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• Fire hits £750m Reading regeneration scheme

  07-07-2023 23:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Firefighters have put out a blaze on the 12th and 13th floors of a tower under construction in the centre of Reading.
  Fire crews were at the scene within minutes after thick plumes of smoke were spotted billowing across the town.
  A joint venture between Lincoln Property Company and MGT Investment Management is developing the £750m Station Hill mixed-use scheme.Main contractors on the site include Sir Robert McAlpine and JRL Midgard.
  Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 3
  
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• New leader at NASC

  07-07-2023 07:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has appointed Clive Dickin as its new Chief Executive Officer.
  Dickin has worked for more than 25 years as a senior leadership figure within the membership trade association sector – most recently as Commercial Director for the National Federation of Builders.
  His plans for the NASC include highlighting the support available to the membership – of all levels within the scaffolding sector – promoting the independently vett
  
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• Henry collapse drops bomb in bonding market

  07-07-2023 02:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The collapse of Henry Construction has triggered a serious bonding crunch for contractors.
  Some bond providers are warning firms will now find it much more difficult and costly to raise bonds as a result of the fallout.
  Surety capacity is being constrained as providers seek to manage risk, and brokers now warn that contractors with tight headroom on balance sheets could be refused bonding.
  Henry Construction is believed to have had over £150m of bonds “live” at the time of it e
  
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• Go-ahead for 48-storey Birmingham BTR tower

  07-07-2023 02:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Residential developer HUB and real estate investment manager MARK have got the planning thumbs for a 48-storey residential-led scheme at 2 Snowhill Plaza in Birmingham.
  The project will deliver 462 build to rent homes, public realm, ground-floor commercial space and onsite amenities.
  Designed by architect Metropolitan Workshop, the proposal for 2 Snowhill Plaza would replace a vacant commercial property acquired by the duo last year.The tower will become a fresh addition to the emerging cluster
  
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• Multiplex and Murphy top June contracts league

  07-07-2023 02:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Multiplex and Murphy shared the honours in the contracts league rankings for orders taken in June after both firms bagged a project estimated to be worth £200m.
  Murphy took the contract to build a £200m station in south Cambridge for the East-West Rail line. Enabling works are underway at the site located next to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, home to the Royal Papworth Hospital and AstraZeneca headquarters.While in the City of London, Multiplex signed a deal with Royal Asset Londo
  
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• Renaker submits £300m plan for Manchester’s tallest tower

  07-07-2023 02:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Manchester developer and builder Ranaker has submitted plans for the city’s tallest tower containing over 640 flats.
  The 71-storey tower, already nicknamed the ‘Lighthouse’ because of its distinctive lantern-style glazing on the upper six floors, will top out Ranaker’s Great Jackson Street cluster.
  Designed by SimpsonHaugh Architects, the 213m tall skyscraper will feature a public restaurant on its 71st floor. Below the top glazed floors the cladding with feature a distin
  
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