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• Construction returns to growth after two tough months

  11-04-2025 09:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction output returned to growth in February after falling in the prior two months.
  The 0.4% uplift came from modest increases in both new work and repair and maintenance, with public new work leading growth while private housing and industrial acted as a drag.
  Latest Government ONS trend figures for construction over three months reveal an industry in stagnation, recording no net growth overall.
  Industry watchers now fear that rising economic uncertainty caused by president Trump’s
  
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• Skanska wins £43m Clifton Bridge deal

  11-04-2025 08:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Network Rail has appointed Skanska for the £43m Clifton Bridge replacement job in Penrith.
  Skanska will design, build and install a new 130 metre single span steel bridge to replace the existing structure forming part of the West Coast Main Line that spans the M6 motorway.
  The new bridge will be built in a dedicated location close to the existing structure. At the end of this year, the current bridge will be demolished and the new one moved into position and commissioned during a 15-day bl
  
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• Durkan finance chief joins house builder Thakeham

  11-04-2025 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  South of England house builder Thakeham has confirmed Paul Kimber as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  Kimber joins from Durkan where he was Group CFO for five years.
  Prior to that Kimber held senior finance roles at Berkeley and was a real estate and construction specialist at Ernst & Young.Thakeham’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Boughton said: “We are excited to welcome Paul to Thakeham. His breadth of experience will fit perfectly with our strategic direct
  
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• Muse submits Oldham town centre regeneration plan

  11-04-2025 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Muse has submitted plans for a multi-site regeneration of Oldhan town centre.
  The new £450m vision being brought forward with the local council spans six key sites and could see up to 2,000 homes built around the town centre over the next 15 years.
  The sites include Oldham Civic Centre which will be redeveloped with several high and mid rise block of flats to provide nearly 780 homes.The former Oldham Magistrates’ Court site has also been earmarked for 125 to 225 flats.
  While a furth
  
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• Investigation after two track workers hit by wagon

  11-04-2025 08:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has launched a probe after two track workers were hit by a wagon which was being propelled by a rail-mounted crane.
  The accident occurred last month during an engineering possession near to Port Glasgow station.
  One worker became trapped between the wagon and a track panel which had previously been set down on the railway by a second crane. Both cranes were being used as part of the renewal of a section of track within the possession.The track worker who wa
  
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• Domis to start this year on £350m Nobu towers

  11-04-2025 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Salboy Group has secured planning permission to develop the second phase of its Viadux scheme in central Manchester.
  Two new towers will be built by Salboy’s construction partner Domis with work set to start on site this year.
  A 76-storey tower will house a 160-bedroom hotel, restaurant and 452 branded residences, delivered in partnership with luxury lifestyle brand Nobu Hospitality.A second tower on Bridgewater Street will be 23-storeys tall containing 133 new apartments aimed at the affo
  
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