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Urban Splash to redevelop Sheffield’s Cole Building

29-06-2023 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com

Sheffield’s Grade II listed Cole Brothers building, which was home to John Lewis in the city, is to be transformed into offices, shops and cafes.
Sheffield City Council has named developer Urban Splash as its preferred bidder to re-establish the landmark building as a focus for people to meet and eat in the city.
Final negotiations will now commence between the council and Urban Splash to refine details of the transformation project.The ambition is to have the scheme totally completed with

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Esh secures largest contract in its history

29-06-2023 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com

Esh Construction has bagged the largest contract in the north east firm’s history securing a £56m affordable housing scheme in Middlesbrough.
The development will bring hundreds of new homes to Grove Hill and is the third affordable housing scheme Esh will deliver in partnership with social housing body Thirteen.
The firm will build 296 two, three and four-bedroom houses and bungalows to replace homes demolished more than a decade ago.Two further schemes in Middlesbrough for Thirteen

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Robertson to finish Tolent’s stalled Newcastle jobs

29-06-2023 08:34 via constructionenquirer.com

Newcastle City Council is set to apppoint Robertson Construction to complete two projects in the city that stalled in the wake of Tolent’s collapse.
The near £200m turnover Gateshead-based contractor collapsed into administration in February leaving a string of projects in the lurch.
Now the city council is set to appoint Robertson to complete Tolent’s central station project and the nearby Pattern Shop redevelopment, once the site of Robert Stephenson’s steam locomotive

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Morgan Sindall upgrades profit expectations for year

29-06-2023 08:27 via constructionenquirer.com

Morgan Sindall is set to report better-than-expected trading for the first-half with profits strongly up.
In a trading statement for the first six months of the year, the construction and regeneration contractor said the fit-out division in particular had delivered a much stronger performance than expected.
The surge in work is being driven by a client shift to upgrade and refit offices in the Capital to create best-in-class office environments for staff.Chief executive John Morhan said the fit-

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Everton stadium on track as building boss becomes CEO

29-06-2023 00:22 via constructionenquirer.com

The man in charge of building Everton’s new £500m stadium has been made interim Chief Executive Officer of the whole club.
Colin Chong assumed the role this week on top of his other role as Chief Stadium Development Officer overseeing construction of the new stadium by main contractor Laing O’Rourke.
Chong joined Everton from Laing O’Rourke in 2016.His first major announcement as CEO was to confirm the stadium was “on track and on-schedule”
Chong said: “

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