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• Taylor Wimpey fined £480,000 for polluting Welsh river

  03-05-2023 16:50
  
  Taylor Wimpey has been fined £480,000 after failing to prevent multiple pollution incidents on the River Llwyd and its tributaries in Pontypool.
  The house builder was found guilty of charges relating to breaches in Environmental Permitting Regulations at Cwmbran Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
  Multiple pollution offences caused by illegal water discharge activities occurred at the Edlogan Wharf site between January and October 2021.Inspections carried out by officers from Natural Resources
  
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• Howard Russell Construction goes into administration

  03-05-2023 12:30
  
  Northumberland based Howard Russell Construction has gone into administration.
  Administrators from FRP Advisory are now in control of the £43m turnover business.
  Howard Russell works across the UK as a design and build contractor for a wide range of sectors.Latest results for the firm for the year to March 31 2022 show a pre-tax profit of £790,000 from a turnover of £43.5m with 31 staff working at the company.
  Accounts show that the company owed £4.4m to trade creditors a
  
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• Howard Russell Construction files administration notice

  03-05-2023 12:30
  
  Northumberland based Howard Russell Construction has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
  The court documents were lodged yesterday and some staff at the £43m turnover business are now looking for new jobs.
  Howard Russell works across the UK as a design and build contractor for a wide range of sectors.Latest results for the firm for the year to March 31 2022 show a pre-tax profit of £790,000 from a turnover of £43.5m with 31 staff working at the company.
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• Keltbray wins £40m multi-year deal for Northern Powergrid

  03-05-2023 09:12
  
  Keltbray has secured a framework contract, valued up to £40m to deliver critical overhead line infrastructure for Northern Powergrid.
  The new framework’s multi-disciplinary approach includes construction of new overhead line infrastructure, and refurbishment and replacement of time-expired assets to bring the overhead electricity distribution infrastructure in line with modern standards.
  The works will focus on West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and the Humber Estuar
  
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• Barratt build rates down 16% despite recent uptick in sales

  03-05-2023 08:47
  
  Britain’s biggest house builder Barratt has seen an uptick in sales in recent weeks raising hopes that the market is recovering from the lows experienced at the end of last year.
  But despite signs of improved sales during the Spring selling season, total forward sales in mid-April were still 29% down year on year.
  In a trading update this morning, Barratt revealed, construction activity has been adjusted to the slower trading backdrop with 303 equivalent homes built per average week, 16% d
  
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• Winners unveiled for £1bn refurb framework

  03-05-2023 08:20
  
  Procurement provider Pagabo has revealed the 93 suppliers appointed to its £1bn refit and refurbishment framework which goes live today.
  The latest version of the deal sees new contractors on board including John Sisk & Son, Stepnell and Tilbury Douglas while more than two thirds of winners are SMEs.
  Jason Stapley, chief procurement officer at Pagabo and its parent organisation The 55 Group, said: “The big increase in suppliers is down to a higher level of SME appointment than th
  
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• Atlas Building & Civil Engineering falls victim to housing slump

  03-05-2023 08:07
  
  Derby-based Atlas Building & Civil Engineering has become the latest groundwork and drainage specialist to fall victim to the house building slowdown.
  The firm, which operated across the Midlands, south Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, has ceased trading with the loss of around 40 jobs and filed for administration.
  Director Jamie Lord said: “The downturn  in housing simply made it unsustainable to continue because all the work has dried up.”
  Atlast has been in business since 1998
  
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