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• CSCS Industry Accreditation renewal deadline passes

  01-07-2024 17:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The deadline to renew Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards issued via Industry Accreditation (IA) has now passed, with all remaining cards obtained under the IA route due to expire before the end of this year.
  IA is to be removed entirely from 2025, with those still affected required to achieve a construction-related vocational or academic qualification or be members of approved professional bodies to retain a CSCS card.
  The strategic direction of the scheme is designed to mirro
  
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• Turnover continues to soar at Keltbray

  01-07-2024 09:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Keltbray enjoyed a 30% surge in turnover last year as the specialist construction engineering and infrastructure services company saw its order book top £1bn.
  Latest results for the year to October 31 2023 show turnover up to £689m from £527.8m generating a pre-tax profit of £4.2m from £3.2m last time.
  It was the second year of being back in the black after the previous two years saw pre-tax losses of £4.3m and £9.4m.
  Brendan Kerr, Group Executive Chairm
  
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• Go-ahead for 2,100 homes at world’s largest Victorian gasworks

  01-07-2024 09:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Berkeley Group’s St William division has got the planning green light to restore the UK’s largest surviving cluster of Victorian gas holders to create 2,100 new homes within the heritage site.
  The Bromley by Bow Gasworks site in east London comprises seven disused Grade II listed gasholders.
  Seven gasholder frames will contain 10-storey blocks with six extra 15-20 storeys cylindrical buildings surrounding
  Under plans drawn up by architect RSHP, these will be restored to inc
  
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• ISG wins £44m Coventry IKEA store conversion

  01-07-2024 08:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  ISG has bagged the job to convert Coventry’s former IKEA store into a new cultural centre for the city.
  The firm is understood to have secured with a £44m bid the vast store repurposing job on Croft Way.
  Designed by architect Buttress, The City Centre Cultural Gateway, provide a new home for nationally recognised collections managed by Arts Council England, Arts Council Collection and the British Council.Other floors will be occupied as a cultural hub for Coventry University hou
  
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• Re-bid starts for £95m Victoria Tower restoration

  01-07-2024 08:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Firms are being called up for a second time to bid for the prestigious job to restore the building fabric of The Palace of Westminster’s tallest tower.
  The initial contest to deliver the £95m restoration of the 99m tall Victoria Tower got underway in March last year but had to be called off because of a procurement blunder.
  Bam, Sir Robert McAlpine and Wates are among the firms understood to have submitted PQQs.Preaplications for the rebid need to be returned by 23 August, coincident
  
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• Ferrovial Construction UK eyes expansion into new sectors

  01-07-2024 08:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Ferrovial Construction UK is seeking to diversify amid growing uncertainty about large-scale public-sector transport contracts going forward.
  The UK construction arm of the Spanish giant is looking at fresh growth markets like water and power transmission for future growth amid concerns about the UK pipeline of major transport work following the cancellation of HS2 phase 2.
  Karl Goose, managing director for the UK & Ireland, revealed the plan to diversify into new geographies with a greater
  
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• Willmott Dixon wins £60m Bridgend campus

  01-07-2024 08:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Bridgend College to build its new £60m Town Centre Campus development.
  The college is relocating from its current base at Cowbridge Road Campus to a site previously occupied by the former Police Station and a multi-storey car park at Cheapside, in the heart of Bridgend.
  Willmott Dixon has been awarded the deal under the SEWSCAP 3 framework with the 13,000 m² development due for completion in the summer of 2026.The contractor is working with Rio Archit
  
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