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Rayner puts freeze on 43-storey London office tower

27-11-2024 09:13 via constructionenquirer.com

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has stepped in to prevent the Corporation of London from granting planning for a 43-storey office tower next to the City’s Grade I-listed Bevis Marks Synagogue.
Angela Rayner threatened to block the controversial Bury House tower block application this week, which was due to go before local planners next month for a decision.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said it was restricted the granting of permission by the corporation, to

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Work stalls again at Salford site

27-11-2024 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com

Finishing work has stalled on a 376-apartment complex in Salford which has been hit by a string of company failures.
Work on the £72m Bridgewater Wharf site started back in 2018 but came to a halt at the demolition phase.
Main contractor Beaumont Morgan restarted work in 2020 but the firm went into administration in 2022 owing £12.3m – including £7m to unsecured creditors in the supply chain.The job was taken over by M3 Build which shared some of the same directors as Bea

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Subcontractors raise concerns at Salford site

27-11-2024 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com

Subcontractors and suppliers have raised concerns on a 376-apartment complex in Salford which has been hit by a string of company failures.
Work on the £72m Bridgewater Wharf site started back in 2018 but came to a halt at the demolition phase.
Main contractor Beaumont Morgan restarted work in 2020 but the firm went into administration in 2022 owing £12.3m – including £7m to unsecured creditors in the supply chain.The job was taken over by M3 Build which shared some of th

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Severfield welding crisis hits five National Highways bridges

27-11-2024 08:32 via constructionenquirer.com

The full extent of the welding problems impacting both HS2 and National Highways bridges is emerging in the wake of steelwork contractor Severfield laying bare production problems.
The Enquirer can reveal five road bridges are now known to be suffering from defective welding in addition to the nine bridge structures impacted on HS2.
While both HS2 and National Highways are refusing to name the specific bridges and structures impacted, weight restrictions have been applied to several affected roa

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Chinese diggers face 83.5% duty after JCB dumping complaint

27-11-2024 08:23 via constructionenquirer.com

A fair trade body is proposing tariffs of up to 83.5% on Chinese excavators imported to the UK.
The proposed measure from the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) follows an investigation into the dumping of diggers by China prompted by a complaint from JCB.
TRA Chief Executive Oliver Griffiths said: “Excavator production is an important component of the UK’s Advanced Manufacturing sector. Our provisional finding is that UK producers are being undercut significantly by dumped imports

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