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• HSE to prosecute Falcon after triple crane death

  02-10-2023 21:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A prosecution by the HSE is being brought against Falcon Tower Crane Services Limited after a crane collapsed in Crewe, Cheshire and three men lost their lives.
  Rhys Barker, 18, from Castleford, David Newall, 36, from Bradford, and David Webb, 43, from Northampton, died following the incident at a construction site on Dunwoody Way on 21 June 2017.
  Falcon Tower Crane Services Limited is accused of breaching Section 2(1) and Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.The charges f
  
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• M&E specialist Michael J Lonsdale goes under

  02-10-2023 19:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London M&E specialist Michael J Lonsdale has collapsed into administration after nearly 40 years in business.
  Administrators from Begbie Traynors were formally appointed to the £200m revenue firm today, which employed over 300 staff and many self-employed workers.
  Begbie Traynors officially took control of the business today although it is understood staff are already being laid off.A letter sent to staff blamed inflation, shortage of workers, project delays and supply chain disruption
  
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• Clegg Construction sinks £3m into the red

  02-10-2023 09:21 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Nottingham-based contractor Clegg Construction suffered a loss last year due to cost pressures on fixed-price contracts.
  The construction arm of the Clegg Group saw revenue rise by 36% to £72m but suffered a £3.1m loss due to unavoidable pressures on the cost of delivering some existing fixed-price contracts secured in earlier years.
  In latest published results, the private company established over 90 years ago, said inflation on the cost of materials and labour were also aggravated
  
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• Go-ahead for Wates £35m Hartlepool leisure centre job

  02-10-2023 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Hartlepool Borough Council has agreed a revised funding package for its planned Highlight leisure centre on the town waterfront clearing the way for construction work to start in November.
  Wates will deliver the leisure complex next to Hartlepool Marina, which will include three swimming pools, gym and fitness studios an NHS consultation suite.
  Work on the Highlight centre was due to begin in April but the project was delayed due to predicted costs rising from £25.6m to £34.6m, due
  
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• Eight face fight to renew £400m North West framework

  02-10-2023 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The North West Construction Hub has started the bid race for its next-generation, low-value framework with an estimated pipeline of £400m over four years.
  Eight firms will now face a fight to renew their places on the deal that will be used to deliver projects worth between £1m and £4m.
  The present incumbents include Conlon Construction, Eric Wright, Equans, John Turner, Kier, MC and Warden.Bids need to be in by 30 October with winning firms notified in December.
  The NWCH is be
  
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• Designs chosen for mini nuclear reactors

  02-10-2023 08:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Six companies’ designs have been chosen by the government as it plans to build the next generation of mini nuclear reactors.
  EDF, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International LLC, Holtec Britain Limited, NuScale Power, Rolls Royce and Westinghouse Electric Company UK Limited have been chosen for the next stage of the process.
  The Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition is part of the government’s plan for up to a quarter of all UK electricity to come from nuclear power by 2050.SMRs a
  
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• £350m Birmingham triple tower scheme approved

  02-10-2023 08:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Commercial Estates Group has secured planning for a triple tower scheme of over 1750 flats on the site of the vast curving Ringway Centre block on the southern boundary of Smallbrook Queensway in central Birmingham.
  Planners gave the go-ahead for a hybrid application consisting of detailed plans for a 48-storey tower, including a 9-storey podium, comprising 571 build to rent flats, and outline plans for two other towers rising to 44 and 56 storeys.
  The CEG scheme will also provide
  
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• Midgard lands £245m Tottenham Hale towers

  02-10-2023 08:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Midgard has been confirmed as the contractor for the second and final phase of the Heart of Hale regeneration project in north London.
  Developer Related Argent has agreed a £243m loan with ICG Real Estate for the delivery of the Build-to-Rent (BtR) scheme in Tottenham Hale
  The final phase of the 3.5-acre Heart of Hale site comprises three towers of up to 38-storeys designed by architectural practice Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMN).Midgard is expected to complete the job by the end of 2
  
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