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• Visa rules relaxed to attract foreign builders to UK

  17-07-2023 23:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Immigration rules are being relaxed for foreign construction worker.s
  The Home Office has conformed a raft of trades has been added to the government’s Shortage Occupation List which temporarily eases visa restrictions in sectors where employers are struggling to fill vacancies.The relaxed rules will now apply to:Bricklayers and masons
  Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
  Carpenters and joiners
  Plasterers
  Construction and building trades not elsewhere classifiedEddie Tuttle, Policy, Research a
  
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• Job losses as BAM restructures construction division

  17-07-2023 16:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  BAM is restructuring its construction operations in England resulting in a “small number of redundancies”.
  Changes will see the business reduce the number of operating regions from seven to five.
  The key moves will be a combining of the North West and North East regions to create a new Northern Region and the South East region being merged across the London, Western and Midlands regions, with the latter being renamed Central region.James Wimpenny, Executive Director Construction, BAM
  
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• Sisk UK construction division makes a loss

  17-07-2023 14:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The UK construction division of Sisk fell into the red last year.
  Latest results for parent company Sicon Limited for the year to December 31 2022 show the UK construction division delivered turnover of £350.7m from £382.9m the previous year generating a pre-tax loss of £2.5m compared to a pre-tax profit of £8.4m in 2021.
  John Sisk & Son CEO Paul Brown said: “The business performance in the year was impacted to varying extents by the effects of Covid-19 on proje
  
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• Plans in for first phase of £2.5bn Salford Crescent scheme

  17-07-2023 09:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Regeneration partnership, the English Cities Fund, and the University of Salford have submitted plans to Salford City Council to bring forward Crescent Innovation North, a key part of the wider £2.5bn, 252-acre Crescent masterplan.
  Crescent Innovation North will bring forward up to 933 new homes, as well as 1.7m sq ft of  commercial and academic space.
  Julian Stott, Development Director at ECF, said: The vision for Crescent is unique and we’re working hard for the people of Salf
  
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• Start date for £300m Norwich Anglia Square scheme

  17-07-2023 08:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Weston Homes is on track to start work in early 2024 on its £300m Anglia Square regeneration scheme in Norwich.
  The firm today reported it has finalised its section 106 agreement on the controversial project putting it on track to get full Government and Homes England approval this Autumn.
  The 1,100 homes mixed-use development will reinstate the historic street pattern that existed during the Victorian era, to deliver a new neighbourhood in the place of the old shopping centre fo
  
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• Prestige lands major Cadent Gas connections deal

  17-07-2023 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Prestige Pipelaying JV Ltd has landed its largest ever contract with Cadent Gas to deliver connections across the East of England.
  The tender was originally put out to be awarded to multiple companies but Cadent has decided to go with Prestige as the sole supplier across the region in a deal which rival bidders said is worth £25m+.
  Prestige is looking to boost its current workforce of 180 to at least 250 following the win.Work will start by the end of this month on the four-year contract w
  
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• Delay on new 2.0 hospital design stalls big build plan

  17-07-2023 08:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government needs to quadruple planned spending on its new hospital programme to get close to meeting already revised building plans.
  A thorough audit of progress on the Boris Johnson Government’s commitment to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 has revealed serious flaws in progress to date.
  The National Audit Office report warns the Government will miss its target by 2030 and urged NHS officials to speed up delivery of the second phase of projects.Much of the major project element of the
  
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• R&W Civil Engineering in talks with potential buyer

  17-07-2023 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  R&W Civil Engineering is in “very advanced talks” with a potential buyer.
  The announcement came as the firm filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
  The court notice was lodged last week by the civils contractor which has been operating across the south of England since 1981.Two years ago its specialist R&W Rail arm was shut down after suffering heavy losses.
  A company statement said: “R&W Civil Engineering Ltd are in very advanced talks regarding th
  
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• R&W Civil Engineering files administration notice

  17-07-2023 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  R&W Civil Engineering has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
  The court notice was lodged last week by the civils contractor which has been operating across the south of England since 1981.
  Two years ago its specialist R&W Rail arm was shut down after suffering heavy losses.Latest accounts for R&W Civil Engineering for the year to March 31 2002 show a turnover of £31.8m generating a pre-tax profit of £876,000.
  At the time of the accounts being filed t
  
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