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• BAM to start £300m Gateshead arena

  10-12-2021 09:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developer Ask:PATRIZIA has instructed BAM Construction to work on the initial preparation works for the Gateshead arena project.
  The site between the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, the Sage Gateshead and Gateshead College is being developed on behalf of Gateshead Council and involves some £300m of regeneration investment.
  The enabling works package is a significant step forward for developing the arena and conference centre scheme which is expected to create some 2,000 jobs during con
  
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• Labour shortages blamed for 1.8% construction output drop

  10-12-2021 09:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction output fell 1.8% in October representing the largest monthly decline since the pandemic sent construction off a cliff edge in April 2020.
  New work fell 2.8% from September to October while repair and maintenance remained unchanged.
  At the sector level, the main contributors to the decline in monthly output were infrastructure and private new housing, which decreased 7.1% and 4.4% respectively.These falls  were partially offset by increases in private industrial and public other
  
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• Construction site labour rates hit all time high in London

  10-12-2021 08:55 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Site labour rates have hit an all-time high in London as pay across the country continues to rocket.
  Analysis by construction payroll specialist Hudson Contract showed average weekly earnings increased by 1.8% to £944 in November – the highest pay levels on record.
  Compared with the same period last year, earnings increased by 4.7% while earnings in the capital rose 6.1% to hit £962 a week.
  Ian Anfield, managing director, said: “Our analysis shows we are back in the norma
  
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