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• McAlpine appoints MD to grow ventures business

  02-05-2024 14:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Sir Robert McAlpine has strengthened its Capital Ventures development business with the appointment of Owain Thomas as managing director of Land and Development.
  SRMCV has a clear mandate from its shareholders to continue to grow after successful developments in the build to rent and healthcare sectors.
  Thomas will have overall responsibility for the SRMCV development team as well as driving the growth strategy.He joins SRMCV from Cortland where he was managing director of Investment & Devel
  
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• John F Hunt wins 24-storey Battersea tower

  02-05-2024 12:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  John F Hunt has been employed directly by Belgian developer Ghelamco to undertake demolition, enabling works and construction of The HiLight – a new 24-storey resi tower on the site of the former 1830s Price’s Candle Factory in Battersea.
  Work includes demolition of the existing steel showroom which sits above podium level, followed by the excavation of a single-storey basement which will be complicated owing to the presence of an existing Thames Water sewer which bisects the site.
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• William Hare wins steelwork on £500m Broadgate towers

  02-05-2024 12:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  William Hare Group has won the contract to deliver the design, fabrication and installation of steelwork on the latest phase of Broadgate in the City of London.
  Sir Robert McAlpine was confirmed as main contractor last month on the £500m project at 2 Finsbury Avenue to build a 21-storey West Tower and a 36-storey East Tower, linked by a 12-storey podium.
  A solid and glazed sawtooth-shaped façade, characterised by triangular patterns, will be facilitated by a bespoke steelwork suppor
  
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• William Hare wins steel work on £500m Broadgate towers

  02-05-2024 12:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  William Hare Group has won the contract to deliver the design, fabrication and installation of steelwork on the latest phase of Broadgate in the City of London.
  Sir Robert McAlpine was confirmed as main contractor last month on the £500m project at 2 Finsbury Avenue to build a 21-storey West Tower and a 36-storey East Tower, linked by a 12-storey podium.
  A solid and glazed sawtooth-shaped façade, characterised by triangular patterns, will be facilitated by a bespoke steelwork suppor
  
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• BAM Co-Op Live Arena opening delayed yet again

  02-05-2024 09:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  BAM’s vast Co-op Live arena project in Manchester suffered yet another setback as opening was delayed for a third time.
  The £365m Eastlands arena project has turned into an opening fiasco with three major gigs called off at the last minute.
  The vast arena project was due to be opened by comedian Peter Kay last week, but his shows have been postponed twice.Last night a fault scuppered a gig by rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. And now US singer Olivia Rodrigo has called off two sell-out
  
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• Contractors wanted for £800m highways deal

  02-05-2024 09:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Local authorities across the East of England are looking for contractors to join an £800m roads framework.
  Central Bedfordshire Council is leading procurement on the Eastern Highways Alliance Framework 4 deal.
  It will cover schemes across 11 local authorities including structural work, surfacing, road works and capital projects.The four-year framework is divided into lots and firms invited to bid include civil engineers and other highways related professional businesses.
  Full details of th
  
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• Turkish insulation panel maker to build £45m UK factory

  02-05-2024 08:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Turkish building materials firm Assan Panel has unveiled plans to build its first UK manufacturing facility at Freeport East near Felixstowe.
  The £45m insulation plant is planned to be operational by Autumn 2025 and Assan is also is planning to establish a new office in Ipswich to serve the UK market.
  It will produce sandwich panels filled with Polyisocyanurate (PIR), mineral wool, or polyurethane.Haluk Kayabaşı, CEO of Assan parent company Kibar Holding said: “We aim to fu
  
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• Galliford Try names group head of infrastructure

  02-05-2024 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Galliford Try has promoted David Lowery to the board with effect from July, in the newly-created position of divisional managing director – Infrastructure.Lowery, who has over 24 years UK and overseas experience, will advance Galliford Try’s growth strategy within both the environment and infrastructure business units.
  Glennan Blackmore will succeed Lowery as managing director of Galliford Try’s infrastructure unit in August, joining the business from Skanska, where he most rec
  
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