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• Timber roof dropped in flagship HS2 station design rethink

  17-09-2024 18:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  HS2 Curzon Street station contractors Mace Dragados JV have redesigned the station dropping a striking internal timber roof design in favour of a aluminium panels.
  The elegant sleek low arch design is retained but fire safety concerns and more cost effective maintenance has seen copper-coloured aluminium replace the timber first conceived by lead architect, Grimshaws.
  MD joint venture, working with their design partners Arcadis and WSP along with Grimshaw architects, have now revealed the propos
  
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• Balfour Beatty fined £285,000 after scissor lift death

  17-09-2024 14:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Balfour Beatty has been fined £285,000 after a 62-year-old worker fell 10 metres to his death during construction of a new university facility.
  Igor Malka and a second contractor, Edmund Vispulskis, had been in a scissor lift while installing cladding during the construction of a new engineering hall at the University of Birmingham on 7 January 2020.
  The pair, from Lithuania, fell approximately 10 metres when their scissor lift was pushed over by a nearby crane.This led to Malka losing his
  
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• Luton Town put in plans for new stadium

  17-09-2024 14:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Luton Town Football Club has formally submitted a detailed planning application for a new 25,000-capacity stadium at its Power Court site in the heart of Luton town centre.
  The proposal also includes a hotel and music venue at the club’s planned new home which has a construction completion target of 2027.
  Gary Sweet, Chief Executive of Luton Town Football Club said: “This important announcement is a pivotal moment for all supporters, residents and businesses of Luton.“It also m
  
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• Plan in for 4,000 homes at Earls Court in London

  17-09-2024 12:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Earls Court Development Company has lodged plans for its 7.5m sq ft masterplan to develop central London’s largest cleared development site.
  The former site of the now demolished Earls Court Exhibition Centres will be transformed into a new £6bn West London neighbourhood of 4,000 homes set within 20 acres of new public open and green space.
  Outline plans also provide for 2.5m sq ft of workspace and three new anchor cultural venues.Developer Delancy, which bought the site fou
  
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• Billington to expand Shafton works as order book swells

  17-09-2024 09:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Steelwork specialist Billington is aiming to expand its works after building a record order book extending into 2026.
  The firm revealed the planned expansion at its Shafton works in Barnsley as it reported another strong performance in the first half of the year following on from a record previous year.
  The expansion plan will help to accommodate the extra handling needs of the recently acquired bridge and architectural specialist SH Structures.Mark Smith, chief executive officer, said the firm
  
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• Henry Boot looking to new boss to boost construction

  17-09-2024 08:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Incoming new Henry Boot Construction managing director Lee Powell will be expected to restore and grow the division’s orderbook following a drop in turnover.
  Latest results for the group’s construction arm for the six months to June 30 2024 show revenue fell to £43m from £55.6m last time generating a pre-tax profit of £2.9m.
  The company said: “Henry Boot Construction (HBC) is behind schedule in winning work for this year, with a secured orderbook of 61% at H1
  
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• Network Plus Services doubles profit to £32m

  17-09-2024 08:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Private equity-backed utility and infrastructure contractor Network Plus Sevices restored margin to 6.9% in a strong year of growth.
  Revenue rose 17% to reach £536m in the year to March 2024 due to growth in energy and water contracts, both through increased volumes on existing jobs and new wins.
  The restoration of operating margin from 3.7% in the prior year helped to more than double pre-tax profit to £32m.Headcount at the Manchester-based business also increased to 2,400 staff on
  
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• Big public procurement shake-up put back to February

  17-09-2024 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has delayed the planned shake-up in public procurement rules to redraft the key national policy statement accompanying the introduction of the new Act.
  The Procurement Act 2023, which was due to come into force from 28 October, will now delayed to 24 February 2025.
  Cabinet Office parliamentary secretary Georgia Gould said: “Under the Act, the previous administration published a National Procurement Policy Statement to which contracting authorities will have to have regard.
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• Deal to re-start £37m Burnley flood defence job

  17-09-2024 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Environment Agency and Burnley Borough Council have struck a deal to restart the stalled Padiham flood defence scheme in Burnley.
  Earlier this year, work had to be paused as the overall cost of the project more than doubled from £18m to £37m.
  The increase was blamed on the larger scope of the build, ground condition complexities and the increasing price of materials.The Government has now agreed to met the £19m funding shortfall just weeks after Burnley Borough Council gran
  
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