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• Mace calls for London to lead world on circular construction

  26-10-2023 19:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Mace is calling for London to become the circular construction capital of the world.
  A report from the contractor argues that with the right regulatory regime and incentives the industry can deliver big savings in carbon dioxide emissions and cash savings.
  Mace argues that across Greater London it could be possible to save more than 13.8m tonnes of construction waste – worth £1.25bn over the next 10 years  – through the adoption of circular economy principles.This would tr
  
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• Van Elle buys piling rival Rock and Alluvium for £3.8m

  26-10-2023 16:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Ground engineering contractor Van Elle has struck a deal to buy Galliford Try-owned piling specialist Rock and Alluvium for up to £3.8m.
  The deal will strengthen Van Elle in the South East and bolster the piling fleet with 11 more piling rigs.
  Van Elle will make an initial payment of £1.8m, and a deferred consideration payment of £2m subject to completion accounts, payable 12 months from completion.Based in Leatherhead, Rock and Alluvium generated revenues of £15.5m in th
  
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• Plan in for 3,500 Essex garden community

  26-10-2023 14:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  House builder Countryside and housing association L&Q have submitted outline plans for a mixed-use development which will form part of Chelmsford Garden Community.
  The partners are seeking planning for up to 3,500 new homes within three villages.
  The plans include a local centre and two smaller neighbourhood centres, three primary schools and one secondary school, all within 130 hectares of formal and informal open space.The wider Chelmsford Garden Community also encompasses two developments
  
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• £740m South East Consortium housing upgrade winners

  26-10-2023 08:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Housing procurement group, the South East Consortium, has selected 30 contractors for its £740m Internal & External Building Works framework.
  The framework will be used by housing, healthcare and education providers and run for two years with an option to extend for a further two years
  The framework is divided into four lots broken down by contract value to provide a range of contractors from SMEs to national providers.
  Works with an annual value over £5m
  Equans Regeneration; Bre
  
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• Squibb Group tries to strike deal with creditors

  26-10-2023 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Demolition specialist Squibb Group is trying to strike a deal with its creditors under a Company Voluntary Arrangement.
  The Enquirer understands letters were sent out to suppliers owed money by Squibb last week as the directors called in Begbies Traynor in a bid to survive a cash-flow crisis.
  The company has been in business for more than 75 years and is one of the most famous names in the UK demolition sector.Squibb Group was among ten firms fined a total of nearly £60m in March following
  
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• Go-ahead for £300m North London Stonebridge Place

  26-10-2023 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London’s Brent Council has given the green light to plans for a £300m high-rise development in Stonebridge Park.
  London development manager Avanton with partner investor Canada Israel gained planning for the 515-home tower at the regeneration of site formerly known as Wembley Point, moments from Stonebridge Park train station.
  Designed by architects Patel Taylor, Stonebridge Place promises to redefine the urban landscape, providing a striking addition to the Brent skyline.T
  
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• B&K seals £130m Manchester student towers

  26-10-2023 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Purpose-built student accommodation provider iQ Student Accommodation has signed Bowmer & Kirkland to deliver its triple tower scheme in Manchester.
  The Echo Street project will deliver over 1,200 rooms project to be located next to Vimto Park in the Whitworth Street Conservation zone, next to the gateway of Piccadilly and the North Campus of the University of Manchester.
  The 38,000 sq m Echo Street project, which will take around two and half years to build, will consist of interlinked slim
  
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