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• HS2 awards £310m station lifts and escalators deal

  17-01-2022 14:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  German-based TK Elevator has been selected to build and install around nearly 300 lifts and escalators for the four major HS2 stations.
  In total, Birmingham Curzon Street, Interchange, Old Oak Common and the new HS2 platforms at London Euston will need more than 160 lifts and 130 escalators.
  TK Elevator, which employs around 400 people across the UK, has signed a framework agreement, expected to be worth between £207m and £316m depending on the number of lifts and escalators needed.T
  
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• Robot cutter set to revolutionise paving jobs for Eurovia

  17-01-2022 14:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A robotic paving slab cutting process developed by Eurovia UK is nearly ready to be used on site.
  The Distributed Automated Cutting System (DACS) project is being led by the contractor in partnership with Loop Technology and The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.
  The current practice of cutting paving in town centers and other public places to fit within set boundaries or around street furniture is normally performed manually on site and is noisy, messy and disruptiv
  
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• Lovell lands £700m homes deal with Suffolk council

  17-01-2022 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Suffolk County Council has chosen Lovell Partnerships to form a property development alliance to build nearly 3,000 homes.
  The joint venture will deliver new housing-led developments to be built on council land.
  Lovell Partnerships was identified as the preferred bidder following a nine-month procurement process.Contracts are expected to be concluded this spring with the joint venture established in the summer.
  Five initial locations have already been identified in Lowestoft, Mildenhall, Bramfor
  
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• 514-home London scheme clears final hurdle

  17-01-2022 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Inland Homes’ plan for a 514-home scheme in Hillingdon, west London has gained final clearance in a legal ruling after three-arduous years in planning.
  An application by the London Borough of Hillingdon to seek a judicial review of the Mayor of London’s decision to approve plans for the former Master Brewer site last year has been quashed by the High Court.
  The dismissal of the judicial review challenge exhausts all options open to the loca council to halt the brownfield de
  
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• First mass built carbon negative homes get underway

  17-01-2022 08:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer St Modwen has started work on testbed scheme for the first affordable carbon-negative homes.
  The trial will demonstrate the potential to deliver carbon-negative homes commercially, and at a scale big enough to have a material impact on the UK’s annual CO2 emissions.
  Due to be completed early this year, the homes at Copthorne near Gatwick are designed to produce more energy than they consume.Analysis by energy and sustainability experts Ampersand Partners indicates the design coul
  
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• GMI Construction names new CEO

  17-01-2022 07:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  GMI Construction Group has promoted Lee Powell to the newly-created role of chief executive officer as part of a fresh growth push.
  One of the largest independent contractors in the North of England and the Midlands, GMI is preparing to expand into other regions and sectors.
  Powell said the controlled growth strategy would be delivered while maintaining GMI’s debt-free position.He added: “As the UK continues to level up across all of its key regions, I want to ensure GMI is right at
  
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• Henry Construction wins £30m Clarion housing scheme

  17-01-2022 07:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Henry Construction Projects has been confirmed as the preferred contractor for phases 2 and 3 of a major housing regeneration scheme planned by Clarion Housing Group in the London Borough of Merton.
  The secured works include 105 low-rise homes made up of a mix of houses and apartments plus community centre with a contract value of just over £30m.Phase 2 and 3 of the Ravensbury estate in Mitcham are part of Clarion’s wider £1.3bn regeneration in the borough.
  The regeneration pla
  
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