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• BAM wins £49m Harrogate Convention Centre revamp

  31-01-2023 09:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  BAM Construct has secured the job to overhaul and refurbish Harrogate Convention Centre in Yorkshire.
  The deal secured through the YORbuild3 Major Works framework sees the firm return to the site after converting it to a temporary Nightingale Hospital for the region nearly three years ago.
  BAM has secured the deal under an early contractor involvement basis after being the only contractor to submit a tender.Convention centre owner Harrogate Council is aiming to sanction work to start in the Autu
  
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• Costain bridge lift delayed by ground conditions

  31-01-2023 09:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Highways has postponed a bridge lift planned for this weekend on a major road improvement job in west Cornwall due to unsuitable ground conditions.
  Main contractor Costain was due to oversee the lifting of a new bridge at Tolgroggan as part of its £330m A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross scheme.
  Neil Winter, National Highways’ senior project manager for the scheme, told Cornwall Live: “Our contractors have detected unsuitable ground conditions for the crane deployment, and
  
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• Speller Metcalfe lands lead role on £40m Tamworth revamp

  31-01-2023 08:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Tamworth Borough Council has appointed Speller Metcalfe as delivery partner on its £40m plans to transform the town centre.
  The contractor will now work alongside the council to deliver the plans which have been part-financed with £21.65m from the government’s Future High Streets Fund
  A detailed costed work programme will now be developed to deliver schemes including a new Enterprise Centre and major refurbishment works across the town centre.Anna Miller, Assistant Director for
  
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• Nexus sells utilities and EV contracting arms for £78m

  31-01-2023 08:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Infrastructure services contractor Nexus has offloaded its utility connection business TriConnex and electric charging point specialist eSmart Networks for £78m.
  The deal will allow the Stock Exchange-listed firm to invest in its remaining business stream Tamdown civil engineering, which specialises in housing work, and also return cash to shareholders by way of a tender offer for shares.
  After a two-year turnaround programme, London and south east-based Tamdown saw revenue rise 26% last y
  
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• Average self employed labour rates top £1,000 a week

  31-01-2023 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Weekly earnings for skilled self-employed trades have broken through the £1,000 barrier.
  According to construction payroll company Hudson Contract a 1% rise in average pay in December edged average self employed pay over the threshold.
  Managing director Ian Anfield said: “At last we can say Britain’s subbies are paid more than a bag of sand!”
  Subcontractors in equipment and operator hire, general construction, joinery and surfacing all enjoyed all-time high earnings last
  
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• Renaker to top-out Manchester with 71-storey skyscraper

  31-01-2023 00:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Renaker has unveiled bold plans to build a landmark 71-storey skyscraper in Manchester that would rank as the tallest building outside of London.
  Dubbed ‘The Lighthouse’ the 213m tall building would be the tallest of a five-building cluster marking phase 3 of its Great Jackson Street masterplan.
  Located on plot D of the site, the tower incorporates 642 flats, with shared amenities including a sky pool, yoga studio, lounge, co-working spaces and a gym. The top floor will be
  
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