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• Coroner hears how worker was crushed under digger

  14-04-2025 21:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A construction worker was killed after being trapped under a digger an inquest opening heard on Monday.
  Essex Coroner’s Service heard how Lulzim Lleshi, a 45-year-old agency worker from Dunmow, died on April 7 on a construction site in Colchester Road, near West Bergholt.
  The housing  job was run by local contractor Rose Builders who are building a collection of detached family homes in the village.The Daily Gazette reported that Lleshi operated a digger on the building site.
  During w
  
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• Willmott Dixon lands Dover town centre revamp

  14-04-2025 16:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Willmott Dixon and property developer Milligan have secured the job to regenerate several council-owned sites in Dover town centre.
  The pair will now work with the council on bringing forward detailed proposals as part of a strategic alliance.
  Plans will target new homes, improved public spaces, and mixed-use developments – including a potential public sector hub bringing health and community services into the town centre.The move is a major step in Dover District Council&rsquo
  
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• Go-ahead for London City office-to-flats scheme

  14-04-2025 14:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer HUB and funding partner Bridges Fund Management have secured planning for a major office-to-residential conversion at 150 Minories in Aldgate.
  The scheme, known as the Assemblies, will transform a 1950s City office block into 277 co-living homes aimed at creative and business communities in East London and the Square Mile.
  Designed by Morris+Company, the project will retain the building’s structure, slashing embodied carbon by 65% against the Greater London Assembly benchmark.The
  
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• Wates mobilises as £200m Middlesbrough scheme approved

  14-04-2025 13:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans to transform a derelict site in Middlesbrough town centre have cleared a major hurdle after securing planning approval.
  Wates has been named lead contractor for the £200m Gresham Street development being brought forward by developers iMpeC and Buccleuch Property.
  The transformational project sits as part of the wider Middlesbrough masterplan, with the first phase including more than 240 build-to-rent flats and residential accommodation for more than 450 students.International ho
  
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• Renaker eyes bumper 2025 despite Gateway 2 concern

  14-04-2025 08:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Manchester high-rise specialist Renaker Build is forecasting another record-breaking year despite mounting labour pressures and ongoing economic uncertainty.
  Confidence in the city’s booming residential market helped Renaker lift pre-tax profit by 27% to £6.3m for the year ending 31 October 2024, following a 16% rise in turnover to £265m – the highest in its history.
  Operating margin remained steady at 2%, as increased labour costs offset last year’s gains from an e
  
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• Green light for nearly 400 flats at Leeds scheme

  14-04-2025 08:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans for a major residential scheme delivering nearly 400 flats across three blocks in Leeds city centre have finally been approved.
  Developers UCR Leeds has secured full planning permission for revised designs for its Wellington Road and Armley Road site.
  The developer aims to build 384 flats across three buildings, the tallest reaching 18 storeys.
  The mix includes 199 one-beds, 139 two-beds, and 46 three-bed flats. .
  Revisions to the scheme included increased green space and greater affordabl
  
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• Heavy lorry ban on Severn Bridge as cables deteriorate

  14-04-2025 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes will be banned from using the Severn crossing from next month after safety inspections showed deterioration to the supporting cables
  From Tuesday 27 May two lanes on the M48 bridge will remain open to all other vehicles to ensure the safety of the bridge and reduce the load on the cables.
  The weight restriction will need to remain in place for an estimated 12 to 18 months, dependent on further investigations and whilst National Highways develops and installs
  
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• Wessex Water picks civils firms for £65m framework

  14-04-2025 08:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wessex Water has awarded more than 40 firms places on a new civils framework to support delivery of civils works on water and wastewater networks.
  The £65m Civils Support Framework is split across five lots, covering specialist workstreams including site civils, mainlaying, potable and wastewater infrastructure, and reservoir works.
  Firms appointed will work under Wessex Water’s engineering teams, delivering groundworks, leak repairs, directional drilling, sewer collapses, and refurb
  
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• Crashed M&E contractor TNA owed supply chain £7m

  14-04-2025 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Administrators for collapsed building service specialist TNA Electrical have revealed the firm owed subcontractors and suppliers £6.9m when it went under last month.
  The £30m turnover Cannock based specialist is in the hands of administrator Leonard Curtis who filed an update at Companies House last week.
  It revealed that some of the assets of TNA Electrical including its fleet of four vans and office equipment was acquired by TNA Mechanical Ltd.TNA Electrical was founded by brothers
  
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