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• Kier set for £21m Edinburgh towers upgrade

  16-01-2026 09:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  The City of Edinburgh Council has agreed to award Kier a £21m contract to deliver a comprehensive retrofit and upgrade programme at the 15-storey Craigmillar Court and Peffermill Court.
  Built in 1968, the two floor blocks currently have no insulation.
  The retrofit will introduce extensive external wall insulation and each flat will be fitted with a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery system.Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Convener Cllr Tim Pogson, said: “This £21 milli
  
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• Rebar giant loses high court fight to save Chatham Docks base

  16-01-2026 09:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  The High Court has thrown out a judicial review brought by rebar supplier ArcelorMittal, clearing the way for the redevelopment of Chatham Docks into a major new business park.
  The legal challenge targeted planning consent granted by Medway Council for the regeneration of the docks as part of Peel Waters’ Basin3 scheme – a proposed 31,000 sq m waterside campus.
  ArcelorMittal Kent Wire, which operates a large rebar fabrication facility on the site, argued that repurposing the warehous
  
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• £56bn hospital programme on track but delivery risks remain

  16-01-2026 08:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  The Government’s reset of the New Hospital Programme has steadied one of the UK’s biggest construction pipelines but replacing dangerous RAAC-affected hospitals will still miss the original 2030 replacement deadline.
  A new update from the National Audit Office says the reset has put the programme on a more credible footing, with final hospitals now expected to complete in 2045-46.
  However, seven hospitals built predominantly using Reinforced Aerated Autoclaved Concrete are not expect
  
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• Modular firm backs ‘new chapter’ for Merit

  16-01-2026 08:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  Former Merit Group Services directors are now working with another offsite specialist after buying assets from the administrators after the company collapsed.
  The main Northumberland based trading company Merit Holdings went under owing suppliers £17m.
  A new business Merit Industrialised Construction, which was established in November 2025, has acquired intellectual property, design systems and manufacturing know-how from the administrators Interpath.The new company is majority owned by Mo
  
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• Indian modular firm backs ‘new chapter’ for Merit

  16-01-2026 08:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  Former Merit Group Services directors are now working with an Indian based offsite specialist after buying assets from the administrators after the company collapsed.
  The main Northumberland based trading company Merit Holdings went under owing suppliers £17m.
  A new business Merit Industrialised Construction, which was established in November 2025, has acquired intellectual property, design systems and manufacturing know-how from the administrators Interpath.The new company is majority own
  
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