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• FEC to redevelop former police HQ in Manchester

  24-08-2023 09:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Trafford Council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority have named Far East Consortium as development partner for the former police headquarters site on Chester Road in Stretford.
  FEC will now work up plans to build over 700 homes – including affordable housing – on the 3.57ha site.
  The scheme forms part of Trafford Council’s Civic Quarter Area Action Plan for Stretford.
  In addition to new housing, the site aims to provide a hotel, leisure uses, new shops, offices and co
  
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• Alternative Heat lands £35m biomass deal

  24-08-2023 09:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Decarbonisation specialist Alternative Heat Ltd has been awarded one of the largest biomass operation and maintenance contracts in the UK.
  The six-year deal for Highland Council, Scotland is worth an estimated £35m and will see Alternative Heat provide service, maintenance and biomass fuel supply to 88 sites across the Highlands region.
  Alternative will service the contract from its regional Inverness and Glasgow offices and stores.
  Over the last 10 years Alternative Heat have designed and
  
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• Site products supplier Bryson buys rival from administrators

  24-08-2023 09:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction safety, fixings and protection products supplier Bryson has reached a deal with the administrators of  competitor Eurotec Group Ltd to acquire certain key assets of the business.
  The £14m turnover Eurotec Group went into administration earlier this month after more than 20 years in business.
  Bryson has now acquired its assets including stock, machinery, graphics, intellectual property, the Eurotec company name and customers.Bryson haa also taken on a number of Eurotec sta
  
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• Subbie failures plunge Seddon to £15m loss

  24-08-2023 08:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Failure of several key subcontractors on major projects saw Seddon Construction suffer a £15m loss last year.
  The construction arm of the Seddon Group, which only returned to profit of £2m last year after a prior year loss, was also hit by market inflation, project delays and fire safety remediation costs.
  CEO Jonathan Seddon said: “Inflation has put pressure on our supply chain such that we have seen several failures of key subcontractors throughout 2022.“This secondary
  
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• Signs of ‘first step to normality’ for building materials prices

  24-08-2023 08:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Builders merchants are seeing materials price rises slowing and have hailed the “first step towards market normality” following months of rampant inflation.
  The latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) from trade body BMF show prices fell during the second quarter of this year by 3.3% compared to the first three months of the year.
  Total sales in Q2 were 7.6% higher with the increase due to stronger volumes rather than price inflation for the first time in a year.Compared to t
  
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• Risk of collapse in ‘high winds’ shuts Caledonian Modular schools

  24-08-2023 07:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has revealed that schools built by modular specialist Caledonian Modular may not be able to withstand high winds or heavy snow loading.
  Education minister Nick Gibb revealed concerns about structural integrity as a third school was officially closed in the growing crisis.
  The latest school to be stricken with closure is Buckton Fields Primary School in Northampton.
  The primary school, which was built by Caledonian Modular and has been open for two years, has now been told by
  
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