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• Marchetti telescopic crawler cranes go electric

  21-03-2022 16:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Manufacturer Marchetti has launched two electric versions of its popular 25 tons CW25.35 Sherpina telescopic crawler crane which are now available from UK dealer AGD Equipment Ltd.
  In the hybrid version with battery there is a small Stage 5 diesel engine which serves only to charge the batteries when it is not possible to connect to the mains to recharge them. In this version the CW25.35 is always driven by an electric motor.
  The second version is equipped with the standard Stage 5 129 Kw diesel
  
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• Green light for 1,200-home London Greenwich scheme

  21-03-2022 15:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Housing association Hyde has gained planning to build 1,200 homes within the large Charlton Riverside regeneration area in the London Borough of Greenwich.
  The first phase will see 718 energy-efficient homes built, as well as commercial units at Herringham Road and New Lydenburg Street, close to the Thames Barrier, in blocks of up to 10 storeys. Around a third will be let at London Affordable Rent.
  Hyde also gained outline permission for a further 494 homes to be delivered in a future phase.
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• GMI gets start on £30m Leeds student halls

  21-03-2022 14:55 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Alumno has given the green light for GMI Construction to start site works on a 411-bed student scheme in Leeds.
  Designed by Durham-based architect, Howarth Litchfield, the Whitelock Street project is valued at around £30m and will consist of single long six and seven-storey stepped block with a gross internal area of around 127,000 sq ft.
  Students will be able to choose from 53 studios and a range of 4 to 8 bedroom cluster flats within the substantially brick envelope building.At
  
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• Exeter Uni starts contest for £185m student rooms scheme

  21-03-2022 09:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The University of Exter is starting procurement to find a partner to design, build, finance and operate nearly 1,790 new student rooms at its Streatham campus.
  The development plans would involve the demolition of twelve accommodation blocks and three other large outdated buildings in the Clydesdale and Nash Grove area.
  Eight new blocks would then be constructed on the 15-acre development site, which is expected to cost around £185m to deliver.
  The University hopes to start work next year
  
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• Inland Homes bags building contract in Cheshunt land sale

  21-03-2022 08:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Inland Homes has sold Phase 1B at its Cheshunt Lakeside scheme to leading build to rent operator London BTR Investments.
  The sale of the land led to a build contract for 205 homes to Inland Partnerships, the construction division of the Group.
  The combined value of the sale is £56.4m and the proceeds will be used to reduce borrowings while the build contract has increased the forward order book for partnership housing to £219.7m.
  The group now has 1,513 homes under construction on be
  
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• Hunt to start for firms to build 92 Passivhaus homes scheme

  21-03-2022 08:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Exeter city council’s specialist development arm is preparing to start the hunt for a contractor to deliver a 92-home scheme in the Whipton area of the city.
  Out of the new homes to be built at the Gardens scheme on Vaughan Road, 60 of the new homes will be affordable and retained as new council housing, and 32 homes will be for market rent.
  The scheme will contain three and four-storey blocks around the perimeter of the site, with a communal garden and play area at its centre.Developer Ex
  
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• Hunt to start for firms to build 92 Passivhaus homes in Exeter

  21-03-2022 08:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Exeter city council specialist development arm is preparing to start the hunt for a contractor to deliver a 92-home scheme in the Whipton area of the city.
  Out of the new homes to be built at the Gardens scheme on Vaughan Road, 60 of the new homes will be affordable and retained as new council housing, and 32 homes will be for market rent.
  The in three and four-storey blocks around the perimeter of the site, with a communal garden and play area at its centre.Developer Exeter City Living has
  
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• Competition probe launched into plant auction deal

  21-03-2022 08:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority has referred Ritchie Bros planned purchase of rival Euro Auctions for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation after finding competition concerns.
  Ritchie Bros first revealed plans for a £775m acquisition of Euro Auctions last year.
  A CMA initial investigation found that the companies have a very high market share in the supply of auction services for construction machinery, with Euro Auctions being the clear market leader and Ritchie Bros the second largest
  
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• Balfour Kilpatrick grabs Sellafield framework hat-trick

  21-03-2022 08:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Sellafield has named its third set of key delivery partners for a new integrated contractor procurement model covering key work packages in the clean-up of the nuclear site in West Cumbria.
  Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick and Doosan Babcock have been appointed to the new mechanical and pipework framework agreement, which will be worth £112m-£237m over the 18-year life of the programme.
  It means that Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick has now secured spots on all three of the first sector integrated
  
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• £28m Manchester Piccadilly East flats approved

  21-03-2022 07:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Capital&Centric’s plans for a 15-storey apartment block in Manchester’s emerging Piccadilly East neighbourhood have got the go ahead.
  Known as Ferrous, the £28m project will feature 107 design-led, rental flats on Chapeltown Street – a stone’s throw from Manchester Piccadilly station.
  Construction is now planned to start this Autumn and complete in late 2024.The Ferrous will also boast a rooftop residents’ garden, two café-bars, land pocke
  
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