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• Lendlease puts construction arm up for sale

  28-05-2024 13:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Lendlease is pulling out of the UK and selling its construction business in a radical strategic business overhaul to focus on its home Australian market.
  The firm expects to offload its UK construction arm within the next 18 months and said it was already well advanced on plans to sell the US construction operation.
  The plan to simplify and restructure the global development and construction business comes after a disappointing four years which has seen Lendlease’s stock fall by around hal
  
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• Caddick steps-in at former Lane End housing job

  28-05-2024 09:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Caddick Construction has been appointed to restart work at a residential scheme hit by the administration of Lane End Developments last year.
  The Rivington Chase scheme is part of a £262m regeneration project containing 1,700 homes in Horwich.
  Caddick will restart construction at the former Loco Works to regenerate the former railway buildings to become 38 family homes and 78 apartments.Dave Saville, Regional Director at Caddick Construction North West, said: “All projects, particula
  
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• BAM wins first phase of North Devon hospital revamp

  28-05-2024 08:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  BAM Construction has won the first phase of a major redevelopment programme at North Devon District Hospital.
  Phase one of the The Our Future Hospital project will see BAM oversee redevelopment of staff accommodation.
  The work is key to boosting the hospital’s recruitment and retention levels, to support future models of care, and will also enable the development of new clinical buildings at the hospital site, which the Trust plans to deliver in programme’s second phase.Chris Tidman,
  
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• Plans in for Leeds iconic Tetley building revamp

  28-05-2024 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans have been submitted to secure the future of the iconic Tetley building in Leeds.
  Vastint UK, the developer behind the 24-acre Aire Park mixed-use district on Leeds’ South Bank, plans to reopen the disused building with a market hall, food and drink space and offices above.
  The 92-year-old building, once the brewing giant’s headquarters, will form a historic centre piece to the wider brewery site redevelopment.The building’s art deco façade will be retained while an
  
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• Costain A1 £260m dualling job finally gets go-ahead

  28-05-2024 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has finally given the go-ahead for the dualling of a 13-mile stretch of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham in Northumberland.
  Main contractor Costain has been waiting for the green light on the long delayed £260m project, originally timetabled to start in the Summer of 2022.
  The Department of Transport pushed back its decision four times since being handed the planning inspectors report back in October 2021.The original delay was blamed on the need for the Government to gi
  
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• Election delays decision on Lower Thames Crossing

  28-05-2024 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The critical planning decision on the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing is to be delayed by up to six months because of the general election.
  The huge project is one of three big pipeline project decisions to be pushed back to allow extra time for new ministers to properly consider plans.The others include the £1.2bn Luton airport expansion and Associated British Ports planned £100m Immingham Eastern Ro-Ro Terminal.A decision deadline on all three has now been set for 4 October.
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