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• Staff at London architectural practice hold strike ballot

  14-09-2022 15:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  Staff at London studio Atomik Architecture are holding a strike ballot following a long-running pay dispute.
  United Voices of the World union representatives for the Atomik staff believe they are the first ever group of private sector architects to ballot to strike.
  The move follows months of complaints by workers over pay and conditions which were first raised during annual reviews in June.Union rep Jake Arnfield said: “What we are hearing from our membership is that most workers are not
  
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• Winvic tops £1bn revenue as orders surge 25%

  14-09-2022 09:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  Shed and multi-room building contractor Winvic broke through the £1bn turnover mark last year on the back of booming orders.
  Revenue flew as the firm completed 28 projects and secured 46 new projects, soaring 56% to £1.03bn.
  The business also benefitted from building up its expertise in net zero carbon early on, working on a dozen zero carbon projects over last year.Amid the rapid growth average group operating margin slid to 1.5% in the year to January 2022 from 2% previously.
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• Go-ahead for revamp of former Weetabix factory site

  14-09-2022 09:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  The construction of a new speculative 160,800 sq ft industrial warehouse on the site of the former Weetabix factory on the Earlstrees Industrial Estate in Corby has been given the green light by councilors.
  Copley Point Capital – on behalf of its Block Industrial program and Pembury Real Estate Ltd – submitted a planning application to North Northamptonshire Council earlier this year having purchased the eight-acre site on one of the town’s prime industrial parks.
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• Quitting London market pays off for Redrow

  14-09-2022 08:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  Pulling out of the London market is paying off for Redrow as the house builder posted results back to pre-covid record levels.
  Redrow decided to quit the capital two years ago with only one major scheme in Colindale still to be completed.
  Non-executive chairman Richard Akers said: “The group has continued its withdrawal from the London market and that is expected to be complete by the end of calendar year 2022, other than the ongoing Colindale development.“Excellent progress has been
  
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• Creditors owed £15m after Pollard failure

  14-09-2022 08:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  The latest liquidator’s report has revealed the scale of supply chain debts at failed Somerset based contractor Henry W Pollard and Sons Ltd.
  The regional contractor went under last summer after 161 years in business.
  An update filed at Companies House by liquidate Bishop Fleming shows 196 unsecured creditors have filed claims for £15.25m.The original statement of company affairs originally indicated £8.7m of debts owed to 365 unsecured creditors.
  The report states the differen
  
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• Mace on board for £50m London office net-zero overhaul

  14-09-2022 08:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Mace is on board to deliver a major revamp of a 1990s office building in the City of London.
  The firm is working on the project, which has just gone in for planning, under a pre-construction services agreement.
  The £50m revamp of 100 New Bridge Street, between City Thameslink and Blackfriars railway stations, has been designed by architect Gensler.Developer Helical, bought the 9-storey office at the end of 2021 for £160m, and now plans to upgrade and reclad the building to improve it
  
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