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• Ex-construction minister joins unsafe cladding repair firm

  22-11-2022 23:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  Former construction minister and Conservative peer Lord Richard Harrington has joined a contractor specialising in remediation work on unsafe cladding.
  Lord Harrington joins Intelligent FS as Chairman and Director. He was construction minister from June 2017 to March 2019.
  Intelligent FS was set-up in 2016 but is expanding rapidly after winning a £31m government contract to help tackle the post-Grenfell cladding crisis.The business has major re-cladding contracts underway in Manchester, Bi
  
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• Ex-construction minister joins cladding repair firm

  22-11-2022 23:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  Former construction minister and Conservative peer Lord Richard Harrington has joined a contractor specialising in remediation work on unsafe cladding.
  Lord Harrington joins Intelligent FS as Chairman and Director. He was construction minister from June 2017 to March 2019.
  Intelligent FS was set-up in 2016 but is expanding rapidly after winning a £31m government contract to help tackle the post-Grenfell cladding crisis.The business has major re-cladding contracts underway in Manchester, Bi
  
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• Green light for O’Rourke to start timber office block

  22-11-2022 14:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  Planning approval has been granted for The William mixed-use development in west London with Laing O’Rourke lined-up as main contractor.
  Construction will start next year on the Queensway site in Bayswater opposite the revamp of the Whiteleys department store site which O’Rourke is also overseeing.
  Foster + Partners has designed The William which will deliver six floors of Grade A office space spanning 90,000 sq ft alongside 21,000 sq ft of shops and 32 new homes when it opens in 202
  
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• McLaughlin & Harvey wins Lowestoft harbour design

  22-11-2022 09:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  Associated British Ports has awarded the design contract for its ambitious £25m Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) to McLaughlin & Harvey.
  ABP’s vision for LEEF is to provide a facility that supports operations & maintenance and construction  for the offshore wind farms, helping to transform Lowestoft into a leading offshore energy hub.
  As part of the next phase of the project, ABP will invest around £1m in the detailed design of infrastructural upgrades of t
  
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• Severfield profits jump as steel price hikes tempered

  22-11-2022 09:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  Britain’s biggest steelwork contractor has delivered profit growth in the first half despite continuing raw material price hikes.
  Revenue jumped 20% to £235m with £23m of the £39m rise due to increases in steel prices
  Alan Dunsmore, chief executive officer, said Severfield had managed to mitigate the impact of raw material price hikes and increased energy costs.
  This helped to deliver a 29% jump in pre-tax profit to £10.2m.“The increase in profit highlights ou
  
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• Van Elle first-half revenue hits record £81m

  22-11-2022 08:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  Ground engineering specialist Van Elle has continued to deliver strong growth after last year’s rebound into profit.
  Announcing strong trading in the first part of the new financial year, chief executive Mark Cutler said the firm had delivered a 35% jump in revenue to a record £81m in the six months to October.
  All divisions operated at high activity levels, with significantly increased revenues delivered in housing and general piling.Profit before tax is expected to exceed £3m
  
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• Forterra plans fourth brick price hike in 12 months

  22-11-2022 08:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  Masonry products giant Forterra is planning another rise in brick prices in the New Year following its latest price hike of 16.5% in October.
  It will be the fourth price increase for the firm’s products in 12 months.
  Forterra said trading was currently “robust” with revenue for the ten-month period ended 31 October 2022 up 23% on last time due to higher prices.In a trading update to the City Forterra said: “Group revenue in the period was 23% ahead of the prior year drive
  
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• Firms readied for £46m Norfolk bypass job

  22-11-2022 08:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  Norfolk County Council is calling for expressions of interest from contractors to build Long Stratton Bypass to the south of Norwich in Norfolk.
  The 3.9km single carriageway project is expected to cost around £46m and will start in late 2023..
  When open at the end of 2025, it will remove through traffic on the A140 from the centre of Long Stratton by providing a bypass to the east of the town.Norfolk County Council is working in collaboration with developer Norfolk Homes to bring forward p
  
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• Land deal reboots stalled Earls Court 4,500-home scheme

  22-11-2022 08:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  Earls Court Partnership, a joint venture between Delancey and Transport for London, has completed a key land purchase to allow a fresh masterplan to be drawn up for the 40-acre west London brownfield site.
  A new-look masterplan for the stalled former Earls Court exhibition centre brownfield site is still being drawn up but is expected to contain plans for 4,500 homes, alongside cultural venues and parks.
  The purchase of Lillie Bridge Depot and associated land will form a key part of the emerging
  
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• 640-home plan lodged for £250m Trafford scheme

  22-11-2022 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developer Glenbrook has submitted detailed plans for the residential and public realm elements of Lumina Village, a £250m mixed-use scheme in Trafford, Greater Manchester.
  The proposals, designed by Sheppard Robson and landscape architect Re-form, include the development of six blocks of flats ranging from six to 20 storeys and 53 three-storey townhouses at the Talbot Road site.
  The plans offer a total of 639  homes across a mix of one, two and three bedroom flats and three and four b
  
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