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• Whitfield Construction Services expands with new office

  25-08-2022 23:17
  
  Consultant Whitfield Construction Services (WCS) has opened a new office in Armagh, Northern Ireland.
  As with the London office, the team based in Armagh will offer services for clients’ power and energy, rail and infrastructure projects.
  WCS Managing Director Asa Whitfield said: “Over the years, we have developed a responsive, personable and extremely engaged team that is passionate for the kind of company growth that comes as a result of satisfying our clients.
  “This new offi
  
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• Balfour opens second highways upkeep control hub

  25-08-2022 09:09
  
  Balfour Beatty Living Places has opened a second highways maintenance digital control hub after seeing big productivity gains at its pilot project in Hertfordshire.
  The second digital operational control hub has opened its doors at Balfour’s depot in Millbrook, Southampton.
  The control centre uses the latest in innovative technologies and systems designed in-house, to provide a single source of visibility to monitor all activities in real-time, track progress of works and enable data-drive
  
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• Mace wins London Moorgate over-station office job

  25-08-2022 08:37
  
  Mace has confirmed it has secured a 10-storey office Moorgate over-station project in the City of London.
  Developer Aviva Investors and Allianz Real Estate is brining forward the 101 Moorgate project which will provide eight floors of grade A office space, abover mezzanine-level business lounge and retail spaces.
  John Robertson Architects has designed the Moorgate oversite development with AECOM on board as M&E consultant
  Mace will be undertaking both the construction and category A fit-out
  
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• HG Construction wins £55m Kent retirement village

  25-08-2022 08:35
  
  HG Construction has been named as the main contractor for Elysian Residences planned £55m retirement village scheme in Tunbridge Wells.
  Located close to Tunbridge Wells town centre, the new urban retirement village will comprise three buildings with 89 apartments.
  Facilities include a lounge and library, restaurant and bar, function room, guest suite, gym and treatment rooms, as well as landscaped communal gardens.HG Construction will be self-delivering the MEP on the scheme and
  
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• HG Construction secures £55m Kent retirement village

  25-08-2022 08:35
  
  HG Construction has been named as the main contractor for Elysian Residences planned £55m retirement village scheme in Tunbridge Wells.
  Located close to Tunbridge Wells town centre, the new urban retirement village will comprise three buildings with 89 apartments.
  Facilities include a lounge and library, restaurant and bar, function room, guest suite, gym and treatment rooms, as well as landscaped communal gardens.HG Construction will be self-delivering the MEP on the scheme and
  
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• Trade body BESA sounds urgent warning over fire dampers

  25-08-2022 08:16
  
  The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has issued an urgent warning about a potential safety weakness in a large number of building ventilation systems due to the incorrect installation of fire dampers
  BESA said it was acting after annual inspections carried out by maintenance contractors found that “a huge number of dampers” had been incorrectly installed.
  Head of technical Graeme Fox said that many did not comply with manufacturers’ instructions and needed remed
  
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• Worker crushed by falling panel at Hinkley

  25-08-2022 07:44
  
  A worker has suffered serious leg injuries at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site after a panel fell on him.
  The victim was treated at the scene by site paramedics before being taken to hospital after the incident on Saturday.
  A spokesperson for Hinkley Point C confirmed that a reinforcement panel fell on a member of the workforce, resulting in a leg injury.He said on-site paramedics were on the scene within three minutes and the victim was taken to hospital after receiving attention i
  
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