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• Five firms win £1.2bn of overhead power line work

  23-06-2026 12:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Grid has launched the next phase of its Electricity Transmission Partnership (ETP), appointing five delivery partners to carry out major overhead line upgrades across England and Wales.
  An initial £1.2bn of reconductoring projects covering over 1,000km of routes have been allocated to Balfour Beatty, M Group, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Murphy and OTW, through a partnership model which transforms how National Grid works with its supply chain.
  Reconductoring involves upgrading e
  
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• Eque2 acquires Chalkstring

  23-06-2026 12:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Software specialist Eque2 has acquired Chalkstring – an innovator in modern, cloud-based estimating and cost management solutions.
  The move will form the foundation of Eque2’s next-generation estimating platform, strengthening its ability to give contractors greater control over costs, risk and margin from the earliest stages of construction projects.
  Chalkstring’s market-leading cloud estimating and cost management technology will become a core part of Eque2’s future est
  
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• B+K gets green light for £40m Cumbria school rebuild

  23-06-2026 09:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Cumberland council planners have given the green light replace ageing buildings at Cockermouth School with a new 137,000 sq ft campus
  The approval clears the way for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of replacement teaching accommodation and sports facilities on the Castlegate Drive site.
  Bowmer + Kirkland is lined up to deliver the project, thought to be worth over £40m, which will provide a modern campus for 1,440 pupils and 135 full-time staff.The existing school wil
  
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• Mulalley wins £1.8m claim over defective tower render system

  23-06-2026 09:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Mulalley has secured a £1.8m High Court judgment against the German parent of cladding manufacturer Sto over the cost of replacing unsafe external wall systems installed at a residential tower block in Essex.
  The ruling marks one of the first major contribution claims under the Building Safety Act to reach judgment and underlines the financial risks facing product manufacturers linked to historic cladding defects.
  The Technology and Construction Court heard that Mulalley had designed and b
  
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• Herefordshire unveils £95m highways framework line-up

  23-06-2026 08:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  Herefordshire Council has appointed 14 firms to a new four-year highways and public realm framework worth up to £95m.
  The framework will support delivery of highways and public realm schemes under the council’s new mixed-economy service model, running alongside the authority’s new Public Realm Contract from June 2026.
  Tarmac landed the biggest single package, securing the £55m surfacing lot, while Eurovia won the £12.5m surface dressing package and Telent took the t
  
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• Severfield sinks to £40m loss as new boss clears decks for recovery

  23-06-2026 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Structural steel giant Severfield crashed to a £40m pre-tax loss last year as new chief executive Paul McNerney took a £50m hit to simplify the business, exit modular construction and draw a line under legacy issues.
  Britain’s biggest steelwork contractor booked £50m of exceptional charges during the year to 28 March 2026, including £22m of impairment charges and £13m linked to closing its Modular Solutions arm.The long-running bridge defects saga also continu
  
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