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• BAM gets start date for £27m Leeds pathology lab

  25-02-2022 14:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  BAM Construction sill start work next month on a new £27m pathology laboratory in Leeds after  the scheme was given the final go ahead by the Department of Health and Social Care.
  The facility at St James’s Hospital, Leeds will support hospitals across the region to improve diagnostics for patients and help to meet the growing regional demand for specialist treatment and care.
  BAM was announced last June as the preferred developer for the laboratory and is expected to begin cons
  
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• £6.8bn Lower Thames Crossing to be net zero ‘pathfinder’

  25-02-2022 09:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Highways has set itself the target of making the massive Lower Thames Crossing the greenest road ever built in the UK.
  As a ‘pathfinder’ project Highways England will target carbon neutral construction where possible.
  The roads agency aims to draft on a broad range of partners from major engineering companies to small businesses and universities, to identify, test and scale-up innovative ways of building and maintaining low carbon infrastructure.New ideas being considered in
  
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• BAM Construct director Doug Keillor to step down

  25-02-2022 09:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Doug Keillor, executive director at BAM Construct UK, is stepping down at the end of the month after 31 years to pursue opportunities outside of BAM.
  He joined BAM in 1990 as a trainee when it was known as GA in Scotland.
  Keillor spent much of his career in Scotland becoming regional director in 2013 and then joining the BAM Constructi board in 2006 where he led the regional construction businesses.James Wimpenny, BAM Construction chief executive, said: “In the 12 months Doug has played a
  
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• Glasgow council gives green light to £475m cycle network

  25-02-2022 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  Plans to build a £475m cycle network have been approved by Glasgow City Council.
  The City Network plans will add 270km of cycleways and improved footways along main roads across Glasgow.
  The City Network is “based upon a vision that active travel becomes the first choice for everyday journeys and will be designed to ensure easy access to safe, segregated routes from homes, schools, key amenities and cultural destinations throughout the city.”The ultimate aim is ensuring that an
  
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• GMI continues construction on two Mulbury Manchester sites

  25-02-2022 08:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  GMI Construction is continuing work as normal on two Manchester Mulbury sites despite Mulbury Homes going into administration last week.
  The residential schemes are being delivered under the Mulbury City brand and GMI said its contracts were unaffected by the collapse of Mulbury Homes where all 40 staff were made redundant as the business ceased trading.
  A statement from the Mulbury Homes directors said: “There are two remaining Manchester schemes under the Mulbury City brand, and these wi
  
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• Colas names new chief executive

  25-02-2022 08:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Colas has announced that Faïçal Lahmamsi has been promoted to chief executive officer.
  Having joined the Colas Group in 2002, and rose through the ranks to become Colas UK executive director of national and regional operations including highways projects, aviation, asset management and other specialist processes in 2020.
  In 2020 this was extended to include industrial activities through quarrying activity and the bituminous products business.An experienced civil engineer with over 26
  
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