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• Developer Citu submits plan for £300m Sheffield scheme

  07-08-2023 18:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans for a city village in Sheffield are set to forge ahead after regeneration specialist Citu submitted plans with the city council.
  The 23-acre urban regeneration scheme known as Attercliffe Waterside scheme will transform brownfield land either side of the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal.
  It will become one of the largest zero carbon communities in the UK, featuring more than 1,000 homes alongside creative workspaces, an arts venue and shops.Phase one planThe first phase, located on the north si
  
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• Preferred bidders unveiled for £10bn electricity network deal

  07-08-2023 15:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  Electricity network giant SSEN Transmission has confirmed ten preferred bidders for a £10bn onshore infrastructure upgrade.
  Following a competitive procurement process, Balfour Beatty, Siemens Energy BAM, J. Murphy & Sons, Wood Power Solutions, Omexom Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Burns & McDonnell, Morrison Energy Services, Linxon, IQA and NKT have all been selected.
  Work will provide the overhead lines, underground cables and substations required to redevelop the transmission ne
  
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• McAleer & Rushe starts final £138m phase at Southbank Place

  07-08-2023 12:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  McAleer & Rushe has started work on the £138m Southbank Place Building 5 development – the final phase of the Southbank Place development and Shell Tower Masterplan on London’s South Bank.
  The 13-storey building, above two basement levels, at Belvedere Road will provide 92 apartments alongside 18,600 sq ft of retail space at the site just 100 metres from the London Eye.
  The overall development is being undertaken by Braeburn Estates, a joint-venture between Qatari Diar Euro
  
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• Plans go in for trio of Bankside towers

  07-08-2023 08:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Designs from Foster + Partners for a trio of mixed-use towers at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge in London have been submitted for planning.
  Developer Hines wants to build two residential towers of 40 and 22 storeys and an office building reaching 45 storeys and topping out at nearly 200 metres.
  The 18 Blackfriars Road office tower promises “a new form of architecture” departing from the traditional flat tower office building.Ross Blair, Senior Managing Director and Country He
  
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• Ardmore clinches £154m flats job in London

  07-08-2023 08:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London’s Hackney Council has appointed Ardmore to deliver the final phase of its Britannia residential-led regeneration scheme next to Shoreditch Park.
  The £154m design and build contract will see Ardmore deliver 371 mixed-tenure units within four residential buildings of up to 25 storeys.
  The scheme will include 81 affordable homes available for social rent and shared ownership, with 290 private for sale homes.The appointment builds on Ardmore’s extensive experience of deliver
  
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• Kier wins three-year upgrade deal for Birmingham hospitals

  07-08-2023 08:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Kier has been appointed by the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust (UHB) to deliver a three-year programme of capital works across its estate.
  The deal follows Kier’s successful completion of the £97m Heartlands treatment centre last year for UHB.
  The contractor will nowplay a lead role in the formulation, development, and implementation of UHB’s estate strategy across its four main hospital sites.Tony Shenton, regional director for Kier Construction Eastern & Midland
  
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• Contractor OHOB revenue jumps almost fifth to £348m

  07-08-2023 08:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  South East concrete frame and building contractor O’Halloran & O’Brien Group lifted revenue 19% to £348m as the firm maintained its steady growth path despite a challenging market.
  Profit margins came under pressure, particularly at the group’s main O’Halloran & O’Brien grounbdworks and concrete frame business.
  But a small uptick in profits from the group’s small house builder Riverdale Development helped group pre-tax profit to £20m, large
  
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• Competition probe into Hanson takeover of Mick George

  07-08-2023 08:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a preliminary investigation into materials giant Hanson’s proposed takeover of earthmoving and demolition waste recycling contractor Mick George Group.
  Hanson announced plans to buy the £220m turnover business eight months ago and said that it aimed to strengthen its circular materials offer while complementing its existing aggregates and ready-mixed concrete businesses.
  The material giant said the takeover would add a considerable r
  
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• Morrisroe Group suffers its first trading loss

  07-08-2023 08:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Diversified concrete, demolition and piling contractor Morrisroe has suffered its first major trading loss as a group after concrete and rebar price hikes squeezed fixed-price jobs.
  Traditionally star performers within the group A J Morrisroe & Sons, Kingscote Plant and GSS Piling all plunged into the red.
  Turnover at the Hertfordshire-based group remained broadly static at around £204m in the year to October 2022.But materials price inflation caught Morrisroe on fixed-price work and d
  
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