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• Plans in for 50-storey Birmingham resi tower

  25-04-2022 23:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developer Cordia Blackswan has lodged plans to build a 50-storey build-to-rent tower in the Southside district of central Birmingham.
  The landmark 27 Thorp Street tower, located in Chinatown and next to the Birmingham Hippodrome, will offer nearly 490 flats, library, cinema room as well as gym and spa.A restaurant is to be located on level 49, with an observation deck on the top floor.The tower, designed by K4 Architects, will include a diamond-like aluminium lattice exoskeletal frame over the g
  
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• VolkerFiztpatrick wins three new Birmingham railway stations

  25-04-2022 15:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to build three railway stations on the Camp Hill line in south Birmingham.
  The £61m scheme will reintroduce passenger train services to Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell for the first time in 80 years.
  Design work has started and work on site will begin from November with the stations expected to be completed next autumn.Malcolm Holmes, director of rail with TfWM, said: “This is a major milestone towards
  
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• Graham wins 460-home Edinburgh rental scheme

  25-04-2022 09:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Graham Construction has secured the job to build a 460-home build to rent scheme in the Bonnington regeneration area, north of Edinburgh city centre.
  The contract was signed off as part of a deal by Swedish real estate investor Heimstaden Bostad to fund and acquire the scheme developed by PLATFORM_.
  A quarter of the predominantly two- and three- bedroom homes will be offered as intermediate housing at discounts of around 40% to open market rents.
  The scheme will have a 325,000 sq ft of lettable
  
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• Tall building plans across London hit record levels

  25-04-2022 08:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Permissions granted for tall buildings above 20-storeys in London hit record levels last year.
  The latest edition of the annual New London Architecture (NLA) London Tall Buildings Survey, published in partnership with global property consultancy Knight Frank show there were 98 full planning permissions granted in 2021 – 26% higher than in 2020 and the highest annual figure on record.
  Some 56% of permissions were granted in outer London boroughs, including a combined 34 in Newham and Brent.
  
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• Rise in reclaimed structural steel prompts new rules

  25-04-2022 08:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Rising steelwork prices and environmental benefits of recycling are driving a rise in the use of reclaimed structural steel.
  To support the reuse of steel, the British Constructional Steelwork Association has released a new model specification for steel suppliers placing reclaimed steelwork on the market.
  It applies to the contract between the stockholder and the purchasing steelwork contractor to give confidence that steel sections meet performance requirements.A spokesman for the BCSA said tha
  
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• BAM gets go-ahead for £200m M54-M6 link

  25-04-2022 08:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractor BAM Nuttall has received development consent for the delayed major link road between the M54 and M6.
  The £200m project will provide a link road between Junction 1 of the M54 and Junction 11 of the M6.
  A decision on the the M54 to M6 Link Road, which will reduce congestion on the A460 and A449, was delayed by Grant Shapps for further environmental considerations.
  The scheme will include:a new link road of approximately 2.5km (1.6 miles) in length between the M54 Junction 1 and th
  
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• HS2 workers left fuming over pay packet problems

  25-04-2022 08:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Hundreds of workers on HS2 have suffered delayed or incorrect wages following problems with site timekeeping and attendance systems.
  The Enquirer understands around 300 workers employed via labour agencies have been affected on the Area North site in the West Midlands where Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is the main contractor.
  The problem has been ongoing for months with workers plagued by light pay packets.
  One site source said: “This has been causing real distress across the job for a long
  
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• Glasgow fit-out firm wins Manchester major hotel refit

  25-04-2022 07:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Hotel fit-out and refurbishment specialist Calma Group has checked it with a major hotel overhaul as part of a £200m mixed-used development in Manchester city centre.
  Located on Deansgate, the overall development is being brought forward by Property Alliance Group in a joint venture with Starwood Capital.
  Glasgow-based Calma Group, which was established 10 years ago, is principal contractor for the refurbishment of the former Renaissance Hotel, which is at the heart of the new scheme.Once
  
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