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• Cannabis farm gang posed as utilities contractor

  07-03-2025 22:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  An organised crime group posed as utility contractors to divert power to their cannabis farms across the country.
  A company called Elev8 Civils & Utilities was set-up allowing the gang to work in liveried vans giving the appearance they were engaged in legitimate utilities work.
  The men wore high visibility clothing and used signage to close roads but the gang were digging up pavements to access live mains connections which they then spliced to run a direct feed to properties they had earmar
  
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• Takeuchi sells its 50,000th excavator in UK and Ireland

  07-03-2025 16:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Excavator giant Takeuchi has hit the 50,000th sales milestone in the UK and Ireland.
  The 50,000th Takeuchi, a TB217R mini excavator was sold by Takeuchi dealer in the south CBL to L-Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage as part of a recent order for over 100 machines, including the latest 3rd generation 3-Series excavators.
  Lynch have been running Takeuchi excavators for decades. The first order in the year 2000 included the original Takeuchi TB175 both tracked and wheeled. Since then, Takeuchi excavat
  
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• Vacuum seal makes ladders safer

  07-03-2025 11:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Ladder safety on site can be improved with the Ergoniks Ladder Anchor – a specialised safety attachment for the Grabo Pro vacuum lifter which offers an innovative solution by providing a secure and stable foundation for ladders on various surfaces.
  Harnessing the Grabo Pro’s powerful suction technology, the system creates a strong vacuum seal between the Grabo’s foam seal and the ground. When paired with specialist safety straps, the Ergoniks Ladder Anchor forms a reliable anch
  
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• Former Liverpool mayor charged in building contracts probe

  07-03-2025 10:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson is among 12 people charged with bribery and misconduct following a long-running investigation into the award of building contracts in the city.
  Operation Aloft by Merseyside Policehas focused on contracts awarded by Liverpool City Council between 2010 and 2020.
  Those charged are:David Anderson, 37 years, of Wavertree, charged with one count of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office
  Joseph Anderson, 67 years, of Knotty Ash, charged with one count of
  
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• Legendre UK wins £21m London homes job for Clarion

  07-03-2025 09:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Clarion Housing Group has signed a £21m contract with Legendre UK for main works construction of the Lemon Tree House redevelopment in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.Lemon Tree House, a 7-storey building with 49 homes, is being redeveloped due to building and fire safety issues.
  In its place, the UK arm of French contractor Legendre, will construct a 9-storey building, increasing the number of social rent homes to 58.Communal air source heat pumps will be incorporated to enhance energ
  
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• Mace to transform Imperial College Great Hall

  07-03-2025 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Mace has been appointed to redevelop Imperial College London’s largest venue – The Great Hall in the Sherfield Building on its South Kensington campus.
  Mace’s retrofit team will transform the 4,230 sq ft hall into a flexible, multipurpose space, that can be converted into three lecture theatres.
  Designed by Burwell Architects, a key feature will be the creation of removable partitions, enabling the hall to be divided into three distinct areas while retaining its function as an
  
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• Muse to redevelop Durham County Hall HQ site

  07-03-2025 08:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Durham County Council has picked Muse to steer the redevelopment of its County Hall site and the subsequent development of a £400m business park at Aykley Heads in Durham.
  The first phase involves demolition of council buildings, including County Hall, at the 15-hectare site which already has outline planning consent for 440,000 sq ft of commercial space.The 62-hectare innovation district is already home to several major businesses and institutions, including Durham University Business Sch
  
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• £100m plan to regenerate former Digbeth ironworks

  07-03-2025 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Hartwell has unveiled plans for a £100m mixed-use scheme at a former ironworks site in the heart of Digbeth, Birmingham.
  The Phoenix Yard proposals will seek to transform an under-utilised 1ha brownfield site beside Coventry Street, Oxford Street and Digbeth High Street to deliver a new gateway to Digbeth.
  Architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris designed the scheme to provide 260,000 sq ft of media and educational space, commercial floorspace, 240 homes and retail.
  The proposed P
  
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• Bidding to start for £700m Irish sea interconnector work

  07-03-2025 08:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Firms have been put on alert for key work packages on the planned £700m sub-sea electricity interconnector between Northern Ireland and Scotland.
  Invitations to bid for work on the LirlC Interconnector project are due out shortly for key awards in November.
  The project being developed by Transmission Investment will provide up to 700 MW of capacity between the Irish Single Electricity Market and the British wholesale electricity market.
  Main LirIC work packagesLot A1: £353m
  Two HVDC
  
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