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• Derby picked as destination for Great British Railways HQ

  21-03-2023 13:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has opted for Derby as the new home of Great British Railways, the new public body responsible for running our railways.
  The city was selected to be the location of the new GBR headquarters, beating off rival bids from Birmingham, Crewe, Doncaster, Newcastle and York.
  It also scored highest in the six-week public vote, attracting 45,600 votes, more than 5,000 ahead of the second placed location in a total vote of 205,000.Significant support for the bid came from the rail sector it
  
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• Tilbury Douglas to replace hospital hit by weak concrete

  21-03-2023 13:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Tilbury Douglas has been awarded the contract for a new £25.5m outpatients building at Haywood Community Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent.
  The roof of the existing building contains Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete which is being replaced in public buildings following safety fears.
  RAAC is a lightweight form of concrete used in roof, floor, cladding and wall construction in the UK from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s.Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has submitted plans for the new
  
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• £200m Edinburgh Haymarket office and hotel approved

  21-03-2023 09:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Proposals for a £200m mixed-use office and hotel scheme at 20 Haymarket Yards in Edinburgh have got the planning thumbs up.
  The plan brought forward by Stamford Property Holdings will initially see demolition of the low-rise and outdated Elgin House office building, which lies close to Haymarket Station and the tram link.
  Construction will then set to start in 2024 on the 10-storey 183,000 sq ft offices and nine-storey hotel of nearly 200 rooms.Designed by 7N Architects, the office buildin
  
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• Wates commercial director joins Caddick

  21-03-2023 09:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Caddick has appointed Neil Trubshaw as Construction Group Commercial Director as it presses ahead with plans to expand across the north this year.
  Trubshaw joins from Wates where he held a similar role following a 24-year career at the contractor.
  He is one of a series of appointments including  Sue Currey who has joined as HR Business Partner from Equans.Internal promotions also include Adam Tucker as Design Director for the Construction Group and Andrew Clarkson, who has been appointed as
  
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• PfH starts race for £520m housing decarbonising deal

  21-03-2023 08:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Procurement for Housing is on the hunt for contractors, suppliers and consultants to bid for places on a panel to deliver decarbonisation and retrofit solutions for housing associations.
  The north west-based procurement body has designed the new framework to help its 900 social landlord members deliver energy efficiency upgrades.
  The 4-year framework offers covers 11 regions across England Wales and Northern Ireland and has also been broken down into 14 service-specific lots covering work pipeli
  
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• “Rock solid” balance sheet and record results for Henry Boot

  21-03-2023 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Well timed residential sales helped Henry Boot deliver record results for the year to December 31 2022.
  The firm is expecting 2023 to be a tougher year but is confident its “rock solid balance sheet offers resilience to both weather any further economic uncertainty and to take advantage of any opportunities that arise from it.”
  Pre-tax profits hit £45.6m from £35.1m last time as turnover jumped up to £341.4m from £230.6m helped by a record sale of 3,869 plots
  
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• ryside closes deal for £80m build to rent homes

  21-03-2023 08:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Countryside Partnerships and built-to-rent provider Sigma Capital Group have struck a deal to deliver 190 build to rent homes worth £80m on two of its major mixed-tenure schemes.
  At Clapham Park, the £1bn South London regeneration scheme that Countryside Partnerships is delivering in joint venture with housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, 115 BTR homes worth £56m will now be created.
  The homes will be marketed under Sigma’s private rental brand, Simple
  
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• Countryside closes deal for £80m build to rent homes

  21-03-2023 08:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Countryside Partnerships and built-to-rent provider Sigma Capital Group have struck a deal to deliver 190 build to rent homes worth £80m on two of its major mixed-tenure schemes.
  At Clapham Park, the £1bn South London regeneration scheme that Countryside Partnerships is delivering in joint venture with housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, 115 BTR homes worth £56m will now be created.
  The homes will be marketed under Sigma’s private rental brand, Simple
  
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• London tower over historic Leadenhall market approved

  21-03-2023 07:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans to build a 32-storey tower to rejuvenate London’s historic Leadenhall Market given the green light.
  Malayasia developer Hershten Group has gained approval yesterday from the City of London Corporation for the 158m at 85 Gracechurch Street.
  The plans, drawn up by architect Woods Bagot, joins several other proposed building that will link the city high-rise cluster with the Walkie-talkie building at 20 Fenchurch St to the south.
  85 Gracechurch with associated planned mid-rise buildings
  
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