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• Recovery slows as storm clouds gather over construction

  06-05-2022 11:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction buyers reported another strong rise in output in April – but the speed of recovery lost momentum as storm clouds continue to gather over the industry.
  Higher costs and worries about the economic outlook started to act as a brake on demand while the degree of optimism about future workloads sunk to the lowest since September 2020.
  The bellwether S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index hit 58.2 in April – down from 59.1 in March.It was still
  
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• Plans in for 500 rental homes at Leeds riverside

  06-05-2022 09:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Manchester developer Glenbrook has submitted full detailed planning for two build to rent blocks as part of a £280m masterplan for the development of Whitehall Riverside in Leeds city centre.
  The Sheppard Robson designed plan comprises 500 build to rent apartments across two blocks of 15 and 18 storeys with commercial space at ground floor.
  Danny Roberts, senior development manager at Glenbrook, said: “Whitehall Riverside represents one of the best residential development opportuniti
  
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• Skanska to install Midlands’ longest rail bridge – video

  06-05-2022 08:55 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Final preparations are underway to install a landmark railway bridge in Birmingham that will become the longest single-span railway structure in the West Midlands.
  The new 2,600-tonne structure, known as the SAS 13 bridge, has been pre-assembled by contractor Skanska over the last 22 months in a huge compound beside the existing railway lines.
  This weekend the 92-metre-long bridge in Stechford will be driven into place to allow HS2 tracks to pass underneath it.
  
  Eighteen huge remote-cont
  
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• HSE issues mast climber safety alert

  06-05-2022 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Health and Safety Executive has issued an alert over a serious technical fault on mast climbing work platforms which could lead to them collapsing  on site.
  Safety experts have discovered some mast climbers, which rely on two independent motor drive units per mast as the means to prevent the platform falling with overspeed, are not fitted with suitable and sufficient controls to manage this risk.
  The HSE said: “This means work platforms could fall from height where mechanical faul
  
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• London Whitechapel Estate rebuild approved

  06-05-2022 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer LondonNewcastle has got the thumbs up for revised plans to rebuild the Whitechapel Estate in East London.
  The estate regeneration scheme located just south of the Royal London Hospital has been designed by architects PLP and Adjaye Associates.
  It will see all existing buildings demolished and replaced with a dozen new buildings ranging from 2-23 storeys over a five-year programme.Existing estateExisting buildings will be torn down in a four-phase demolition plan
  Rebuild planAerial view
  
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• New film studios plan revealed for High Wycombe

  06-05-2022 01:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Studio operator Stage Fifty has revealed plans to build an eight-stage facility on a 26-acre site near High Wycombe.
  Stage Fifty has submitted a temporary planning application for Wycombe Film Studios to support a Hollywood feature film that will start shooting this year.
  An application for a permanent studio will follow later this year. Subject to planning, a phased build for the remaining stages will take place over the next 18 months.It will be Stage Fifty’s third site in the UK, follo
  
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• Galliford Try wins £25m zero-carbon Huddersfield school

  06-05-2022 01:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Galliford Try has won the contract to deliver a four-storey net zero carbon in operation building for Greenhead College in Huddersfield.
  The £25m project adopts a fabric-first approach, utilising low-carbon materials, with the building envelope designed with air tightness and energy efficiency at the very forefront.
  The design adopts passive ventilation and heat recovery to keep energy use low, while LED lighting and low energy services are combined with a building management system to ens
  
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