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• Glasgow civil engineer banned for £100k Bounce Back Loan abuse

  08-12-2022 21:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  A Glasgow-based civil engineer has been disqualified as a director for 11 years after claiming two separate Bounce Back Loans totalling £100,000, and then using the money for personal benefit.
  John Gerard McGarvey, 37, from Rutherglen, was the sole director of CKO Civil Engineering and Surveying, which was incorporated in October 2019 and ran as a surveyor’s firm based in Kirkinitlloch in Scotland until it went into liquidation in November 2021.
  Investigators discovered that McGarvey
  
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• Unite passes union hotel job probe findings to police

  08-12-2022 19:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  Union Unite has handed dectectives the findings from two independent investigations into the construction of its Birmingham hotel and conference centre where costs ballooned to £100m.
  The reports passed to police raise very serious concerns about potential criminality around union’s development project.
  The 170-room hotel and conference centre was built under the leadership of former general secretary Len McCluskey and completed in December 2020.Construction costs for the 170-bed Uni
  
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• Bidders wanted for £125m painting and decorating framework

  08-12-2022 09:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  Fusion21 has announced the renewal of its national Painting, Decorating, and Associated Repairs Framework worth up to £125m over four years and is now inviting bids from interested SMEs and contractors.
  Covering painting, decorating, and repairs works suitable for the public sector, the framework offers a range of services including internal, external, and associated works.
  Split into four sector-specific lots, the structure is:Lot 1 Housing (worth up to £75m)
  Lot 2 Education (worth
  
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• Former Wates CEO joins Mace as new financial chief

  08-12-2022 09:24 via constructionenquirer.com
  Mace has appointed former Wates chief executive David Allen as its new chief financial officer.
  Allen takes up the role as Mace enters the third year of its 2026 Business Strategy, which set ambitious growth targets that will see it aim to reach £3bn of revenue by 2026 and increase operating profits by 20% year on year.
  He replaces Andrew Beck, who took on a role as interim CFO in September this year following the resignation of Richard Bienfait.Allen stepped down at Wates in July this yea
  
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• McLaren tops November contracts league

  08-12-2022 09:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  McLaren Construction took pole position in November’s contracts league after securing the £200m expansion of the Excel conference and exhibition centre in East London.
  The main build contract was secured after Sir Robert McAlpine had earlier picked up the enabling works contract on the Phase 3 expansion.Top 10 contractors ranked by value of new orders taken in November Click here for further rankingsAccording to data compiled by Barbour ABI, Kier retained its position as mo
  
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• Willmott Dixon wins £130m Broadwater Farm estate revamp

  08-12-2022 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  Willmott Dixon has been given the green light to start the £130m transformation of the Broadwater Farm estate in north London
  Haringey Council has granted permission for 294 new council homes alongside a new health and wellbeing centre, a grocery shop, affordable workspaces, jobs and training opportunities and enhanced green and open spaces.
  Chris Tredget, Managing Director at Willmott Dixon said: “We are looking forward to beginning work at Broadwater Farm to deliver high quality ho
  
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• M25 to go green under new Shell and Balfour deal

  08-12-2022 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  Shell has linked-up with the Connect Plus consortium of Edge Orbital Holdings, Balfour Beatty and Egis Investment Partners to decarbonise road paving in the UK.
  The deal will see the companies explore solutions to extend the pavement life of the M25.
  Connect Plus has a 30-year contract with National Highways, signed in 2009, to operate, maintain and manage the M25 and its key arterial link roads.
  As part of the agreement, Connect Plus will trial Shell Cariphalte AgeSafe – new polymer-modif
  
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• Robertson wins first MIM-funded Welsh school job

  08-12-2022 08:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Robertson Group is set to deliver the first school in Wales funded through the new private public partnership mutual investment model.
  The £65m Flintshire primary and secondary school campus project will be built on the site of existing Argoed High School in Mynydd Isa.
  Enabling works are just getting underway for the scheme, which is also designed to be BREEAM excellent and net zero carbon in operation.
  MIM borrows heavily from the Non Profit Distribution public private finance model pion
  
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