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• Welsh refinery construction workers win 11% pay rise

  23-01-2023 18:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Over 130 construction workers employed by various contractors on the Valero oil refinery in Pembrokeshire have secured a minimum of an 11% increase in wages.
  The maintenance workers who are members of union Unite, and employed under the terms of the NAECI blue book agreement, took prolonged strike action late last year for a rise in bonus payments to offset soaring inflation rates.
  The three subcontracted firms that refused to implement bonuses last year were Jenkins and Davies, Altrad Engineeri
  
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• Mace wins £150m life sciences centre

  23-01-2023 14:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Mace has been appointed as principal contractor by London-based developer Precis Group to build a £150m life sciences centre in central London.
  Construction will start in April on the new headquarters and discovery centre for medical research company MSD on Euston Road.
  The scheme will create over 1,000 construction jobs on Belgrove House directly opposite King’s Cross Square and St. Pancras International and King’s Cross station.Designed by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Mor
  
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• Network Rail chief joins Geobear

  23-01-2023 09:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Ground engineering specialist Geobear has confirmed Peter Luby as new Group COO.
  Luby joins from Network Rail where, most recently, he was the Head of Capital Delivery where he led teams delivering works on behalf of HS2.
  He has over 22 years experience within the construction industry working in maintenance, renewals and major projects.Otso Lahtinen, Geobear CEO said, “Peter has a genuine growth mindset, he is a great communicator and has a strong track record in his career. I believe he
  
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• Clancy takes first superfast broadband hook-up area

  23-01-2023 09:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Clancy has landed its first major contract for the national programme to connect homes to the super-fast broadband network by 2026.
  A break-through deal with provider Gigaclear will see Clancy hook-up around 7,000 properties across Surrey.
  The civils specialist will manage the installation of fibre from Gigaclear’s telecoms exchange to customers’ premises, delivering new connections to households across the county.
  To accelerate the roll-out, the programme Clancy aims to utilise exis
  
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• ISG to build BBC’s £200m new Birmingham home

  23-01-2023 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Stoford has picked IGS to deliver the BBC’s new Birmingham home at the historic Typhoo Tea Building in Digbeth.
  The corporation is hoping to move from its current home at The Mailbox to the new 84,000 sq ft custom-built centre in 2025.
  Subject to receiving planning permission shortly, demolition contractor Blucon will soon start enabling works on site, with construction taking place over two years.By repurposing the Bordesley Street landmark, Stopford is aiming to deliver one of
  
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• ISG tipped for BBC’s £200m new Birmingham home

  23-01-2023 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractor ISG is understood to have been in detailed talks with developer Stoford to deliver the BBC’s new Birmingham home at the historic Typhoo Tea Building in Digbeth.
  The corporation is hoping to move from its current home at The Mailbox to the new 84,000 sq ft custom-built centre in 2025.
  Subject to receiving planning permission shortly, demolition contractor Blucon will soon start enabling works on site, with construction taking place over two years.By repurposing the Bordesley Stre
  
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• Bids due in for BBC’s £200m new Birmingham home

  23-01-2023 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Stoford has lined up three contractors to submit bids by next week to deliver the BBC’s new Birmingham home at the historic Typhoo Tea Building in Digbeth.
  The winning bidder of the two-stage process will be selected within the next few weeks.
  It is understood that ISG, which has been in talks around construction details prior to planning being submitted last month, is no longer in the running.
  Subject to receiving planning permission shortly, demolition is expected to start with
  
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• Defective prefab beams to be removed from new bridge

  23-01-2023 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Work to remove defective prefabricated beams recently installed on the new A602 Dane End Bridge in Hertfordshire will start this week.
  Checks carried out after installation identified concerns about several of the 44-tonne prefabricated beams in the bridge structure last year.
  Hertfordshire County Council and main contractor Tilbury Douglas carried out a series of tests and decided that all 13 prefabricated beams will be replaced.After the defective ones are removed, new beams and a deck will be
  
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• Balfour Beatty scoops £1.2bn Thames Crossing roads deal

  23-01-2023 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Balfour Beatty has secured a £1.2bn contract to deliver the Roads North of the Thames’ package of works for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing.
  The firm will be responsible for the design and delivery of over 10 miles of new highways, connecting the M25 at Junction 29 and the A13 with the proposed Lower Thames Crossing tunnel at Tilbury, Essex.
  At construction peak, Balfour Beatty will directly employ a workforce of c.2,000 including around 150 apprenticeship, graduate and trainee po
  
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• Balfour beats Kier to £1.2bn Lower Thames Crossing roads deal

  23-01-2023 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Balfour Beatty has secured a £1.2bn contract to deliver the Roads North of the Thames’ package of works for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing.
  The firm will be responsible for the design and delivery of over 10 miles of new highways, connecting the M25 at Junction 29 and the A13 with the proposed Lower Thames Crossing tunnel at Tilbury, Essex.
  Computer generated image of Lower Thames Crossing A13 junction
  It beat rival bidder Kier Eiffage – Kier Highways and Eiffage Gén
  
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