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• New MD at Heidelberg Materials Contracting

  04-03-2025 16:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Scott Cooper has been appointed Managing Director of Heidelberg Materials UK’s national road surfacing and contracting infrastructure business.
  Prior to joining the company, Cooper was Managing Director of Transportation Major  Projects and Design for Kier Group, where he was responsible for the successful  delivery of a portfolio of major projects across the country for key clients including  National Highways.
  He said: “I am delighted to join the Heidelberg Materials
  
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• Muse signs up to £3.2bn Solihull health campus district

  04-03-2025 09:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A three-way development joint venture including Muse has signed head of agreement to progress ambitious plans to create a £3.2bn HealthTech Campus next to the HS2 Interchange site in Solihull.
  The new Campus will bring together the University, NHS, private providers, and industry to support pioneering new start-ups and scale-ups to enter the NHS and global markets.
  The new agreement between The University of Warwick, Arden Cross Ltd and Muse follows the development of a detailed propositio
  
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• ‘Affordable’ HS2 Crewe to Euston plan submitted to Treasury

  04-03-2025 08:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The industry’s High Speed Rail Group has submitted outline plans to the Treasury to rescope the HS2 project to unlock maximum economic benefit within a constrained budget.
  The plan to rescope HS2 to a “Euston-Crewe core” would accelerate delivery, and ensure a substantial financial return to the Treasury, while recognising current fiscal constraints.
  Rescoped proposals have been submitted to the Treasury ahead of the spending review with a warning the project is at a cross
  
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• Drees & Sommer acquires RSP Consulting Engineers

  04-03-2025 08:56 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Scotland-based RSP Consulting Engineers has been acquired by consultant Drees & Sommer UK.
  RSP has been in business since 1987 specialising in sectors including financial institutions, hospitality, data centres and life sciences.
  The latest move by Drees & Sommer follows its acquisition of Northern Ireland consultant Johnston Houston last September.The RSP deal will add 60 new employees to the Drees & Sommer team, increasing the total workforce to over 300 employees across 12 of
  
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• Redesign delays hit giant McAlpine car battery factory

  04-03-2025 08:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The £4bn Agratas gigafactory in Somerset is facing construction delays as plans for the site are scaled back.
  Sir Robert McAlpine has been overseeing site preparation work for Tata-owned Agratas since last summer.
  But work has now stalled at the piling stage for the first of three planned main buildings with 16,800 piles now installed.Agratas has also confirmed that the size of the first 2.6m sq ft building is being reduced by “about 100 metres.”
  The firm said: “Since we
  
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• Regal submits plan to revive stalled London resi tower

  04-03-2025 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Regal has submitted revamped plans to kick-start a stalled high-rise residential project in North London.
  The firm bought the 100 Avenue Road site in Swiss Cottage after it stalled under a previous developer’s ownership following the completion of demolition and basement works.
  The new plan retains the previous 24-floor tower of the original consented scheme but introduces key improvements.It will now include a second staircase, feature a brick facade and prioritises sustainabili
  
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