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Green light for giant North Wales offshore wind farm

21-09-2023 08:59 via constructionenquirer.com

A giant wind farm off the North Wales coast has been given the green light by government.
The Awel y Môr project off the coast of Llandudno ranks as the biggest renewable energy infrastructure investment in Wales for more than a decade.
The project will invole building 50 giant turbines to a height of 0ver 330m, which once operational by 2030 will provide enough electricity to power 500,000 homes.
The 500MW project will also involve construction of transmission infrastructure, includ

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Subcontractors and suppliers wanted across Scotland

21-09-2023 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com

Subcontractors and suppliers across Scotland are being invited to a major Meet the Buyer event in Glasgow next week.
Constructionline is organising the event which will highlight work opportunities from a raft of top contractors and clients including Balfour Beatty, BAM FM, Hadden Group and North Lanarkshire Council
The event will take place at Hampden Park on Thursday 28th September running from 8:30-14:00.Tickets are available to Constructionline members, and you can register here.

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First sign of price falls for construction products

21-09-2023 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com

The first price drops for construction materials are starting to appear as supply returns to pre-covid levels and demand drops as the housing market continues to stagnate.
The latest update from the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group said: “The supply of most building materials returned to pre-covid levels. This includes bricks, blocks, boilers, plaster and timber products.
“Price inflation has stabilised. Whereas a year ago we were seeing incr

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PM fails to quash speculation about plan to axe HS2 phase 2

21-09-2023 08:12 via constructionenquirer.com

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refused to quash speculation that he is planning to axe HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester.
At a major press conference detailing a climb down on climate change targets yesterday, Sunak was asked directly to comment on rumours that HS2, due to run on zero carbon electricity, could be scrapped to fund future tax cuts.
Sunak said: “I’m not going to speculate on all the other things that people will be taking about.
“I am focused today on finding a fair a

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T&T breaks £1bn revenue mark for first time

21-09-2023 08:05 via constructionenquirer.com

Consultant Turner & Townsend has smashed the £1bn turnover mark for the first time and delivered a 36% jump in pretax profit to £155m.
Global net revenue rose 37% to 1.1bn as growth was delivered in all seven regions, with particularly strong workload increases in the Americas, Middle East and Asia.
In the UK, revenue jumped 26% over the past year to reach £404m, as headcount rose 17% to 4,206, largely through organic growth and joining forces with London-based cost managem

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