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• Firefighters probe cause of Leeds modular scheme blaze

  22-09-2023 09:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Firefighters are investigating the cause of a major blaze at developer Citu’s eco development scheme in Leeds city centre.
  Fire crews were called out to tackle the blaze at the Central Place in Hunslet in the early hours of yesterday morning.
  The fire broke out in a timber-framed three-storey office building at the development, which was nearing completion.
  CGI of The Place office scheme where the fire broke out on the third floorAt its height crews from 13 different stations battled the f
  
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• Manslaughter probe dropped after demolition deaths

  22-09-2023 09:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Cleveland Police have dropped a possible manslaughter case following the death of two demolition workers four years ago.
  John Mackay and Tom Williams died following an explosion at the former Tessworks steel site in September 2019.
  The investigation into the tragedy will now be led by the Health and Safety Executive.An HSE statement said: “Following a thorough joint investigation by Cleveland Police and HSE, there is insufficient evidence to support gross negligence manslaughter or corpora
  
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• Portview takes control of Fulham Buckingham stand

  22-09-2023 08:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Fit-out contractor Portview has taken control of Fulham FC’s new Riverside Stand project following the collapse of original main contractor Buckingham Group.
  The Enquirer understands Portview were directly appointed last summer by Fulham to complete the interior fit-out of the revamped stand at Craven Cottage post completion of the base-build by Buckingham Group.
  Portview Chief Operating Officer Paul Lavery said: “Since the unfortunate demise of Buckingham Group, we have picked up so
  
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• Subbies facing squeeze as main contractors tighten belts

  22-09-2023 08:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Payment disputes are intensifying on site as main contractors look to hold on to as much cash as possible in the current economic climate.
  The Enquirer has been contacted by a string of subcontractors facing pay wrangles with Tier 1 contractors.
  And the Construction Leadership Council also sounded a warning this week for the supply chain as economic conditions tighten.It said: “We are also aware that, with the availability and cost of financing options increasingly limited, commercial beha
  
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• Bouygues/Murphy JV tipped for £2.3bn Thames tunnel job

  22-09-2023 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A joint venture between  Bouygues and Murphy is tipped to take the main tunnel section for the massive Lower Thames Crossing project.
  Insiders say the BM joint venture is now the frontrunner for the £2.3bn project to dig the 4.2km tunnel.
  National Highways has been in competitive dialogue with a trio of shortlisted bidders for over a year and is expected to announce a winner within weeks.
  BMJV is up against Dragados-Hochtief (DH JV) and BAM Nuttall, Ferrovial Construction (UK)  a
  
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• Vinci/McAlpine JV to start £105m NHS rehabiltation centre

  22-09-2023 07:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Integrated Health Projects, a joint venture between Vinci and Sir Robert McAlpine, has got the go-ahead to start construction in earnest on the Stanford Hall NHS rehabilitation centre.
  The £105m National Rehabilitation Centre project will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate, near Loughborough, which is already home to the specialist Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre.
  IHP will deliver a 70-bed centre near Loughborough that will include research, training and education al
  
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• Vinci/McAlpine JV to start £105m NHS rehabilitation centre

  22-09-2023 07:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Integrated Health Projects, a joint venture between Vinci and Sir Robert McAlpine, has got the go-ahead to start construction in earnest on the Stanford Hall NHS rehabilitation centre.
  The £105m National Rehabilitation Centre project will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate, near Loughborough, which is already home to the specialist Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre.
  IHP will deliver a 70-bed centre near Loughborough that will include research, training and education al
  
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