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• Firms readied for £1.5bn Parliament estate upkeep deal

  11-06-2024 21:23
  
  Firms have been put on alert for the tender race for places on a new £1.5bn framework to deliver the programme of on-going repairs and improvements to the Houses of Parliament and wider estate in London.
  The new Parliamentary Construction Partnership Framework will replace the existing MEPFS (Mechanical, Electrical, Public health, and Fabric Safety) Framework, which expires on 15 March 2025.
  Works under the new framework will cover the medium term investment into the early 2030s, rather th
  
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• Planning for new homes plunges to record low

  11-06-2024 09:24
  
  The latest Housing Pipeline Report from the Home Builders Federation shows that in the 12 months to March 2024, the number of new homes and sites given planning permission has fallen to the lowest level since the data collection started in 2006.
  The HBF warned that the housing pipeline is significantly smaller now than it was even during the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis.
  It added: “The figures also illustrate the stark challenge a new Government faces to increase housing supply
  
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• £100m Digbeth 33-storey flats job out to bid

  11-06-2024 09:23
  
  The development arm of Clarion Housing is inviting tenders for a £100m high-rise homes scheme in Digbeth, Birmingham.
  Latimer plans to deliver 483 flats in a part 33 and part 9 floor scheme bounded by Clyde Street and the High Street and is now looking for a contractor to deliver the scheme which is presently in planning.
  The site is home to a former Safestore industrial facility and surrounding hard-standing car parking.Regeneration of this former brownfield land will provide much-ne
  
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• Ex-Galliard boss to lead Battersea next building phase

  11-06-2024 09:08
  
  Former Galliard Homes boss Don O’Sullivan has become chief executive of the developer behind the iconic Battersea Power Station redevelopment.
  As CEO, he will lead the continued development of the former industrial brownfield site following the restoration and public opening of the Grade II* listed Power Station.
  He joins as the Mayalsia-owned developer submits plans for phase 3c of the vast scheme.This brings forward the last two remaining  buildings of architect Gehry Partners desig
  
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• Renew buys utilities contractor Excalon

  11-06-2024 08:33
  
  Infrastructure maintenance giant Renew has acquired utilities contractor Excalon in a deal worth up to £26m
  Renew said the move will allow it to expand into the electricity transmission and distribution market.
  Salford based Excalon specialises in the provision of high voltage infrastructure to the UK electricity sector and has a number of long-term frameworks with electricity Distribution Network Operators (DNO) across the UK.The initial consideration of £22m has been funded from th
  
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• Van Elle fined £233,000 after piling rig kills driver

  11-06-2024 08:19
  
  Van Elle has been fined £233,000 after a 52-year old HGV driver was struck and killed by the mast of a piling rig at a housing site in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway.
  On 21 January 2021, Gary Dobinson, who was employed by another company, visited the Hallmeadow development with his lorry to collect and transfer the piling rig owned by Van Elle.
  As the mast of the rig was being lowered in preparation for its transportation, it suddenly collapsed and struck Dobinson. Site workers and the emerg
  
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• Direct delivery model pays off as Murphy profit soars to £67m

  11-06-2024 08:08
  
  Murphy’s direct delivery model yielded strong returns last year with pre-tax profit soaring 50% to a record £67m.
  As the wider industry battled with supply chain challenges, Murphy’s marked improvement in performance saw operating margins jump from 3% to 5%.
  Group revenue marginally declined 5% to £1.42bn in 2023, primarily due to the timing and completion of projects in Canada, although this was offset by continued revenue growth in both Ireland and the UK.Staff headcoun
  
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