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• Vivalda offers “dust free” manufacturing

  02-11-2023 14:27
  
  Vivalda Group, the UK’s largest distributor of non-combustible cladding, has completed the nationwide roll-out of its ‘dust-free’ fabrication services across all its nine UK branches.
  The business has long advocated the use of off-site fabrication to help contractors deal with the risk of dust inhalation, which continues to concern the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).
  Earlier this year, the HSE launched its Dust Kills campaign, spreading awareness of the dangers of inhaling
  
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• AFI Rentals launches carbon offsetting scheme

  02-11-2023 14:22
  
  AFI Rentals has launched a Carbon Offsetting Scheme allowing customers to offset the carbon footprint associated with the delivery and collection of their rented powered access machines.
  Each quarter, for every customer ordering online, AFI will offset 200% of the emissions associated with the delivery of their machine by investing in renewable energy offset programmes. AFI will similarly invest in offsetting 100% of the emissions generated by collection for each machine off-hired online.
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• Hunt on for £170m Immingham import jetty

  02-11-2023 09:23
  
  Associated British Ports is seeking a contractor to deliver marine works at the proposed Immingham Green Energy Terminal in the North East.
  The project, which will involve dredging and construction of a 1.2km jetty at the port, is expected to be worth up to £170m.
  The Immingham Green Energy Terminal project will set the site up to handle imported bulk liquid ammonia from Saudi Arabia, which will then be converted into hydrogen to fuel the green economy.The terminal will also be used to imp
  
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• Kier wins £2.7bn Birmingham highways PFI contract

  02-11-2023 09:08
  
  Kier has been confirmed as preferred bidder for the £2.7bn Birmingham highways maintenance and management Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract.
  Once approved by government the new deal will start February 1 2024 and continue until June 2035 covering  2,500km of roadways and 5,000km of footways across the UK’s largest local authority.
  Kier has been maintaining Birmingham’s road network since April 2020 on an interim basis after the previous deal with Amey ended in a le
  
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• Morgan Sindall order book grows 7% to top £9bn

  02-11-2023 08:34
  
  Morgan Sindall remains on track to deliver a strong performance in 2023 despite the market growing more challenging.
  In a trading update this morning, the firm said it had continued to grow its order book since the half-year point, rising 7% to £9.1bn.
  Average daily net cash for the full year is expected to be around £270m, slightly higher than previous forecasts.“General market conditions remain challenging yet manageable,” said chief executive John Morgan.
  “Agains
  
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• West Country contractor ceases trading

  02-11-2023 08:25
  
  Plymouth based builder Brady Construction Services Limited has ceased trading and is scheduled to enter liquidation next week.
  Luke Venner and Malcolm Rhodes of Bishop Fleming LLP have been instructed by the Directors of Brady Construction Services Limited to assist with the convening of a meeting of the company’s creditors to be held on November 9.
  Malcolm Rhodes, Senior Restructuring Manager of Bishop Fleming said: “Brady Construction Services Limited has ceased trading on Monday 3
  
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• McLaughlin & Harvey seals £61m education job

  02-11-2023 08:08
  
  Wolverhampton City Council has agreed a £61m price with contractor McLaughlin & Harvey to build to City Learning Quarter in the city centre.
  The firm will now go-ahead and build a facilities for the City of Wolverhampton College, Adult Education Wolverhampton and Central Library.
  The City Learning Quarter main facility will be situated around the Old Hall Street and St George’s Parade area of the city centre, incorporating a site on the corner of Garrick Street and Bilston Street
  
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• Mace sells £130m turnover FM arm to MBO team

  02-11-2023 08:00
  
  Mace Group has sold its FM business to a management buyout team after deciding to sharpen focus on its core construction and consultancy services.
  The management buy-out of Mace Operate has been led by the FM arm’s chief executive Ross Abbate and financial director Chris Bampton alongside Mace Group deputy chairman Mark Holmes, who will become chair of the new standalone firm.
  The independent business will return to being called Macro, employing more than 700 people around the globe, with
  
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