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• B&K confirms £140m Leeds build to rent project

  30-05-2023 20:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  Bowmer + Kirkland has been appointed to construct a 500-flat build to rent scheme at Whitehall Riverside in Leeds city centre.
  The £140m project is being delivered by Glenbrook and backed by Legal & General following last month’s announcement of what is Leeds’ largest build-to-rent funding deal and the pair’s first venture together.
  Whitehall Riverside represents Glenbrook’s first residential scheme in Leeds with a further 618-home development to come forward at
  
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• Banned demolition boss wins appeal to remain a director

  30-05-2023 16:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Former managing director of Cantillon Paul Cluskey has won his appeal to continue as a director of the demolition contractor after being handed a four-and-a-half-year ban by the Competition and Markets Authority for involvement in cover pricing agreements.
  Cluskey, 49, signed a ‘company disqualification undertaking’ with the CMA last February, admitting involvement in three cover-bidding incidents.
  Following this he applied for permission to remain a director of Cantillon, supported
  
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• Wates names Midlands construction chief

  30-05-2023 13:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wates has appointed Matt Johnson as regional director for its construction business in the Midlands.
  Johnson has achieved rapid promotion since joining Wates’s Midlands’ division last summer as operations director.
  He brings more than 20 years’ experience within the construction, having worked as project director for Balfour Beatty and Lendlease as well as more recently director at leisure contractor Pulse Design & Build.In his new role, Johnson will be responsible for lead
  
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• Glencar lands £28m Peel Ports Liverpool shed job

  30-05-2023 12:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Glencar has confirmed securing the job to build a 240,000 sq ft warehouse facility at Alexandra Docks within Peel Ports Port of Liverpool development.
  The  £28m facility at the Alexandra Dock site is the biggest single warehousing investment at the Port of Liverpool over the last six years.
  Equivalent to five football pitches in length the Alexandra Dock multi-user warehouse will also have a dedicated quay and cranes to optimise vessel discharge as part of the new development.Works in
  
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• Luton Town FC to start new stadium before end of 2023

  30-05-2023 09:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Luton Town FC is aiming to start groundworks for its planned new 23,500-capacity stadium before the end of the year.
  The club is pressing ahead with its Power Court stadium plan with the aim of submitting detailed plans before for its first match in the Premier League.
  The club’s development arm, 2020 Developments, has just released new images as it gears up to fast-track the planned new stadium in the heart of Luton’s town centre.The Hatters new stadium will form the centrepiece of
  
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• Quartet secure Thirteen Group £500m new homes deal

  30-05-2023 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The North East’s Thirteen Housing Group has selected four firms to deliver a £500m new build programme for the next four years.Thirteen Group affordable new build partnersNorth east region: Esh, Morris & Spottiswood, ReGen
  Yorkshire region: Esh, Morris & Spottiswood, Henry Boot ConstructionThe housing association is a strategic partner of Homes England and has secured £191m of finding for its programme to build 3,270 affordable homes by 2028.
  Last month Thirteen picked
  
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• Private equity giant buys United Living

  30-05-2023 08:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Private equity giant Apollo has struck a deal to acquire United Living Group.
  A statement on the New York Stock Exchange confirmed the move but added “financial terms were not disclosed.”
  United Living operates across three divisions – infrastructure, new homes and property services – employing more than 1,100 people across the UK.Joanna Reiss, Partner and Co-Head of Impact at Apollo said:  “United Living is a proven provider with an exceptional reputation for
  
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• £53m race to cut Magnox reactor buildings down to size

  30-05-2023 08:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Nuclear decommissioning client Magnox has started the tender race for major demolition project at its former Trawsfynydd nuclear site in Gwynedd, North Wales.
  As part of the ongoing decommissioning of the site, Magnox has started the bid race for the complex project to reduce the height of the site’s 55m tall reactor buildings by around a third.
  The shortening work represents a significant milestone in the programme to safely and sustainably decommission the site.
  In addition, a package of
  
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• Plans for renovation of historic Cardiff Market

  30-05-2023 08:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans for a major multi-million-pound renovation of Cardiff’s historic Central Market have been unveiled by the city council.
  The plans will preserve and future-proof the Grade II listed building, restoring original design features, and introducing a new ground floor seated area for food.
  The project would include a new 70-seat seating area on the ground floor, restoration of the roof, original windows and external elevations.Plans are subject to funding being successfully secured and plan
  
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