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• £2bn Edinburgh ‘West Town’ scheme approved

  04-12-2024 15:55 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The biggest urban expansion of Edinburgh in a generation has gained outline light paving the way for 7,000 homes to be built.
  The £2bn West Town neighbourhood will be located on a 205-acre site between Ingliston Park and Ride and the Gogar Roundabout.
  It will include Edinburgh’s largest investment in social housing in recent years, delivering some 2,500 new affordable homes on the mixed tenure development.Proposals for West Town also include space for a primary school and a large hig
  
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• Briggs & Forrester sells maintenance arm

  04-12-2024 14:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  M&E specialist Briggs & Forrester has sold its 100-strong Building Services Maintenance (BSM) division to facilities management giant BGIS.
  Gary Bullen, UK President BGIS said: “BSM has a strong reputation of delivering quality national mobile and specialist services to its customers.
  “This acquisition is an exciting step forward for our commitment to our customers through the addition of circa 100 highly capable, effective and responsive engineers with a strong support team.
  
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• First nuclear reactor installed at Hinkley: Video

  04-12-2024 08:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Workers building the Hinkley Point C power station have installed Britain’s first new nuclear reactor for more than 30 years.
  The first of two 13m long reactor pressure vessels (RPV) will produce enough energy alone to generate electricity for 3m homes. With two units, the power station will provide Britain with 7% of its electricity.
  This major milestone comes less than 12 months after the huge steel dome was lifted in place to close the reactor building. The reactor is the first to be in
  
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• Winner named for £14m Harbourside revamp

  04-12-2024 08:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  McLaughlin Construction has landed a £14m regeneration project for the Harbourside area of Irvine in North Ayrshire.
  The local contractor will start work next month on the first phase of the scheme which includes development of a themed regional playpark, skatepark, repairs to the Pilot House building and a new landscaped park setting
  Further phases will see construction of a Marine & Arts Hub and a Maritime Heritage Hub.Paul McLaughlin, Director, McLaughlin Construction, said: “
  
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• Trio secure Birmingham deal to retrofit 3,000 homes a year

  04-12-2024 08:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Birmingham City Council has appointed three contractors to assist in retrofitting over 3,000 homes across the city each year.
  Contractors City Energy Network, Next Energy Solutions, Golden Globe Merchants will form a partnership with the council to leverage private funding of up to £45m each year from the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) programme.
  The retrofitting initiative aims to significantly reduce fuel bills for thousands of families by making the homes more energy-efficient.
  The sch
  
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• Costain confirms £400m HS2 tunnels win

  04-12-2024 08:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Costain has confirmed the award of a new contract by HS2 to deliver tunnel and lineside mechanical and electrical systems under a deal worth a minimum of £400m.
  Work will start in the first quarter of 2025 for a seven-year period, with the option for additional contract extensions.
  The Enquirer exclusively revealed the win last week after £3bn of track contracts were also awarded by HS2.The contract will see Costain deliver the design, supply, manufacture, installation, testing and c
  
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• Rayner approves Lancashire super prison

  04-12-2024 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Housing and communities secretary Angela Rayner has overruled the planning inspector to give the go-ahead to build an  1,700 inmates super prison in Lancashire.
  Her decision comes three years after Chorley Council refused the application for Ulnes Walton jail over concerns inmates in the area would out-number residents in the nearest village
  The jail will hold 1,700 inmates and be built on green belt land on the border of Chorley and Leyland, close to HMP Garth and HMP Wymott.
  Rayner said t
  
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