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• Multiplex sold to Japanese contractor Obayashi

  18-06-2026 23:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Canadian owner Brookfield Business Corporation has sold its contracting arm Multiplex to Japanese construction firm Obayashi Corporation for £492m.
  Multiplex was acquired by Brookfield in 2007 and became a standalone construction business as part of Brookfield Business Corporation in 2016.
  The company is a main contractor across the UK, Australia and Canada and a major player in the London commercial market.Anuj Ranjan, CEO of Brookfield Business Corporation, said: “Multiplex is a le
  
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• PfP digs for partners on £295m groundworks deal

  18-06-2026 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Housing group Places for People has launched a near £300m national framework renewal hunt for groundworks specialists across England and Scotland for the next four years.
  The National Groundworkers Framework will cover everything from site clearance, earthworks and foundations to drainage, utilities, roads and external works for both Places for People and its development arm, PfP Developments.
  M&J Evans Construction, Carmac (Building & Civil Engineering), Churngold Construction and
  
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• Approved installer register to tackle home insulation scandal

  18-06-2026 08:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has committed to launch an approved installer register to clean up Britain’s crisis-hit home insulation market.
  Ministers are drawing up a national register of approved retrofit installers and arming regulators with powers to ban poor performers after the home insulation scandal left up to 23,000 properties needing repair work.
  The move comes after a blistering National Audit Office investigation found that 98% of external wall insulation installations inspected under govern
  
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• Strabag UK rejigs Van Elle leadership after takeover

  18-06-2026 07:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  Strabag UK has rejigged the senior leadership team at piling contractor Van Elle after formally completing the £59m takeover of the Nottingham-based specialist this week.
  Van Elle chief executive Mark Cutler will move to an advisory role across the Strabag UK business.
  Moving forward, former COO Malcolm O’Sullivan and preconstruction director Matt Love are promoted to joint managing director roles, working alongside chief financial officer Graeme Campbell.Strabag’s move for the
  
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• G&H lands £16m brace of M&E deals

  18-06-2026 00:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  G&H has won more work in the healthcare sector with two mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) contract wins worth a combined £16.3m with new client Elliott Group and existing client HBC Construction.
  Elliott Group has appointed MEP to deliver Affidea’s flagship medical centre at Wimbledon Quarter – the first private medical centre to be located in a UK retail destination.
  Opening late 2026, the centre will provide private GP care, a minor injuries unit, advanced di
  
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• G&H bags £16m brace of M&E deals

  18-06-2026 00:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  G&H has won more work in the healthcare sector with two mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) contract wins worth a combined £16.3m with new client Elliott Group and existing client HBC Construction.
  Elliott Group has appointed MEP to deliver Affidea’s flagship medical centre at Wimbledon Quarter – the first private medical centre to be located in a UK retail destination.
  Opening late 2026, the centre will provide private GP care, a minor injuries unit, advanced di
  
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• AGD offers super productive crawler cranes

  18-06-2026 00:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  Hire specialist AGD is highlighting the effectiveness of Sennebogen Crawler Cranes.AGD said the machines lead the market because they can operate at wind speeds of up to 20 m/sec – the highest permissible for any make of crawler crane – resulting in less downtime, more productivity, and maximum return on projects.AGD also supplies SafeAid wireless anemometers which track and download accurate wind speed data — giving confidence and backup customers need when it matters mos
  
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