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• Network Rail unveils Cardiff South Central masterplan

  04-12-2023 19:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Network Rail has started work on masterplanning over 10-acres of railway land at Cardiff Central Station for a major mixed-use residential scheme.
  The development land to the south of the station has been unlocked following a deal with local developer Righacre to build a 665-space multi-storey car park at the adjacent Cardiff Central Station site.
  This has freed up a former surface car park land and other areas around the station to become part of the masterplan area and deliver a comprehensive
  
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• McLaren Living to revamp Watford police station site

  04-12-2023 13:21 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Residential developer McLaren Living has acquired Watford Police Station and Magistrates Court to turn into a new mixed-use development.
  The force will be vacating the current site next month and relocating to new premises nearby while decommissioning works will be completed next Spring.
  McLaren Living plans to submit proposals early next year for a new mixed-use neighbourhood of 300 build-to-rent homes and  30,000 sq ft of commercial space.Matthew Biddle, managing director at McLaren Livin
  
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• Approved change to concrete ‘recipe’ to slash carbon emissions

  04-12-2023 09:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  One of the most significant changes to the traditional ‘recipe’ for making concrete since the 1980s is set to be introduced in the UK, helping engineers to further decarbonise construction.
  Changes to standards for concrete have been published by BSI and could save 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year if adopted across all UK construction sites.
  The new concrete ‘recipe’ blends finely ground limestone from UK quarries with other materials such as fly ash
  
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• National Grid £12.8bn HV civils framework hits market

  04-12-2023 09:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Grid is starting the hunt for civils and major project contractors to deliver the onshore infrastructure to connect 50GW of offshore wind by 2030.
  The energy distributor has released three frameworks to the market to deliver plans for major power line links and high voltage direct current converter stations to hook up the offshore wind farms.
  The core construction framework will be worth £12.8bn over 8 years and covers major works and civils for construction of converter stations
  
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• 8Build bags Cambridge office and labs scheme

  04-12-2023 09:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractor 8build has secured the job to deliver the second phase of a 100,000 sq ft life sciences development in Cambridge.
  The Press biotech scheme is being developed by specialist investors Mission Street and BGO and will see lab and office space built either as a headquarters building or up to six smaller suites.
  This will follow on from the provision of fully fitted laboratory suites of 4,500 to 12,000 sq ft, which will be completed early in 2024.Targeting BREEAM Excellent, the development
  
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• Cash boost to accelerate Transpennine Route Upgrade work

  04-12-2023 09:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The government has agreed a £3.9bn funding boost to accelerate rail construction work on the Transpennine Route Upgrade project.
  Once complete, the full route will offer significantly improved services on the route between Manchester-Huddersfield-Leeds-York with rail users benefiting from a fully-electrified line, accessible stations and more frequent services.
  Work is already well underway on the project and today’s announcement means government has invested a total of £6.9bn
  
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• P.P O’Connor blows down four iconic cooling towers – video

  04-12-2023 08:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Four iconic cooling towers at Cheshire’s Fiddlers Ferry power station were brought down on Sunday morning in a single explosive demolition by civil engineering and groundworks specialists P.P. O’Connor.
  The blowdown took just seconds but was the culmination of months of extensive planning to ensure safety standards were upheld and hazardous materials were removed before the blowdown.Demolition debris will be processed and recycled on site for future development.Developer Peel NRE now
  
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• Further fines after fatal fall on office conversion

  04-12-2023 08:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A further two companies have been fined after a dad died following a fall from the roof of a building site in Warrington.
  Father-of-one Dennis Vincent, 36, and another worker were using ropes to install a lightning protection system to the front of an office block being converted into flats.
  Vincent, who was from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, was lowering the access equipment from the roof, using a rope attached to a frame at roof level and a handrail at ground level. As he did so, both he and
  
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• Worker injured at £300m offshore wind factory site

  04-12-2023 08:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A construction worker was taken to hospital last Friday after an accident at a new £300m new offshore wind factory being built in Teesside.
  K2 Construction Management are overseeing work on the job for South Korean steel manufacturer SeAH Wind.
  A spokesperson the company told the Yorkshire Post: “There was an incident on December resulting in an injury to a contractor on site.“Emergency services were contacted and responded to the incident quickly“The Health and Safety Ex
  
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