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• Big trade names dropped in M Group rebrand

  02-04-2025 13:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Acquisitive M Group, formed from Morrison Utility Services over 20 years ago, is dropping a host of big trade names in a sweeping corporate rebrand.
  Around 20 firms acquired by the business will now come under the M Group marque covering a £2.5bn portfolio.
  Brands like Morrison Water Services, Milestone Infrastructure, Dyer & Butler and Avonline will all disappear, but the group’s leadership and teams remain unchanged.M Group employs more than 11,000 staff operating from over 200
  
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• Wates wins fit-out for Manchester First Street Hub

  02-04-2025 11:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wates has secured the fit-out job for the Government’s new hub building at First Street in Manchester.The Government Property Agency has appointed Wates’ Smartspace arm for the Cat B fit-out of the nine-storey building delivered by BAM Construction.Launched as part of the GPA’s Government Hubs Programme, the Manchester First Street Hub will accommodate around 2,600 civil servants from the Ministries for Housing,  Business and Trade, Education and Office for Standards in Ed
  
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• Peel Ports reveals winners for £750m framework

  02-04-2025 11:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Peel Ports Group has appointed 18 contractors to its new construction framework covering a major programme of works across its UK and Ireland sites worth up to £750m.
  The eight year deal is divided into lots covering general construction, marine construction and major projects at sites including the Port of Liverpool, Heysham Port, Manchester Ship Canal, London Medway, Clydepor, Great Yarmouth and Dublin.
  The winning firms are:A E Yates
  C Spencer
  Charles Brand
  Erith Contractors
  Glencar
  GPS
  
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• Breyer Group files administration notice

  02-04-2025 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  South East housing maintenance contractor Breyer Group has filed a notice of appointment of an administrator.
  The move comes after weeks of mounting pressure from its subcontractors seeking to get paid.
  Breyer had battled against a flurry of winding up petitions in recent weeks as concern spread about £80m main contractor’s survival.Presently Breyer has around 250 staff operating across its three businesses: Breyer Roofing, Breyer Renew and Breyer Repair.
  It is understood a rival con
  
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• £302m upgrade funding awarded to FE colleges – list

  02-04-2025 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has set out the latest £302m funding to improve FE colleges across England.
  The funding to fix leaky roofs, broken windows and dilapidated buildings is the first condition allocation for FE colleges in two years,
  Large college groups such as NCG and Capital City College will receive more than £7m each.Colleges in Greater Manchester and Leeds will also benefit from a £20m boost to capacity funding for 16-19 year olds to address a shortage of places.
  Among tho
  
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• Small house builders get £150m funding for green homes

  02-04-2025 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Homes England has joined forced with lender Octopus Real Estate to create the Greener Homes Alliance 2 fund for small and medium-sized house builders.
  The £150m pot will provide SME house builders with further loan finance for high-quality, energy efficient homes to be built across England.
  The first phase of the alliance launched in 2021 and funded over 550 sustainable homes across the country.Phase one saw 20 loans completed totalling £150m with an average loan size to SME develope
  
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• Former Severfield director takes helm at Embrace Steel

  02-04-2025 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Expanding structural steel specialist Embrace Steel has appointed former Severfield director Martin Kelly as its new group chief executive.
  He will lead the steelwork contractor through a new phase of growth, targetting over £100m revenue.
  Kelly’s appointment now completes the leadership team at Embrace after the appointments of Ross McAdam as its new CFO in January and Matt Gibson as COO, who joined the business last year.Investor group Embrace entered the steelwork sector two years
  
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• FK Facades thrives but construction arm hit by ISG row

  02-04-2025 08:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Building envelope specialist FK Group has posted healthy results at its core facades and building safety divisions but the company bottom line was hit by a long-running dispute with ISG at its construction arm.
  Group turnover was £100.6m for the year to March 31 2024 from £131.4m last time generating a pre-tax loss of £5.9m from £614,000 last time.
  Losses were concentrated at the construction division which has been embroiled in a long-running dispute with collapsed contr
  
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