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• John F Hunt wins Euston Tower demolition

  04-03-2026 15:33 via constructionenquirer.com
  John F Hunt has been appointed by British Land under a PCSA to undertake the demolition and deconstruction package for the redevelopment of London’s Euston Tower site.
  The specialist previously completed the soft strip back in 2024 and will now bring down the 36-storey building bar the reinforced concrete core which will be retained to its full 126 metres in height.
  To enable this, a complex temporary works scheme has been designed by the John F Hunt engineering consultancy RKD, to strengt
  
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• GMI confirmed for green Manchester office scheme

  04-03-2026 12:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developer Bywater has confirmed  GMI Construction Group as main contractor at 35 Fountain Street – a new‑build scheme claimed to be the city’s most sustainable office block.
  Designed by Bennetts Associates, the building will retain the existing steel frame while incorporating a hybrid structure featuring cross‑laminated timber (CLT) to reduce embodied carbon.
  The scheme will comprise 87,000 sq ft across basement, ground and eight upper floors, including two newly con
  
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• Former Balfour chief to become Barratt Redrow CEO

  04-03-2026 09:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  Barratt Redrow has appointed Dean Banks as its next Group Chief Executive.
  He will join the Group in the final quarter of 2026 and succeed David Thomas who has decided to retire from the business after 11 years as Group Chief Executive and 17 years with the group.
  Banks will join from Australian infrastructure specialist Ventia where he has served as Group Chief Executive since 2021.Prior to that Banks was CEO for UK Construction Services at Balfour Beatty.
  Banks said: “I am proud and priv
  
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• Bouygues E&S contracting arm reborn as Equans Sci-Tech

  04-03-2026 09:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  Bouygues Energies & Services Contracting arm has been rebranded as Equans Sci-Tech in a move designed to target the UK’s fast-growing life sciences, technology and advanced manufacturing sectors.
  The business, now fully integrated into Equans following its acquisition by Bouygues Group in October 2022, will operate as a single-source specialist for mission-critical environments from bases in Glasgow and Manchester.
  The refreshed brand will focus on laboratories, cleanrooms and advanced
  
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• Trio bag £1bn concrete road replacement deal

  04-03-2026 09:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  Kier, Graham and Sisk have secured a new six-year framework to rebuild England’s ageing concrete motorway and trunk road network.
  National Highways’ near £1bn Legacy Concrete Roads Reconstruction framework will run from 2026 to 2032, spanning RIS3 and the start of RIS4, and will drive a major rebuild of England’s roads.
  So-called “legacy” concrete roads – largely built in the 1960s and 1970s – are concentrated along the eastern side of England, inc
  
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• Galliford Try lifts full-year outlook after 20% profit surge

  04-03-2026 09:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  Galliford Try has powered through the first half with a 20% surge in pre-tax profit and margins edging closer to its 2030 target of 4%.
  With 98% of this year’s orders in hand and improving markets in both building and infrastructure, the contractor said it expected full-year results to exceed market forecasts.
  Pre-tax profit climbed by nearly 22% to £24m for the six months to 31 December 2025, on revenue up 1.3% to £935m.
  Chief executive Bill Hocking said: “I’m most
  
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• Vistry boss Greg Fitzgerald announces retirement

  04-03-2026 08:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  Greg Fitzgerald is retiring from house builder Vistry.
  He will step down as Chair in May but will continue to serve as CEO for up to 12 months, or until a successor is appointed.
  Fitzgerald was Chief Executive of Galliford Try PLC from 2005 to 2015, having previously been Managing Director of its house building division. Prior to this, he was a founder and later, Managing Director of Midas Homes, which was acquired by Galliford Try in 1997.As Chief Executive, he transformed Galliford Try from a
  
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• Consultation to start on merging CITB and ECITB

  04-03-2026 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  The government has announced that it will consult industry on the principle of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) forming a single training body.
  The consultation is expected to run over 12 weeks and will be launched later this month.
  Tim Balcon CEO of the CITB said: “Regardless of the outcome we must continue to work to tackle the joint needs of industry – we need to be providing standardised levels of com
  
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