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• Telford Homes turns to Offsite Solutions for bathroom pods

  22-08-2022 10:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Offsite Solutions has won a £2.2m package to provide 422 bathroom pods for The Perfume Factory – a new build-to-rent scheme in North Acton developed by Telford Homes.
  Designed by Darling Associates, the development will transform the former Elizabeth Arden site into 374 new homes for rent across three residential towers up to 25 storeys and 1,403sqm of commercial space.
  Due for completion in 2024, the scheme will create a new sustainable community in London and substantial improvemen
  
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• Deanestor lands Vinci/McAlpine JV fitout deal

  22-08-2022 10:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Deanestor has been awarded a £1m contract by Integrated Health Projects (IHP) – a joint venture between Vinci Construction UK and Sir Robert McAlpine – to provide bespoke fitted furniture and fitout services for a £60m mental health facility on the Maudsley Hospital campus in London.
  Due to open in 2023 and designed by IBI Group, the purpose-built New Douglas Bennett House will house acute adult inpatient services in eight wards, including four specialist wards and a psyc
  
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• Hunt to start for £300m Cambridge hospital builder

  22-08-2022 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has given Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust the go-ahead to start procurement for a new cancer research hospital.
  The £300m project will be built next to AstraZeneca’s flagship building at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
  Designed by architects NBBJ, Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital is a partnership between Cambridge University Hospitals and the University of Cambridge to build the 26,000 m2 cutting-edge specialist cancer hospital.
  Health minister Maria Caulfi
  
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• Green office plan to use granite columns instead of steel

  22-08-2022 08:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans for a low embodied, low operational carbon office in London will use granite load-bearing columns instead of traditional steel or concrete.
  The planned six-storey office block in Islington has been designed by architect Eric Parry for developer Universal Consolidate Group and is using natural materials to reduce net carbon.
  Plan for 31-37 Central Street site in Islington with perimeter load-bearing granite piers
  The superstructure of the 63,000 sq ft building will be formed using load-bear
  
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• Hub South East confirms Tier 1B supply chain winners

  22-08-2022 08:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Hub South East has appointed Cruden Building, Hadden Construction and Ogilvie Construction as its latest contractors.
  The procurement body already has three Tier 1 firms on board successfully developing and delivering projects – BAM Construction, Balfour Beatty Construction and Morrison Construction.
  The introduction of a new Tier 1B supply chain will augment this, with its scope of work predominately focussing on residential construction of affordable housing, social and dementia care, ca
  
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• Union urges contractors to follow Kier lead on sick pay

  22-08-2022 08:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Campaigning by Unite has secured sick pay of up to £100-a-day for Kier workers.
  Union bosses are now calling on other contractors to follow suit and boost their terms beyond the statutory rate which can be as little as £16 per day.
  Unite regional officer for the construction sector Malcolm Bonnett said: “Unite has been campaigning hard to end the discrimination on sick pay for construction workers so we’re delighted by this victory.“Statutory sick pay in the UK is t
  
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• Kier wins Swansea £15m community hub job

  22-08-2022 08:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Swansea city council has picked Kier Construction to transform a former BHS store building into a new community hub featuring council and community services.
  Work will start in the autumn to transform the Oxford Street building in the city centre.
  Architect Austin-Smith:Lord has designed the conversion of the 1950s building, giving it open and active shop frontages to maintain vibrancy to Oxford St and Princess Way.Council leader Rob Stewart said: “Kier helped us build the Bay Field Hospit
  
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• Go-ahead for Digbeth 550 rental flats scheme

  22-08-2022 07:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Goodstone Living has secured planning permission for 550 private rental homes across half a dozen blocks in Birmingham.
  The £95m construction project will be delivered at a four-acre site on Camp Hill near Digbeth where hit TV series Peaky Blinders was filmed.
  The Digbeth scheme approved by Birmingham City Council is the developer’s first build-to-rent residential development.
  The scheme will provide generously sized one, two and three bedroom flats exceeding minimum size standards s
  
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