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• VolkerFitzpatrick wins £30m Essex rail station rebuild

  24-03-2022 23:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Thurrock council in Essex has signed up VolkerFitzpatrick to deliver the major redevelopment of Stanford-le-Hope railway station.
  Work is now due to start this summer on the long-delayed station project.
  When first conceived the projects was budgeted to cost £10m but is now reported to be up to £30m.The new station will feature step-free access from the street, wider platforms with covered waiting areas, increased cycle storage, and facilities for a coffee vendor. A footbridge with l
  
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• Green light for Vinci’s 26-storey Nine Elms tower

  24-03-2022 23:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A joint venture between Vinci UK Developments and St Modwen has got the planning thumbs up for a 26-storey residential tower in Nine Elms, London.
  The scheme, known as Apex 1, will deliver 201 new homes as well as 5,250 sq ft of retail space on land released as a result of VSM’s New Covent Garden Market redevelopment.
  This zone 1 site is adjacent to the Nine Elms Northern Line tube station and close to the new US Embassy, forming a key part of the Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea opportunity z
  
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• Winners unveiled for £9bn Procure23 NHS framework

  24-03-2022 14:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A raft of big name contractors have been awarded places on the latest Procure23 NHS construction framework.
  The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) confirmed winners of the deal which is expected to see £9bn of capital spending during its four-year duration.
  The full list of winners is:Lots 1-3 are specifically for healthcare projects in England, while Lots 4 and 5 are available to all public sector bodies in the UK.The agreement will run alongside CCS’s existing Construction Works and As
  
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• £30bn Government mega framework winners

  24-03-2022 14:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A raft of big-name contractors have been awarded places on the latest £9bn Procure23 NHS construction framework and a separate £21bn central Government major projects framework.
  The fourth-generation ProCure23 element for the NHS will be split into three lots – the smallest split into seven subregions.
  The two other lots for the Construction Works and Associated Services 2 deal cover MoD airfield works and major construction projects costing more than £80m.
  This sought-af
  
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• Ukraine war to trigger fresh wave of timber price rises

  24-03-2022 09:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Trade body Timber Development UK is warning the market to brace for a fresh wave of price volatility in the wake of a call to ban ‘conflict timber’ from Belarus and Russia.
  It warns the war in Ukraine will directly hit supplies of Russian Siberian Larch and wood used in joinery such as birch plywood or oak.
  In a market report for this year, the timber body said there have been indications that sanctions are likely to extend to restrictions on the import of timber from Belarus and Rus
  
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• Clean-up continues at Stevenage demo collapse site

  24-03-2022 09:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A clean-up operation is underway at Swingate House in Stevenage after the building under demolition suddenly collapsed this on Tuesday.
  The uncontrolled collapse of the six-storey building left scaffolding and building debris spread across the pavement and road and a security video revealed a lucky escape for a passing car.Swingate House was in the process of being demolished as part of the Stevenage regeneration project.Mace is in a development joint venture with Stevenage council for the proje
  
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• Remediation starts for £100m Black Country shed park

  24-03-2022 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  One of the Black Country’s largest regeneration projects enters a new phase this month as specialist contractors move on site to commence vital remediation work for the £100m Phoenix 10 employment park.
  Contractor John F Hunt is to start demolition of the former James Bridge Copper Works in Walsall – a 44-acre brownfield site that has been disused for two decades.
  Remediation is expected to conclude in early 2024, with construction beginning shortly afterwards.Property develope
  
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• HS2 reveals “noise cancelling” tunnel portal design

  24-03-2022 08:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  HS2 has revealed designs for the north portal of the Chiltern Tunnel which will cut noise from trains entering and exiting at speeds of up to 320km/h.
  Two perforated concrete hoods will cover the track, extending the 10 mile long tunnel into the open air.
  These ‘porous portals’ will avoid sudden changes in air pressure – and resulting noise – caused by trains entering and exiting the tunnels.Set low into the landscape between Great Missenden and South Heath in Buckinghams
  
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• Plans lodged for 1,200-bed Leeds Arena student scheme

  24-03-2022 08:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Downing has submitted plans for a major student accommodation and events centre next to the Leeds Arena.
  The plan will involve constructing a landmark 38-storey tower at the northern end of the site in phase one and another stepped student block of 7, 12, 17 and 20 storeys at the southern end of the site coming forward later as phase two.
  Detailed plans have been submitted for these buildings, which will be built by Downing’s construction arm, at the site along Clay Pit Lane and
  
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• Plans go in for £50m Manchester Ancoats Works scheme

  24-03-2022 08:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Two Manchester developers have teamed up to submit plans to create a £50m canalside community at the city’s historic Ancoats Works.
  Capital&Centric and Kamani Property Group aim to build 193 apartments and town houses at the disused storage depot fronting Pollard Street.
  If approved, work could start on site in early 2023.Works will involve retaining the iconic Ancoats Works frontage on Pollard Street and new apartments including a modern twist on the red-brick buildings that onc
  
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