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• Former Lovell boss to lead Bancon Construction

  11-09-2023 09:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Aberdeenshire based construction group Bancon has appointed Kevin McColgan as its new chief executive.
  McColgan will take over the reins of the group – which comprises Bancon Homes, Bancon Construction and Deeside Timberframe – this month following the retirement of current CEO, John Irvine.
  McColgan joins from Lovell in Scotland where he was regional managing director having originally joined the company in 2017 as operations director.Bob McAlpine, chairman of Bancon Group, said: &l
  
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• Henry Boot plans £140m Manchester office block

  11-09-2023 08:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Henry Boot development arm HBD is about to submit a planning application for a 200,000 sq ft office scheme within the St John’sDistrict of Manchester City Centre.
  The £140m Colloco scheme will be a sixteen-storey building on the site which was formerly home to the LTE Group’s Manchester College before it relocated to its new campus last year.
  During the construction phase 850 jobs will be created to build high-quality flexible workspace across all levels with spaces designed to
  
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• Aldi ramps up store building programme

  11-09-2023 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  German discounter Aldi is sticking with bricks and mortar with a fresh commitment to build a further 500 stores
  The firm committed to a new long-term target of 1,500 stores in the UK, after opening its 1,000th in Woking, Surrey.
  Aldi is now Britain’s fourth biggest grocer and the fastest-growing supermarket in the country.
  With two thirds of Brits shopping with the discounter, Aldi is aiming to open more stores in more parts of the UK to meet growing demand.It will open another 20 new stor
  
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• Southampton Uni seeks builder for £150m campus

  11-09-2023 08:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Southampton University is on the hunt for a design and build contractor to deliver its planned North East Quadrant teaching hub.
  The North East Quadrant site forms part of the Highfield Campus in the city and will be developed as two phases.
  Phase 1 will involve construction of a 168,000 sq ft, 5-storey teaching facility and ancillary facilities hub.
  The building will be split into three interconnected areas around a central atrium. The west block consists of a concrete structure with the east /
  
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• Vistry exits private market housing for Partnerships-only strategy

  11-09-2023 08:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  House builder Vistry is dramatically switching its business strategy in the face of falling private market sales to become a partnerships-only housing business.
  Chief executive Greg Fitzgerald revealed the new strategy this morning and pledged to return £1bn to shareholders over three years as assets are released from the traditional house building division.
  The decision to ‘merge out’ the housing business will lead to a sweeping reorganisation, cutting regional business units
  
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• Strike vote starts for engineering construction workers

  11-09-2023 08:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  More than 3,000 engineering construction workers operating under the Blue Book agreement are being balloted for strike action.
  Construction union Unite said workers are angry that the value of their pay has been progressively falling since the pandemic under the National Agreement for Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI).
  During Covid, they agreed to a pay freeze even though they provided essential services throughout. In January 2022, they received a two year pay deal of 2.5 per cent for 2
  
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