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• Galliford Try strengthens infrastructure team

  19-07-2023 18:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Galliford Try has appointed two commercial directors for its realigned infrastructure business.
  Jon McRae and Andrew Arpino become commercial directors for National Highways and Local Authorities business streams, respectively.
  McRae joins from Balfour Beatty where he was commercial director holding senior roles on major projects such as the A14 and HS2.Meanwhile, Alpino is promoted after being with the business for nine years, progressing through a number of roles in that time.
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• Green light for Canary Wharf science tower

  19-07-2023 12:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Canary Wharf Group and Kadans Science Partner have secured planning approval from Tower Hamlets Council for a new commercial health and life sciences building.
  The 23-storey tower will provide 823,000 sq ft of of life sciences laboratories and workspace at the North Quay site next to Crossrail Station and new Elizabeth Line at Canary Wharf.
  Enabling works on the 3.3 hectare site are already well underway and the building, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, is anticipated to complete in 20
  
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• Tata to build £4bn UK gigafactory

  19-07-2023 09:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Tata Group has confirmed plans to build a £4bn gigafactory in Somerset.
  The new factory will provide almost half of the UK’s battery production needed by 2030 and will be Tata Group’s first gigafactory outside India.
  It will produce  batteries for Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover as well as other manufacturers in the UK and Europe.
  Production at the new gigafactory is due to start in 2026.
  Mr N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons, said: “The Tata Group is deeply committe
  
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• Second half recovery hopes dashed at Watkin Jones

  19-07-2023 08:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Hopes of a bounce back in the second half of this year have been dashed at Watkin Jones.
  The build-to-rent specialist revealed a pre-tax loss of £800,000 in May’s interim results  for the six months to March 31 2023 but was confident of a recovery in the rest of the year.
  Those hopes were dashed today in a gloomy trading update and the news that Chief Executive Officer Richard Simpson has stepped down.In May Watkin Jones was hoping to sell six schemes this year.
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• BAM exits delayed M54 to M6 link road scheme

  19-07-2023 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Highways is on the hunt for a new contractor to deliver the £200m M54-M6 link road project after Bam Nuttall decided to exit the delayed project.
  The £200m scheme will provide a 1.6-mile link road between Junction 1 of the M54 and Junction 11 of the M6.
  BAM had originally expected to start in 2022 but work was delayed by then transport secretary Grant Shapps to explore further environmental considerations.
  The revised start date for this year will now be missed.
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• Wynne seals precon deal on £30m Wrexham University job

  19-07-2023 08:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wynne Construction has been awarded the pre-construction services agreement for Wrexham University’s new £30m enterprise, engineering, and optics centre.
  The building will provide a space for the university to work with business partners and undertake cutting-edge research into advanced solutions supporting the implementation of lightweight composite materials alongside the adoption of hydrogen fuel.
  Wynne Construction will lead on the initial planning process and design of the facil
  
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• Up to 100 jobs at risk at M&E firm Integral UK

  19-07-2023 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  M&E specialist contractor Integral UK is to stop working for main contractors in a strategic move to focus efforts on working directly for clients.
  As a result, Intergral UK’s Major Projects Division, which is understood to turnover around £80m, will be closed with up to 100 jobs now at risk as redundancy consultations get underway with staff.
  The firm has committed to complete all existing jobs for main contractors around the country, helping to soften the impact on staff.Integr
  
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