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• Building boss sold diggers still on HP

  20-01-2025 17:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A construction director who used company funds to pay for his high-performance car and stole almost £90,000 in plant machinery has been given a suspended jail sentence.
  Vasile Hrusca withdrew more than £67,000 from his own failing building firm in 2019 to pay off the remaining balance on a hire purchase agreement for an Audi RS6 which he had bought the previous year for nearly £75,000.
  The 40-year-old also sold seven diggers and other plant machinery which were still subject to
  
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• Wates names new hard FM chief

  20-01-2025 16:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wates has appointed Jack Prady as the new managing director of its facilities management business.
  He brings a wealth of experience  to Wates, having held leadership positions across the facilities management and built environment sectors for the past 18 years.
  Most recently he was chief operating officer at Salford-based contractor Thermic Technical FM for over two years. Before that he worked at Vinci Facilities as an operations director.Alongside Prady, Wates FM also recently welcomed Ma
  
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• Council steps-in at sites where developer failed

  20-01-2025 15:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  New contractors are set to be appointed at housing sites across Fife in Scotland after the local council took over the jobs when the original developer collapsed.
  First Endeavour LLP went under last year causing a halt to construction work on four sites containing 200 new homes.
  OVER 200 new council houses are back on track after work had to stop on four sites across the Kingdom last year.Fife Council took ownership of the sites and its building services stepped in to take over work on one of th
  
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• Grayson backs NHBC training hubs

  20-01-2025 12:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Building products supplier Grayson is supporting the National House Building Council (NHBC) as part of its current training drive.
  Grayson is providing resources, including brickwork materials and training aids to help develop the next generation of construction professionals.
  As part of this partnership, Grayson’s Specification and Product Manager, Katie Wills, has visited NHBC’s five academies across the UK to deliver practical training to learners.
  Training covers key products suc
  
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• Digital Product Passports for Construction: Learn more

  20-01-2025 09:47 via justpractising.com
  
  Do you work for a Construction Product Manufacturer?Are you thinking about Digital Product Passports?
  The Plain Language Group are thinking about hosting a series of open calls for manufacturers about Digital Product Passports. You may remember the series of open calls we hosted in 2020 to discuss digitisation for construction product manufacturers, which led to the publication of the plain language guide to digitisation for construction product manufacturers in 2021 (which you can download here
  
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• Mace confirmed for £93m weather centre HQ

  20-01-2025 09:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government Property Agency has confirmed Mace as the main contractor to build a cutting-edge weather centre HQ.
  Mace, which signed a pre-construction deal back in November 2023, will work with consultant AtkinsRealis on the £93m project to build the headquarters of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
  Construction is set to begin shortly at the University of Reading’s Whiteknights campus with the building is expected to be completed by early 2027 when it will a
  
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• Van Elle partners with Wood on power transmission jobs

  20-01-2025 09:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Ground engineering specialist Van Elle has signed an eight-year partnering agreement with specialist power transmission contractor Wood Transmission & Distribution.
  Under the deal expected to be worth over £30m, Van Elle will deliver ground investigation, piling and foundations works across several transmission schemes.
  Works have commenced on initial projects in New Cumnock, Argyll and most recently at Beauly-Loch Buidhe where ground investigation works are mobilising throughout Janua
  
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• St William gets go-ahead for 245-home Stratford scheme

  20-01-2025 08:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Berkeley-subsidiary St William has gained full planning to regenerate the long-derelict Stratford Gasworks site in East London.
  A section 106 legal agreement has been finalised for the 2.2-acre brownfield site, which will be transformed into a 245 home mixed-tenure neighbourhood close to West Ham and Stratford Stations.
  The development will now need Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator before St William can start on site. Building envelopes feature a mix of handmade bricks
  
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• Balfour Beatty to sell Omnicom to Hitachi Rail

  20-01-2025 08:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Balfour Beatty has struck a deal to sell its digital rail infrastructure monitoring business Omnicom to Hitachi Rail.
  The acquisition will support Omnicom’s growth strategy to expand into the US and European markets.
  Omnicom produces hardware and advanced software for surveying, inspecting, and monitoring rail infrastructure, including gauge clearance measurement, line visual inspection and scanning infrastructure.Its monitoring systems can be installed on trains to provide near real-time
  
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• Council starts £200m hunt to replace Balfour Beatty

  20-01-2025 08:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Herefordshire Council has started the hunt for a new contractor after deciding to part ways with Balfour Beatty Living Places (BBLP) on a long running highways and maintenance deal across the county.
  Balfour has been maintaining roads and open spaces for the council since 2013.
  But Herefordshire announced last year it would be parting ways with the firm and a contract notice has now been published for the £200m New Public Realm Services Contract.The ten-year deal is due to start in June 20
  
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