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• Offsite Solutions delivers final pods for £3.2m Berkeley package

  07-06-2022 21:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Offsite Solutions has delivered the final pods for a £3.2m contract to manufacture luxury bathrooms for its second Berkeley Homes residential scheme.
  Designed by Foster and Partners with Broadway Malyan, 250 City Road in London is a landmark development set in 1.9 acres of landscaped green spaces and courtyards.
  Offsite Solutions has manufactured a total of 221 bath and shower pods in two different bathroom designs for Siena House. The delivery of the pods to site was completed in just sev
  
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• All change at top of VolkerWessels UK

  07-06-2022 14:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  VolkerWessels UK chief executive officer Alan Robertson is stepping down from his role and taking up a new position as chairman of the business in August.
  Richard Offord, currently VolkerWessels UK’s chief operating officer and managing director of VolkerFitzpatrick, will become chief executive officer of VolkerWessels UK from the same date.
  Robertson joined VolkerWessels UK in 2008 and has led the strategic development and growth of the group which employs 3,600 people across five busines
  
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• PwC handed £5m fine for Kier and Galliford Try audits

  07-06-2022 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Financial Reporting Council has fined leading accountant PwC and former partner Jonathan Hook over audit failures for Galliford Try and Kier.
  The breaches concern failures to properly audit revenue recognised under specific complex long-term contracts.
  This involved a lack of insufficient challenge of management’s assertions and lack of professional scepticism.
  PwC was fined just over £3m for failure to adequately challenge revenue and costs recognised by Galliford Try’s ma
  
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• PwC fined over Kier and Galliford Try audits

  07-06-2022 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Financial Reporting Council has fined PwC and former partner Jonathan Hook over failures during the audits of accounts for Galliford Try and Kier.
  The breaches concern failures to properly audit revenue recognised under specific complex long-term contracts.
  PwC was fined just over £3m for failure to adequately challenge revenue and costs recognised by Galliford Try’s management on a large and complex long term construction contracts.The fine was reduced from £5.5m reflectin
  
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• HSE inspectors turn spotlight on site dust risks

  07-06-2022 08:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Health and Safety Executive has launched a month-long respiratory health initiative targeting construction sites across the country.
  The Dust Kills campaign will see HSE inspectors focus on respiratory risks and occupational lung disease throughout June.
  Each year in construction there are thousands of preventable cases of ill health caused by lung disease due to past exposure to dust at work.These diseases often have a life-changing impact and can result in an early death.
  Site inspections
  
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• Laing O’Rourke strengthens sustainability team

  07-06-2022 08:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Laing O’Rourke has appointed Rossella Nicolin as Head of Sustainability for its Europe Hub.
  She is being switched from her current role as Structures Technical Director this summer to further strengthen the sustainability team under new Europe Hub MD and CEO-designate, Seamus French.
  Nicolin’s appointment comes as O’Rourke looks to accelerate progress towards goals set last year committing the business to continuing to improve on the three interconnected elements of climate, pe
  
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• Swedish giant Sortera acquires O’Donovan Waste Disposal

  07-06-2022 08:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Swedish firm Sortera has acquired London based construction waste collection and recycling specialist O’Donovan Waste Disposal.
  The move means new ownership for 100 O’Donovan employees as Sortera continues its expansion strategy across Europe.
  Sebastian Wessman, CEO of Sortera, said: “We are very happy to now join forces with O’Donovan. For a long time, they have carried out impressive work, to become one of the leading and most prominent construction recyclers in London.
  
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• Getjar revenue almost halves over pandemic

  07-06-2022 08:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Hertfordshire-based concrete frame specialist Getjar has suffered a second fall in revenue as the pandemic continued to impact pipeline orders.
  Revenue dropped 27% to £73m in the year to August 2021, the second fall since peak sales of £138m in 2019.
  Despite ongoing business challenges, pre-tax profit slipped by just a 12% to £4.2m.Chairman Michael Masterson said: “The company had another successful year and we completed and handed over projects to programme despite the u
  
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• Peel submits plans for £25m Maritime Knowledge Hub

  07-06-2022 07:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Property giant Peel L&P has submitted plans for a £25m Maritime Knowledge Hub at Wirral Waters in the North West.
  The project would see the Grade II listed Hydraulic Tower at the Birkenhead docklands transformed into a hub for education, research and training within the maritime sector.
  Work is scheduled to start in 2023 with an expected build time of 18 months.
  Designed by Ellis Williams Architects, the Maritime Knowledge Hub is set to be one of the most important parts of the entire
  
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