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• Plans in for 44-storey Manchester resi tower

  06-01-2025 14:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Glenbrook has submitted plans to build a 44-storey residential scheme in Manchester city centre.
  The developer has confirmed it will now seek to appoint a contractor this year to deliver the 364 flats project, adjacent to Deansgate Train Station at Whitworth Street West.
  Subject to planning approval, the developer aims to start work on the Sheppard Robson designed scheme in early 2026.Tony O’Brien, Partner at Sheppard Robson, said: “By opening up the site, we are creating v
  
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• Adrian Speller joins brother as joint MD of Midlands builder

  06-01-2025 14:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Regional building contractor Speller Metcalfe has appointed Adrian Speller to the role of joint managing director.
  Adrian, 42, has served as the Midlands firm’s technical director for several years. He has taken on the new role alongside his younger brother, current managing director, James Speller.
  The appointment marks a natural progression for Adrian, who has played a pivotal role in the firm’s leadership alongside James since his appointment to managing director in 2022.James sai
  
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• Hercules to offload suction excavator arm

  06-01-2025 08:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Labour supply specialist Hercules Site Services is to sell its suction excavator business to focus on core services.
  The firm runs a 30-strong fleet of trucks making it one of the largest providers of suction excavator services in the UK.
  In last reported accounts the suction business delivered revenue of around £5m.In a trading statement this morning Hercules chief executive Brusk Korkmaz said that a sale would materially reduce debt levels and increase the group’s free cash flow.
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• Tarmac trials new technique to cut concrete road noise

  06-01-2025 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Tarmac is trialling a new technique to make travelling on concrete roads quieter for drivers.
  A National Highways trial on a section of the A30 in Cornwall has seen the specialist technique used by Tarmac, Wirtgen and Atmo Technology successfully reduce noise by up to seven decibels.
  In a single-pass process treatment, grooves were created in the existing concrete pavement while grinding was applied onto raised ‘turrets’ on the surface to add texture and improved skid resistance.Road
  
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• Fortem and Equans face fight for £3bn housing upkeep deal

  06-01-2025 08:24 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Housing upkeep specialists Fortem and Equans are facing a fight to retain their places as key maintenance partners for Birmingham’s huge council housing stock.
  Both firms have worked on improving the city’s 59,000 housing for the past 16 years.
  Now Birmingham City Council is inviting tenders to renew the existing framework in a new deal that could be worth up to £3bn across all four city regions.The contract for repairs, maintenance, gas servicing, and improvement works will ru
  
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