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• Glencar wins £30m Bolton warehouse job

  03-07-2024 18:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Glencar continues to strengthen its shed order book with a £30m-plus contract to build a highly sustainable warehouse at Little Hulton in Bolton.
  The project also the first Glencar has carried out for logistics specialist Logicor and saw the firm beat rival bidders A&H, McLaren, Winvic and Caddick.
  The project involves extensive preparation work to the 20-acre site. As well as demolition of the existing warehouses and removal and recycling of existing hard standings the firm will also
  
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• United Living appoints energy infrastructure director

  03-07-2024 14:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  United Living Group has appointed pipeline engineering expert Mike Cobble as director of major projects, energy transition within its infrastructure services division.
  Cobble brings over 25 years of capital project experience in the oil and gas sector, where he has been responsible for project delivery from selection through to execution.
  In his previous roles, he has been the technical authority for the engineering and construction phases of major pipeline projects, both in the UK and overseas.
  
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• RED steps-in to complete Real student job

  03-07-2024 09:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  RED Construction Group has been appointed to complete works on Alumno Group’s Hollis Wharf student accommodation scheme in Bath.
  Original main contractor Real went into administration last year while working on the £13m scheme.
  Designed by AWW Architects, the Hollis Wharf scheme will span 45,000 sq ft across five-storeys, and is set for completion in summer 2025.Derek Quinn, Executive Director of RED Construction South West, said: “The trust that Alumno has put in RED South Wes
  
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• Sisk tipped for £40m Manchester Ancoats resi scheme

  03-07-2024 08:55 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractor Sisk is tipped to take the project to deliver 190 flats at Jersey Wharf in Manchester’s Ancoats and New Islington area.
  Manchester Life, the joint venture between the city council and Abu Dhabi United Group, are developing the project, which gained planning last year.
  The project will involve building two eight-floor brick blocks at a strip site along the Rochdale Canal off Jersey Street.The site, which has been earmarked for regeneration for many years, Currently, could now get
  
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• Diamond drilling specialist set to hit £40m turnover

  03-07-2024 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London based LDD Construction is set to top the £40m turnover barrier in its latest financial year.
  The diamond drilling specialist will also see its order book hit the £50m mark as workloads continue to recover across the capital.
  LDD also specialises in passive fire protection, BWIC and soft strip work and had traditionally focused on the London fit out and commercial buildings markets.Growth in the year to June 2024 has been given a major boost by a large cut and carve project in
  
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• Final phase of Elephant & Castle rebuild advances

  03-07-2024 07:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Built to rent developer Get Living is going out to consultation on what will be the last part of the long-running Elephant and Castle Town Centre redevelopment in London.
  The firm is bringing forward fresh proposals to build almost 500 new homes, including affordable and social rent and student accommodation for the West Site.
  Get Living is currently progressing with the construction of the East Site, set to complete in 2026.This will deliver 135,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space, 55,000 sq
  
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• BAM Construction northern chief steps down

  03-07-2024 00:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  BAM Construction Northern director John Phillips has retired after a long career with the contractor.
  Phillips began his career as a civil engineer, then as a subcontractor’s site agent, before joining BAM in 1989.
  He was promoted to North East regional director of BAM Construction nine years ago before being promoted to overall northern director last year when the north west and north east regions were combined in a streamlining exercise.
  In the new combined role he oversaw major projects
  
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