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• McLaren wins 191-home London Hale Wharf final phase

  08-03-2022 14:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractor McLaren Construction has got the sign-off to start work on 191 council homes making up the final phase of Hale Wharf on the banks of the River Lee Navigation in North London.
  Hale Wharf is being delivered by Waterside Places – a strategic joint venture between Canal & River Trust and urban regenerator Muse.
  The go-ahead for the next-generation council homes follows a deal with the Mayor of London and London Borough of Haringey.John Butten, managing director at McLaren Major
  
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• Network Rail plans maintenance worker major job cuts

  08-03-2022 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Network Rail is planning wholesale changes to the way it maintains the railways with up to 2,600 maintenance jobs said to be at risk in a major cost-saving drive.
  Talks are due to start on Thursday with unions about plans to reduce operation costs as Network Rail chiefs prepare to transition to Great British Railways next year.
  According to union TSSA, representing professional, clerical and managerial workers, the rail infrastructure company is proposing large cuts from its maintenance and work
  
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• Network Rail plans big maintenance worker job cuts

  08-03-2022 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Network Rail is planning wholesale changes to the way it maintains the railways with up to 2,600 maintenance jobs said to be at risk in a major cost-saving drive.
  Talks are due to start on Thursday with unions about plans to reduce operation costs as Network Rail chiefs prepare to transition to Great British Railways next year.
  According to union TSSA, representing professional, clerical and managerial workers, the rail infrastructure company is proposing large cuts from its maintenance and work
  
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• Arcadis sounds alarm over computer chip shortages

  08-03-2022 08:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Consultant Arcadis is warning contractors about a growing crisis over the supply of computer chips.
  Agnieszka Krzyzaniak, Global Research Manager at Arcadis, said: “Make no mistake, the current semiconductors shortage is already showing signs of impact on the construction sector.
  “Chips are present in virtually every electronic component we use and an essential part of building controls and safety systems.“There is little prospect of supply chains stabilising in the immediate f
  
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• Durkan wins 168-home deal in London’s Park Royal

  08-03-2022 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  South east housing association Network Homes has signed up contractor Durkan to build 158 affordable homes near Central Middlesex Hospital in London’s Old Oak and Park Royal regeneration zone.
  Surplus NHS land will be transformed into a mix of flats and three-bedroom maisonettes in four new residential buildings, ranging from six to fifteen storeys.
  The development will be connected to Network’s existing Luma development, which houses many NHS staff, creating a large communal garden
  
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• Willmott Dixon wins £43m Surrey retirement community

  08-03-2022 08:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Later living specialist Rangeford Villages has appointed Willmott Dixon to build the £43m Homewood Grove community for the over 60s near Chertsey, Surrey.
  Situated on a 4.7-acre brownfield site on the outskirts of the town, Homewood Grove will consist of 116 one, two and three bed apartments.
  Construction is scheduled to be completed in Spring 2024.The properties will be highly energy efficient and will include modern features such as underfloor heating, 
  
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• Steel plate prices soar as war in Ukraine disrupts supply

  08-03-2022 08:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Steelwork contractors are warning that steel plate prices have soared in the last week as the war in Ukraine impacts on raw material supplies.
  The crisis has hiked prices from around £1,000 tonne to £1,400 a tonne in a matter of days. And now some steelwork firms have raised the alarm that supplies are drying up with many steel mills no longer taking orders.
  Shortages are arising because both Russia and Ukraine produce steel billets, used as raw feedstock for European mills.
  A source
  
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• Vistry Partnerships tops February contracts league

  08-03-2022 00:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Vistry Partnerships has taken top position in February’s Contracts League table for most work secured during the month.
  The partnerships arm is now ranked as a contractor and secured pole position with a major multi-phase project worth £270m to build a new civic centre for London’s Ealing council alongside nearly 500 flats.
  The flats will be spread across six new residential buildings, designed by renowned architect Patel Taylor.
  The flats will be spread across six new resident
  
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