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• Starmer pledges to build next generation of New Towns

  10-10-2023 16:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to build 1.5m new homes and a next generation of large-scale new towns.
  He said Labour would clear planning logjams and speed up National Grid expansion to deliver renewable energy.
  In his pitch to become the next Prime Minister, he said Labour would pave the way for a “decade of national renewal” in his speech to the annual conference in Liverpool.While there were few big new policies launched, he told the Labour annual conference: “N
  
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• Scaffold firms urged to claim training cash

  10-10-2023 14:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Scaffolding trade body NASC is urging member firms to come forward and claim £180,000 available in free training cash.
  The NASC has already handed out £120,000 in the last year to help more than 30 firms with staff training.
  The cash can be used to subsidise courses by up to £200 a session.
  NASC President, David Brown said: “We launched this training fund to assist businesses in their No.1 issue of 2022/2023 – recruitment and training up new staff, to support their
  
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• Brickwork contractor Lee Marley falls into the red

  10-10-2023 09:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The country’s largest integrated brickwork and scaffolding subcontractor Lee Marley Brickwork suffered a £2m loss last year after delivering record revenue.
  The firm blamed exceptional materials and wage inflation and under performance on a handful of contracts in its Scottish and Midlands business for the fall into the red after a £1m profit in the prior year.
  But the brickwork contractor, which is focused on mult-storey projects, continued its steady expansion lifting revenue
  
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• Bickwork contractor Lee Marley falls into the red

  10-10-2023 09:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The country’s largest integrated brickwork and scaffolding subcontractor Lee Marley Brickwork suffered a £2m loss last year after delivering record revenue.
  The firm blamed exceptional materials and wage inflation and under performance on a handful of contracts in its Scottish and Midlands business for the fall into the red after a £1m profit in the prior year.
  But the brickwork contractor, which is focused on mult-storey projects, continued its steady expansion lifting revenue
  
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• Skanska wins £158m London Docklands data centre

  10-10-2023 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Skanska has signed a contract with data centre specialist Telehouse for a data centre project in London Docklands.
  The £158m project within the former East India Docks next to the A13 involves the mechanical and electrical fit-out of two of the floors, together with the installation of extra plant and infrastructure.
  The Telehouse West 2 project will be built at the site of a former Travelodge Hotel at Coriander Avenue and rise to 10 floors.
  New data centre will be built next to the A13
  It
  
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• Skanska wins £158m London data centre fit-out

  10-10-2023 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Skanska has won a £158m data centre fit-out, along with associated construction work, from global data centre provider Telehouse.
  The work is taking place as part of a significant upgrade of its largest data centre, Telehouse South at Docklands in London.
  It will be the one of the largest fit-outs, in terms of financial value, that Skanska UK has undertaken.
  Managing director Dan Williams from Skanska said: “We are excited to be working with Telehouse to deliver this project.
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• Avant Homes gets green light for £61m Notts site

  10-10-2023 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Avant Homes East Midlands has been given the planning green light to build a £61m scheme in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.
  Construction work on the 102-homes development is due to start in December to transform the 13-acre Hackett Grange site.
  Avant Homes East Midlands managing director, Ben Felton, said: “Radcliffe-on-Trent’s proximity to key motorway links and strong local community means there is high demand for new homes in the locality.“Our development at Hacke
  
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• Wakefield 500,000 sq ft logistics park approved

  10-10-2023 08:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Logistics development partners Opus North and Bridges Fund Management have gained outline planning for a half-million square feet scheme at City Fields in Wakefield.
  The partners will now submit a reserved matters application for enabling works on the 31-acre site. This will include site clearance and plateau preparation as well as drainage and utility installation works.
  Subject to this approval, works are scheduled to begin in early 2024 with the first phase of construction focused on a drive-
  
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• £60m allocated to revive brownfield land for 6,000 homes

  10-10-2023 08:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has awarded £60m from the second tranche of brownfield land release funding to pave the way for 6,000 to be built.
  The awards to councils from Hull to Somerset will support nearly 100 regeneration projects.
  The investment is part of the second phase of the £180m Brownfield Land Release Fund, with cash going directly to councils so they can release the land and get building as soon as possible.
  Projects that will benefit from the scheme include:
  Newcastle: £1.82m
  
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