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£450m Coventry city centre regeneration thumbs up

11-03-2024 09:15 via constructionenquirer.com

Development partners, The Hill Group and Shearer Property Group, have got the green light for the first phase of the highly-anticipated £450m City Centre South regeneration project in Coventry.
The landmark housing-led proposals are set to radically transform the centre around Coventry market, creating a pedestrian-friendly residential, shopping and leisure hub.
Phase 1 includes 991 homes as well as 8,000 sq m of commercial space, all set within 17,000 sq m of public open space.Phase 2 wil

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Scaffold tower collapse caught on car dashcam

11-03-2024 08:53 via constructionenquirer.com

A passing driver’s dashcam caught the dramatic moment when a scaffolding tower collapsed onto a road in Buckingham last week.
Two men working from the tower were catapulted into the road but appear to have escaped unscathed.
The footage shows the men had added a ladder to the scaffold tower in a bid to reach the roof level of the property.

Eyewitness Thomas Ambrose told ITV news: “I was just driving along the road like I do every day when I noticed the scaffolding falling into

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Go-ahead for 1,600 rental homes for London biscuit factory

11-03-2024 08:47 via constructionenquirer.com

Developer Greystar has secured planning approval for a £500m build-to-rent development at a former biscuit factory in Bermondsey, South London.
Plans have been amended from an original scheme acquired from Grosvenor last autumn to include second staircases and more affordable housing.
The addition of a further 88 homes, brings the total rental flats to 1,624 homes.Contractor Sisk is understood to have secured the first high rise building jobs to come out to tender at the site ahead of fell

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Extra £180m of water spending to prevent sewage spills

11-03-2024 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com

The government has fast-tracked investment of £180m over the next 12 months in a bid to prevent more than 8,000 sewage spills polluting English waterways.
The new funding commitments are in addition to water companies’ existing £3.1bn investment into storm overflow improvements for this price review period (2020-2025), as well as their ongoing annual investment to maintain the performance of the existing network.
Examples of measures include accelerated wetland construction pro

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Willmott Dixon nabs £18m Pendle police station

11-03-2024 07:59 via constructionenquirer.com

Willmott Dixon has expanded its portfolio of blue light projects with an £18m deal to deliver Pendle Police Station for Lancashire Constabulary.The facility to be located at Carr Road in Nelson will replace older stations in Colne and Nelson.
Construction work on the three-storey police station and associated multi-storey car park, was procured through Procure Partnerships. This contract follows the announcement last month that Willmott Dixon had been appointed for the &poun

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