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• Royal Albert Docks developer goes into liquidation

  15-07-2022 16:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Chinese backed developer of the Royal Albert Docks site in East London has collapsed into liquidation following a series of winding-up petitions from creditors.
  PwC has been appointed as liquidators of 23 companies within the ABP Group which was developing the 35- acre plot.
  Construction work stalled in 2019 after the first phase of work delivering 56,000 square feet of office and retail space and the completed units have largely remained empty while ABP has not paid a significant number of
  
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• Byrne Group steps-in to save O’Keefe

  15-07-2022 09:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Byrne Group has bought the the properties and plant of civils contractors O’Keefe Group.
  O’Keefe has been struggling financially and struck a Company Voluntary Arrangement with its creditors last year.
  Concrete frame specialist and contractor Byrne Group has now established O’Keefe Construction (Byrne Group) Limited and O’Keefe Demolition (Byrne Group) Limited.The O’Keefe name will now sit alongside Byrne Bros (Formwork) and Ellmers as part of the enlarged Byrne Gro
  
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• Byrne Bros steps-in to save O’Keefe

  15-07-2022 09:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Byrne Group has bought the the properties and plant of civils contractors O’Keefe Group.
  O’Keefe has been struggling financially and struck a Company Voluntary Arrangement with its creditors last year.
  Concrete frame specialist and contractor Byrne Group has now established O’Keefe Construction (Byrne Group) Limited and O’Keefe Demolition (Byrne Group) Limited.The O’Keefe name will now sit alongside Byrne Bros (Formwork) and Ellmers as part of the enlarged Byrne Gro
  
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• NWP Electrical & Mechanical collapses

  15-07-2022 09:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  North Wales-based NWP Electrical & Mechanical has collapsed into administration with the loss of 59 jobs.
  The £40m revenue M&E specialist worked across the country on design and build commercial and residential schemes.
  Joint administrators from FRP said that due to the ongoing economic conditions impacting the sector, significant pressure was placed on cashflow and profitability of the company, leading to its insolvency.All staff at the Saint Asaph-based contractor have been made
  
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• Summer construction start for Durham garden village

  15-07-2022 08:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction will start this summer at South Seaham Garden Village in County Durham after owner Tolent completed the land sale to a trio of developers – Karbon Homes, Taylor Wimpey and Miller Homes.
  Infrastructure works linking the development to the nearby A182 can now begin with the first phases of housing commencing early in 2023.
  The development will bring 1,500 new homes to the area with 750 homes developed for private sale by Miller Homes and Taylor Wimpey and the remaining 750 homes
  
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• Rubber rail platform design replaces concrete

  15-07-2022 07:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Consultant Arcadis has come up with a modular railway platform system made of rubber that promises to deliver big carbon savings and faster construction.
  Breaking the norm of station design and platform installation by removing concrete and brick, the Footprint Modular Platform’s walls are built from individual 100% recycled rubber blocks.
  These blocks have been perfectly sized and weighted for manual handling and designed to simplify the construction process by minimising the requirement
  
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• Plans in for Manchester 18-storey workplace of the future

  15-07-2022 07:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Bruntwood has submitted plans for a revolutionary workspace and leisure project in Manchester City Centre.
  It wants to replace the existing Alberton House on St. Mary’s Parsonage with a striking 18-storey office building, housing the UK’s highest workspace rooftop swimming pool.
  The wellness centre is a key element in Bruntwood’s ‘workplace revolutionised’ ethos, embedding physical and mental wellbeing into daily working lives.As well as the performance la
  
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