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• Worker dies on Balfour Beatty atomic weapons site

  11-07-2023 12:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A Balfour Beatty worker has died following a construction accident at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston.
  Union sources said the 57-year-old victim was carrying-out piling work when the accident happened last week.
  A spokesperson for Balfour Beatty said: “A serious incident occurred on our AWE Aldermaston site on 6 July 2023. As a result of the incident, a colleague has tragically lost their life.“Our deepest sympathies are with our colleague’s family, friends and
  
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• £270m race for HS2 automated shuttle system

  11-07-2023 10:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  HS2 has started the search for a contractor to design and supply a transport system for the project’s Automated People Mover in the West Midlands.
  The APM Systems Contract worth around £270m will include a 25-year transport operation and asset maintenance contract for the transit system.
  The capital investment element is costed at around £65m with the cost of operation and maintenance over 25 years expected to be worth £205m.HS2 also confirmed tendering for the £150
  
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• British Land revamps plan for London Euston Tower

  11-07-2023 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  British Land has unveiled plans for a major overhaul of its 1970s Euston Tower building in London.
  The developer has put contractors on alert for the project, which will include a mixed approach to redevelopment including retention and re-use of existing structures and materials alongside new ultra-low carbon structures.
  This multi-layered approach aims to create a blueprint for the sustainable redevelopment of challenging, inflexible old buildings.Plans being drawn up by Danish architecture pra
  
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• British Land revamp plan for Euston Tower

  11-07-2023 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  British Land has unveiled plans for a major overhaul of its Euston Tower building in London.
  The developer has put contractors on alert for the project which will include a mixed approached including retention and re-use of existing structures and materials alongside addition of ultra-low carbon new structures.
  This multi-layered approach aims to create a blueprint for the sustainable redevelopment of challenging, inflexible old buildings that can be used in the future.
  Plans being drawn up by D
  
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• Brick giant to cut jobs as housing still in doldrums

  11-07-2023 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Forterra has started a round of job cuts as a predicted recovery in the housing market fails to materialise.
  The brick giant mothballed its Howley Park factory earlier this year in a £10m cost-cutting drive as the residential market slumped.
  It was banking on a second half recovery but in a trading update this morning said: Demand for our products for the rest of the year remains subject to significant uncertainty with rising interest rates widely expected to adversely impact the demand fo
  
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• Plans in for £300m London Old Kent Road student scheme

  11-07-2023 08:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Regal London has submitted plans for 940 student rooms and 200 on-site affordable homes at a landmark Old Kent Road scheme in the capital.
  The proposed Devonshire Place development is expected to cost around £200m to build with the site located opposite the planned new Bakerloo Line station in the London Borough of Southwark. 
  In addition, 600 sq m of commercial and community areas will be delivered across four buildings ranging in height from 15 to 33 storeys.At presen
  
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• Graham margin slips as turnover tops £1bn

  11-07-2023 08:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Graham Group passed the £1bn turnover milestone last year after a 15% jump in sales.
  But rising cost pressures saw pre-tax profit slide 20% to £15.1m, representing a fall in group margin from around 2% to 1.3% in the year to March 2023.
  Andrew Bill, Graham Group chief executive officer, said that profitability has been impacted by well-publicised inflationary pressures facing the wider economy.“We are very pleased with these latest published accounts, which demonstrate a strong
  
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