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• Eque2 lands quartet of contract wins

  18-07-2022 17:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction software provider Eque2 has secured contracts with four leading contractors to supply its cloud based accounting, estimating and project management solutions.
  John Paul Construction, one of Ireland’s leading construction companies; Kent based electrical contractor R J Power which provides specialist engineering solutions to the power industry; HB Projects which delivers new build, fit-out and refurbishment projects for clients in the retail, automotive and commercial sectors;
  
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• Midgard wins £165m green Farringdon office scheme

  18-07-2022 15:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Midgard has been confirmed as main contractor on the speculative £165m Verdant office scheme next to the new Elizabeth Line Station in Farringdon, central London.
  Midgard is expected to start on site in October under a contract worth £57.85m to the JRL Group company.
  Demolition work is now complete on the site at 3-4 Bartholomew Place/150 Aldersgate Street and groundworks are currently underway by specialist Erith Group.The Verdant scheme is due for completion in 2024 and will offer
  
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• Heavyside materials producers predict slowing sales

  18-07-2022 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Building materials producers are bracing themselves for slowing sales in the months ahead as clients and householders think twice about projects amid rampant cost inflation.
  The latest trade survey of members of the Construction Products Association found that nearly third of heavyside producers expect sales to fall in the third quarter.
  Looking further ahead over half of firms (56%) anticipated that sales would fall by up to 5% in the next 12 months, with only 22% expecting an increase.Construc
  
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• Balfour Beatty quits trade body Build UK

  18-07-2022 08:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The country’s biggest contractor has quit construction trade body Build UK.
  Balfour Beatty is no longer a member of Build UK having recently reached the decision to part company with the organisation.
  Build UK claims to act as a main point of contact between construction and decision makers in government.But the Enquirer understands Balfour decided it no longer needed its services because of its size and in-house connections.
  Balfour chief Leo Quinn has sat as construction’s represen
  
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• Mid Group staff told not to come to work

  18-07-2022 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Staff at offsite specialist Mid Group have been told not to come to work today as the firm faces “financial difficulties”.
  Workers at the east London based contractor will learn about the future of the company in a group online call this afternoon.
  The Enquirer has seen a message from bosses at parent company Mid Holding Co UK Ltd which tells staff not to come in and join the Teams meeting when the company will detail the current situation.It is understood that work has stopped on so
  
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• Kiers wins £69m London Southbank office job

  18-07-2022 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Property investors Barings and LBS have named Kier as their builder for a £69m net zero office project on London’s Southbank, near Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
  The 12 -storey 135 Park Street project in Southwark has been designed by architect Square and Partners to be net zero carbon in both embodied and in operation.
  148,000 sq. ft building will include ground floor retail
  Kier will use low carbon concrete and a high-performance, largely prefabricated, façade along with
  
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• Kier wins £69m London Southbank office job

  18-07-2022 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Property investors Barings and LBS have named Kier as their builder for a £69m net zero office project on London’s Southbank, near Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
  The 12 -storey 135 Park Street project in Southwark has been designed by architect Square and Partners to be net zero carbon in both embodied and in operation.
  148,000 sq. ft building will include ground floor retail
  Kier will use low carbon concrete and a high-performance, largely prefabricated, façade along with
  
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• AXA to kickstart London 35-storey ‘hanging gardens’ tower

  18-07-2022 08:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Insurance giant AXA has bought the 50 Fenchurxch Street site in London to build out previously consented plans for a 35-storey tower featuring a huge green wall.
  The land deal with owners The Clothworkers’ livery company, includes delivering a new Livery Hall on the site as well as 650,000 sq ft of offices.
  Designed by architect Eric Parry, the building will give the impression of a hanging garden across the facade, pioneering extensive urban greening in the Square Mile.Axa with partn
  
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