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• Engineering construction workers win an extra £1 an hour

  01-03-2023 13:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Engineering construction workers operating under the Blue Book agreement have accepted contractors’ offer of a extra £1 a hour cost of living increase.
  Following a series of pay freezes and below-inflation pay rises, industrial tensions had increased across the 7,000-strong workforce.
  Under the deal between unions and employers in the National Agreement for Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI) the extra cost of living rate will apply from now until 30 June.After that date, the s
  
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• £400m trio of towers at old Yorkshire Post site approved

  01-03-2023 12:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Student accommodation developer Urbanite Living has submitted plans to build three residential towers at the former site of the Yorkshire Post in Leeds.
  Designed by DLA Architecture, the £400m scheme includes a 42-storey tower, standing at 154m tall, comprising 1,125 student beds as well as 18,500 sq ft of ancillary facilities.
  This will be accompanied by a second purpose-built student block of 32 storeys for 638 student beds.The third building, standing at 25 storeys, will accommodate 348
  
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• Persimmon chief warns completions to almost halve to 8,500 homes

  01-03-2023 09:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  House builder Persimmon has warned that flagging sales rates could see home completions slump to around 8,500 this year from 15,000 in 2022.
  Reporting good results for last year, Dean Finch, group chief executive, warned that the sales rates seen over the last five months meant completions would be down ‘markedly’ this year
  He added that lower completions combined with increased sales and marketing costs against a background of building cost inflation running at 8% would have a signi
  
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• GMI Construction wins Lightning Park contract

  01-03-2023 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Trebor Developments has awarded the contract to GMI Construction to build its Lightning Park scheme in Huntingdon.
  GMI will start on site this Spring building two units of 126,689 sq ft and 32,200 sq ft.
  Trebor also announced a deal with DHL UK on a long term lease for the larger unit while the smaller one will be built speculatively.Trebor secured detailed planning consent in December for the site which comprises 10 acres of commercial development land.
  Greg Dalton, Development Director for Tre
  
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• Wraps come off Manchester Etihad stadium expansion plan

  01-03-2023 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Manchester City FC has unveiled concept designs to extend the Etihad Stadium and raise capacity to more than 60,000 spectators.
  Should a planning application be submitted and successfully approved, the construction programme would take place over a three-year period, with works staged to minimise disruption during the football season.
  Under the designs, several connected all-weather facilities will be fully integrated into the stadium. These are centred around an expanded North Stand with one la
  
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• Plans advance for Manchester 1,550-home Red Bank scheme

  01-03-2023 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Urban renewal joint venture Far East Consortium and Manchester City Council have launched a final consultation on plans to create a new town in the Red Bank area of the city.
  Plots NT02 – NT04 along Dantzic Street will be the next major area of Red Bank to take shape and include five high-rise buildings ranging from 20-storeys to 34 storeys with a further five mid-rise buildings.
  The site is adjacent to FEC’s Victoria Riverside scheme. This is currently under construction and when fi
  
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• Plan advance for Manchester 1,550-home Red Bank scheme

  01-03-2023 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Urban renewal joint venture Far East Consortium and Manchester City Council have launched a final consultation on plans to create a new town in the Red Bank area of the city.
  Plots NT02 – NT04 along Dantzic Street will be the next major area of Red Bank to take shape and include five high-rise buildings ranging from 20-storeys to 34 storeys with a further five mid-rise buildings.
  The site is adjacent to FEC’s Victoria Riverside scheme. This is currently under construction and when fi
  
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• Jarvis Contracting goes into administration

  01-03-2023 08:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Jarvis Contracting went into administration on Tuesday afternoon leaving staff stunned.
  Workers at the Harpenden based company – which was originally founded in 1905 – were made redundant after being given the news.
  The Enquirer understands that administrators from Verulam Advisory are now in charge of the business.One source said: “It is devastating news and has happened so suddenly.
  “Many staff have spent their entire careers at the firm.”
  It is understood that th
  
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