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• Duo share £1.2bn coastal beach management framework

  09-06-2026 23:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Environment Agency has appointed dredging and marine engineering specialists Van Oord and VBA Joint Venture to a £1.23bn framework to maintain England’s beaches and coastal flood defences over the next eight years.
  The Beach Management Framework will run initially for six years to 2032, with an option to extend for a further two years to 2034.
  The new deal effectively squeezes out firms like BAM Nuttall, Kier, and Jackson Civil Engineering which have historically been involved as
  
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• Plan unveiled for new London high-rise hospital in Paddington

  09-06-2026 15:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Imperial College Healthcare has unveiled its plans for a landmark 30-storey replacement for St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington that could open by 2035, eight years ahead of the current Government programme timetable.
  The proposed 800-bed major trauma and general hospital would replace ageing facilities at the 175-year-old west London site, where mounting maintenance problems and the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete have accelerated the need for redevelopment.
  The scheme wo
  
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• Thieves steal 6,000 litres of petrol from motorway site

  09-06-2026 12:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Thousands of litres of petrol have been stolen from a construction site in Cheltenham.
  Gloucestershire Police are now appealing for witnesses after the raid at junction 10 of the M5 where Galliford Try is overseeing early works on a £372m improvement job.
  Police said 6,000 litres of petrol were taken from plant assisting with the construction work.The theft is believed to have taken place over the late May Bank Holiday, between 5pm on Friday 23 May and 7am on Tuesday 26 May.
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• Glencar appoints former Curo director

  09-06-2026 08:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  Glencar has appointed Patrick Mays as Group Business Development Director.
  Mays joins from Curo Construction which suddenly ceased trading last month.
  He has more than two decades of construction experience having held similar roles at McLaren and Oakmont Construction.In his new role Mays will lead Glencar’s business development strategy, focusing on  strengthening client relationships, identifying new opportunities and supporting the company’s  continued expansion across i
  
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• Gleeson warns on profits after major land sale delay

  09-06-2026 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  Land sale delays have knocked a hole in MJ Gleeson’s profit expectations after a major strategic site disposal slipped into the next financial year.
  The affordable homes builder warned that adjusted pre-tax profit for the year ending 30 June 2026 will come in about £7.5m below market forecasts after its biggest planned land sale failed to complete before year-end.
  The delayed transaction accounts for around half of Gleeson Land’s forecast plot sales this year and, alongside two
  
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• Ceiling specialist Zentia falls into administration

  09-06-2026 08:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  Acoustic ceiling manufacturer Zentia has gone into administration with the loss of 170 jobs.
  Gateshead based Zentia Limited and Zentia Profiles had a combined turnover of more than £50m.
  Will Wright and James Lumb from Interpath were appointed joint administrators to both businesses yesterday.The firms were market leading manufacturers of complete acoustic ceiling solutions, including mineral ceiling tiles, suspension grids, and floating ceiling systems.
  Interpath said the companies h
  
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• Mace bags top spot in the May contracts rankings

  09-06-2026 08:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Mace harvested the biggest crop of work in May after landing the £250m contract to build the John Innes Centre and Sainsbury Laboratory plant and microbial research hub in Norwich. Alongside a noffice upgrade job in West London’s Belgravia, it took the firm’s tally of work to £320m.
  House builder Hill Partnerships came in second place after securing two projects to build around 240 flats in London for Enfield Council and housing association Clarion Group respectively.
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• Galliford Try lands £39m East London SEND school build

  09-06-2026 08:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  Galliford Try has sealed a £39m contract to build one of Britain’s largest specialist schools after successfully completing the project’s pre-construction phase.
  The London Borough of Havering has awarded the contractor the main works package for the Balgores SEND School at Gidea Park through a call-off from the Southern Construction Framework 5.
  The new school will provide places for up to 300 children and young people aged four to 19 with autistic spectrum disorder, severe le
  
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