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• Ameon lands £10m M&E package from Willmott Dixon

  13-06-2022 15:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Building services engineering specialist Ameon has been awarded the £10m mechanical and electrical contract on the Upperbanks development in Rochdale, Greater Manchester by main contractor Willmott Dixon.
  Ameon’s contract will include responsibility for design and installation of all building services infrastructure, serving a development of 242 apartments and a 146-bedroom Hampton by Hilton Hotel.
  The apartment development will be the first phase of Ameon’s involvement, althou
  
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• Construction output dips amid economic slowdown fears

  13-06-2022 09:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction output slipped by 0.4% in April, marking the first decline since October, as fears about the wider economy cooled business confidence.
  The decrease came from a fall in repair and maintenance of 2.4%, which was slightly offset by a 0.9% rise in new work.Monthly construction output indexThe main sectors dragging down overall growth were private housing repair and maintenance, and private commercial new work, which dropped by 6.5% and 3.8%, respectively.
  This hints at falling confidenc
  
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• Weston launches eco-friendly construction across £2.1bn of sites

  13-06-2022 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Weston Homes is rolling-out eco-friendly construction and specification features across the group’s £2.13bn portfolio of residential and mixed use developments in London and the south east.
  The initative will cover 20 current active sites and over 7,500 new homes.
  Its ‘Fabric First’ approach to design and construction of all dwellings will include building components manufactured off-site by group company British Offsite at its two factories.All developments will offer a
  
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• Two 1m sq ft logistic parks to go to construction

  13-06-2022 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Two major logistics park developers are planning to move to construction at planned 1m-plus sq ft schemes in Avonmouth and Rugby.
  Panattoni, the largest logistics real estate developer in Europe, is planning a £250m speculative logistics development, which will include the UK’s largest-ever speculative logistics building, in Avonmouth, Bristol.
  The development, called Panattoni Park Avonmouth, will be located on a prime, 73-acre site, Central Park, which Panattoni has just acquired i
  
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• House builder Countryside to listen to sale offers

  13-06-2022 08:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Countryside Partnerships will listen to sale offers for the firm following a series of approaches by Inclusive Capital Partners (In-Cap).
  The US based hedge fund has made two offers for Countryside in the last few weeks which have been firmly rebuffed by the listed house builder.
  But this morning Countryside confirmed to the Stock Market that it will now be starting a formal sale process following pressure from other shareholders.It said: “The Board has received feedback from a number of s
  
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• Construction skills card chief retires

  13-06-2022 08:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Chief Executive Graham Wren is to retire next month.
  Wren has led the card scheme’s development over the last ten years resulting in the raising of standards and safety across the industry.
  He said: “After ten happy, fruitful years at CSCS I have decided that the time is right to step down from my Chief Executive role.“I would like to thank the CSCS Board members and the executive team for their commitment and hard work during my
  
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• Rydon Group returns to profit despite construction loss

  13-06-2022 08:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Rydon Group Holdings has returned to profit despite losses at the main construction business last year.
  While Rydon Construction suffered a £2.1m pre-tax loss set-back, the overall group performance was buoyed up by Rydon Homes, which contributed £3.7m, and disposals of the London and South West design and build businesses.
  These two businesses, which were sold for £654,000, have now been rebranded Real Construction by the new owners.As a result, Rydon Group delivered a £
  
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