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• Willmott Dixon bags £50m brace of leisure and blue light jobs

  14-12-2022 17:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  Willmott Dixon has expanded its portfolio of leisure centre and blue light building jobs with two new contract wins.
  In the north, the firm picked up a £26m job to build a headquarters, training centre and station for West Yorkshire firefighters, while in the south at Medway in Kent it will build a £24m leisure centre and swimming pool.
  Procured via the SCAPE framework, the firm has started demolition on a site in Birkenshaw, south east of Bradford, to make way for a new firefighter
  
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• Willmott Dixon wins £23.7m Splashes leisure centre

  14-12-2022 16:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Medway Council to build a new £23.7m leisure centre in Kent
  The ‘Splashes’ centre in Rainham will contain swimming pools, a gym, fitness studio and cafe.
  Construction work will begin in the new year with Splashes due to open by summer 2024.Adam Worrall, director at Willmott Dixon said: “We are delighted to be working with Medway Council to deliver this cutting-edge leisure centre for its residents to enjoy.
  “Through our network o
  
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• Fire chiefs call for second staircases in new high rise flats

  14-12-2022 16:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  Fire chiefs are calling on the Government to make it a requirement for all new high rise residential buildings over 18m or seven storeys to have more than one staircase.
  In England, there is currently no maximum height for residential buildings with only one staircase.
  Since Grenfell, some planning authorities have started to call for extra escape routes on developers’ proposals after local fire brigades raised concerns during consultation.Now the National Fire Chiefs Council is urging the
  
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• Algeco acquires Mobile Mini business

  14-12-2022 15:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  Portable buildings specialist Algeco has acquired steel site storage and accommodation units business Mobile Mini UK Holdings.
  The move will create the UK’s biggest temporary accommodation solutions business with a fleet of 82,000 units and 38 branches.
  Mobile Mini UK has 375 employees and an annual revenue of approximately £80m.The transaction, which is subject to UK regulatory approval, is expected to close in the first quarter of next year.
  Algeco – which was formerly known
  
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• Kier construction boss to join cladding giant Permasteelisa

  14-12-2022 13:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  Cladding giant Permasteelisa has confirmed that Liam Cummins will become its Chief Executive Officer next month.
  Cummins joins Permasteelisa from his current role as Group Managing Director of Kier Construction. Prior to Kier, he held senior executive roles for over 16 years at Laing O’Rourke, where he led specialist and main construction businesses.
  Kier confirmed last month that Cummins would be leaving to take up another chief executive role.He will succeed Klaus Lother, who is retiring
  
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• £300m Lancashire construction framework out for bid

  14-12-2022 09:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  Lancashire County Council is on the hunt for firms to join a new partnering framework to deliver building work in the region.
  The £300m programme of works will cover schools, libraries and museums as well as other public services building projects and offices.
  The University of Central Lancashire and Lancashire Constabulary will also have access to the lineup of contractors for call-offs for their building programmes.The four-year framework will come into force from May 2023.
  Contractors h
  
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• Steelwork firm Billington issues profit upgrade

  14-12-2022 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  Structural steelwork contractor Billington has upgraded its profit forecasts for this year and next after enjoying continued strong trading.
  Mark Smith, CEO of Billington, said the firm had a strong order book at improving margin levels, and a significant pipeline of opportunities providing a significantly improved outlook into 2023. 
  “The recovery in activity we experienced in the first half of 2022 has continued into the second half. “We have been focused on implementing
  
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• Average site labour rates approach £1,000 a week

  14-12-2022 08:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  Average labour rates continued to rise last month hitting £992 per week despite signs of a slowdown in building activity.
  Latest data from the industry’s biggest payroll firm Hudson Contract shows average earnings for self-employed tradespeople grew by 1.3% cent during November and were 5.1% higher than the same period last year.
  Ian Anfield, managing director of Hudson Contract, said: “Our clients are busy, but as we have seen for some time tender opportunities are slowing dow
  
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• Go-ahead for Telford Homes 1000-home towers cluster

  14-12-2022 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  Telford Homes has received approval for a mixed-use scheme providing 837 new homes and 447 student rooms in Ilford, East London.
  Designed by HTA the Chapel Place scheme will comprise a cluster of seven buildings ranging from 9 storeys in the south to 36 storeys towards the north.
  The 2 hectare site, currently occupied by a Sainsburys store and parking, will offer a mix of build to rent, London affordable rent and intermediate tenures and deliver 35% affordable homes.The landscaped ground floor,
  
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• Eurocell making staff redundant as market slows

  14-12-2022 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  Eurocell has confirmed a round of redundancies as the building products manufacturer braces for a slowdown in the market.
  The UPVC specialist currently employs around 2,100 people across its nationwide network of 210 branches.
  Eurocell declined to comment on the number of jobs at risk but specialist industry publication The Glazine claimed it “could run to several dozen”.A Eurocell spokesperson said: “In preparation for the possibility of a reduction in market volumes, we have
  
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