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• Blackburn M65 £20m junction 5 revamp to go-ahead

  06-06-2023 23:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council is set to confirm preferred contractor Balfour Beatty will deliver a £20m remodelling of junction 5 of M65.
  The scheme will see the M65 southbound and northbound exit slip roads widened from two lanes to three to ease congestion.
  Consultant WSP has been working on designs for the project with previously Balfour Beatty selected under the Scape framework to carry out feasibility work.The M65 southbound exit slip would be widened from two lanes to three and the e
  
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• £20m Blackburn M65 junction 5 revamp set for go-ahead

  06-06-2023 23:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council is set to confirm preferred contractor Balfour Beatty will deliver a £20m remodelling of junction 5 of M65.
  The scheme will see the M65 southbound and northbound exit slip roads widened from two lanes to three to ease congestion.
  Consultant WSP has been working on designs for the project with previously Balfour Beatty selected under the Scape framework to carry out feasibility work.The M65 southbound exit slip would be widened from two lanes to three and the e
  
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• Mace, T&T and Atkins secure place on MoD framework

  06-06-2023 20:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Ministry of Defence has selected a consortium of Mace, Turner & Townsend and Atkins to provide technical services on its Defence Estate Optimisation framework. 
  The Mace-led team will provide design assurance and construction management services for this critical infrastructure portfolio as a sole supplier across the West of England and Wales region.
  The MTA JV will operate as a single, coordinated team, supporting the MoD to develop, construct and integrate value for money solution
  
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• House builder Lane End owes £12m to suppliers

  06-06-2023 16:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Warrington based Lane End Developments Construction Ltd owed nearly £12m to suppliers and subcontractors when it went into administration in April.
  An update from administrator Quantuma Advisory details debts of £11.8m owed to 412 unsecured creditors left holding unpaid invoices.
  Quantuma is also investigating company transactions at Lane End prior to the administration following concerns raised by creditors.It stated: “The joint administrators have been made aware of certain a
  
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• Balfour sells telecoms division to Obelisk

  06-06-2023 14:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Irish infrastructure business Obelisk has acquired the telecoms division of Balfour Beatty.
  The move continues Obelisk’s expansion plans since it was acquired by European giant Constructel Visabeira in 2022.
  The deal sees Obelisk acquire new UK offices in Southampton where it will retain Balfour Beatty’s existing team of employees and partners.Obelisk Chief Executive Officer, Ronnie Delaney said: “We are very pleased to welcome the telecoms team from Balfour Beatty, who togethe
  
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• Commercial work boosts construction new orders

  06-06-2023 11:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Commercial building and civils work helped construction output rise in May despite a continuing drop in the house building sector.
  The bellwether S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index registered 51.6 in May, up from 51.1 in April and above the neutral 50.0 mark for the fourth successive month.
  Construction buyers reported inflation easing to its weakest for 32 months while new business increased rapidly with the overall rise in construction order books the stronges
  
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• ConWize now integrates with Autodesk Construction Cloud

  06-06-2023 10:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  ConWize, the cloud-based platform that simplifies the bidding and cost estimation process, has launched a new BIM takeoff module which enables seamless integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud.
  The new integration allows users to extract a bill of quantities (BOQ) from 3D models stored in Autodesk Build, Autodesk Docs, or BIM 360Ò to calculate quantities automatically.
   
  Conwize said: “Our customers are now able to establish a seamless connection between the cost-estimating
  
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• Demolition deal awarded on Chancery Lane refurb

  06-06-2023 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  General Demolition Ltd has been appointed as demolition and enabling works contractor for the initial phase of the redevelopment of 5 Chancery Lane in central London.
  Development Manager LS Estates is overseeing the £200m project for client LKTMJ Limited.
  Retrofitting of 5 Chancery Lane will create approximately 100,000 sq ft of modern office space between Holborn and Fleet Street.The retrofit scheme has been designed by Foggo Associates and includes the demolition of the existing top floo
  
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• Contractors no longer lagging on digital transformation

  06-06-2023 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction is rapidly shrugging-off its image as a late adopter of digital transformation.
  A new report from the National Federation of Builders (NFB) reveals that the vast majority of contractors are embracing the latest technology and are enjoying the business benefits it brings.
  The Technological Transformation and Cyber Security Insights from Construction Contractors research also shows that contractors are taking cyber security seriously, with half of all those asked having an appointed p
  
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• Weston Homes plans £50m East London scheme

  06-06-2023 08:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  House builder Weston Homes has exchanged on a new site in Barking, East London to deliver 147 apartments and around 10,000 sq ft of ground-floor commercial units.
  The £50m Town Quay Wharf scheme will be delivered in partnership with Be First London, working on behalf of Barking and Dagenham Council.
  Designed by PRP Architects, Town Quay Wharf located off Abbey Road will reconnect the town centre to the waterfront.
  Public plaza overlooking the Mill Pond and River RodingThe new developm
  
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• Lee Marley Brickwork hires Countryside regional FD

  06-06-2023 08:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The country’s largest brickwork and scaffolding subcontractor Lee Marley Brickwork has strengthened its senior team to meet forecast growth from large-scale regeneration schemes.
  The brickwork specialist has hired house builder financial veteran Matt Sheehan as chief financial officer.
  Sheenan brings 20 years’ experience in finance with volume house builders and joins from Countryside Partnerships, where he was divisional finance director of the Home Counties and South businesses.Bef
  
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• Industry aims to be almost diesel-free by 2035

  06-06-2023 08:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction leaders have committed to eliminate diesel from most sites by 2035.
  The Construction Leadership Council’s CO2nstruct Zero task force has today published a broadly based route map towards diesel-free operation as part of the wider plan to decarbonise the industry.
  Accepting the scale of the challenge, it sets out the first practical measures to reduce by 78% diesel volumes by 2035. This would keep pace with the UK’s Sixth Carbon Budget published in 2021.There are presentl
  
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