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• Plans in for £250m Westminster office deep retrofit job

  05-03-2024 23:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Mitsubishi Estate has submitted plans for a deep retrofit of the former 1 Victoria Street Government building near Westminster Abbey in central London.
  Designed by architect AHMM, the office-led development will include partial demolition, construction and retrofit, while new build elements will extend floor space by nearly a third to 700,000 sq ft.
  The part 6 and 9-storey building will be split into two elements with the basement and cores kept, helping to retain around 60% of the ori
  
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• Fast-fit ground beam delivers three house plots a day

  05-03-2024 18:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  An innovative ‘clip and pin’ ground beam system for housing foundations is releasing multiple plots to brickwork trades in half the time of other systems.
  The new precast concrete beam system using a proprietary interlocking joint is the brainchild of Scottish engineering specialist Akela Ground Engineer.
  ‘ABeam’ features a special steel pinned joint, allowing for prefabricated ground beams to be installed in a matter of hours.Hitensile lego-like female and male metal pla
  
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• McAleer & Rushe clinches £100m London city student scheme

  05-03-2024 16:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Dominus Real Estate has picked McAleer & Rushe to build a student-led, mixed-use scheme in the heart of the City of London.
  Under a contract valued at over £100m, McAleer & Rushe will build a 21-storey tower of over 700 student rooms as well as creating a permanent home for London’s Migration Museum.
  The landmark 65 Crutched Friars development located on the eastern edge of the City has been designed to be sustainable in both construction and operation, targeting a
  
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• Watkin Jones blasted for not signing building safety pact

  05-03-2024 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Welsh minister for climate change has blasted developer/contractor Watkin Jones for so far failing to sign up to the country’s building fire safety remediation contract.
  Julie James, Minister for Climate Change, revealed in a written statement to the Senedd that 11 firms have now committed to carrying out remediation works on Welsh multi-occupancy residential schemes.
  In a written update on progress on the Welsh Building Safety Programme, she highlighted Watkin Jones’ failure to
  
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• Farrans set to install final section of Gull Wing Bridge

  05-03-2024 09:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Main contractor Farrans will start the “highly technical and challenging” installation of the the final section of the £145m Gull Wing Bridge in Lowestoft on Friday.
  Installation of the main bascule span is expected to take three weeks.
  The bascule span is 39.5m long, 22m wide and 35m tall and weighs 1120 tonnes. It was delivered to the site yesterday by barge from Holland.The span will sit on 750 tonnes of permanent structural steelwork and an additional 370 tonnes of temporar
  
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• Fresh line-up for £360m LHC refurb framework

  05-03-2024 08:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Procurement specialist LHC has revealed its line-up of contractors for the next-generation refurbishment and retrofit works for the public sector.
  The nationwide RM3 framework is worth £210m in England, £50m in Wales, and £100m in Scotland over the next four years.
  This framework replaces the successful whole house framework and has been expanded from just housing to now include public buildings as the Government retrofit programme begins to gain traction.
   
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• BAM staff face job cuts in round of redundancies

  05-03-2024 08:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  BAM is currently in consultation with staff over a round of redundancies.
  The Enquirer understands that around 40 jobs are currently at risk across the Western and London regions.
  One BAM worker said: “We have been told the cuts are due to market conditions but internal communications have been telling us how well everything is looking going forward at the firm.”Latest results at BAM showed the firm made a £13m loss at its UK construction business last year.
  Earlier this year B
  
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• Balfour Beatty names UK power transmission boss

  05-03-2024 08:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Balfour Beatty has promoted veteran Tony Wilson to become managing director of its expanding UK Power Transmission and Distribution arm after three years at the group.
  An electrical engineer by trade, Wilson has over 40 years’ experience within the engineering and construction industry, spanning the utilities, transport, infrastructure and power markets.
  Prior to joining Balfour Beatty back in 2021 he enjoyed a successful career at both J. Murphy & Sons and Skanska where he was managin
  
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