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• CR Construction wins trio of Manchester towers

  09-12-2021 14:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Far East Consortium (FEC) has confirmed contractor CR Construction (UK) as winner of the latest three-tower phase of Manchester’s largest regeneration project.
  The main works contract at Victoria Riverside will see CR Construction deliver three waterfront residential towers at the Victoria Riverside development on the banks of the River Irk.
  Victoria Riverside is one of the first developments being brought forward as part of FEC and Manchester City Council’s Victoria North
  
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• McAlpine wins major Reading Station Hill office scheme

  09-12-2021 13:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Sir Robert McAlpine has bagged the second most prominent phase of the £750m Station Hill scheme in Reading.
  Lincoln MGT, a joint venture between Lincoln Property Company and MGT Investment Management, is pushing ahead with the 275,000 sq ft One Station Hill office block, with this latest phase due to be completed in early-2024.
  Ian Cheung, managing director, Southern, at Sir Robert McAlpine, said that the project would also create a new public square and a link bridge providing level acces
  
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• Renew posts record results as margin tops 6.5%

  09-12-2021 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Infrastructure upkeep specialist Renew has delivered another record set of financial results as operating margin rose to 6.5% across the expanding business.
  Pre-tax profits jumped 27% to £41m on the back of a similar revenue growth to a record £791m.
  Paul Scott, CEO of Renew, said: “2021 was another record year for the group and I am pleased with the progress that has been made across all divisions.
  “The essential nature of our work combined with the resilience of ou
  
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• Glow-in-the-dark concrete used on first commercial scheme

  09-12-2021 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A glow in the dark paving system that absorbs ultraviolet rays during the day and radiates light at night has been used for the first time on a major commercial development in Derbyshire.
  Tarmac worked with developer Blue Deer Ltd and main contractor Cara Construction to install its decorative Toptint Glow concrete on the main walkways and first-floor balconies around its new Glass Yard development in Chesterfield.
  Toptint Glow uses light-sensitive chippings that glow and help illuminate areas s
  
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• BAM and Morrison land pair of Scottish school jobs

  09-12-2021 08:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  BAM and Morrison have bagged two new major school projects from the Scottish Borders Council.
  BAM will build a new campus in Peebles, replacing the High School which was seriously damaged in a fire in late 2019, while Morrison Construction has been appointed to deliver the Galashiels Community Campus.
  Scottish Borders Council has also confirmed the continuation of its partnership with development partner Hub South East who will oversee both projects.Both contractors will now begin to familiarise
  
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• Tolent to start £50m Brett Wharf site in Gateshead

  09-12-2021 08:21 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Gateshead-based contractor Tolent is preparing to start the first phase of works on the £50m Brett Wharf development.
  The prominent site on Gateshead’s quayside will create 269 one and two-bed apartments for rent, as well as commercial space, flexible offices, coffee shops and restaurants.
  Specialist remediation works began last month to clean up the former oil storage depot site, which is expected to continue until spring 2022.Following these works, Tolent will then begin the main c
  
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• Big five modular builders form trade body

  09-12-2021 08:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The UK’s big five MMC builders have teamed up to form a new trade body to accelerate the growth of the modular sector.
  Trade body Make Modular brings together leading modular housing manufacturers: TopHat, Urban Splash, Ilke Homes, Laing O’Rourke, Legal and General Modular.
  It is being supported by the wider manufacturers body Make UK.
  Stephen Phipson, CEO of Make UK, said: “Modular housing could certainly play a significant part in helping local authorities deliver t
  
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