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• Developer swoops for 1,000-flats landmark Leeds site

  23-05-2022 22:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Manchester-based property developer Cole Waterhouse and US-based Tonia Investments bought the 1,000-home ‘Cole Waterhouse’ development site from local property developer Rushbond Group.
  The 3.8-acre brownfield site on the East Side of Leeds’ city centre already has planning for the flats across five separate blocks.
  The new site owners are working in partnership for the first time and planning to submit revised planning for the triangular site, which sits opposite Leeds’
  
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• Dominvs seals £173m funding for 713-bed student job

  23-05-2022 15:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London developer Dominvs Group has signed off a £173m forward funding deal with student accommodation operator Scape for a major scheme in West London.
  The Hammersmith site was reworked by Dominvs after initial planning consent was secured for two hotels.
  One of these hotels went ahead and after the support of Imperial College London, Dominvs won unanimous consent from Hammersmith and Fulham Council in March to deliver the student accommodation complex as an alternative for the second buil
  
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• HBS lands latest low carbon M&E deal from Wates

  23-05-2022 14:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wates Residential has appointed building services specialist HBS Group Southern (HBS) as its preferred mechanical and electrical contractor for the Winnall Flats low-carbon housing development in Winchester.
  HBS’ Mechanical and Electrical divisions will provide an integrated plumbing and heating and electrical services package for 76 energy-efficient new homes, managing the design, supply, installation, commissioning and aftercare.
  Work will start later this year and is due for completion
  
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• Competition probe launched into Bouygues takeover of Equans

  23-05-2022 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into Bouygues’ planned acquisition of the Equans services arm of fellow French-owned energy giant Engie for €7.1bn.
  Both operate substantial businesses in the UK and the deal, which is expected to be completed leter this year, would create a major energy services operation employing over 16,000 staff.
  The investigation is at a preliminary stage where the CMA is calling for comments from the interested industry compani
  
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• Competition probe launched into Bouygues’ Equans takeover

  23-05-2022 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into Bouygues’ planned acquisition of the Equans services arm of fellow French-owned energy giant Engie for €7.1bn.
  Both operate substantial businesses in the UK and the deal, which is expected to be completed leter this year, would create a major energy services operation employing over 16,000 staff.
  The investigation is at a preliminary stage where the CMA is calling for comments from the interested industry compani
  
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• Underwater drone used to check offshore wind farm foundations

  23-05-2022 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Energy giant EDF has deployed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to carry out what is believed to be the first autonomous wind farm foundation inspection at its Blyth site.
  The ROV was modified to include cutting-edge robotic technologies for autonomous inspection capabilities and carried out visual inspections of the gravity-based foundations of three offshore turbines over the course of four days.
  The inspections were undertaken as part of a partnership between EDF and the ORCA Hub which is a s
  
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• Fit-out firm BW Workplace slips into the red

  23-05-2022 08:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Specialist London and south east fit-out contractor BW Workplace is forecasting a return to a strong financial performance next year after sliding into the red in 2021.
  The firm saw revenue fall for a second year last year due to the impact of the pandemic on London fit-out work.
  Turnover slumped 20% to £145m, leading to a pre-tax loss of £177,000.
  But BW’s post-tax end of year performance was aided by a back-dated R&D tax credit of £5.2m, allowing it to report an aft
  
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• TfL seeks developers for trio of over-station sites

  23-05-2022 08:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Transport for London has launched the search for development partners to build out a three major over station sites.
  The three sites at Bank, Paddington and Southwark come with planning consent or resolution to grant planning consent and have the potential to target BREEAM Outstanding.
  The three over-station developments in total are expected to provide more than 600,000 sq ft of development space.Bank Over-Station Development – located above the new station entrance on Cannon Street, this
  
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• London office starts set to surge over next 6 months

  23-05-2022 07:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London is set for a surge in office project starts over the next six months driven by pent up demand and improved building energy perfornce.
  According to Deloitte’s latest London Office Crane survey report there is currently 2.7m sq ft of planned office buildings in demolition phase and scheduled to start before the end of September.
  The projects will continue to follow the trend of a decline in new build and growth in sizeable refurbishments as pressure continues to re-use and recycle say
  
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