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• Green light for £80m Dorset hospital upgrade

  17-10-2023 17:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Dorset County Hospital has got the final planning green light for a new emergency department and critical care unit.
  Groundworks to prepare the Dorchester site will now get underway to prepare for main contractor Tilbury Douglas to start the £80m-plus project early next year.
  The Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust project now just needs formal business case sign-off from the Government to proceed.Designed by BDP, Tilbury Douglas will build the new emergency department and critical
  
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• Competition probe launched into construction chemicals market

  17-10-2023 15:55 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Watchdogs at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have launched an investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the supply of chemicals for use in the construction industry.
  The CMA said it “has reason to suspect anti-competitive behaviour has taken place involving a number of suppliers of these chemicals and some industry bodies.”
  The investigation relates to the supply of chemical admixtures and additives which are an essential input for products like
  
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• Plant hire firm fined after work experience boy, 16, injured

  17-10-2023 15:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A plant hire firm has been fined £50,000 after a 16-year-old boy suffered serious injuries while on paid work experience.
  Tom Cutler was gaining experience of vehicle repair work at Earlcoate Construction & Plant Hire Limited, Folds Farm, in the New Forest, ahead of hopefully starting a vehicle maintenance course at Sparsholt College.
  On August 3, 2021, the teenager was driving a tractor down an incline when it came off the track and overturned.  He was alone and the tractor did n
  
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• Council runs out of cash for new £70m road scheme

  17-10-2023 12:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Leicestershire County Council has shelved plans for a new road schemes after construction costs soared by £27m.
  The council said it will now “step back” from constructing a southern leg of Melton Mowbray Distributor Road after costs rose from £43m to £70m.
  The north and east section of the route are currently under construction despite costs doubling from an initial £62m to £127m.Galliford Try is main contractor on the north and east section.
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• Former Amey chief joins Costain board

  17-10-2023 09:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Former Amey chief executive Amanda Fisher is joining Costain as a non-executive director.
  She will take up the role in December alongside former United Utilities Group CEO Steve Mogford who is also joining the board as two existing non-executive directors move on.
  The pair will be members of the Company’s Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.Kate Rock, Chair, said: “The Board is delighted to welcome Steve and Amanda to Costain.
  “Both bring a wealth of experience in key
  
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• Bellway uncovers concrete frame defects in Greenwich resi block

  17-10-2023 08:55 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Bellway has uncovered structural defects in the concrete frame of a block of apartments built in London 12 years ago.
  This morning the house builder revealed it had aside around £31m to remediate what was described as an isolated design issue with the unnamed Greenwich building’s reinforced concrete frame.
  The firm said it intended to seek recoveries from the firms involved in the scheme.Bellway said it was carrying out a review of other buildings constructed by the same third partie
  
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• Bellway uncovers concrete frame defects in Greenwich flats

  17-10-2023 08:55 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Bellway has uncovered structural defects in the concrete frame of a block of apartments built in London 12 years ago.
  This morning the house builder revealed it had aside around £31m to remediate what was described as an isolated design issue with the unnamed Greenwich building’s reinforced concrete frame.
  The firm said it intended to seek recoveries from the firms involved in the scheme.Bellway said it was carrying out a review of other buildings constructed by the same third partie
  
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• Plan for 37-storey rental flats Birmingham tower

  17-10-2023 07:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Rental living developer Moda is planning to build a 37-storey build-to-rent tower in the New Garden Square neighbourhood in Ladywood, Birmingham. The project which has just gone to consultation ahead of submitting for planning with provide around 450 new homes.
  It will form part of the wider New Garden Square mixed-use community with up to 1,600 new homes, leisure, and public realm, all set around a striking publicly accessible linear park.
  Moda is already delivering nearly 400 pro-tech ena
  
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• Two senior hires for United Living Infrastructure team

  17-10-2023 07:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  United Living Group has strengthened its infrastructure services arm management team as it goes for growth in the water and energy sectors.
  Both new directors bring experience from a variety of senior leadership roles at firms like Galliford Try and Amey and Enterprise.
  Simon Jones, United Living Infrastructure Services’ incoming operations director, has held multiple leadership roles within large, multidisciplinary infrastructure and capital delivery organisations, most recently with Seym
  
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• Morrison wins Aberdeen £50m market building job

  17-10-2023 07:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Aberdeen City Council has signed Morrison Construction to deliver a landmark market building redevelopment in the city.
  The council plans to create a new destination venue for an international-style food, drink and  retail market.
  The development will also improve pedestrian connectivity between Union Street and the bus and railway stations enliven Market Street with urban realm improvements in and around The Green.
  There will also be a flexible-use outside space on the Green which could be
  
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