40 to ease congestion, boost local bus services and allow the construction of thousands of new homes in Oxfordshire, thanks to £35m in government funding confirmed today.
  Balfour Beatty is lined-up as main contractor on the scheme will see an 850-space park and ride facility, including cycle parking and electric car chargepoints, built to the north-west of Eynsham.
  Balfour will start main construction work next year and be completed in mid-2024.The
  
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• York Cocoa West 300-home scheme approved

  07-12-2021 07:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The development arm of Clarion Housing Group has got the go-ahead for a £100m new homes scheme next to the former Rowntree factory in the centre of York.
  Developer Latimer now aims to start work on the Cocoa West mixed-tenure housing scheme early next year.
  Comprising 302 new homes, more than 35%, will be available through shared ownership and social rent.
  Designed by JTP Architects, the homes will be built on an 11-acre brownfield central plot
  Based on feedback gathered through the recent
  
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