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• Nixon Hire launches dedicated Renewable Power Division

  08-09-2022 16:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  Nixon Hire has launched a new dedicated Renewable Power Division.
  The new division is headed up by Nick Hibbard, Renewables Division Manager and supported  by Simon Gibbs, who has recently joined the business as Head of Sales – Renewable Power.
  Gibbs brings with him a wealth of power generation sales and technical experience and joins Nixon  Hire from Hybrid Power Hire, after holding senior sales roles at Speedy Services for over 16 years.
  He said: “Having worked in the tem
  
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• O’Donovan switches fleet to vegetable oil power

  08-09-2022 15:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  O’Donovan Waste Disposal is switching its entire fleet to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).
  The business operates with a fleet of 100 HGVs, serving the construction and demolition sectors throughout London and the Home Counties.
  HVO is a sustainable and 100% renewable fuel that eliminates up to 90% of net carbon dioxide emissions.  The green alternative fuel reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) by up to 30%, particulate matter (PM) by up to 86% and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions by up to 90%.
  
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• Roofing giant Avonside goes into administration

  08-09-2022 11:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  The UK’s largest roofing contractor has fallen into administration.
  Begbies Traynor is now in charge of Avonside Group Services which employs 465 people and installs more than 17,000 roofs a year for house builders via its 39-strong branch network across the UK.
  The administrators have managed to sell nine roofing branches saving 79 jobs and are hoping to find a buyer for Avonside’s energy division which is continuing to trade.The remaining roofing operations and Avonside’s plu
  
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• Tilbury Douglas names new Scottish ops director

  08-09-2022 11:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  Tilbury Douglas has appointed Barry O’Hagan as operations director for Scotland.
  He brings 25 years’ experience in the construction industry having managed main contractor and subcontractor firms.
  He spent 19 years at Lendlease rising to project manager, before joining now-defunct Central Building Contractors (Glasgow) where he was construction director for three years before moving to become construction director at roofing and cladding specialist Curtis Moore.O’Hagan said: &l
  
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• Vistry beats first half profit expectations

  08-09-2022 09:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  House builder Vistry has shrugged off rising cost inflation in the first half to deliver profits ahead of management expectations.
  Adjusted pre-tax profit rose by 14% to £190m in the first six months of this year. Although after taking account of already announced additional fire safety provisions of £71m, statutory pre-tax profit fell to £111m from £156m a year ago.
  First half revenue was stable at £1.3bn with completions up 5% to 5,409.Chief executive Greg Fitzger
  
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• Construction hit with fresh big steel price hikes

  08-09-2022 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  British Steel has hit the construction industry with the second big price hike in three weeks blaming extreme energy prices.
  The producer raised structural section prices on 15 August by £100 a tonne, which had been largely anticipated by constructional steelwork contractors.
  It came after a period of relative price stability through the summer following March’s record £250 a tonne rise, which pushed sections towards £1,000 a tonne.Now the Chinese-owned producer has impos
  
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• Two Balfour Beatty UK Construction directors exit

  08-09-2022 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  Two Balfour Beatty UK Construction Services directors are moving on the take up new roles outside the business.
  Commercial director Neil Dixon is leaving after nearly six years to join Aggregate Industries, where it is understood he is joining former Balfour Beatyy MD Tom Edgcumbe, who left six months ago to head the Asphalt and Contracting divisions at the materials producer.  
  It is believed Dixon will leave Balfour at the end of next week to join Aggregate Industries.At Balfour, Dixon wa
  
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• Tunnelling starts at Silvertown crossing

  08-09-2022 08:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  Tunnelling at the river crossing at Silvertown is now underway.
  Transport for London and main contractor Riverlinx have confirmed that work has now started  on the 1.4km drive for the Silvertown Tunnel which will link Newham to the Greenwich Peninsula.
  The project is being built by a joint venture between BAM Nuttall, Ferrovial Construction and SK Ecoplant, known as Riverlinx Construction.
   
  Since construction work on the project began in 2020, a huge amount of work has been delivered
  
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• Kier gets go-ahead for £50m Fitzrovia office and resi job

  08-09-2022 08:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developer M&G Real Estate and development manager CO-RE have given Kier the green light to start work on a major office and residential scheme on Tottenham Court Road in London.
  Known as The Fitzrovia, the 87,000 sq ft redevelopment project is located 200m from Oxford Street and is going ahead aimd  growing demand for larger scale workspace in the West End office market.
  The contract is understood to be worth over £50m and when the project is complete in Autumn 2024, will deliver
  
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• Strike called off after lintel makers accept 9% pay rise

  08-09-2022 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  Planned strike action at steel lintel supplier Birtley Group has been called-off after the workers accepted a nine per cent pay increase.
  A similar deal was also struck at sister company Bowater Doors Ltd by construction union Unite
  Following the announcement of industrial action, the employer returned to the negotiating table and made a vastly improved offer which has now been accepted in a ballot.Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This is a greatly deserved victory for our
  
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