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Universal Civils and Build picks-up another ISG job

10-01-2025 14:27 via constructionenquirer.com

Nottingham based contractor Universal Civils and Build has won another job to restart a leisure centre stalled by the collapse of ISG.
Hyndburn Borough Council has confirmed that Universal will restart construction at Wilson Sports Village in Clayton-le-Moors later this month.
Work on the £12m scheme was about 45% complete when ISG went into administration last September.Universal has also landed completion works on a £24m leisure centre in Chesterfield which was being built by ISG.

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Downing Construction hit by third year of losses

10-01-2025 09:12 via constructionenquirer.com

Liverpool contractor Downing Construction has suffered a third year of losses after further provisions for building safety works and challenges on an Edinburgh student accommodation scheme.
The construction arm of the Downing property group saw revenue double to more than £107m as project work stepped up at its major First Street scheme in Manchester.
But problem projects and cost rises saw pre-tax losses deepen to £5.8m in the year to March 2024, from £3.4m in 2023 and £

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£250m Stockport homes scheme set to start

10-01-2025 08:39 via constructionenquirer.com

North West developer Cityheart has picked local contractor Oak Construction Projects to deliver the first phase of its 440-flat Stopford Park scheme in Stockport town centre.
Construction work will start this month on Bosden, the first of three residential buildings at Stopford Park between Greek Street and Wellington Road in Stockport town centre.
Bosden will provide 62 one and two-bedroom homes for sale within a new neighbourhood community and landscaped public realm in the heart of the town.A

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Building stone firm ignores silica dust safety warnings

10-01-2025 08:38 via constructionenquirer.com

A building stone products manufacturer and its director have been fined £19,000 after repeatedly failing to protect workers from exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS).
The HSE carried out several inspections on Warmsworth Stone Limited, which produces carved stone masonry products using limestone, sandstone, granite and marble, at the company’s site at Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire starting in May 2023.
Following these visits the company was served with seven improvement notic

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Problem contracts make it another tricky year for Taziker

10-01-2025 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com

Multi-disciplinary engineering specialist Taziker Industrial has seen losses increase in its latest results due to legacy contract issues.
Results for the year to March 31 2024 show pre-tax losses increased to £5.6m from £1.2m last time as turnover stayed steady at £86.4m.
The previous year’s losses prompted the original company founders to buy back a controlling stake in business from its private equity owners and change the strategy and financial structure.But legacy co

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