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• Legal expert rises to head Balfour Beatty regional civils

  19-01-2026 18:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  Balfour Beatty has promoted Kay Slade to managing director of its UK regional civils business as the contractor resets its leadership bench.
  Slade will step into the role in February 2026, taking over from Mark Arrandale, who has been acting up since October and now returns to his finance director post.
  A qualified solicitor specialising in major projects, construction and engineering, Slade joined Balfour Beatty four years ago as managing counsel.
  She was appointed area director for UK regional
  
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• Mace name to disappear from UK contracting

  19-01-2026 15:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  The Mace name is set to disappear from UK contracting as part of a major break-up of the group’s long-standing brand structure.
  Mace Group has confirmed its construction arm – currently trading as Mace Construct – will be renamed later this year, drawing a clear line between its UK contracting business and its consultancy operation.
  The move follows last year’s agreement for a majority private equity investment in Mace Consult by Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Once that deal
  
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• Tilbury Douglas regional chief joins Caddick to head civils arm

  19-01-2026 14:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  Caddick Construction has lured Tilbury Douglas Construction regional director Paul Ellenor to take up the role as managing director of its civil engineering arm.
  Ellenor brings almost four decades of industry experience, having spent the bulk of his career with Interserve and Tilbury Douglas, where he most recently held the role of North East regional director.
  He began his career as a trainee quantity surveyor in 1987 and progressed through site, management and pre-construction leadership roles
  
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• Liverpool mayor sets out £2bn plan to unlock 64,000 homes

  19-01-2026 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotheram has unveiled plans to deliver more than 64,000 new homes, backed by a potential £2bn call on public funding to unlock complex and stalled sites.
  The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has identified a pipeline of more than 300 housing projects capable of delivering 64,044 homes, including almost 31,300 in Liverpool alone.
  The proposals sit alongside a recently announced £700m allocation for new social and affordable housing — described as th
  
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• Six scoop £2bn Southern Housing upkeep deal

  19-01-2026 08:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  Social housing landlord Southern Housing has lined up a near £2bn programme of kitchens, bathrooms, windows and roofing work after naming winners across 10 regional lots.
  The long-term capital investment deals run for 10 years from 14 April 2026, with options to extend out to 13 April 2046, with extensions linked to performance and market testing.
  Winning contractors include: Architectural Decorators, Amber Construction, Axis, Chas Berger, HLS McConnell, Highview Group.Big names missing ou
  
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• Flannery to sell old fleet after £107m new kit investment

  19-01-2026 08:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  Euro Auctions Group has been commissioned by Flannery Plant Hire to conduct a sale of its old heavy plant fleet following a £107m investment in new kit last year.
  The plant hire giant has spent £448m over the past four years meaning a lot of machines can now be moved on.
  The auction will take place at Flannery’s site in Irlam, Manchester on Tuesday March 10.It will bring to market one of the largest and most diverse selections of modern, well-maintained heavy plant equipment se
  
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• Hercules delays annual results announcement

  19-01-2026 08:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  Listed construction labour supplier has delayed its latest annual accounts announcement for the year ending 30 September 2025.
  The numbers were due out last week but in a statement today Hercules said: “The audit of the Company’s FY25 Accounts is well advanced, however, additional audit work required due to the Company’s extensive acquisition activity in 2025, means Hercules now expects to announce its FY25 Accounts in March 2026.”
  The company also confirmed that it has b
  
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• Benniman to finish logistics park at former MG Rover plant

  19-01-2026 08:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  Shed builder Benniman has secured the job for the final phase of the transformation of the former MG Rover car plant in Birmingham into a major logistics park.
  The last package will see 380,000 sq ft of industrial and logistics space built across 13 units, ranging from 12,000 sq ft to 115,000 sq ft, targeting advanced manufacturing, logistics and distribution occupiers.
  The scheme will be delivered to high sustainability standards, with the buildings designed to hit BREEAM Excellent and EPC A an
  
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• Graham lands £37m Leicestershire school rebuild

  19-01-2026 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  Graham has landed a £37m job to overhaul The Castle Rock School in Coalville, Leicestershire.
  The contractor has been appointed by the Department for Education to deliver a major redevelopment of the secondary and sixth form campus.
  Architect DLA designed the scheme, which will see a new two-storey teaching block built alongside the refurbishment and remodelling of a retained building.
  Several outdated blocks will be demolished to make way for modern accommodation for up to 1,550 pupils.
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