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• 400,000 sq ft Oxford Science Park expansion approved

  03-03-2023 17:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  Planners approve three more buildings totalling 400,000 sq ft at The Oxford Science Park on the southern edge of the city.
  Designed by Scott Brownrigg, each building will provide headquarters – office and laboratory facilities – for leading science and technology companies.
  The Oxford Science Park is majority owned by Magdalen College, Oxford, and is at the heart of its strategy to support discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship.
  The four-storey buildings will feature active fron
  
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• Yorkshire based contractor goes into administration

  03-03-2023 15:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Yorkshire based contractor Castlehouse Construction gone into administration
  Subcontractors have been removing their materials from sites run by the contractor in the last few days
  One supplier told the Enquirer: “We took all our gear off the job this morning.“We’ve only recently started on this site so it feels like a double kick in the teeth.”
  Former staff have also taken to LinkedIn to look for new jobs.
  One said: “My employer, Castlehouse Construction has gone i
  
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• Five win National Gas Transmission asset health framework

  03-03-2023 09:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Five firms have won a place on National Gas Transmission’s asset health framework potentially worth hundreds of millions of pounds over the RIIO T2 and T3 investment programmes.
  The five firms selected for the long-term deal are:United Living
  Morrison Energy
  Murphy
  Mott MacDonald Bentley
  Bilfinger
  The framework was originally advertised as covering the 10-year period spanning the T2 and T3 spending period with a maximum estimated value of £1.6bn. Since then that sum has been scaled b
  
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• Kier to deliver £30m mortuary in Aberdeen

  03-03-2023 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Kier has been appointed by Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian to deliver the new £30m Aberdeen Integrated Mortuary at the Foresterhill Health Camp.
  The new two-storey all-electric building will provide family consultation and private areas, post-mortem rooms and an office for Police Scotland and a teaching and museum area.
  There will also be X-ray and CT scanner capabilities.Phil McDowell, regional director at Kier Construction North & Scotland, said: “We are working closely
  
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• Fight to rescue Metnor M&E specialist Norstead fails

  03-03-2023 08:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Attempts to rescue Metnor Group’s M&E contractor Norstead have failed with the firm now following the sister construction arm into administration
  The £20m turnover business, which operated out of its offices in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Maidenhead, had suffered from financial challenges in recent months because of inflationary pressure on its profit margins.
  In the last few weeks, directors have been desperately searching for a buyer for the business and assets of the industrial an
  
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• Go-ahead for Huddersfield town centre £210m regeneration

  03-03-2023 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans to regenerate Huddersfield’s town centre Piazza area with the council’s £210m Cultural Heart scheme have been waved through planning.
  With approval now secured, construction of the first phase of the scheme is set to get underway in Spring 2024.
  Initial works will concentrate on the major refurbishments of the historic Queensgate Market and creation of a public square.The scheme also proposes a new community-focused library within a modern extension to the Queensgate mark
  
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