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• Fusion21 awards £300m building and refurb framework

  24-05-2023 18:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Procurement body Fusion21 has awarded 61 firms spots on its national refurbishment, construction, new build and modular buildings framework.
  The four-year deal is estimated to be worth £305m and has been developed to support public sector organisations, including housing, education, and healthcare providers to deliver construction programmes.
  The framework offers internal and external refurbishment, construction, new build and modular buildings with nearly two-thirds of places secured by S
  
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• New Flannery piling kit makes major impact for Morgan Sindall

  24-05-2023 16:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is the latest main contractor to benefit from Flannery’s Brextor Pile Milling technology.
  The system not only reduces safety risks by limiting people plant interface, but it also reduces costs due to increased productivity and also through reducing damage to the piles thanks to the unique process of ‘milling’ the internal and external pile. Removing the breaking forces means that any unwanted cracking to the pile is minimised.
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• Tender race starts for £95m Victoria Tower repair job

  24-05-2023 15:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A formal contract notice has been issued for the restoration work on The Palace of Westminster’s tallest tower.
  The cost of the works is now estimated at £95m for the Victoria Tower Fabric Safety Project.
  A maximum of five suppliers will be shortlisted to qualify for the Invitation to Tender stage, which is anticipated to commence in September with the works planned to start in late 2024.One contractor will be appointed under a single-stage contract to deliver two phases of work. Pha
  
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• Wates regional MD joins McLaughlin & Harvey

  24-05-2023 09:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  McLaughlin & Harvey has recruited John Carlin as a Regional Director as its looks to expand across central England.
  Carlin has spent most of the last seven years at Wates where he was Regional Managing Director for Construction Midlands. Before that he worked for nearly 20 years for Bowmer & Kirkland.
  A proven leader in the construction industry, with over 40 years of experience, John has held Director and Managing Director roles in national and regional businesses for the last 20 years.
  
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• Aggregate Industries buys big Midlands concrete block maker

  24-05-2023 08:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Building materials supplier Aggregate Industries has bought leading Midlands aggregate concrete block maker Besblock
  The acquisition of Telford-based Besblock will see Aggregate Industries expand its existing products with more sustainable block products like Besblock’s ‘Star Performer’ cellular hollow block for large and medium-sized housebuilders across the Midlands.
  The acquisition will also provide a platform for further growth opportunities outside of the region.Through it
  
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• Supply chain owed £3.8m after collapse of London builder

  24-05-2023 08:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London-based refurb and building specialist ME Construction went into administration owing subcontractors and suppliers nearly £4m.
  An update from administrator FRP Advisory showed more than 300 trade creditors were owed £3.8m when the firm went under in March.
  Its civils arm MEC Groundworks also went into liquidation owing more than £100,000 to unsecured creditors.Suppliers left holding unpaid invoices are unlikely to receive a penny for their debts.
  The firm was founded in 20
  
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• McAlpine starts Paradise Birmingham green office

  24-05-2023 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer MEPC has given Sir Robert McAlpine the green light to start phase 2 office building at the £1.2bn Paradise Birmingham scheme.
  The 10-storey office project, Three Chamberlain Square, forms a key part of phase two which also includes a 17-storey hotel at the south western corner of the development.
  Following site clearance, MPB Structures is preparing to start foundations for McAlpine.Scheduled to open in 2025, Three Chamberlain Square was awarded planning permission by Birmingham
  
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• HG Construction hits record revenue but profit slides

  24-05-2023 08:24 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Hertfordshire-based HG Construction delivered a third year of strong growth to achieve record revenue last year, up 38% to £336m.
  But pre-tax profit slid to £15m from £25m the year before in the face of a turbulent market and unpredictability of material and labour prices.
  As a result operating margins halved from around 10% to 4.6% last year.The design and build contractor said it has strengthened its risk management protocols towards price stability, tender validity, inflatio
  
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