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• Ex-nuclear boss takes new COO role at Mace Consult

  28-03-2022 16:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Mace has appointed former Nuclear Decommissioning Authority boss Richard Green to fill a newly created role of chief operating officer of its Consult business.
  In his new role, Green will take on leadership of consultancy practice groups, helping to grow the business’s capability and services to clients globally, in line with its 2026 Business Strategy.
  He will be responsible with driving innovation and identify areas of investment to maintain Consult’s market competitiveness.Prior t
  
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• Morgan Sindall to complete Midas hotel

  28-03-2022 14:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Morgan Sindall has been drafted-in by Torbay Council to complete an £11m hotel left high and dry by the collapse of Midas Construction.
  Building work will restart by then end of next month on the 120-bedroom Harbour View Hotel which the council will be leasing to Premier Inn.
  Construction stopped in January when Midas went into administration owing £22m to its supply chain.Morgan Sindall has been appointed under the Scape Framework and regular meetings are now taking place between th
  
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• Robertson bounces back with £17m profit

  28-03-2022 12:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Family-owned Robertson Group has bounced back into profit after recording a trading loss in 2020 due to the impact and provisions for Covid.
  In the year to June 2021, Robertson Group returned to more normalised trading lifting pre-tax profit to £17m from £1.2m in the previous 15-month period.
  Group operating margins returned to 2.5% after operating profit rebounded to £15m from a £6m loss previously.
  Elliot Robertson, chief executive officer, said the business was well-po
  
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• McLaughlin & Harvey starts £35m Sheffield hotel

  28-03-2022 09:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractor McLaughlin & Harvey has started main construction of a flagship Radisson Blu hotel in the heart of Sheffield.
  Demolition of Barker’s Pool House has completed at the Pinstone Street site allowing for main building work to start on the £35m hotel scheme.
  Forming part of the city council and development partner Queensberry’s Heart of the City programme, the new building has been designed by architect HLM with Arup on both structural and M&E design.Housing the ho
  
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• £68m sales London fit-out specialist goes under

  28-03-2022 08:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London and south east fit-out and refurbishment specialist Twenty 1 Group has been placed into administration after several weeks of uncertainty surrounding trading.
  The firm, which employed around 70 staff and also traded as 21 Construction, fielded all calls through to an automated answer service earlier this month, raising the alarm among suppliers.
  Other subsidiary companies Twenty 1 Construction and Twenty 1 Interiors were also placed into the hands of administrators from Grant Thornton at
  
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• Dumper truck careers off site across busy A-road

  28-03-2022 08:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A construction plant hirer has been fined for failure to maintain the braking system of an articulated dumper truck after it careered backwards across a busy A-road.
  Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court heard how Nelson Plant Hire failed to ensure the dumper truck was subject to a regular maintenance regime resulting in a worker being seriously injured.
  An HSE investigation into the incident on 11 May 2018 at Whitehouse Field, Andover, found that during construction operations, the operator of a
  
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• Dumper truck careers off site across across busy A-road

  28-03-2022 08:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A construction plant hirer has been fined for failure to maintain the braking system of an articulated dumper truck after it careered backwards across a busy A-road.
  Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court heard how Nelson Plant Hire failed to ensure the dumper truck was subject to a regular maintenance regime resulting in a worker being seriously injured.
  An HSE investigation into the incident on 11 May 2018 at Whitehouse Field, Andover, found that during construction operations, the operator of a
  
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• Skanska Costain Strabag completes latest HS2 base slab

  28-03-2022 08:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture (SCS JV) has completed the base slab construction of the Hs2 Victoria Road ancillary shaft in Acton.
  The first permanent works began at the site in February 2021 when the team poured a 160m3 concrete collar around the ancillary shaft.
  They then built the first 11m of the 25m internal diameter shaft using precast concrete segments, produced by FP McCann Ltd, before completing the final 19metre depth using the sprayed concrete lining technique.The team of
  
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• M&E contractor Kershaw heading for administration

  28-03-2022 08:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Cambridge based M&E contractor Kershaw Mechanical Services Limited is due to be placed into administration this week.
  Stunned staff were told late last week that the firm would cease trading after more than 75 years in business.
  The Enquirer understands that Grant Thornton will take control of the company shortly after the directors filed notice of intention to appoint administrators.Kershaw’s Service Maintenance business and Digicollab Limited BIM  consultancy continue to trade w
  
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• Ferrovial Construction UK restores profitability

  28-03-2022 08:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Ferrovial Construction UK has returned to strong profitability after a challenging six years for the Spanish-owed business.
  Its turnaround in fortunes follows the appointment of Karl Goose as managing director two years ago and the start of its main works contracts on HS2.
  Revenue increased last year by 19%  to a record £456m due to the strong performance of its major live projects and the award of a £107m roads contract for Norwich Western Link project.  Pre-tax profit jum
  
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