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• RG Group signs £121m Newcastle rental homes job

  19-04-2024 11:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractor RG Group has signed another major building job with client Olympian Homes to deliver 519 build to rent flats on the banks of the River Tyne between the Redheugh and King Edward VII bridges in Newcastle.
  It is RG Group’s fourth major project with Olympian following earlier awards in Manchester, Leeds and Nottingham.
  The 325,000 sq ft Pottery Lane scheme will be delivered in two phases. The first 11-storey block, with 292 private units, will be completed in the first quarter of 20
  
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• Another contractor cleared after high profile immigration raid

  19-04-2024 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Another contractor has been cleared after a high-profile raid by immigration officials on a site in Wales last month.
  The Home Office briefed the media following the raid on the Shotton Mill site in Deeside, north Wales warning that precast concrete specialist McCann and frame contractor Adana Construction could face fines of up to £225,000 after 13 people were arrested.
  Immigration officials decided to take no action against FP McCann earlier this week.And now Adana Construction has also
  
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• Shed specialist Benniman rides out market lull

  19-04-2024 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Worcestershire builder Benniman weathered a lull in the shed building market last year to maintain profit levels.
  The warehouse market slowdown saw revenue drop by around a fifth to £130m, but Benniman managed to keep pre-tax profit level at £8.4m.
  The shed builder also managed to end the year with stronger net cash at £55m, up from £38m in the year before.
  Steven Smith managing director of Benniman, said: “The industrial and logistics market has been challenged thr
  
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• McAleer & Rushe wants to meet new London suppliers

  19-04-2024 08:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  McAleer & Rushe is looking to expand its supply chain of specialist subcontractors and suppliers following a series of recent contract wins including a £102m student tower in the City of London.
  The firm is holding a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event on Wednesday May 1 at the County Hall, Westminster in London.
  McAleer & Rushe said it is a prime opportunity for new companies to find out how to become a valued member of its supply chain and benefit from its strong pipeline of live
  
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• Winners named for £260m Manchester Uni framework

  19-04-2024 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Manchester University has named its new line-up of contractors to deliver its ongoing works and expansion programme.
  The new build framework will be used to deliver the University’s next five-year investment strategy. It has been divided into four lots that will also cover demolition, refurbishment, decoration and landscaping, up to a total value of £260m.
  Twenty firms secured places on the framework although details of the winners for each of the four project value lots are sti
  
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• Geoffrey Osborne files administration notice

  19-04-2024 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractor Geoffrey Osborne has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
  The famous industry name was founded in 1966 by civil engineer Geoffrey Osborne and its main shareholders are still the Osborne family.
  Latest published accounts for the firm showed a turnover for the year to September 30 2021 of £325.8m generating a pre-tax profit of £2m while employing 800 staff.Last year group chief executive Mark Hoyland stepped down after just one month in the top job while
  
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