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• AGD now offering Greenwall plastic sheet piling

  23-04-2025 15:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  AGD has been appointed UK & Ireland distributors for Greenwall plastic sheet piling.
  Vinyl chloride (commonly called PVC or Vinyl) together with the Co-Extrusion manufacturing process give Greenwall sheet pile significant advantages and mechanical characteristics such as:Competitive price
  100% environmentally friendly
  Durability
  No toxic surface treatment
  No maintenance required
  Resistance to corrosion and salt deposits
  UV resistance
  Impact resistance
  Reduced weight
  Greater safety on th
  
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• Green light for £100m Liverpool Baltic station build

  23-04-2025 14:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans for a new £100m rail station in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle have been approved, paving the way for construction to begin early in 2026.
  Liverpool City Council has granted planning permission for the landmark scheme, which will extend the Merseyrail Northern Line into one of the UK’s fastest-growing creative and digital quarters.
  Highways works around the site are due to get underway this autumn ahead of the main station build, with the new stop expected to open by the end
  
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• Three firms land £170m Gentoo Sunderland housing deal

  23-04-2025 14:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Three North East contractors have secured spots on Gentoo’s new £170m housing improvement framework in Sunderland.
  PHS Solutions, Esh Construction and RE:GEN Group have been selected to deliver a decade-long programme of internal upgrades to thousands of homes across the city.
  The trio are the first firms appointed under Gentoo’s new ‘Gentogether’ partnering model, which aims to drive long-term collaboration and strip out traditional competitive tendering.Over the n
  
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• Call to shift Gateway 2 checks to end building bottleneck

  23-04-2025 09:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractors are calling for a revamp of the Gateway 2 approvals system which is stalling the start of dozens of high-rise residential projects across the country.
  Frustrated builders believe simple changes to the process can free-up the backlog of schemes waiting for approval from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
  One contracting boss told the Enquirer: “Construction work is being held-up because of the amount of information that needs to be provided before work starts.“It’s
  
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• GBN launches £600m bid race for SMR engineer roles

  23-04-2025 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Great British Nuclear is preparing to launch a £600m procurement race to find up to two owner’s engineers for its flagship Small Modular Reactor programme.
  Successful bidders will play a crucial assurance role in GBN’s push to bring first-of-a-kind nuclear tech to help meet the country’s rising energy demands.
  Each OE could land a contract worth up to £300m, supporting two planned SMR projects through a 14-year delivery window.But GBN has left the door open to scali
  
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• Wates hires ex-Homes England chief to head public sector push

  23-04-2025 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wates Group has appointed former Homes England technical director Robert Stone as head of public sector and national frameworks.
  Stone will work closely with group public sector director Stephen Beechey, focusing on strengthening ties with government bodies and driving growth in key sectors like defence, justice and blue light.
  He brings over 30 years’ experience across both public and private sectors. Most recently, he spent five years as director of technical services at Homes England, o
  
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• Gateway gridlock hits build-to-rent delivery as starts nosedive

  23-04-2025 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Delays at the Building Safety Regulator are being blamed for a sharp fall in build-to-rent construction starts, threatening future housing supply despite a strong year for completions.
  Fresh figures from the British Property Federation and Savills shows 17,309 BtR homes were completed in the past 12 months, up 18% as demand rises for rental homes.
  But the number of new schemes breaking ground has dropped for the fifth quarter running, with homes under construction falling 14% year-on-year.The s
  
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