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• Scaffolder killed in church collapse

  04-03-2022 15:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Four men have received suspended prison sentences following the collapse of the former Citadel Church in Splott, Cardiff which killed a scaffolder.
  And four firms, of which three of the men were directors, received combined fines of more than £340,000.
  Jeffrey Joseph Plevey, 55, from Radyr, died when the derelict building fell down as he worked on it in July 2017.Following a recovery operation by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the All Wales Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team, Ple
  
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• Construction buyers report fastest output rise in eight months

  04-03-2022 11:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction buyers reported the fastest rise in output since mid 2021 in February with housing leading the charge.
  But widespread supply constraints and rapidly increasing input costs dampened the year-ahead outlook for activity, with confidence at the lowest since January 2021.
  The bellwether IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI Total Activity Index hit 59.1 in February, up from 56.3 in January.The headline index has now posted above the neutral 50.0 threshold in each of the last 13 months.
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• CCG to build Scotland’s largest net zero homes project

  04-03-2022 09:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Scotland’s largest net zero housing development will see 444 new homes built after councillors in Edinburgh agreed a £71m contract with CCG (Scotland).Part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s major £1.3bn regeneration of Granton Waterfront, the Western Villages project will now move to construction in the summer.
  Western Villages will offer a mix of one, two- and three-bedroom flats and a range of tenure options including social, mid-market rent and homes for sale.Partneri
  
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• Safety visits target booming Birmingham construction sites

  04-03-2022 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Safety inspectors have launched a blitz on sites in Birmingham as the number of new construction jobs starting across the city centre almost doubled last year.
  Birmingham is preparing to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games in 140 days’ time and the HSE has noted “increased development across the city potentially raising risks for both workers and the public.”
  Sarah Hill, one of the HSE inspectors leading the campaign, said: “With a high volume of construction sites in the bu
  
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• Willmott Dixon bags Oldham’s £40m Spindles scheme

  04-03-2022 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Oldham Council has appointed Willmott Dixon to breathe new life into the town as main contractor for the Spindles Town Square shopping centre redevelopment.
  The council is rethinking the old shopping centre offer to create a 450,000 sq ft development that will be home to a new market, flexible offices, event space, and heritage archive.
  Approval to demolish the former TJ Hughes retail unit has already been granted with enabling works now due to get underway.A detailed planning application for th
  
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• Race on to replace 63-miles of motorway safey barriers

  04-03-2022 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Highways is starting work on a three-year programme to install central reservation concrete safety barriers on more than 60 miles of dynamic hard shoulder motorway across the country.
  The steel barrier replacement work is taking place on seven sections of dynamic hard shoulder motorway – where the hard shoulder is used by traffic in busy periods – and begins in the Midlands this month.
  Plans to convert these sections of motorway to the latest All Lane Running standard have b
  
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• Race on to replace 63-miles of motorway safety barriers

  04-03-2022 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Highways is starting work on a three-year programme to install central reservation concrete safety barriers on more than 60 miles of dynamic hard shoulder motorway across the country.
  The steel barrier replacement work is taking place on seven sections of dynamic hard shoulder motorway – where the hard shoulder is used by traffic in busy periods – and begins in the Midlands this month.
  Plans to convert these sections of motorway to the latest All Lane Running standard have b
  
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• Green light for next major phase of £1bn Middlewood Locks

  04-03-2022 08:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Scarborough Group International has gained the planning thumbs up for the next major phase of its Middlewood Locks scheme in Salford.
  The remaining 10-acre site will include 659 apartments within two blocks reaching 28-storeys and 32-storeys alongside 250 apartments in an L-shaped building that steps down from 15 storeys to 11 storeys.
  A new landscaped public square linking the two plots also forms part of the fourth phase of the overall development.
  Smaller L-shaped building on plot N
  
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• Giant piling rig topples over on London site: Video

  04-03-2022 08:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A 75 tonne piling rig toppled over on a central London site this week.
  Video footage shared with the Enquirer shows the giant machine on its front after piling work went wrong at the £350m Ebury Bridge Estate redevelopment in Westminster.
  Bouygues is main contractor on the site where construction started in November on the first phase of 226 homes.Keltrbray is specialist piling contractor on the job.A Keltbray Spokesperson said: “We can confirm there has been an incident at our Ebury
  
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