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• Steel import delays make Rangers miss kick-off

  20-06-2024 17:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction delays on an upgrade to Ibrox mean Rangers will have to move their opening fixtures away from the famous stadium at the start of next season in August.
  The club confirmed problems with an upgrade to the Copland Stand where a new wheelchair-accesible section is being created and a new cantilever constructed with almost 1,000 new seats.
  Delays with imported steel from Asia have caused the problems.In a statement on Thursday the club confirmed: Rangers has recently been advised of a de
  
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• Amey switches kit supplier to Speedy from HSS

  20-06-2024 12:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Speedy Hire has replaced HSS as the main plant and equipment hirer to Amey in a deal worth up to £25m a year.
  HSS made a stock exchange announcement earlier this month confirming its largest customer Amey had decided to switch suppliers after nine years.
  Under the new deal Speedy will provide non-operated plant hire to Amey’s operations on a range of sector contracts including rail, highways and public estates.A significant proportion of kit will consist of eco-products including H-P
  
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• World’s tallest scissor lift set for UK sites

  20-06-2024 09:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Hire Safe Solutions is bringing the world’s tallest scissor lifts to UK sites.
  The powered access specialist has partnered with Chinese manufacturer Dingli to custom-build the machine with a working height of 37 metres.
  Hire Safe Solutions CEO, Gerard Jennings said: “Having worked on the idea for the past three years, it is incredible to see the machine in person for the first time.
  “Our great relationship with Dingli has allowed us to bring to the market a machine that is not
  
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• M&E specialist Lorne Stewart falls into the red

  20-06-2024 09:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The holding group for building services specialist Lorne Stewart and Rotary Building Services has suffered further losses.Accounts for Saudi Arabian-owned LSRM Holdings in the year to December 2023 reveal the Harrow-based M&E group suffered a £2.8m pre-tax loss last year after a small profit of around £450,000 in each of the previous two years.
  Prior to this, the M&E contract struggled with three years of accumulated losses of around £20m in total.
  Revenue slipped by 19
  
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• Barhale wins £36m East London sewer remediation

  20-06-2024 09:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Thames Water has appointed Barhale to deliver essential remediation works on a Victorian gravity sewer as it passes above the Jubilee Line, Docklands Light Railway in East London.
  The innovative £36m relining of the Northern Outfall Sewer at Manor Road in West Ham will improve sewage flows from the Hackney Wick area to Beckton Sewage treatment works.
  The 7.5km-long wastewater asset runs across East London and forms part of the bed for the popular Greenway footpath in the area.Barhale will
  
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• Weston Homes thumbs-up for £220m Essex homes scheme

  20-06-2024 08:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Colchester City Council has granted Weston Homes outline planning for a £220m residential development in Stanway, Colchester.
  Known as Viridis, the scheme will feature a mix of 420 homes for sale and 180 affordable units, complete with large areas of public realm and landscaping, including ponds and play areas
  The project, designed by PRP Architects, will create a new community and fulfil part of a government requirement for Colchester City Council to build 920 homes annually.Bob Weston, C
  
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• Clients under spotlight after bond bombshell

  20-06-2024 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Clients are being urged to ease bond conditions as contractors struggle to get cover in a tightening market.
  The Enquirer revealed yesterday that insurance giant QBE is pulling-out of the construction bonds market for major contractors.
  The news sent shock waves through the industry raising fears that new projects could be delayed.Now contractors are calling on clients to ease bond requirements to avoid the market stalling.
  Clients typically demand a performance bond covering 10% of the contract
  
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