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• Griffiths Farrans JV wins final part of A52 upgrade

  04-01-2023 15:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  National Highways has appointed Griffiths Farrans Joint Venture (GFJV) as the main contractor to deliver the final part of a major upgrade to the A52 in Nottingham.
  GFJV will design and construct the remaining two junctions at Nottingham Knight and Wheatcroft with work expected to start in September 2024 and finish in 2026/27.
  The joint venture has already worked on four other A52 junctions under a £13.2m contract to upgrade the route.Senior Project Manager for National Highways in the Mid
  
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• Sir James Wates to step down as Wates chairman

  04-01-2023 09:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  Sir James Wates has said he will be stepping down as chairman of the privately-owned Wates Group this May.
  He will be succeeded by his cousin Tim Wates, who is currently deputy chairman.
  Sir James said: “I have enjoyed my 10 years as chairman enormously, and the time is now right to pass the baton over to my cousin Tim.“I look forward to continuing to serve on the board and being actively involved in the business, including representing Wates in external forums.”
  Tim Wates said
  
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• Anglian Water advances 68km water main plan

  04-01-2023 08:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  Anglian Water has submitted plans for the most southerly section of its new multi-million-pound water main network.
  Hundreds of kilometres of new interconnecting pipelines – stretching from North Lincolnshire, through Cambridgeshire, to Suffolk and Essex – will be laid as part of the scheme.
  Following completion of the first Lincoln and Grantham stretch, pipelaying is expected to start on the other sections in 2023
  The Bury St Edmunds to Colchester pipeline will run for 68km and incl
  
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• Eight win £1.5bn North West Construction Hub deal

  04-01-2023 08:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  North West Construction Hub has pared down its line-up of contractors for its fourth-generation high-value framework deal for projects worth more than £8m.
  The Manchester City Council-based procurement body has rung the changes after receiving 20 bids with the number of partner firms for the new £1.5bn framework deal cut from 11 to eight.
  Big names like Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke, Graham and Wates are out. In their place Sir Robert McAlpine, Morgan Sindall and Russells secu
  
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• Plan for Teesworks hotel and shopping complex

  04-01-2023 08:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has unveiled plans to build a 160-bed hotel, shops and a petrol station at Teesworks, near Redcar.
  It is being designed to serve thousands of construction workers due to come to Teesworks as work gathers pace on major projects in the coming years.
  The new services zone near the trunk road, at Lackenby will also feature a 4,500 sq ft convenience store, a family pub/eatery, and two restaurants.Outline plans designed by Corstorphine & Wright will be submitted to Re
  
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• Plan for Teeswork hotel and shopping complex

  04-01-2023 08:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has unveiled plans to build a 160-bed hotel, shops and a petrol station at Teesworks, near Redcar.
  It is being designed to serve thousands of construction workers due to come to Teesworks as work gathers pace on major projects in the coming years.
  The new services zone near the trunk road, at Lackenby will also feature a 4,500 sq ft convenience store, a family pub/eatery, and two restaurants.Outline plans designed by Corstorphine & Wright will be submitted to Re
  
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• Cladding contractor files administration notice

  04-01-2023 08:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  Essex based cladding contractor SD Samuels (Special Projects) Ltd has filed a Notice of Intention to appoint an administrator .
  The building envelope specialist has been in business since 2004 and is a preferred supplier to a raft of major contractors including Ashe, ISG, Kier, Morgan Sindall, Vinci and Willmott Dixon.
  One of the firm’s highest profile recent contracts is the roofing and cladding on The New Anfield Road Stand at Liverpool Football Club for main contractor Buckingham Group.
  
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