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• Plan to lift Chinese rebar ban to plug Russian import gap

  13-07-2022 18:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government’s influential trade advisory body is proposing to lift the ban on Chinese rebar imports amid fears of looming UK shortages and price rises.
  The Trade Remedies Authority, a non-departmental public body of the Department for International Trade, warns there will be a steep fall in rebar supply due to the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia and Belarus.
  Rebar from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia accounts for between 20% and 40% of total UK imports.
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• Ameon lands M&E package at Morgan Sindall robotics centre

  13-07-2022 16:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Building services specialist Ameon has won a £1.1m mechanical, electrical and public services infrastructure package for the University of Salford’s North of England Robotics Innovation Centre (NERIC) from lead contractor Morgan Sindall.
  The £16m NERIC building is part of the £2.5bn Crescent masterplan – a 240-acre major regeneration scheme being delivered by the University of Salford, Salford City Council and development partner, The English Cities Fund – a s
  
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• Safesite Facilities secures FORS Gold fleet standard

  13-07-2022 16:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Site safety and security specialist SafeSite Facilitieshas achieved FORS Gold accreditation for its vehicle fleet.
  The accolade is the latest stage in Safesite’s drive to continually improve standards across the business.
  Paul Kendall, Fleet & Logistics Manager said: We came across FORS a few years ago. There was quite a bit of buzz about the scheme. We did a bit of investigating and quickly realised it looked good, and might help us achieve various best practice benefits.
  “Worki
  
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• Deanestor wins £4m fitout deal from Midgard

  13-07-2022 15:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Deanestor has been awarded a £4m fitout contract for main contractor Midgard for a £260m build-to-rent community in Hove, East Sussex.
  Designed by Whittam Cox Architects, Sackville Road is an intergenerational urban village on a 9-acre site which will provide 564 apartments for rent to suit all ages, lifestyles, and requirements.
  Residents in the six apartment buildings will benefit from communal lounges, roof spaces and open terraces, private dining areas, cafes, shops, 24/7 gyms, a
  
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• Worker killed as bus hits cherry picker

  13-07-2022 15:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A construction boss has been sentenced for health and safety failings which led to an employee being thrown to his death
  Kevin Bowie, sole director of Denny based Precision Decorating Services (Scotland) Ltd, was given a Community Payback Order requiring him to be under supervision for 18 months and to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work after he was found guilty of breaching safety regulations.
  Falkirk Sherriff Court heard that on 27 September 2018 Michael McArthur was working in the basket plat
  
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• McAleer & Rushe wins £140m Westminster taxi site job

  13-07-2022 12:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Investor Cheyne Capital has appointed McAleer & Rushe to work alongside its in-house development team to deliver a £140m mixed-use scheme on the banks of the Grand Union Canal in central London.
  The scheme will transform the site of the former London Taxi Drivers’ Association HQ in Westminster, delivering 332 co-living rooms alongside a well-being centre, a swimming pool and a cinema.
  Community groups and businesses will also benefit from 1,100 sqm of workspace specifically desig
  
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• Free skills cards for construction apprentices

  13-07-2022 11:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Apprentices can now get free cards under the Construction Skills Certification Scheme.
  Scheme organisers have decided to waive the usual fees and make the application process easier.
  The move follows feedback from contractors which found many employers are either not aware of the apprentice card or are put off applying for it by the lengthy registration processes. This has lead to many opting for using the labourer card instead for apprentices.All apprentice cards will be issued from today free
  
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• National Highways fires fraud warning to contractors

  13-07-2022 09:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Highways has ordered its main contractors to spell out their anti-fraud and corruption policies amid concern about potential fraud and corruption on major roads projects.
  Malcolm Dare, commercial director at National Highways, has given Tier 1 contractors just 14 days to provide copies of their current economic crime policies and associated supporting documents.
  He also wants contractors to confirm the processes and procedures they use to ensure compliance across their supply chain team
  
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• Race starts for £1.5bn North West Construction Hub deal

  13-07-2022 09:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  North West Construction Hub has fired the starting gun on the bid race for places on its next-generation framework for high-value projects.
  Balfour Beatty, Graham, Kier, Vinci and Wates will be among the firms fighting to retain their places on the highest value lot covering projects worth more than £25m.
  There will also be a lot for projects worth between £8m-£25m, where Bowmer & Kirkland, Conlon, ISG, Eric Wright and Seddon are presently named partners.The lotting structu
  
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• Balfour rolls out auto cone laying machines across road jobs

  13-07-2022 09:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Balfour Beatty is rolling out automated cone laying machines across its highways sites.
  Cone laying poses one of the biggest risks facing road workers and there has been an industry-wide push to try and tackle the number of annual accidents.
  The new Falcon ACLM Automated Cone Laying Machines are built on Scania’s low entry L-series chassis and will reduce incidents by minimising the time that traffic management operatives spend physically on the road network.The vehicles can lay or collect
  
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• Recovery in office work drives surge in construction output

  13-07-2022 08:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction output in May jumped 1.5% to a record high helped by a 2.8% rise in new work largely from the commercial sector.
  Private commercial new work alone surged 12% after a large monthly decrease of 7% in April, linked to office space refurbishments increasing, as employees return to offices.
  Government economists at the Office for National Statistics have also revised figures since the start of the year, ironing out the last reported 0.4% dip in output in April.Official statistics now put
  
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• 61 school rebuild and upgrade projects unveiled – list

  13-07-2022 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Sixty-one schools across the country are set to be rebuilt or refurbished after the Government announced the third wave of school projects to win funding.
  There are currently 161 projects in the programme, counting the 100 that were announced last year.
  More than 1,100 schools have applied for funding from the school rebuilding programme. But around half are unlikely to get funding because the programme has been capped at 500 projects.
  The Government said it planned to confirm another set of pri
  
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