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• Construction bosses jailed after roofer fell to his death

  08-06-2022 15:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Two construction company bosses have been jailed for health and safety failings that resulted in a worker falling to his death at a building site in Hove.
  Steven Wenham, 48, of Brighton, was sentenced to five years in prison at Lewes Crown Court yesterday after previously pleading not guilty to manslaughter by gross negligence.
  Both he and his company Total Contractor’s Ltd were also found guilty of two offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act regarding failure to properly safeguar
  
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• Domis to build Gary Neville’s £250m tower scheme

  08-06-2022 12:55 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Footballer turned property tycoon Gary Neville has struck a deal with fellow Manchester developer Salboy to deliver the main tower for his £200m St Michael’s hotel, flats and office scheme in the city.
  The 40 storey tower is the second and final phase of the landmark Manchester project and will be delivered by Salboy’s dedicated construction partner Domis Construction.
  The Deansgate tower job is another major project win for Domis which has developed over 2,500 homes across 10
  
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• House building holds back construction growth

  08-06-2022 12:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction buyers reported a slowdown in growth last month as residential work acted as a brake on industry activity.
  The headline S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index registered 56.4 in May – down from 58.2 in April and the lowest reading for fourmonths.
  It was still in growth territory above the crucial 50 no-change mark but business activity expectations at construction companies were the least upbeat since August 2020.Buyers reported the worst performa
  
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• Pagabo starts race for new £1bn medium works framework

  08-06-2022 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Pagabo has started the race to find a new raft of contractors for the second generation of its popular £1bn Medium Works framework.
  The national framework provider has issued a prior information notice (PIN) today for firms to express an interest ahead of the release of tender documentation later this year.
  The current Medium Works framework is one of Pagabo’s most popular and active construction procurement routes for clients with 148 projects having been built through it to date.Th
  
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• Firms readied for £1.5bn Midlands Rail Hub contest

  08-06-2022 08:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Network Rail is pressing ahead with plans to invite tenders for the £1.5bn Midlands Rail Hub programme of works at the start of next year.
  Procurement bosses are planning an online briefing session for firms on 21 June to set out plans for the work programme, which is expected to involve around eight major infrastructure projects.
  The proposed Midlands Rail Hub programme is being designed to improve rail connectivity and boost economic growth across the Midlands and towards the south west.
  
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• Willmott Dixon on board for £35m railway museum

  08-06-2022 08:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Willmott Dixon has been selected by Darlington Borough Council to deliver its £35m Railway Heritage Quarter.
  The project will transform the Head of Steam railway museum site off North Road, which includes the Goods Shed and Carriage works, into a major new tourist attraction.
  Work will involve the design and build of a new Railway Heritage Quarter Museum including the refurbishment of Grade II listed buildings, a new live engineering shed and an immersive experience building which will fea
  
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• Danaher and Walsh fined following death of 2,413 fish

  08-06-2022 08:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Anglian Water and civils contractor Danaher and Walsh have been fined a total of £60,000 after raw sewage leaked into a river killing more than 2,400 fish.
  On 27 December 2018, a sewer owned by Anglian Water collapsed in Stanground, Peterborough.
  The water company employed Danaher and Walsh to come in and fix the problem temporarily.Danaher and Walsh set up an over-pumping system to pump the sewage back into the drainage system. But it became blocked with “rag” items that shoul
  
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• Copycat HS2 tunnel protesters face three years in jail

  08-06-2022 08:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Dangerous tunnelling by anti-construction protesters will be banned under a new law announced today which will see prison sentences of up to three years handed out.
  The digging of make-shift tunnels by protesters at Small Dean in Buckinghamshire in 2021 added more than £4m to the cost of HS2.
  The government said: “Filled with lethal levels of carbon monoxide and dioxide, these tunnels can become death traps, not just for those inside them and members of the public, but also for those
  
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