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• Roadbridge goes into receivership

  11-03-2022 22:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Civils contractor Roadbridge has confirmed the appointment of receivers Grant Thornton.
  The Enquirer revealed that work had stopped on its sites including two major packages on HS2.
  Receivership will put the future of 630 staff and 1,000 indirect workers in jeopardy across the UK and Ireland.A Roadbridge statement said: “It is with regret that, as result of insurmountable financial challenges, the Board of Roadbridge Holdings Ltd announces that it has requested Bank of Ireland to appoint r
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport ditches plan for new £150m terminal

  11-03-2022 09:21 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Leeds Bradford Airport has scrapped plans to build a new £150m terminal, blaming excessive planning delays for the decision.
  The airport operator will now revert to plan b which involves extending the existing terminal building.
  A planning application was approved by the council in March last year, despite objections by campaigners and local MPs.But Michael Gove, secretary for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, then called in the plans for further scrutiny.
  The project would have
  
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• Major deal to import German clay roof tiles to tackle shortages

  11-03-2022 09:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Fast-growing construction materials distributor Brickability has struck a deal with a leading German clay roof tile producer to import products into the UK.
  Brickability has signed a joint venture deal that will see it lease a factory from producer Nelshamp to manufacture UK specification tiles.
  The UK distributor will invest £500,000 in the JV and provide a loan of around £3m to fund the venture.
  Production of clay roof tiles for the UK market is expected to start-up in the Autumn o
  
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• Billington launches specialist painting division

  11-03-2022 08:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Steel specialist Billington has formed a new subsidiary called Specialist Protective Coatings.The new division will focus on surface preparation and the application of protective coatings for products across a variety of sectors including rail, highways, defence, petrochemical, energy, structural steel and infrastructure.
  Specialist Protective Coatings, which will offer a wide range of paint treatments including anti-corrosion and fire protection systems, has been formed following Billington&rsq
  
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• British Steel imposes biggest ever instant price hike

  11-03-2022 08:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Stunned constructional steelwork contractors have been hit with the highest ever price hike from British Steel of £250 per tonne on steel sections.
  Notices of the extraordinary rise were issued yesterday by British Steel blaming the war between Russia and Ukraine.
  The steel producer said the ongoing crisis was creating an extraordinary level of volatility in commodity and energy prices, as well as a significant disruption to international trade flows.It told firms that it would only be rel
  
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• Go-ahead for 713-bed West London student scheme

  11-03-2022 08:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Dominvs Group has got the planning thumbs up for a 713-bed student accommodation scheme on the site of a former magistrates court in Hammersmith, west London.
  Designed by architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the scheme will deliver student housing in close proximity to the campus of  Imperial College London, which is supporting the development.
  Permission had previously been granted in December 2020 to deliver two new hotels on the site. But following strong demand from high
  
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