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• Data centre drain ramps-up M&E labour costs

  04-02-2026 16:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  Labour prices for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) workers in London are being driven sky-high by the data centre construction boom.
  The latest London Main Contractor Survey by consultant AECOM highlighted the issue with a growing number of contractors looking to establish in-house MEP divisions.
  The report stated: “These skilled trades are experiencing acute shortages. This is due in part to the rapid expansion of the data centre sector, which is absorbing a large share of the le
  
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• Government puts firms on alert for mega framework renewal

  04-02-2026 09:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  Tenders are set to be invited next month for the Government’s biggest construction framework renewal, combining ProCure24 and the major project framework for public spending departments.
  Crown Commercial Service has confirmed that the new Construction Works and Associated Services 3 framework – incorporating ProCure 24 – will go out to market in early March.
  The mega framework, reference RM6320, is designed to replace and consolidate several major national routes to market, rol
  
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• Former Lonsdale director joins SES in growth drive

  04-02-2026 08:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  Wates-owned SES Engineering Services has landed a heavyweight pre-construction hire as it sharpens its growth drive across London and the South.
  The specialist has appointed former Michael J Lonsdale board director Mark Heath as pre-construction director, bringing more than 30 years of top-tier MEP estimating and bid leadership into its southern business.
  Heath, who held senior roles at Lonsdale including estimating director and board director, has also worked at Phoenix ME and is widely regarde
  
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• Green light for huge industrial scheme on old colliery site

  04-02-2026 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  Planning has been granted for the second and largest phase of the redevelopment of Parkside Colliery in Newton-le-Willow.
  The St Helens Borough Council planning committee resolved to grant detailed consent for enabling and infrastructure works, with building designs to be dealt with under a future reserved matters application.
  A further 1.6m sq ft of logistics and manufacturing space can now be developed alongside more than 800,000 sq ft already consented for the scheme’s first phase.
  
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• Developers rally behind Milton Keynes new town ambition

  04-02-2026 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  Leading developers and landowners have lined up behind Milton Keynes’ ambitions to become part of the UK’s next generation of new towns.
  Major developers involved in the development pact include Berkeley, Taylor Wimpey, Urban&Civic, Hallam Land and Gallagher Developments, alongside the Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers and the Milton Keynes Development Partnership.
  Together, the group controls land capable of delivering around 40,000 new homes, alongside the transport, utilit
  
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• HG Construction starts £73m Wembley student rooms job

  04-02-2026 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  HG Construction has confirmed sealing a £73m contract to deliver a 609-bed student accommodation scheme in Wembley for client.
  The job marks the third student project collaboration between HG Construction and YourTRIBE following the delivery of schemes at Ilderton Road and Avonmouth Street in London.
  The Wembley scheme is YourTRIBE’s largest development to date and sits close to the national stadium.
  It will comprise two towers of 19 and 27 storeys, with extensive amenity provision a
  
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• Taylor Wimpey managing director jumps ship to Vistry

  04-02-2026 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  Vistry has snapped up a senior Taylor Wimpey director, appointing James Lidgate as group development director and handing him a seat on the executive leadership team.
  Lidgate joins from Taylor Wimpey, where he most recently served as managing director, and will take charge of Vistry’s strategy across land, planning, sustainability and business improvement. He will also co-chair the group’s investment committee.
  The hire marks another senior move as Vistry continues to push its partne
  
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