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• Galliford Try gets go-ahead for Milton Keynes PRS tower

  01-04-2025 14:24 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Galliford Try’s Investments business has gained planning for a landmark 33-storey private rental tower block in central Milton Keynes.
  The project at 599 Grafton Gate project will provide around 300 flats close to Milton Keynes Central railway station.
  Galliford Try will now be developing the design information necessary to obtain a Gateway 2 approval under the Building Safety Act before starting works on site.The building will include ground floor retail space, a fitness studio, game
  
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• Lendlease Construction renamed Bovis

  01-04-2025 09:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Lendlease Construction UK has been renamed Bovis after new US private equity owner Atlas Holding completed the deal yesterday to buy the Australian firm’s UK contracting business.
  The rebranding to Bovis resurrects the name retired 14 years ago and hails back to the company’s founding in 1885.
  Bovis will be led by David Cadiot, who has been named chief executive officer of the now independently operated Bovis, and his executive leadership team, all of whom are long-serving staff.
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• Multiplex profit drops a third as revenue rises to £780m

  01-04-2025 09:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Multiplex Europe’s construction business reported pre-tax profits down by just over a third last year to £20m from revenue up 16% to £780m.
  Operating margin at the business also slipped back in 2024 to 3.5% from last year’s high of 5.5%.
  Multiplex Construction Europe managing director Callum Tuckett said the fall in profit reflected phasing of major project completions and start dates with significant projects nearing completion in 2023 and secured projects starting last
  
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• Careys facing £2.4m claim by developer over demolition cartel

  01-04-2025 08:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Carey Group is facing legal action from a developer which claims it was overcharged for demolition work caught up in the industry’s bid rigging scandal.
  Carey owned Scudder was one of ten firms fined a total of nearly £60m in 2023 for illegally colluding to rig bids for demolition and asbestos removal contracts.
  Hong Kong based developer Circadian Limited has now launched legal action against Carey Group claiming it was overcharged by £2.4m for demolition work in 2014 at its sc
  
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• Breyer Group battles for survival as rivals circle

  01-04-2025 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  South East housing maintenance contractor Breyer Group is fighting for survival after a flurry of winding up petitions from firms seeking payment.
  Subcontractors have contacted the Enquirer claiming they are not being paid by the £80m revenue contractor.
  Three firms resorted to issuing winding up petitions against Breyer this month alone. Two have been withdrawn following settlements with a third lodged with the court on Friday.Edward Farren, partner at construction specialist law firm Fen
  
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• Worker trapped in collapsed septic tank pit

  01-04-2025 08:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A company and its director have been fined a combined £18,000 after a man was injured during excavation work in West Sussex.
  JHE Construction and Jordan Hay-Ellis pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety laws following the incident on 23 February 2023.
  The company had been contracted to complete a full barn conversion, which included the installation of a new septic tank.In order to install the tank, workers had to dig an excavation approximately three metres deep. Edward Keely, 30, a
  
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