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• Didcot demolition disaster probe enters eleventh year

  23-02-2026 09:21 via constructionenquirer.com
  Thames Valley Police have issued an update on the investigation into the partial collapse at Didcot Power Station which killed four men ten years ago.
  Today marks the decade anniversary of the tragedy on February 23 2016 which cost the lives of Ken Cresswell, John Shaw, Michael Collings and Christopher Huxtable.
  A force statement said: “Our dedicated team, alongside the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), continues its investigation, which is expected to be completed this year.“Furthe
  
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• Ealing to flatten 105 half-built homes after Henry collapse

  23-02-2026 09:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  London’s Ealing Council is set to bulldoze 105 part-built affordable homes after concluding it is cheaper to start again than salvage schemes left stranded by Henry Construction’s collapse.
  The homes were being delivered under a £40m contract awarded in January 2022 to build Passivhaus-standard housing across six small infill sites in Greenford, Southall and West Ealing.
  Work began later that year but ground to a halt in June 2023 when Henry Construction went into administratio
  
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• TClarke targets £1bn revenue and beefs up board

  23-02-2026 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  Building services specialist TClarke has set its sights on breaking through the £1bn annual revenue barrier as it strengthens its board for the next phase of expansion.
  Group chief executive Mark Lawrence unveiled the ambition as the building services contractor confirmed three senior managing directors will join the board of TClarke Contracting from March.
  The appointments see Clive Carr, managing director for built environment, Lee Crozier, managing director for data centres and infrastr
  
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• Green light to complete Derbyshire warehouse park

  23-02-2026 08:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  Clowes Developments has secure planning from South Derbyshire District Council for two units of 542,000 sq ft to complete its Dove Valley Park development in Foston.
  The final phase will also provide 329 car parking spaces and 42 HGV docking bays alongside an Innovation Centre designed as a central hub for businesses across Dove Valley Park and the wider area.
  Marc Freeman, Director at Clowes Developments, said: “This is an exciting opportunity for South Derbyshire to secure much-needed jo
  
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• Telford Living plan in for 520-bed London student scheme

  23-02-2026 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  Telford Living has lodged plans for a 520-bed student block in East London’s Bethnal Green area.
  The UK residential arm of CBRE-owned Trammell Crow Company has lodged a planning application with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for the scheme on the former LEB Building site off Cambridge Heath Road.
  Designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, the proposals include a mix of cluster flats and studios, plus student amenity space. Ground-floor community and affordable retail units are also pl
  
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