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• Hinkley MEH contractors ordered to fix fire safety failings

  05-02-2026 15:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  The Office for Nuclear Regulation has served fire enforcement notices on five contractors working at the Hinkley Point C project after inspectors uncovered serious fire safety failings during a targeted inspection.
  The notices have been issued to members of the MEH alliance responsible for mechanical, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning works on the Somerset nuclear new build: Altrad Babcock, Altrad Services, Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick, Cavendish Nuclear and NG Bailey.
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• Buyers believe construction has “exited its tailspin”

  05-02-2026 13:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction buyers are at their most optimistic for months and believe the industry has “exited its tailspin”.
  The latest bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index shows and industry still in contraction.
  But the decline in out put is getting slower and buyers see sunnier times ahead.The index reading was 46.4 in January – up sharply from December’s five-and-a-half year low of 40.1.
  The latest reading was the highest since June 2025, but
  
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• Caddick wins first deal on Wolverhampton city centre regen

  05-02-2026 12:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  Caddick Construction has won the first main contract on a major Wolverhampton regeneration scheme of over 1,000 new homes and 20,000 sq ft of retail, leisure and commercial space
  The Smithgate scheme is being developed by ECF – a partnership between Homes England, L&G and Muse – working with City of Wolverhampton Council to transform the 12 acre site.
  Caddick will build the first phase – known as Bicycle Works – which will deliver 331 quality new homes.ECF has secured
  
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• £1bn London Cancer Hub expansion gets green light

  05-02-2026 08:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  Aviva Capital Partners and developer Socius have secured planning for a £1bn cancer research and treatment campus in Sutton.
  Plans include major buildings for global pharma firms, manufacturing space, wet labs, and collaborative offices. A ‘Learning Lab’, cafés, creche and 220 affordable flats for key workers are also included.Construction is expected to follow as the project moves into delivery, with the scheme positioned as nationally significant science infrastructure
  
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• Muck away firm fined after digger bucket hits worker

  05-02-2026 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  A grab hire company has been fined after a mechanic suffered life-changing injuries when a JCB bucket fell on him while he was helping to repair a tipper truck.
  On the 24 October 2023, the employee of Salford Grab Hire Limited was assisting a colleague in repairing a broken lifting mechanism on a tipper truck body. A JCB was being used to prop up the tipper body in the raised position when the one-tonne bucket became dislodged and fell.
  The worker suffered multiple fractures to his hand, shoulde
  
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• £17m reboot planned for Manchester One tower

  05-02-2026 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  Bruntwood SciTech has lodged plans for a £17m transformation and expansion of the 1960s landmark Manchester One tower in the city.
  The proposals, submitted by Bruntwood SciTech, combine a full refurbishment of the existing 21-storey tower with a four-storey extension, increasing total floorspace to around 160,000 sq ft.
  Under the plans, the 131,000 sq ft building will be modernised throughout while retaining its original architectural character.The four-storey extension on Portland Street
  
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• Octavius cleared to start £113m A46 Walsgrave junction job

  05-02-2026 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  Octavius has been cleared to start work on the £113m A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) upgrade after ministers granted development consent for the scheme.
  The decision gives the green light for the National Highways project to move into delivery, with construction expected to start in the Autumn. The junction is due to open to traffic in 2028.
  The scheme will replace the existing three-arm priority roundabout linking the A46 and the B4082 at Walsgrave with a new grade-separated junction t
  
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• ECO funding cliff edge sinks insulation contractor

  05-02-2026 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  Specialist contractor South Coast Insulation Services has ceased trading after a funding cliff edge in government-backed retrofit work wiped out its order book.
  The £36m turnover Fareham-based insulation and renewables contractor has appointed administrators from PwC triggering the loss of 92 jobs.
  The Trustmark-accredited energy efficiency provider was heavily reliant on government-funded domestic retrofit programmes, with the Great British Insulation Scheme and Energy Company Obligation
  
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