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• Bricklayers get new masonry fixings training course

  08-08-2024 12:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Association of Brickwork Contractors (ABC), Grayson and Rawlplug have launched their new Masonry Fixings Course.
  The inaugural course took place last month at Rawlplug’s Reading-based training centre with ABC members and employers attending the course.
  The course is in response to a critical gap in the industry’s training for bricklayers and emphasises competency and safety in bricklaying, aiming to equip bricklayers with the essential skills and knowledge needed on site.
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• Contractor consultation starts on £5bn reservoir building plan

  08-08-2024 09:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Anglian Water is starting market engagement with all-tier contractors on its ambitious plan to build two major reservoir projects.
  The £5bn Lincolnshire and Fens Reservoir Programme is expected to go out to tender on in January 2027.
  Anglian said the main works contract procurement and packaging strategy was at an early phase of development and it now aimed to engage interested parties.
  Under the present plan main works contractors will be responsible for the detailed design and constructi
  
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• Persimmon writes-off £25m investment in TopHat

  08-08-2024 08:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Persimmon has written-off the £25m it invested in modular house builder TopHat last year.
  In its latest results Persimmon said the decision was due to “a re-assessment of risks within the modular build sector”.
  But Persimmon is continuing to work with TopHat as it looks to boost output at its offsite Brickworks, Tileworks and timber frame Space4 factories.It said: “We originally invested in the TopHat business because of its industry-leading facade product.“While th
  
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• Green light for Kier £118m civil service Darlington hub

  08-08-2024 08:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Kier has got the planning go-ahead to build a £118m civil service office hub in Darlington.
  Work on the 5-storey Brunswick Street project will start later this year with completion earmarked for 2027.
  The 110,000 sq ft energy-efficient office complex will be part of the wider Darlington Economic Campus, which along with existing buildings will be home to 1,400 civil servants from across several government departments.The envelope will consist of vertical brick piers and deep-set windows
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• Morgan Sindall posts another set of record results

  08-08-2024 08:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Morgan Sindall has posted a record set of half-year results and is on course to beat market expectations for the full year.
  The listed contractor has seen its share price surge by more than 50% in the past 12 months as it continues to impress the city.
  Today’s results for the half year to June 30 2024 show pre-tax profits up to £70.1m from £58m last time on turnover up to £2.2bn from £1.9bn.Morgan Sindall’s fit out division delivered significant growth on the
  
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• Barratt Redrow merger hinges on local competition concern

  08-08-2024 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The competition watchdog has ruled that Barratt’s £2.5bn deal to purchase rival Redrow Homes raises competition concerns in Shropshire that must be resolved to clear the way for the mega-merger
  The Competition and Markets Authority said that both house builders currently hold a high combined share of land in the area centred around the Barratt development at Tilstock Road in Whitchurch with the addition of Redrow’s development at Kingsbourne in Nantwich.
  It warned if the deal g
  
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• Dry lining boss banned over bogus covid loan

  08-08-2024 08:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The owner of a Bedfordshire dry lining specialist has been banned as a company director for 13 years for abusing the Covid Bounce Back Loan system.
  Nick Addison, who was sole director of Addison’s Quality Ltd, overstated his company’s turnover to secure a loan in 2020, and used most of the funds for his own personal use.
  Addison, of Leighton Buzzard, was handed the disqualification order at a hearing of the High Court in London this week and was also ordered to pay costs of £5,
  
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