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• New head of procurement at J S Wright

  03-04-2023 23:52
  
  Birmingham-based mechanical and electrical services specialist J S Wright has appointed Tony Maxwell as its new Head of Procurement.
  Maxwell will be responsible for all operational and strategic procurement management including reviewing and negotiating trading agreements, sourcing best-quality sustainable and environmental products and supplier services, and maintaining and building relations with existing and new suppliers.Based at J S Wright’s London office in Euston, he will lead a pro
  
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• Former Wates director joins John F Hunt

  03-04-2023 15:38
  
  Demolition specialist John F Hunt is adding Simon Wilkinson to its senior team as it looks to grow market share in the London commercial sector.
  Wilkinson joins from Kent based contractor Claritas Group where he has been a director since 2019.
  Prior to that he worked for 13 years at Wates with his final role as Business Development Director.The appointment follows a string of recent acquisitions including the takeover last month of consultant RKD which has an impressive track record in some of L
  
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• McAlpine signs deal for £500m University of Bristol campus

  03-04-2023 14:50
  
  Construction work on the University of Bristol’s new £500m Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus will get underway next month after the university signed contracts with Sir Robert McAlpine.
  The new campus on the former Royal Mail sorting office site next to Temple Meads Station is due to open in 2026 and will be home to 4,600 students and 650 university staff.
  Professor Evelyn Welch, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Bristol, said: “Today really is a landmark day &n
  
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• Green light for Westminster 1,100-home estate regeneration

  03-04-2023 09:37
  
  Westminster City Council has gained planning for its flagship housing estate renewal project around Marylebone’s Church Street market area in London.
  The planning decision paves the way for demolition contractor DDS Group to start clearing later this year the first of three key sites in the Church Street neighbourhood.
  The Church Street Regeneration Programme will deliver up to 1,120 new homes and will ensure the re-provision of all existing council homes with new higher quality council ho
  
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• Bid race starts for £200m southern building framework

  03-04-2023 08:54
  
  Hampshire County Council has fired the starting gun on the race to renew its Intermediate Construction Framework for projects up to £6.5m.
  The council is on the hunt for up to six firms to deliver schools, blue light and other public sector new-build and refurbishment project across southern England.Successful firms will see the four-year framework start in July 2023 with an estimated total spend of £200m.Existing partners include Beard, Kier, Morgan Sindall and Wates Smartspace.
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• McLaren gets start date for £94m Angel Square contract

  03-04-2023 08:30
  
  Developer Tishman Speyer has awarded the £94m shell and core contract for the refurbishment of Angel Square in Islington, north London to McLaren Construction with work set to start in June.
  Work will transform 132,000 sq ft of office space in three linked buildings to create one 293,000 sq ft building containing 188,000 sq ft of office space,affordable workspace, a replacement public house and a public café.
  The refurbishment will retain around 70% of the existing structure, infill
  
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• Collapse of steel firm to cost supply chain £1.4m

  03-04-2023 08:21
  
  The failure of County Durham based Intelligent Steel Solutions will cost its supply chain at least £1.4m while 23 staff are set to lose their jobs.
  Letters seen by the Enquirer confirm the structural steel supplier is due to be placed into liquidation today with 360 Insolvency handling the case.
  A report from the insolvency specialist said Intelligent Steel Solutions “relied to a large extent on supplying structural steel for projects being conducted by Henley Construct Limited.&rdqu
  
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• Robertson delivers 21% profit uplift as margin hits 3%

  03-04-2023 08:19
  
  Family-owned construction group Robertson has delivered strong profit growth from stable revenue of £616m in the year to 30 June 2022.
  Pre-tax profit jumped 21% to £20.5m with as associated uplift in group operating margins to 3% from 2.5% previously.
  During the year the group, which employs around 2,550 staff, operated across over 200 construction sites, developments and 5,852 facilities management locations throughout Scotland and England.
  The group’s construction arm deliver
  
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• Go-ahead for £1bn Landsec North London homes scheme

  03-04-2023 08:15
  
  Landsec has gained planning for a major new neighbourhood of 1,800 homes in North London after design refinements to introduce second stairscases to high rise residential blocks.
  The redevelopment of the Finchley Road O2 Centre retail park will see £1bn invested in the area to create a major mixed-use urban neighbourhood at the 14 acre site.
  It is the largest scheme passed by Camden Council since King’s Cross Goods Yard was approved and will be constructed over 10 to 15 years sustain
  
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