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• Sisk wins £69m rerouting of landslip-prone A59

  22-09-2022 15:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  John Sisk & Son has been selected to carry out the re-alignment of the landslip-prone section of the A59 at Kex Gill in Yorkshire.
  North Yorkshire County Council has awarded preferred bidder status to Sisk pending contract award.
  This is dependent on funding from the Department for Transport which is currently reviewing the Full Business Case with a decision expected in October.Following tender returns, the estimated cost of the project has increased by £7.2m to £68.8m in the fac
  
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• Keltbray staff get £1,000 cost of living payment

  22-09-2022 08:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  Keltbray has become the latest contractor to help its staff with the cost of living crisis.
  All staff earning a basic salary of £50,000 or less are being given a £1,000 one-off payment to help with rising bills.
  An annual pay review for all employees will also take place from November with the maximum increase of 5% applying to around 75% of PAYE staff.Darren James, Chief Executive Officer at Keltbray said: “As a business we are acutely aware of the impact that the current leve
  
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• Eric Wright rebounds as profit nearly trebles

  22-09-2022 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  Careful project selection saw north west contractor Eric Wright Group revenue fall sharply for the second year in 2021.
  But stricter risk management at construction and alongside growth at its residential business brought rewards with pre-tax profit soaring to £15.1m from £5.6m the year before.
  Revenue has now slid from £223m in 2019 to £164m last year, due for the most part to a fall in activity at the construction division.John Hartnett, managing director at Eric Wright
  
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• Avonside supply chain left holding £17m in unpaid bills

  22-09-2022 08:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  Roofing giant Avonside owed more than £17m to suppliers and subcontractors when it fell into administration earlier this month.
  An update from administrators Begbies Traynor has revealed the scale of debts at the country’s largest roofing contractor.
  Unsecured creditors are unlikely to receive a dividend for their debts leaving them holding hundreds of worthless invoices.
  The report also reveals the details of a pre-pack sale of nine of Avonside’s 37 branches.The branches were
  
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• Hexagonal tower plan for Manchester city centre site

  22-09-2022 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  Plans have been unveiled for public consultation to redevelop a prominent Manchester city centre site with a 45-storey hexagonal residential tower and 350,000 sq ft of lower rise office block.
  Developer Oval Real Estate has aired the landmark plan to redevelop the Albert Bridge House site on Bridge Street with two striking buildings.
  An existing 18 office building currently occupied by HMRC will be demolished to clear the site which also includes Bridge Street car park.Manchester City Council li
  
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• RSK buys Welsh contractor Spencer Group

  22-09-2022 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  The expanding RSK Group has bought South Wales-based Spencer Group, an environmental services and geotechnical contractor.
  Spencer Group employs more than 50 staff delivering an annual turnover of over £10m between its two main operations: Spencer Environmental Care Associates (ECA) and geotechnical contractor and consultant Quantum Geotechnic.
  This latest deal means RSK now comprises more than 175 companies, employing 10,000 staff.The fast-expanding group’s annual turnover at the en
  
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