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• RVT offers trio of new ways to stay safe on dusty sites

  11-11-2024 22:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  RVT Group has introduced three new ways to keep construction workers safe from the dangers of dust on site.
  All businesses undertaking activities that create dust must provide controls that are effective in keeping within the Work Exposure Limit (WEL).
  Failure to install adequate dust control will leave workers exposed to health problems such as heart disease, lung disease, respiratory problems, asbestosis, silicosis and cancer.
  RVT Group has been innovating new hazard control solutions for the
  
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• Crown Estate unveils £1.5bn Cambridge Business Park revamp

  11-11-2024 18:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Crown Estate has unveiled plans for the £1.5bn redevelopment of Cambridge Business Park in the north east of the city.
  The site presently comprises a dozen buildings across 20 acres, providing 325,000 sq ft of commercial office space only.
  The developing masterplan intends a wholesale rebuild to create a science and technology park along with a mix of retail and leisure spaces and up to 200 homes.Plans are still at very early stages of design with public consultation planned for later
  
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• Crown Estate in £1.5bn Cambridge Business Park revamp plan

  11-11-2024 18:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Crown Estate has unveiled plans for the £1.5bn redevelopment of Cambridge Business Park in the north east of the city.
  The site presently comprises a dozen buildings across 20 acres, providing 325,000 sq ft of commercial office space only.
  The developing masterplan intends a wholesale rebuild to create a science and technology park along with a mix of retail and leisure spaces and up to 200 homes.Plans are still at very early stages of design with public consultation planned for later
  
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• Graham wins £69m London Stratford flats job

  11-11-2024 16:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Property investor Greystar has teamed up with contractor Graham to deliver a near 250 flats scheme in Stratford, East London.
  Backed by a £69m debt facility arranged by Societe Generale, its Stratford Mill project will regenerate a brownfield site with buildings rising from 2 to 12 storeys.
  Around 42 of the homes will be affordable, funded by Sovereign Network Group, with completion expected in autumn 2026.Pat O’Hare, regional director at Graham, said that the development designed by
  
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• Subbies get £7m lifeline on ISG Cardiff schools site

  11-11-2024 16:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Cardiff Council is making £7m of payments to subcontractors and suppliers for completed work on the £108m Fairwater Community Campus job which came to a halt when main contractor ISG collapsed.
  The council has also appointed Borley Engineering Services Ltd (BESL) as the emergency interim principal contractor to ensure that work on site can restart as quickly as possible while a tender exercise gets underway to select a replacement main contractor to complete the job.
  The council said
  
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• Mace to complete construction of ISG neuroscience centre

  11-11-2024 11:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  Mace has bee awarded the contract to complete a neuroscience building in central London for UCL where work stopped when original builder ISG collapsed.
  ISG had been working on the £300m scheme since 2019 with the building topping out in May 2023.
  UCL said Mace was appointed “after a robust procurement and selection process” which “attracted a lot of interest from major contractors and all the bids were very strong.”Mace will now carry out a detailed review of the jo
  
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• Former ISG director joins Wates as regional construction MD

  11-11-2024 09:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Former ISG northern construction director Wayne Flannery has taken a new senior role as Wates as managing director of Construction at the firm’s west region.
  Flannery spent nearly 20 years at ISG, the past eight years in various director-level positions at ISG, where he led projects across both the private and public sectors.
  He also joins the board of Wates in the new role.A Wates spokesman said: “Wayne’s extensive background includes significant work on public sector framewor
  
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• Forterra trying to pass on NI cost increases

  11-11-2024 08:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Brick and concrete block giant Forterra is planning its latest cost increases including passing on Employers’ National Insurance increases announced in the recent Budget.
  The firm has written to customers outlining its plans and will now gauge if the market will wear the increases.
  In its latest trading statement Forterra said: “We anticipate modest levels of cost inflation heading into 2025, with the recently announced increase in Employers’ National Insurance contributions ad
  
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• Andrew Scott wins £22m Welsh hospital roof rebuild

  11-11-2024 08:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Port Talbot-based contractor Andrew Scott has secured a £22m contract to carry out the emergency roof replacement on buildings at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend.
  The hospital declared a critical incident four weeks ago following extensive leaks at the hospital.
  Repair works revealed rotten battens in much of the roof of the hospital, which was constructed 40 years ago.Chief executive Paul Mears said that the original roof design did not provide for adequate ventilation which le
  
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• Wates gets go-ahead for 235 homes at Cardiff school site

  11-11-2024 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  Wates has gained the planning green light to build Cardiff’s first wellbeing village of over 230 homes in the east of the city.
  The 27-acre development brings together health and housing to provide new facilities and homes for local people on the site of the former Michaelston Community College in Ely.
  There will be over 100 homes for older people, as well as 128 homes for other age groups that will be for sale on the open market.The scheme will include a new medical centre, community hub,
  
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• Refurb contractor Troy Central goes into administration

  11-11-2024 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Administrators are now in charge at Suffolk based refurbishment contractor Troy Central Ltd.
  The firm specialised in the hotel, leisure and commercial sectors working on jobs up to £3m in value.
  Joint administrators from Grant Thornton took charge of the business last week.Latest accounts for Troy for the year to August 31 2023 show a turnover of £37.8m generating a pre-tax profit of £910,000 while the company employed 24 staff.
  A statement on the firm’s website said: &ld
  
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• McLaren strengthens team for £1.1bn York Central scheme

  11-11-2024 08:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  McLaren’s property arm has appointed Karen Stafeckis as development director of the £1.1bn York Central regeneration schemes.
  Joint developers McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate are working with Homes England and Network Rail Property to build 2,500 new homes and create up to one million sq ft of office, retail and hospitality space, along with improvements to the York Railway Station and an enhanced National Railway Museum.
  McLaren’s expanded team will operate under To
  
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