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• Greswolde Construction goes under

  12-08-2022 21:20
  
  Solihull based Greswolde Construction has ceased trading and appointed administrators with 24 job losses.
  Quantuma Advisory Limited is now in charge of the £20m-turnover contractor which has been in business since 1983.
  Greswolde specialised in new build, design and build, refurbishments and fit-outs.Quantuma managing director and joint administrator, Nick Simmonds said: “Along with many other businesses in the construction sector, Greswolde has experienced unprecedented trading cond
  
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• Cemfree joins forces with Lyons & Annoot

  12-08-2022 10:43
  
  Cemfree Masonry Mortar, an ultra-low carbon alternative to traditional mortars, has announced Lyons & Annoot as one of its approved contractors for their ‘Portland cement free’ masonry mortar  due to launch in September.
  Lyons & Annoot have been working closely with Cemfree to enable them to offer more  sustainable solutions for their clients; this new partnership solidifies the work between the two  organisations and supports their long-term goals to reduce th
  
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• WJ Group expands into Wales

  12-08-2022 10:26
  
  Road marking and safety specialist WJ Group has expanded into the Welsh market by acquiring Nolan Roadmarking Ltd.
  Nolan serves South Wales providing a range of services including anti-skid surfacing, road crack and joint repairs, road studs, car park marking and solutions for sports courts and playgrounds.
  The acquisition is the fourth by WJ Group in the last 12 months.The Nolan acquisition follows the 2021 and 2022 completion of Reading based Roadmarking business Bellstan; surface preparation,
  
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• Vital Energi bags £3.1m deal from Berkeley

  12-08-2022 10:03
  
  Vital Energi has been awarded a £3.1m contract to design and build the Energy Centre for phase 3 of Berkeley Homes North East London’s Woodberry Down development next to Finsbury Park.
  Berkeley is regenerating the neighbourhood in a 30-year project which will deliver over 5,500 mixed-tenure new homes.
  Vital Energi will install 800kW of air source heat pumps (ASHP) on the roofs of two blocks, which will extract heat from the air and supply heating and hot water to the development.
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• Construction output falls 1.4% halting 7-month growth spurt

  12-08-2022 09:06
  
  Monthly construction output dropped 1.4% in June bringing to a shuddering halt a seven-month run of steady growth.
  The decrease in the volume of monthly construction output in June came from falls in both new work (2.0%) and repair and maintenance (0.2%).
  At the sector level, the main drags were private new housing and private commercial new work, which fell 6.1% and 4.5%, respectively.All construction work monthly index in Great Britain, split by volume and valueMid-term prospects for construct
  
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• Keepmoat to start four-year build in Wigan

  12-08-2022 08:48
  
  Keepmoat Homes has received planning permission for 169 new energy-efficient homes to be built in Worsley Mesnes.
  Working in partnership with Wigan Council, Keepmoat will start construction across four sites, known collectively as The Seasons, alongside new shops and green open spaces which will take four years to build.
  Gareth Roberts, Regional Managing Director at Keepmoat Homes said: “We’re thrilled to have received approval to progress with our plans and deliver much-needed housi
  
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• McLaren gets green light for £85m build-to-rent scheme

  12-08-2022 08:28
  
  Leeds City Council has granted full planning permission to McLaren Living for the £85m Beck Yard build-to-rent residential development in the South Bank Regeneration area.
  Beck Yard, designed by Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT), will transform a vacant former car park site into a residential led neighbourhood delivering 375 build-to-rent homes, comprising a mix of apartments.
  The development includes 30,000 sq ft of external amenity space and 7,000 sq ft of internal amenity, featuring re
  
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• BAM limbers up for £25m Bedworth leisure centre

  12-08-2022 08:11
  
  Plans to build a pioneering Warwickshire leisure facility designed with a surrounding active landscape have got the go-ahead.
  Contractor BAM Construct will now start work this autumn on the £25m Bedworth Physical Activities Hub project located at Miners’ Welfare Park.
  Designed by GT3 Architects for Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, the new hub will replace an existing centre, providing a new set of facilities that better meets the needs of the local community.
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• Designs revealed for £1bn London Blackfriars tower blocks

  12-08-2022 08:10
  
  A US-Korean development consortium has revealed fresh plans for a major office tower at the southern end of London’s Blackfriars Bridge.
  The developers Hines and the National Pension Service of Korea bought the site nearly a year ago with existing consented for a residential tower of 53 storeys and an office tower of 34 storeys.
  After appointing Foster + Partners to redesign plans for the 18 Blackfriars Road site it has gone out to public consultation ahead of submitting plans to Southwark
  
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• Everton stadium job still on budget despite inflation

  12-08-2022 08:09
  The man in charge of building Everton’s new £500m stadium said the project is “on time and on budget” despite soaring inflation across the industry.
  Chief Stadium Development Officer Colin Chong was giving a progress report on the project one year since main contractor Laing O’Rourke broke ground at the site on Bramley-Moore Dock.
  Chong – who joined the club from O’Rourke – said: “Securing cost certainty was always a key strategy for the Boar
  
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