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• Hill Group buys offsite steel frame specialist

  12-07-2022 15:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Hill Group has acquired Fusion Steel Framing Limited and its 80,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing facility in Northampton.
  Hill said the deal will enhance its capacity and capability in modern methods of construction (MMC) and offsite fabrication alongside its investment in Volumetric Modular Ltd which constructs modular home, bathroom pods and prefabricated utility cupboards.
  Andy Hill, Chief Executive at The Hill Group said: “This further strategic investment gives The Hill Group a co
  
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• Procore and AWS join forces on digital twins

  12-07-2022 15:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction software specialist Procore Technologies is now working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) on digital twins.
  The tools AWS IoT TwinMaker provides accelerate the creation of digital twins for buildings, factories, industrial equipment, and production lines.
  Procore’s platform serves to connect all construction stakeholders in the lifecycle of a built asset. AWS IoT TwinMaker will allow Procore data to be integrated from design and construction into operations.
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• AGD celebrates two decades of distributing RTG kit

  12-07-2022 10:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction plant hirer and supplier AGD has celebrated 20 years as a distributor of RTG piling kit in the UK.
  German manufacturer RTG is a leading supplier of specialist foundation  engineering plant.
  AGD representatives took a recent trip to the firm’s factory in Aresing, Germany and the hirer has just taken  delivery of a brand new RTG RG16T telescopic leader rig for its rental fleet – the 39th RTG imported into this country by AGD.
  AGD managing director Robert Law said
  
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• Utilities specialist Network Plus sold to private equity

  12-07-2022 09:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Canadian pension fund manager Omers has struck a deal to buy Manchester-based multi-utility contractor Network Plus.
  The fund’s private equity arm Livingbridge sealed the deal yesterday which is rumoured to value the business at around £600m.
  Headquartered in Worsley, Network Plus employs a team of more than 5,000 workers out of 85 regional offices and depots across the UK.
  Established in 2000, originally under the trading name T&K Gallagher, the business has provided essential i
  
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• Hunt starts for partner to kick-start £1bn York Central scheme

  12-07-2022 09:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Homes England and Network Rail have started the search to find a development partner to bring forward the £1bn York Central quarter.
  In total the York Central Site, when redeveloped, will provide up to 2,500 homes, and around 800,000 sq ft of offices, retail and leisure as well as expansion of the National Railway Museum.
  Located directly behind York Railway Station, the York Central Site extends to 45 hectares and is majority owned by Network Rail and Homes England.The first phase of the
  
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• GMI lands £24m Birmingham Dogpool Lane student job

  12-07-2022 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  GMI Construction has been appointed by specialist student accommodation development company Alumno Group on a £24m student accommodation scheme on Dogpool Lane in Birmingham.
  Construction will start next month on the project which will see the redevelopment of a currently underused former BT brownfield site.
  Work will take 86 weeks including a 16-week demolition phase  with Alumno planning to have the new building completed for the 2023 student intake.Andy Bruce, GMI Divisional Managi
  
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• ISG nets £50m London office green makeover

  12-07-2022 08:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  ISG has won a £50m project to redevelop and refurbish Woolworth House in the heart of London’s West End.
  The mixed-use scheme, for General Projects with Henderson Park, will raise the building’s gross area by 40% to over 236,000 sq ft.
  It includes the complete refurbishment of the existing eight-storey office building, located at 242 Marylebone Road in Westminster.Jim Knowlton, ISG project director, said: “Originally constructed in the 1950’s, Woolworth House is an
  
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