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• MCL-PM bounces back from Ilke Homes setback

  18-09-2023 16:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  MCL-PM is starting work on a series of new contracts across the home counties as the modular specialist bounces back from the impact of major failures in the sector.
  MCL-PM was left owing cash by the collapse of Ilke Homes but has now restarted on some of their sites.
  The firm covers London, Essex,Kent and Surrey employing more than 30 people specialising in modular construction and bathroom pods.
  The company said: “The modular market has been through a tough time and we have been hit by t
  
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• Pod specialist delivers in Canary Wharf

  18-09-2023 16:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Bathroom pod specialist Offsite Solutions has delivered a £2m contract to manufacture 356 GRP shower pods for Canary Wharf Group.
  It is the first application of its new GRP tile-effect finishes on the pods for two residential buildings under construction in the heart of Wood Wharf in London’s Docklands.
  The development will provide 297 fully serviced apartments and has been designed by HTA Design to reflect the area’s naval heritage, mirroring warehouse architecture with hand-s
  
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• Fit-out specialist hits record turnover

  18-09-2023 16:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Deanestor has announced a 35% increase in turnover to £19m and a return to pre-pandemic profit levels, according to its latest accounts which have now been released.
  Turnover increased by £5m in the financial year ending 31st December 2022 and operating profit rose to £750,000. Sales of £17.5m have already been secured so far in 2023 with a strong order pipeline which extends into 2025.
  William Tonkinson, Managing Director of Deanestor, said: “I am pleased to report
  
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• NG Bailey makes £25m loss after Britishvolt shock

  18-09-2023 14:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  NG Bailey has confirmed a £6.8m hit following the collapse of car battery firm Britishvolt.
  The contractor was an equity investor in the Britishvolt which had plans to build a £300m gigafactory in Northumberland before it went into administration in January.
  The hit added to NG Bailey’s woes for the year ending 3 March 2023 with results showing a pre-tax loss of £25m from a turnover of £532m.
  The Engineering division – which is the main M&E contracting arm
  
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• Barhale JV sign-off for £18m Dewsbury sewage works upgrade

  18-09-2023 09:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Yorkshire Water has awarded BarhaleEnpure JV an £18m project to upgrade its Dewsbury wastewater treatment works.
  The work will improve phosphorous removal and flow monitoring to meet water industry national environment programme (WINEP) targets for England.
  It forms part of Yorkshire Water’s £500m investment in Phosphorous removal – part of its ongoing commitment to ensure future facilities meet current and anticipated water quality targets.Central to the scheme is the tr
  
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• CHIC extends bid deadline on £3.2bn new build framework

  18-09-2023 09:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Midlands and southern housing procurement group, Central Housing Investment Consortium, has relaunched the bid race for a £3.2bn new build framework.
  The new closing date for submissions for the 8-year framework has now been set for 20 October with the planned start date pushed back four months to the start of 2024.
  The extension follows a rejig of the lotting structure and extension of scope.
  The procurement consortium of more than 60 housing associations and local authorities is collecti
  
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• GMI lands latest £42m phase of lab cluster

  18-09-2023 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  GMI Construction has won a £42m life sciences lab and office workspace deal at the Citylabs development in Manchester.
  Work has now started on the 125,000 sq ft, seven-storey scheme called Citylabs 4.0 for developer Bruntwood SciTech.
  Enabling works started on site early this year and GMI will be working on the Sheppard Robson-designed development with Arup, Hilson Moran, Gardiner and Theobald, and Layers. It is expected to open in Spring 2025.Marc Banks, Divisional Managing Director of GM
  
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• Director ban for asbestos dumper

  18-09-2023 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A man has been banned from being a company director for three years after he dumped 20 tonnes of construction waste contaminated with asbestos on farmland in Northumberland.
  He was also been ordered to pay compensation of more than £7,000 to the landowner who was left to clear up the mess.
  Grant Brown, 35, of Throckley was sentenced at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court after previously pleading guilty to dumping waste on farmland in Stocksfield, failing to comply with duty of care legisla
  
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• Costain bags £80m water order for upgrades at 16 sites

  18-09-2023 08:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Costain will use its environmental expertise to work on 16 sites for Severn Trent as the water company steps up investment plans.
  The work, worth £80m, is within the previously announced framework agreement and part of Severn Trent’s Capital Delivery Framework.
  It will be delivered over the next four years, straddling both the existing AMP7  and the new AMP8 regulatory periods.
  A dozen of the sites will involve Costain working to improve the quality of wastewater, for example by
  
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• Costain bags £80m Severn Trent order for upgrades at 16 sites

  18-09-2023 08:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Costain will use its environmental expertise to work on 16 sites for Severn Trent as the water company steps up investment plans.
  The work, worth £80m, is within the previously announced framework agreement and part of Severn Trent’s Capital Delivery Framework.
  It will be delivered over the next four years, straddling both the existing AMP7  and the new AMP8 regulatory periods.
  A dozen of the sites will involve Costain working to improve the quality of wastewater, for example by
  
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• Work to start this year on Manchester £250m spa resort

  18-09-2023 07:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Work to build the UK’s first city-based tropical spa resort in Manchester should get underway before the end of the year.
  Developer Therme confirmed the start date after Trafford Council’s planning committee approved revised plans for the 28-acre complex at TraffordCity.
  The overall design has shifted from a single building with a vast undulating full-glass roof and facade to a series of connected roofed pavilions.This reduces the steelwork involved in the project. The overall size o
  
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