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• Breakthrough for HS2 as first Birmingham tunnel section dug

  09-05-2025 13:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  HS2 has hit a major construction milestone with the breakthrough of its first Birmingham tunnel, completing the initial 3.5-mile bore of the Bromford Tunnel.
  Giant tunnel boring machine Mary Ann smashed through at Washwood Heath today, marking the end of a 652-day drive beneath the M6, River Tame, and critical National Grid infrastructure – all completed without disruption.
  The 125m-long TBM was launched in July 2023 by Balfour Beatty Vinci.Its crew of 450 specialist tunnellers worked arou
  
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• HS2 Curzon Street station redesign approved as timber roof axed

  09-05-2025 09:34 via constructionenquirer.com
  Revised plans for Birmingham’s landmark HS2 Curzon Street station have been approved, with a major design change seeing the timber-lined roof swapped for copper-coloured aluminium panels
  The Mace Dragados JV, working with Arcadis, WSP and lead architect Grimshaw made the change to meet tougher fire safety rules and cut future maintenance costs.
  Birmingham City Council’s planning committee signed off on the updated design after reviewing a report highlighting value for money, technica
  
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• Leicester rebids £22m station revamp after failed tender race

  09-05-2025 09:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  Leicester City Council is preparing a fresh procurement push for its £22m railway station overhaul after the original tender process attracted just a single bid.
  The station upgrade is being rebid with hopes to draw wider contractor interest following a rethink of the scheme, which will now launch with early contractor involvement and detailed design.
  The previous two-stage design and build contest last summer failed to deliver, prompting the council, Network Rail and East Midlands Railway
  
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• Kier wins East Coast College rebuild job in Great Yarmouth

  09-05-2025 08:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  Kier has signed the contract for a major campus rebuild for East Coast College in Great Yarmouth under a Department for Education-backed scheme.
  The project will see outdated facilities replaced with a new campus featuring a mock hospital ward, student-run hair and beauty salon, sports areas, training kitchens, restaurants, lecture hall and digital learning suites.
  New amenities will support both 16-19 year-olds and adult learners, tackling local skills shortages with modern training facilities
  
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• Kier wins £58m East Coast College rebuild job in Great Yarmouth

  09-05-2025 08:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  Kier has signed a £58m contract for a major campus rebuild for East Coast College in Great Yarmouth under a Department for Education-backed scheme.
  The project will see outdated facilities replaced with a new campus featuring a mock hospital ward, student-run hair and beauty salon, sports areas, training kitchens, restaurants, lecture hall and digital learning suites.
  New amenities will support both 16-19 year-olds and adult learners, tackling local skills shortages with modern training fa
  
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• London to relax green belt building rules

  09-05-2025 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is “actively exploring” the release of parts of London’s green belt for development.
  Khan said his position on the green belt has changed because “bold solutions” are required to fix London’s housing crisis.
  To meet demand, London needs 88,000 new homes a year over the next decade: close to a million homes. The capital has never built this number of homes before, and only ever built at anything close to this rate when there was a hou
  
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• R G Carter wins £28m hospital car park job in King’s Lynn

  09-05-2025 08:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  R G Carter has secured a £28m contract to deliver a new multi-storey car park at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, paving the way for a full hospital rebuild.
  The project is a key enabling scheme for the £1bn–£1.5bn New QEH development, which received government funding confirmation in April.
  The car park will be built in two phases, with the first providing 500 spaces and the second adding 879 more, replacing the existing surface parking.Construction is
  
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• SIG chief quits to join Travis Perkins

  09-05-2025 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  The Chief Executive Officer at building materials distributor SIG is quitting to join rival Travis Perkins.
  Gavin Slark has been at the helm since February 2023 when he joined from Grafton Group.
  Slark will take up his new role at the start of 2026 and will continue as SIG’s CEO for a transitionary period.Andrew Allner, SIG Chairman said: “The Board looks forward to continuing working with Gavin until his departure.
  “He has steered the Group well through a difficult period in t
  
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