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• Construction to start in May on £1bn port expansion

  21-03-2025 16:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction work to expand the London Gateway container port will begin in May after owner DP World was given approval for the £1bn project.
  The global logistics giant said it will take four years to complete the expansion including adding two further 400m-long all-electric berths and a second rail terminal forming part of the Thames Freeport.
  Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, CEO and Group Chairman of DP World, said: “This investment enhances London Gateway’s position at the heart of
  
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• Milbank launches concrete Carbon Reduction Calculator

  21-03-2025 15:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  Milbank Concrete Products has launched its Carbon Reduction Calculator to provide accurate carbon savings data for precast and prestressed concrete products.
  This innovative tool is now included as standard in all quotations, enabling architects, developers, and contractors to make informed, eco-conscious decisions from the outset of their projects.
  Over the past few years, Milbank had witnessed a growing demand from customers for greater transparency regarding the sustainability of their produc
  
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• Green light for London Euston Tower rebuild

  21-03-2025 10:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  British Land has secured planning approval for a £600m scheme to redevelop the landmark Euston Tower in London.
  The developer aims to retain and re-use the existing 1960s building core and foundations at its Regent’s Place site, while adding new low carbon structures to create a new-look 31-storey building with bigger floor-plates.
  Lendlease was involved in pre-construction planning work on the new tower, including designing the outline demolition and construction approach, although
  
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• 400 schools and hospitals to get rooftop solar panels

  21-03-2025 09:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  Around 400 schools and hospitals are to get new rooftop solar power thanks to a  £200m investment from Great British Energy.
  The plan unveiled today is the first major project for Great British Energy, which will immediately begin working with schools and the NHS to install solar panels, build local clean power and bring down energy bills.
  In England, around £80m in funding will support around 200 schools, alongside £100m for nearly 200 NHS sites to install rooftop solar p
  
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• Glencar wins phase 2 of Harwell tech scheme

  21-03-2025 09:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Glencar has secured the job to build Phase Two of a tech development at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.
  Designed by Scott Brownrigg, Tech Foundry West will create 70,000 sq ft laboratory, advanced manufacturing, and office space to support a growing community of leading scientists, engineers, and innovators within the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.The speculatively designed building, has just received the planning green light, and will be built at a site on the north-western corner of Harwell camp
  
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• Robert De Niro’s Nobu backs Manchester super tower

  21-03-2025 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Salboy has inked a deal with a company co-founded by Hollywood legend Robert De Niro to deliver the planned £360m Viadux 2 skyscraper in Manchester.
  The 76-storey scheme will rise to 246m, making it both the tallest building on the Manchester skyline and outside of London.
  Under the deal, Nobu Hospitality will take on the planned Deansgate scheme to house a 160-room hotel, restaurant and 452 Nobu-branded residences.
  Backed by De Niro and restaurant entrepreneur Nobu Matsuhisa, No
  
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• PAC warns post-Grenfell policies threaten new homes goal

  21-03-2025 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has seriously under-estimated the impact its post-Grenfell policies are having on the delivery of new homes.
  The powerful Public Account Committee sounded the alarm today in a critical report on the Government’s response to the Grenfell disaster.
  The committes said present Government policies were creating a crisis that threatened a “chilling effect” on house building overall, with social housing providers forced to divert resources to remediation rather than bad
  
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• PAC warns post-Grenfell policies are hindering new homes goal

  21-03-2025 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has seriously under-estimated the impact its post-Grenfell policies are having on the delivery of new homes.
  The powerful Public Account Committee sounded the alarm today in a critical report on the Government’s response to the Grenfell disaster.
  The committes said present Government policies were creating a crisis that threatened a “chilling effect” on house building overall, with social housing providers forced to divert resources to remediation rather than bad
  
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• Contractors struggling to keep-up with demand for data centres

  21-03-2025 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractors are struggling to keep-up with the surging demand for new and retrofitted data centres.
  Research from consultant Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) found that 70% of data centre specialists quizzed  believe the supply chain is struggling to keep pace while 53% fear that the sector will be unable to meet capacity demands.
  The report said demand for new data centres has surged 300% since 2023 while the market for data centre retrofits is also expanding rapidly.
  Nikki Venetsanakis, RLB&rs
  
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• Legendre UK to convert Diageo HQ into hotel

  21-03-2025 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Legendre UK has been confirmed as main contractor for the conversion of drinks giant Diageo’s former HQ in Park Royal into a hotel.
  The firm is part of a joint venture made up of LSL Partners, Central & Provincial Properties, Candour Properties, Legendre Company, Select Investments and Eastborough Partners which has gained planning permission for the designs by GRID Architects.
  Construction will start this year to transform the six-storey building into a 433-room hotel, complemented by
  
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