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• Liverpool bring on sub for Buckingham on Anfield stand

  07-09-2023 21:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Liverpool FC has taken control of the £60m Anfield Road Construction site following the collapse of main contractor Buckingham Group.
  The club has appointed Rayner Rowen Construction to complete the job and is vowing to employ as many of the original subcontractors as possible
  Work will now begin now to fully assess the construction programme and Rayner Rowen will work with the Liverpool FC team to produce a revised project completion programme.The upper tier of the new stand is currently
  
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• J Tomlinson went down owing £17m to supply chain

  07-09-2023 15:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Hundreds of subcontractors and suppliers have been left holding £17m in worthless invoices following the collapse of J Tomlinson.
  The Nottingham based contractor went into administration in July.
  The scale of its debts has been documented in an update from administrator FRP.Total debts were £33m with £17m of that owed to the supply chain – who as unsecured creditors are unlikely to receive a penny for the work and materials supplied.
  The list of subcontractors and supplie
  
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• M&E specialist Mitton collapses

  07-09-2023 09:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Bradford -based M&E specialist H Mitton has been placed into administration with up to 200 workers impacted.
  Administrators from Begbie Traynor are understood to have just been appointed.
  The firms included are: H. Mitton, Mitton Mechanical Services, Mitton Electrical Services, and Mitton Aftercare.
  Directors filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators two weeks ago to hold creditors at bay while they sought to save the business through a sale.It is understood workers were not paid
  
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• McGee wins latest phase at £400m former barracks site

  07-09-2023 09:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  McGee has been appointed as principal contractor for the next phase of works at a £400m residential redevelopment in St John’s Wood, London.
  McGee has already carried out asbestos removal, demolition and enabling works at the former home of the Royal Horse Artillery which will be transformed into a high-quality residential development providing 120 private and 100 affordable homes
  The specialist will now deliver the next phase of piling, excavation, reinforced concrete, and installat
  
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• Hyde Group reports record number of housing starts

  07-09-2023 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Housing association the Hyde Group has bucked the current trend in the residential sector with a record number of site starts.
  Latest results for the year to March 31 2023 show Hyde started construction on 2,105 homes compared to 859 last time as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its development programme eased during the year.
  Hyde Group Chief Investment Officer, Guy Slocombe said: “It’s been another strong year, as we’ve maintained our development programme, despite t
  
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• VolkerWessels UK strong profit growth lifts margin to 2.8%

  07-09-2023 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Despite the challenging market, VolkerWessels UK raised pre-tax profit by more than a third to £38m last year.
  Key operations in rail, building, marine and energy infrastructure all enjoyed revenue growth helping the UK arm of the Dutch group to raise revenue 17% to £1.35bn. Highways and airport revenue slightly down on last year.
  The main driver of growth was VolkerFitzpatrick, which saw revenue practically double to £337m, lifted by biopharma, warehouse and film studio projec
  
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