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• Tilbury Douglas names Yorkshire and north east boss

  13-09-2022 16:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  Tilbury Douglas has named Paul Ellenor as new regional director for Yorkshire and the North East.
  Ellenor has been promoted extending his leadership role in Yorkshire to also encompass the north east region
  He started his career with the business 35 years ago as an apprentice and has worked his way up to leadership roles, with the majority of that time spent in the North East.
  (l-r) Paul Ellenor, new Regional Director for Yorkshire and the North East, and Shaun Pearson, new Yorkshire operations
  
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• Avonside Energy acquired saving 100 jobs

  13-09-2022 09:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  Private investor Rcapital has completed the acquisition of Avonside Energy Limited saving 100 jobs.
  Avonside Energy is a standalone division of roofing specialist Avonside Group which went into administration last week.
  The acquisition has been a solvent deal and Avonside Energy is not part of the wider group insolvency.Headquartered in Leicester, Avonside Energy has a strong national presence with operations in the West Midlands, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Warrington and Stevenag
  
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• Construction to avoid hard landing recession

  13-09-2022 08:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  Leading cost consultant Arcadis is warning that the current market cycle has reached its peak as unprecedented energy price rises make their impact felt.
  But the firm predicts the looming slowdown will not be a ‘blow-out’ like the 2008-2012 crash.
  The industry instead is likely to experience a prolonged but shallow downturn rather than a hard landing in the face of present economic headwinds as the demand-side proves more resilient than the past.
  In its Autumn market and tender forec
  
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• Assembly work to restart next week on HS2 green tunnel

  13-09-2022 08:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  Assembly work on giant precast concrete segments for a new HS2 “green tunnel” in Northamptonshire is set to restart next week.
  Work was halted last month when quality issues were found in the first batch of 5,020 segments manufactured by Stanton Precast in Ilkeston Derbyshire for main contractor EKFB – a team made up of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall.
  Exhaustive tests have been carried-out on the already installed segments with HS2 set to decide imminentl
  
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• Plan for 250,000 sq ft York mixed-use scheme

  13-09-2022 07:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  Local York developer Helmsley Group has revealed its plans for a 200,000 mixed-use regeneration project in the heart of the city.
  Proposals for the Coney Street Riverside scheme include the creation of 250,000 sq ft of mixed-use retail, leisure, commercial, and residential space and a riverside walkway.
  The developer aims to repurpose previously underutilised vacant upper floors for residential and commercial use, and new build elements providing additional student accommodation.
  Plans have gone
  
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• Plans in for £150m Glasgow shopping mall redevelopment

  13-09-2022 07:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developer Ediston Real Estate has submitted plans for the redevelopment of Shawlands Arcade in Glasgow.
  The proposed development from the owners of Shawlands Arcade in the Southside will feature a mixture of ground floor shops with 330 new homes above.
  Subject to planning work will start on phase one next summer, allowing retailers to relocate before work on a second phase of  a further 300 homes starts in 2026.Neal Jamieson, Director of Ediston Real Estate said: “We are pleased
  
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