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• Firms called for input on £108m Selsey coastal defence scheme

  08-04-2025 23:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Chichester District Council has kicked off early market engagement for a £108m coastal defence scheme in Selsey on the Manhood Peninsula in West Sussex.
  The Selsey Coastal Scheme will overhaul the ageing sea walls, groynes and beach defences protecting the peninsula’s low-lying coastline.
  With existing structures increasingly prone to failure, the council is advancing a full-scale capital works programme planned to run from 2030 to 2040.Prior to the construction of the existing sea w
  
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• Construction worker dies on Essex site

  08-04-2025 14:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A construction worker died following an accident at a new housing site in Essex on Monday.
  The agency worker was killed while working on a job run by Rose Builders in West Bergholt near Colchester
  The firm is building a collection of detached family homes in the village.A Rose Builders statement said:  “We confirm that an incident took place on one of our construction sites in West Bergholt on 7 April 2025, which tragically resulted in fatal injuries to an agency worker.
  “We are
  
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• Pension fund charges hit profits at Wates

  08-04-2025 12:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The cost of transferring the company pension scheme to a “superfund” has seen profits slide at Wates.
  The contractor set aside an exceptional charge of £28.8m in its latest accounts for moving its £185m defined pension plan last December to consolidator Clara-Pensions.
  Wates also said its bottom line was hit by investing heavily in divisional overheads and support functions, higher than expected costs in house-building joint ventures in developments and closing out some p
  
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• Nexus Infrastructure orders up 11% at half-year

  08-04-2025 09:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Civils and utilities specialist Nexus Infrastructure said revenue was up 17% to £30m for the six months to March.
  Cash held steady at £9.6m, up slightly on last year, as the group continues to broaden its workload mix.
  Tamdown, its main housing groundwork arm, secured fresh work on several multi-phase housing schemes. The order book grew 11% to £80m, even as the long-awaited housebuilding recovery faces further delays.In a half-year trading update for the AIM-listed group, Nexu
  
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• Renamed Bovis Construction suffered £16m loss last year

  08-04-2025 09:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Lendlease Construction (Europe), now renamed Bovis Construction, suffered heavy losses before US investor Atlas Holdings entered talks to buy the business.
  Results for the year ending 30 June, which have just been published at Companies House, show that Lendlease Construction suffered a loss of £16m (2023: £12m profit) on revenue down 7% at £471m.The firm fell into the red after reporting total provisions amounting to £45m covering legal claims and remediation work on leg
  
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• Private equity firm buys trio of marine construction specialists

  08-04-2025 08:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Private equity investor Sullivan Street Partners has acquired a majority shareholding in Teignmouth Maritime Services (TMS) and Hesselberg-Hydro, two leading marine infrastructure specialists.
  It has also acquired Marine Plant Hire (UK) Ltd (MPH) a marine plant charter and hire company, primarily supporting marine construction activities.
  The trio of companies specialise in repairs, construction, and redevelopment projects across waterways and tidal coastal environments.As part of the deal Sulli
  
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• Project director leaves giant McAlpine car battery site

  08-04-2025 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The project director at Sir Robert McAlpine’s flagship £4bn Agratas gigafactory site in Somerset has left the job.
  The Enquirer understands that Graham Lill left the project last month.
  Sir Robert McAlpine has been overseeing site preparation work for Tata-owned Agratas since last summer but the job has faced construction delays as plans for the site are scaled back.Steelwork for the first phase was due to start in January but it is understood Severfield has now signed the contr
  
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• Plans in for £1bn Liverpool Street Station scheme

  08-04-2025 08:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Network Rail Property has submitted revised plans for a £1bn overhaul of London Liverpool Street station.
  Much of the transformation plan will be bankrolled from new landmark offices above the station.
  The 21-storey over-station build will unlock a full rebuild of the concourse, improved access across the site, and better links with the Underground — while keeping the historic Victorian structure intact.It is expected the project will take around 8 years to build, with the main stati
  
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