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• Auburn replaces Willmott Dixon on Essex theatre job

  14-08-2024 14:37
  
  Auburn Group is stepping-in to replace Willmott Dixon on a major upgrade job at the Cliffs Pavilion theatre in Essex.
  Southend-on-Sea City Council confirmed Willmott Dixon as its chosen construction partner last July.
  The contractor signed a a pre-construction agreement with the council ahead of negotiating an agreed cost and works plan for the scheme with the deal priced at £5.8m.But the job was re-tendered after both sides failed to reach agreement on price earlier this year.
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• Concrete firm Cidon set for £60m turnover

  14-08-2024 09:11
  
  Yorkshire concrete subcontractor Cidon is set to hit £60m revenue this year after securing several heavy civil contracts and opening a new office in the North West.
  Since switching to an Employee Ownership Trust model in 2021, the Cidon Group raised turnover to £43m in 2023 following successful delivery of £58m worth of large energy for waste facilities in the Midlands, North West and Scotland.
  The Barnsley-based firm has continued its growth into the North West, opening an off
  
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• UK construction margins edge-up at Balfour Beatty

  14-08-2024 08:47
  
  Underlying profit margins at Balfour Beatty’s UK Construction business improved to 2.3% from 2% last time during the first half of this year.
  Revenue dipped slightly at the division to £1.46bn from £1.5bn as profit from underlying operations rose to £34m from £30m.
  Balfour blamed lower revenues on lower volumes from the nuclear new build project at Hinkley Point C as the the UK Construction order book remained flat at £6.1bn.Overall group pre-tax profits edged
  
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• Vinci appoints trio of local subbies for St Helens revamp

  14-08-2024 08:19
  
  Vinci has awarded the initial round of subcontract packages on its £90m job for the first phase of the regeneration of St Helens town centre.
  Following the closure of the Hardshaw Shopping Centre, three local firms have now been engaged by main contractor Vinci for enabling works that will support the early stage of the transformation programme.
  The regeneration scheme will eventually deliver a new market hall flanked by a mixed-use area that includes a 120-bedroom hotel, 64 new homes and
  
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• Muse lands £500m Wythenshawe town centre revamp

  14-08-2024 07:42
  
  Muse has been named as the delivery and investment partner to lead the transformation of Wythenshawe town centre in south Manchester.
  The firm will help to accelerate a long-term regeneration programme known as Wythenshawe Civic to create a new public square, shops, net zero carbon commercial space, community and cultural hub along with more than 1,750 new homes over the next 10 years.
  The joint venture partnership with Manchester City Council aims to deliver the country’s first Positive E
  
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• Contractor wanted for £60m Littlewoods film studio job

  14-08-2024 07:10
  
  North west developer Capital&Centric has started the search for a main contractor to transform Liverpool’s historic of the former Littlewoods building into a film and TV campus.
  The company is part-way through enabling work on the £60m Littlewoods project to secure the historic buildings and prep the site.
  This included demolishing the picnic clock tower because it was at risk of collapse which the developer intends to rebuild.Now the team is looking to engage with contractors fo
  
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