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• Hawkswell Kilvington boosts London legal team

  11-03-2025 15:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction and engineering lawyer Hawkswell Kilvington has appointed Ben Mellors as a Partner to spearhead the launch of its new London office at 100 Bishopsgate.
  Mellors joins from an international law firm and is a specialist construction lawyer with vast experience in the industry. He has advised clients worldwide on all aspects of construction and engineering projects, from contract drafting and negotiation to project delivery, claims and disputes.
  He is co-author of FIDIC Contracts: Law a
  
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• Planning Bill to have “seismic” impact on construction

  11-03-2025 15:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Planning and Infrastructure Bill was introduced to Parliament on Tuesday promising “seismic” reforms to boost building levels.
  The government is looking to sweep away planning hurdles to speed-up decisions and create a process that “works for the builders, not blockers.”
  The target is to deliver 1.5 million new homes alongside 150 major projects.Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Angela Rayner said: “We’re creating the biggest buildi
  
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• What are Digital Product Passports in Construction?

  11-03-2025 11:50 via justpractising.com
  
  An increasing number of articles are appearing in the construction press about Digital Product Passports (DPPs). But what are they, and why are people starting to talk about them?
  Let’s start with a definition.
  What is a Digital Product Passport?
  A Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a structured digital record that provides key information about a product. It enables stakeholders across the product’s lifecycle, including manufacturers, consumers, regulators and recyclers, to access da
  
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• Man Utd confirm plan for £2bn ‘super-tent’ stadium

  11-03-2025 11:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Manchester United Football Club today confirmed they will build a £2bn 100,000-seater super stadium.
  The unusual tent-like stadium design will form the centrepiece of the regeneration of the Old Trafford area.
  Designed by architect Foster + Partner, the stadium, and wider regeneration project, have the potential to deliver an additional £7.3bn per year to the UK economy.Sir Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Manchester United, said: “Today marks the start of an incredibly exciting jour
  
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• Costain on track for step change to 5% margin

  11-03-2025 09:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Costain chief Alex Vaughaun this morning predicted the business was on course to hit its 5% margin target for 2025 on the back of swelling demand from its key infrastructure markets.
  The contractor delivered pre-tax profit last year slightly ahead of expectations, up 18% to £36.5m and said it was starting to reap rewards from rising spending in its key energy, water, defence and transportation markets.
  Revenue in the year-end to December 2024 dipped 6% largely, due to slower activity in hi
  
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• Morgan Sindall wins £61m Liverpool lab scheme

  11-03-2025 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Sciontec has appointed Morgan Sindall Construction as preferred contractor for its £61m Hemisphere One laboratory and workspace development in Liverpool.
  The 117,190 sq ft scheme will be located at Paddington Village in the city’s Knowledge Quarter innovation district.
  Hemisphere One is part of a two-phase project, alongside Hemisphere Two, that will ultimately offer a combined net total 216,693 sq ft of chemistry labs, data labs, bio labs and innovation labs, alongside incubator spa
  
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• Government spending keeps profits edging-up at Kier

  11-03-2025 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Kier is confident continued Government spending will keep its order books full as pre-tax profits and turnover both increased during the back end of last year.
  Latest results for the six months to December 31 2024 show turnover up 6% to £1.97bn from £1.86bn with a similar increase in pre-tax profits to £28.6m from £27m.
  The contractor’s order book hit £11bn with 98% of work secured for this financial year.Kier said 91% of its work is with the public sector and
  
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