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• Administrators take control at Acheson Construction

  21-02-2025 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Most of the 48-strong workforce has been made redundant at Dorset based Acheson Construction.
  Administrators from Grant Thornton made 40 staff redundant immediately when they took control of the regional contractor this week.
  Joint administrators Richard Lewis and Alistair Wardell said the £53m turnover firm had ceased trading on their appointment.Lewis said: “The business has been impacted by increased costs on fixed priced contracts, delays in the commencement of new projects and a
  
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• Manchester civil service digital campus approved

  21-02-2025 08:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans for a major government office complex in Manchester across two major blocks have been given the green light.
  The Manchester Digital Campus will be built on the site of the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats and is expected to cost around £310m to build.
  According to planning documents the total value of the project could reach nearly £1bn factoring in final fit-out and site-wide improvements to Great Ancoats Street and the Rochdale Canal.The project is anticipated to serve a
  
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• New mobile charging vans crack electric plant downtime anxiety

  21-02-2025 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Using mobile charging vans to top up electric construction plant looks set to ease contractor downtime anxiety on jobs.
  FM Conway and Transport for London are trialling the method of bringing the charger to the vehicle on a handful of road junction jobs in the capital.
  They have found that developments in how vehicles on construction sites are powered and charged could revolutionise how the capital’s transport network is built, ensuring London is greener and healthier.British electric char
  
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• 34 secure spots on £1bn NEPO civils framework

  21-02-2025 08:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The North East Procurement Organisation has awarded 34 firms places on its next-generation civils and infrastructure framework worth an estimated £1bn.
  Balfour Beatty, Graham, Octavius, Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure and Winvic Construction are among the larger firms securing spots for the first time.
  While contractors AmcoGiffen, Farrans, Morgan Sindall, and Eric Wright will not renew.
  The framework is due to come into operation in March 2025 and run for four years with an option to extend
  
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• RSK adds another 110 staff with N-Able Group deal

  21-02-2025 08:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Acquisition-hungry consultant and construction services group RSK has bought architectural and property consultancy business N-Able Group.
  The move supported by FRP Corporate Finance will see 110 N-Able staff join RSK bringing expertise in design and construction services specialising in the delivery of low energy, low environmental impact buildings
  N-Able is headquartered in London and comprises two companies – ECD Architects, an architecture firm providing sustainable building design in
  
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• Bouygues claims net zero construction goal at Welsh project

  21-02-2025 08:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Bouygues UK has achieved net zero construction on a major leisure centre and medical research hub project in South Wales.
  Working with subcontractors and suppliers, the firm used hydrogenated vegetable oil fuel for machinery, recycled materials and PV power for site cabins over the course of the 24-month build.
  Thanks to the reduction in emissions from the use of HVO at Pentre Awel, Bouygues UK has committed to use green fuel to power all of its building sites across the country.Work on zone 1 o
  
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