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• Subcontractors and suppliers wanted across Leeds

  05-09-2022 14:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  Constructionline is bringing its Meet the Buyer programme to Leeds this week with a host of big name firms looking for new suppliers.
  The event will take place on on Thursday September 8 at Elland Road from 8:30am-2:00pm.
  Top contractors, public sector authorities and other organisations attending will include Seddon, Farrans, Kier Places, Amey Defence Services, Ministry of Justice and VINCI Facilities.Constructionline COO, Rob Walton, said: “Over 500 like-minded businesses from the constr
  
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• Watkin Jones seals £200m funding for Cardiff flats scheme

  05-09-2022 09:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  Legal & General has struck a deal with Watkin Jones to invest a further £200m in Cardiff to deliver 715 build to rent flats at the former Brains Brewery site in Central Quay, situated in a prominent location adjacent to Cardiff train station.
  The development will consist of a mix of studio 1, 2 and 3 bed units and includes facilities such as a concierge, lobby, gym, gardens and terraces, as well as  19,500 sq. ft of leisure and retail space.
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• Watkin Jones seals £200m Cardiff private rental flats scheme

  05-09-2022 09:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  Legal & General has struck a deal with Watkin Jones to invest a further £200m in Cardiff to deliver 714 build to rent flats at the former Brains Brewery site in Central Quay, situated in a prominent location adjacent to Cardiff train station.
  The development will consist of a mix of studio 1, 2 and 3 bed units and includes facilities such as a concierge, lobby, gym, gardens and terraces, as well as  19,500 sq. ft of leisure and retail space.
  Building works will start this winter a
  
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• Galway firm wins £41m Havant new reservoir pipeline job

  05-09-2022 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  Portsmouth Water has awarded the first of two big contracts for its planned £140m Havant Thicket reservoir project.
  Galway headquartered Ward & Burke has secured the pipeline installation element of the project with a £41m bid.
  Ward & Burke won the job against rivals Clancy Docwra and Farrans. Roadbridge, which collapsed earlier this year had also been in the race, for the pipeline project.The job involves construction of a 4.6km long 1200/700m diameter bi-directional pipelin
  
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• Vistry to buy rival Countryside for £1.24bn

  05-09-2022 08:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  Vistry has announced plans to buy partnership housing rival Countryside in a cash and share deal worth £1.25bn.
  The deal will create one of the country’s leading home builders with revenue of over £3bn.
  The combined business will comprise a top tier house builder and a leading partnerships business, with capability across all housing tenures, and delivering much-needed affordable housing.Vistry is forecasting that future operating profit from each division could top £400m
  
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• Worker falls through stairwell after jumping from scaffold

  05-09-2022 08:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  A Devon-based timber company has been fined £80,000 after an employee fell through a stairwell while working on a barn conversion.
  The 49-year-old driver and warehouse operative, employed by Lamisell Limited, was working on the barn, which was being converted for rental use, at the company’s premises near Okehampton, on 14 May 2018.
  He was trying to access the first floor of the barn from exterior scaffolding and jumped onto a piece of insulation which was covering a stairwell. The i
  
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• Hill starts work on 440 flats scheme in West London

  05-09-2022 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  Leading housing association L&Q and house builder Hill Group have begun work on a 440-flats project at the site of the former Citroen garage site in Brentford, West London.
  Situated next to the new Brentford FC and London Irish stadium, half the homes will be affordable and include a mix of shared ownership and affordable rented homes.
  The plans comprise five buildings of heights up to 18 storeys, and also include a public square, alongside significant investment in local infrastructure impr
  
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