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• Skanska £250m London terraced office job approved

  09-04-2024 23:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Landsec has gained planning approval to proceed with its next landmark office scheme in the city of London.
  Skanska is tipped to build the striking terraced 20-storey mixed-use tower which will replace Hill House, a 1970s concrete building on a site just North of Fleet Street.
  The firm beat fellow bidders Multiplex and Mace to take the project although Landsec has still to formally confirm a contract award.
  The 380,000 sq ft project will be located at the corner of Shoe Lane and Little
  
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• Landsec £250m London terraced office job approved

  09-04-2024 23:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Landsec has gained planning approval to proceed with its next landmark office scheme in the city of London.
  Skanska is tipped to build the striking terraced 20-storey mixed-use tower which will replace Hill House, a 1970s concrete building on a site just North of Fleet Street.
  The firm beat fellow bidders Multiplex and Mace to take the project although Landsec has still to formally confirm a contract award.
  The 380,000 sq ft project will be located at the corner of Shoe Lane and Little
  
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• Resi towers pioneer to transform Liverpool site

  09-04-2024 18:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The King Edward Triangle neighbourhood within Liverpool Waters is set to be transformed into a high-rise residential complex following a major property deal.
  Hugh Frost – whose Beetham Organization pioneered the delivery of major residential skyscrapers in Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham – has returned to the market in a partnership with national retailer T.J. Morris Ltd.
  KEIE Limited (a group company of T.J. Morris Limited, who trade as Home Bargains) has bought the King Edward
  
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• Morgan Sindall go-ahead to build 23-storey Salford resi job

  09-04-2024 13:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Morgan Sindall has got the thumbs up to start construction of a 23-storey building of 196 flats at the £1bn Salford Central regeneration site.
  Designed by HawkinsBrown, the project will be constructed between Morgan Sindall’s earlier Slate Yard and Novella residential blocks developed by ECF on the bank of the River Irwell.
  Construction is going ahead following a funding deal with CBRE Investment Management to bring through the 11th phase of homes within the Salford Central masterpla
  
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• Unite Students gains planning for London and Bristol schemes

  09-04-2024 13:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Unite Students has received resolution to grant planning for a landmark 952-bed tower at Stratford in east London and full approval for a 500-bed scheme at Freestone Island in Bristol.
  Contractor RG Group will build both of the student accommodation projects with Bristol set to proceed before the London tower.
  The Meridian Place development in Stratford will rise to 41 storeys and is expected to gain full planning in the coming months. The project is now timetable to complete in 2028.
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• Unite Students gains planning for London and Bristol projects

  09-04-2024 13:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Unite Students has received resolution to grant planning for a landmark 952-bed tower at Stratford in east London and full approval for a 500-bed scheme at Freestone Island in Bristol.
  The Meridian Place development in Stratford will rise to 41 storeys and is expected to gain full planning in the coming months. Contractor RG Group is tipped to deliver the project, which is now timetable to complete in 2028.
  Tom Brewerton, Group Development Director at Unite Students, said: “We are excited
  
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• Rolls-Royce gets go-ahead for 1.1m sq ft expansion in Derby

  09-04-2024 09:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Rolls-Royce has gained outline planning for a major expansion of its works in Raynesway, Derby to fulfil a raft of major submarine contracts.
  The firm is planning to add around 1.1m sq ft of space demolishing several existing buildings at its site to make way for larger sheds and factory space.
  Rolls-Royce Submarins is also advanced with detailed plans for 5-storey office block known as the South Wind at the site, being advanced as a separate planning application from the major programme of work
  
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• GMI Construction edges back into profit

  09-04-2024 08:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Leeds contractor GMI Construction Group edged back into profit last year after a focus on ‘controlled consolidation’ following strong revenue growth at a cost to profitability in 2022.
  In the year to September 2023, revenue fell back 9% to £328m but efforts to reduce risk on jobs helped GMI generate a £0.9m profit followinga £2.3m loss in the prior year.
  Presently, the group operates in four regions across the North of England and Midlands and has improved average c
  
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• Renew buys bridge maintenance business

  09-04-2024 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Engineering services group Renew has acquired bridge maintenance specialist Route One Holdings (Wakefield) Ltd for £5m.
  West Yorkshire based Route One is a specialist operator in the UK highways sector providing solutions for bridge deck maintenance and protection.
  Route One has a number of long- term frameworks on the National Highways Scheme Delivery Frameworks across England.Renew said: “The acquisition represents an excellent strategic fit for the group.
  “Route One will exp
  
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• HS2 tests market for £150m mass transit job

  09-04-2024 07:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  HS2 has started market engagement with contractors hoping to bid for the £150m contract to build its elevated mass-transit system in the West Midlands.
  Ahead of the formal procurement process, HS2 is assessing the capacity of global suppliers to deliver the Automated People Mover.
  The procurement is now expected to launch in early 2026 rather than 2025 as first planned.
  The APM will move passengers and visitors between HS2’s Interchange Station, the NEC, Birmingham International rail
  
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