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• The construction industry is not modernising – Video of our first interactive call of 2025

  08-05-2025 18:43 via justpractising.com
  
  The first Plain Language Group open call was held last week and was absolutely fascinating. It has certainly given us food for thought.
  We asked participants to answer a series of open questions about where they are now and in the context of the wider industry with industry modernisation as set out in our 2023 report, Industry Voices: Why Won’t The Built Environment Modernise? and where they were, three years on from when we hosted the original round table session.
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• Willmott Dixon wins Great Yarmouth waterfront deal

  08-05-2025 12:40
  
  Willmott Dixon has been picked to lead the long-awaited transformation of Great Yarmouth’s North Quays waterfront.
  The contractor will partner with Great Yarmouth Borough Council on the town’s biggest regeneration opportunity in a generation.
  Plans for the 10.5-acre site include a major mixed-use scheme combining leisure, retail, housing and public space.The project aims to boost tourism, create jobs and support the town’s social and economic growth, while preserving its histor
  
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• Eight take key spots on £250m Prosper framework

  08-05-2025 12:18
  
  Eight contractors have secured spots on the key all-building lot for Prosper’s £250m investment works framework covering the North East, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.
  The four-year framework is set up to serve councils, housing associations, schools, NHS trusts and emergency services.
  Bell Group, Fortem, Lovell, Novus, Equans, Esh Construction, RE:GEN North East and CLC Contractors have all been appointed to deliver full-service refurbishment and investment works.
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• Care home fire trial collapses

  08-05-2025 12:04
  
  A trial into alleged breaches of fire safety regulations by four companies involved in the design, risk assessment, management and maintenance of the former Beechmere retirement village in Crewe has collapsed.
  Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service brought the prosecutions following the blaze in August 2019 which destroyed the care home which housed around 150 residents.
  Six firms were initially pursued but action against two of them was subsequently dropped.The trial against the remaining four began
  
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• McLaren storms April contracts league with flurry of wins

  08-05-2025 08:52
  
  A strong winning streak last month took McLaren Construction to the top of the April contracts league.
  The firm bagged eight jobs in the month, the largest the planned £225m Cardiff Bay music arena. In London, McLaren also secured a £150m data centre in London Docklands, while in Yorkshire it sealed a shed deal for a distribution hub for retailer Home Bargains.
  Top 10 contractors by work secured in AprilClick here for further rankings
  According to data compiled by Barbour ABI, t
  
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• Goldman Sachs-owned Adler & Allan buys 180-strong civils outfit

  08-05-2025 08:34
  
  Private equity-backed environmental services group Adler & Allan has made its biggest purchase yet with the acquisition of South West-based civils contractor Glanville Environmental.
  The 180-employee Devon contractor, which specialises in drainage, geospatial surveys and civil engineering, has been snapped up by the Goldman Sachs-owned Adler & Allan Group – a national operator focused on delivering utilities and infrastructure.
  Glanville turned over around £31m last year, gen
  
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• Balfour Beatty lifts cash forecast after strong first quarter

  08-05-2025 08:17
  
  Balfour Beatty has upgraded its cash forecast for the year after enjoying a bumper start to 2025.
  Ahead of its AGM today, the contractor revealed that average monthly net cash hit £1.06bn in the first three months of the year — well above the £766m average recorded in 2024.
  Bosses now expect average net cash for 2025 to come in between £900m and £1bn, marking a significant improvement on previous expectations.Trading remains in line with forecasts, with the board st
  
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• Van Elle sells HGV fleet to haulage firm

  08-05-2025 08:15
  
  Piling specialist Van Elle has sold its in-house HGV fleet to WS Specialist Logistics Limited for £2.9m.
  The deal sees WS sign a five-year partnership with Van Elle to provide heavy haulage operations as its fleet, transport management team and directly employed drivers move into a new division of WS.
  WS has paid a total of £2.9m in cash for the assets being transferred and assumed operational management from May 1.Van Elle Chief Executive Mark Cutler said: “This new partnershi
  
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• Caddick lands first contract for £200m Skelmersdale revamp

  08-05-2025 08:00
  
  Caddick Construction has been awarded the first contract by the developer behind a planned £200m revamp of Skelmersdale town centre.
  Tawd Valley Developments (TVD) – the wholly owned development arm of West Lancashire Borough Council – has been appointed ‘master developer’ of the scheme.
  Its proposals for Skelmersdale town centre have now been approved and TVD has also been appointed to deliver a new eco-business park with Caddick awarded the first contract.Council
  
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