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• Judge scraps Premier Modular’s £1.65m adjudication win

  19-06-2026 17:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A High Court judge has thrown out a £1.65m adjudication award in favour of modular specialist Premier Modular after ruling the adjudicator effectively invented a new case that neither party had argued.
  In a significant ruling on adjudication natural justice, the Technology and Construction Court found that the adjudicator had gone off on a “frolic of his own” when deciding a dispute between Premier Modular and Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust over delays to a hospital th
  
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• £7.4bn supply chain hunt starts for electricity network upgrade

  19-06-2026 15:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Electricity network owner SSEN Transmission has launched a major new supply chain framework for suppliers across the north of Scotland and beyond worth £7.4bn.
  Winning contractors will support the delivery of critical infrastructure projects as part of SSEN Transmission’s £29bn investment programme to upgrade the network.
  The deal covers a broad range of onshore transmission works, including civils, building construction, overhead lines and underground cable installation.Paul L
  
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• Bathroom pod maker OEP went down owing £3.5m

  19-06-2026 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Lancaster based bathroom pod specialist Offsite Engineered Products UK Ltd (OEP UK) went down owing more than £3.5m.
  The company called in administrators last month. Its sister company OEP Building Services went into administration in 2021 owing 135 suppliers £1.7m.
  OEP UK bought OEP Building Services in a pre-pack sale for £85,000 led by managing director Iain Crabtree.Since the original deal was finalised OEP UK hasdwon a series of pod supply deals with major contractors and
  
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• Barratt Redrow hires ex-Britvic finance chief as CFO

  19-06-2026 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Barratt Redrow has appointed former Britvic finance chief Rebecca Napier as its new chief financial officer and executive director.
  Napier will join the UK’s biggest house builder on 3 August, replacing interim arrangements put in place following last year’s merger between Barratt Developments and Redrow.
  She joins after serving as chief financial officer at Britvic until the soft drinks group’s takeover by Carlsberg last year. Before that, she spent 17 years at IAG, including
  
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• Mace loses another key executive ahead of business rebrand

  19-06-2026 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  Mace Construct finance chief David Allen is leaving the contractor this autumn, becoming the second senior departure from the business after chief executive officer Jason Millett announced plans to step down at the end of the year.
  Allen, who joined Mace at the start of 2023 after serving as chief executive officer at Wates, will leave in October after overseeing a major overhaul of the group’s finance operations, including its refinancing last year and the recent carve-out of Mace Consult
  
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• Alun Griffiths looking to expand supply chain in the South West

  19-06-2026 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd is looking to meet with potential suppliers following the award of new contracts across South West England.
  Griffiths will be hosting a Meet the Buyer Day in Bristol on July 15 2026 at Bedminster Cricket Club.
  Deputy Managing Director Simon Dunn said: “Following the recent appointment to a number of frameworks and projects in Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and Gloucestershire, we would like to meet new supply chain partners to support project delivery.&l
  
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