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• Wates boss returns after collapse of his own contractor

  03-12-2024 12:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wates Residential has appointed Paul Nicholls as its new Regional Managing Director for London.
  It is a return to the company for Nicholls who left his role as managing director of Wates Residential in 2021 to set-up the Real construction group formed following the acquisition of Rydon Construction’s south east and south west businesses.
  At the time of the group’s formation Nicholls set a turnover target of £300m for the new business.But Real went into administration late last
  
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• New Fair Payment Code goes live today

  03-12-2024 09:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A new ‘Fair Payment Code’ goes live today in a bid to highlight construction’s best payers.
  The code, overseen by the Small Business Commissioner Liz Barclay, introduces a gold, silver, and bronze system to reward best payment practices and help smaller firms identify reliable and trusted partners.New Code ranking categories
  Gold – For companies paying 95% of their suppliers within 30 days
  Silver – For companies paying 95% of their small business suppliers
  
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• Galliford Try scoops £87m brace of London jobs

  03-12-2024 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Galliford Try has bagged two commercial contracts in London worth a combined £87m.
  Developer Cadogan Estates has awarded Galliford Try a £53m job to redevelop a prominent corner site in Chelsea, adding extra storeys to the 30-33 Sloane Street building and replacing a neighbouring structure completely.
  The PDP-designed scheme will retain the historic façade while creating a new six-storey building with ground-floor shops Cat A offices above and a new rooftop restaurant.Gal
  
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• Lincolnshire concrete supplier files administration notice

  03-12-2024 08:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The largest independent supplier of concrete and screed across Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
  Ever Readymix Concrete & Screed was established 30 years ago and operates out of three separate depots located at Sandtoft, Scunthorpe and Immingham.The business employs around 30 staff and runs a fleet of 20 trucks including powder tankers that can carry 8 cubic metres of products.
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