• Renaker submits plan for Manchester tower quartet

    Renaker submits plan for Manchester tower quartet
    Manchester developer and builder Renaker has submitted plans for its next major high-rise scheme in the city estimated to have a £750m development value.
    The Trinity Islands scheme consists of four towers from 39 to 60 storeys, as well as bringing significant public realm improvements.
    The Deansgate scheme designed by SimpsonHaugh would create nearly 2,000 flats, varying from one, two and three bedrooms, and underlines growing confidence in the Manchester high-rise flats market.
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  • Cabinet Office review calls time on ‘wasteful’ frameworks

    Cabinet Office review calls time on ‘wasteful’ frameworks
    An independent Cabinet Office review into the proliferation and use of frameworks in construction has called for a complete overhaul of the system to end wasted time and costs for bidders.
    The review conducted by a top construction legal expert reveals contractors on average are spending nearly £250,000, and some as much as £1m, on individual framework bids.
    It concluded that significant cost and time is being wasted bidding for multiple, speculative construction frameworks, often no

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