Construction news

• Bogus building firm shut down after materials credit scam

  27-10-2022 15:22
  A fraudulent construction firm has been shut down after conning building materials suppliers in a credit scam.
  Nobleread Ltd has been wound up by the High Court and the Official Receiver has been appointed Liquidator of the company.
  The company operated two businesses – NB Construction and NB Wholesale. Between February and April 2021 it ordered various construction goods on credit under each name following approaches to suppliers.Representatives for NB Construction would approach building
  
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• Imtech agrees £43m deal to buy Spie UK

  27-10-2022 09:28
  M&E contractor Imtech has signed a deal to buy rival Spie UK for £43m.
  The move will see around 1,800 Spie employees get new bosses by the end of this year.
  Spie UK generated turnover of around £200m last year and its French parent company has been considering a sale since April.
  The Imtech deal will see Spie fully exit the UK market.Gauthier Louette, Spie Chairman & CEO, said: “After a thorough strategic review of our UK operations, we have come to the conclusion that
  
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• Plans in for £52m Birmingham Queensgate Square

  27-10-2022 08:46
  Developer Riverlow Group has submitted plans for the £52m phase two of its Queensgate Square scheme in Birmingham.
  The plan will transform a site opposite The Mailbox, which currently comprises a 1950s office block and derelict car park into prestigious residences.
  Riverlow plans to build two blocks, one of 15 storeys and another of 12 storeys, which together will provide 159 apartments.Over a third of the accommodation will be affordable. Both luxury and affordable apartments will blend s
  
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• Contractor hit with £600k fine over fire risks at Essex site

  27-10-2022 08:27
  A contractor has been fined £600,000 and its director ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and fined £4,200 following serious and repeated failings in managing the risk of fire during work at a site.
  In January 2018 the HSE undertook a proactive inspection to investigate health and safety failings by S&S Quality Building Contractors Limited in Brentwood, Essex after a concern was raised that people were sleeping on site.
  The investigation, which was assisted by Essex Fire
  
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• RSK buys Midlands civils consultant Travis Baker

  27-10-2022 08:19
  The expanding RSK Group has swooped again to buy civil, structural, geo-environmental and engineering consultant Travis Baker.
  Founded in 2006, Travis Baker has a 40-plus team working across two offices in Birmingham and Nottingham with an annual turnover of £4.5m.
  Rob Travis, Dave Baker, Dave James and Ted Wake will continue to lead the business as directors.Travis Baker’s longstanding clients include Redrow, Bloor Homes, Barratt Homes, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, Miller Homes, Bellwa
  
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• 22-storey Salford Central tower block job to start in early 2023

  27-10-2022 08:17
  A 22-storey building of 196 flats at the £1bn Salford Central regeneration site will go to construction early in the new year following planning approval.
  Designed by HawkinsBrown, the project will be constructed between its Slate Yard and Novella schemes. 
  The new Plot C2 building on the banks of the River Irwell will rise to 22 storeys and marks the 11th phase of homes within the Salford Central masterplan.It will be built next to the Plot C1 neighbouring block which Morgan Sindall
  
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• Industry chiefs warn plans to drop CE mark in a mess

  27-10-2022 08:14
  Construction leaders are calling on the Government to halt plans to switch from CE quality marking to a new UK CA standard from January.
  They warn that global manufacturers already are starting to withdraw products because they regard the UK as too difficult to do business with because transition arrangements are in a mess.
  The Construction Leadership Council has written to the new secretaries of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Levelling Up, Housing and Communities warning
  
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