Construction news

• ROCKWOOL launches lowest lambda stone wool in the UK

  29-07-2022 11:30
  
  As pressure mounts on the construction industry to deliver more thermally efficient buildings while preserving standards of fire and acoustic performance, ROCKWOOL has launched NyRock technology, an evolution in stone wool composition that delivers the lowest lambda stone wool insulation available in the UK.
  Created using a new patented production process, this next generation stone wool insulation has a more efficient fibre structure that can deliver thermal conductivity as low as 0.032 W/mK.
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• Record order books for Offsite Solutions

  29-07-2022 11:25
  
  Bathroom pod manufacturer Offsite Solutions has announced its highest-ever order intake with nearly £40m of new contracts. This is for the manufacture of around 10,000 units and is a significant increase on the same period last year.
  Contracts have been awarded for steel-framed, GRP composite, and enhanced GRP pods across a range of residential sectors – build-to-rent, student living, and apartments for shared ownership, affordable housing, and market sale.
  The new contract wins incl
  
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• BAM launches EV charging business

  29-07-2022 08:44
  
  BAM has launched an electric vehicle charging infrastructure business for developers and local authorities.
  BAM Charging Solutions will provide design and installation of EV charging solutions on single and multiple sites across the UK and Ireland.
  This includes construction, retail, commercial, leisure, schools and colleges, transport hubs, hotels and sporting venues.The contractor has teamed up with industry leading brands to deliver the latest technology from AC and DC charging solutions deli
  
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• Hunt on for contractors to finish Mid Group jobs

  29-07-2022 08:37
  
  Clients are looking for new contractors to finish a number of high-profile projects following the collapse of modular contractor Mid Group.
  The offsite specialist ceased trading this week with all 37 staff made redundant.
  Wokingham Borough Council is now looking for a replacement contractor to finish construction of new apartments at its Carnival Place scheme.The residential project is part of the flagship Carnival Hub project where a new leisure centre opened this week and a new library due for
  
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• M+W sues three directors after £320m loss on projects

  29-07-2022 08:23
  
  A subsidiary of engineering contractor M+W is suing three of its former directors after a trio of energy from waste projects ran up losses of £320m.
  MW High Tech Projects UK, owned by German engineering contractor M+W Group, alleges the three were in breach of their duties and obligations as directors and is seeking damages.
  The projects suffering big losses were all gasification facilities designed to process municipal waste, where final EPC contracts were signed off in 2015.EfW projectsS
  
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• £100m Nottingham Forest new main stand approved

  29-07-2022 08:22
  
  Plans to expand Nottingham Forest’s City Ground have been approved by local councillors.The club is planning to redevelop the Main Stand to raise capacity at the City Ground to 35,000.The approved plans include the rebuilding of the Peter Taylor Stand to create 5,000 more seats as well as public space and parking.
  Forest has also applied for permission in principle to build a 13-storey apartment building next to the stadium, which will help to fund the project.
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• Cladding subbie blocks gates in pay row at London site

  29-07-2022 08:14
  
  A facade specialist has blocked the gates of a luxury London residential site following a dispute with the main contractor.
  Vehicles and staff from Alufix UK Ltd staged the protest earlier this week at the Thornton Park Residences site in Clapham where Henry Construction is main contractor.
  Alufix has had its contract terminated by Henry and claims it is owed more than a million pounds for work on the job.Alufix also claimed that its materials were still on the site and staff had been denied acc
  
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