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• GMI seals £50m York student accommodation job

  18-10-2023 18:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  GMI Construction has secured a contract with developer Olympian Homes for a £50m student accommodation scheme on the site of a former cinema and Bingo Hall in York.
  Located in the Fulford area to the south east of the city centre, the 80,000 sq ft site will feature a four-storey building comprising of 275 beds and facilities including a gym, games room, co-working and group dining areas.
  In recognition of the location’s history the scheme will feature a cinema and be named Rialto Hou
  
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• Land deals to kick-start stalled Preston sites

  18-10-2023 16:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Belgravia has acquired two prime residential sites in Preston and is looking to start construction on the stalled schemes within months.
  Belgravia is now in charge of the 469-apartment Stoneygate Central Scheme and the 21-storey Lofthaus project which is set to become the city’s tallest residential tower.
  The two schemes have a combined development value of £165m and Belgravia has appointed its in-house team at UKIG Developments to act as construction manager on both scheme
  
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• Muse JV to deliver Wolverhampton’s City Centre West quarter

  18-10-2023 08:55 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wolverhampton City Council is expected to sign the Muse-led English Cities Fund as development partner to bring forward its City Centre West quarter.
  The council hopes the transformation of the west side of the city centre could ultimately see the development of around 1,000 new homes and an improved leisure, food and beverage, and retail offer, connected by new public spaces.
  The council’s Cabinet is expected today to commit to working with ECF – a partnership between Muse, Legal an
  
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• Nine win £100m Manchester highways framework

  18-10-2023 08:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Manchester City Council has awarded nine firms places on its latest Highways Construction Work framework to deliver transport infrastructure projects across the Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire roads network.
  The £100m framework will run for two years with an option for a further two-year extension.
  It has been split into lots covering small works up to £1m and projects above.Eric Wright Civil Engineering, Bethell and The Casey Group have bagged both large and small works
  
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• Infrastructure tsar calls for Government policy and planning reset

  18-10-2023 08:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Britain’s chief infrastructure adviser Sir John Armitt has called for a Government reset on decision-making if the country is to deliver vital energy, transport and other key networks over the next 30 years.
  The head of the National Infrastructure Commission said the time had come to make good decisions at pace and end a stop/start approach to infrastructure planning.
  In the second five-year National Infrastructure Assessment, Sir John says the vital infrastructure the country needs can be
  
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• Infrastructure tsar calls for big policy and planning reset

  18-10-2023 08:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Britain’s chief infrastructure adviser Sir John Armitt has called for a Government reset on decision-making to deliver vital energy, transport and other key networks over the next 30 years.
  The head of the National Infrastructure Commission said the time had come to make good decisions at pace and end a stop/start approach to infrastructure planning.
  In the second five-year Second National Infrastructure Assessment, Sir John says the vital infrastructure the country needs can be delivered
  
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