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• Glasgow green lights 25-storey student tower

  25-06-2026 23:21 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A 25-storey student tower has won planning approval as developers press ahead with the £250m transformation of a key Glasgow city centre gateway site.
  Developer CXG Glasgow has secured detailed consent for a 620-bed purpose-built student accommodation block at Elmbank Gardens, marking the first phase of the wider Charing Cross Gateway masterplan.
  Designed by Michael Laird Architects, the tower will rise on the corner of Bath Street and Newton Street as part of a mixed-use redevelopment tha
  
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• Kier promotes finance chief to head highways business

  25-06-2026 22:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  Kier has promoted company veteran Barry Jupp to run its highways business as it looks to strengthen its grip on the roads market.
  Jupp steps into the managing director role on 1 July, taking charge of a 2,000-strong operation delivering highway construction and maintenance work across local authority and strategic road networks.
  The appointment crowns more than 23 years with Kier, where Jupp has risen through a string of leadership roles, most recently as finance director for its transportation
  
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• New boss takes charge at £118m revenue Barnwood

  25-06-2026 21:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Regional building contractor Barnwood has promoted finance director Matthew Williams to group chief executive in a planned succession move at the £118m turnover business.
  The 40-year-old takes over after a decade with the Gloucestershire contractor, replacing Simon Carey, who becomes group chairman after leading the firm since 2004.
  Employee Ownership Trust-backed Barnwood employs 230 people across its Construction, Shopfitting & Interiors and General Works divisions and delivered more
  
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• Labourer falls to death through window opening

  25-06-2026 14:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A contractor  has been fined £50,000 after one of its employees was killed when he fell through an unglazed window opening.
  Antonio Rodrigues, 55, had been working as a labourer for Lima Construction Limited on a project to redevelop a former department store on the High Street in New Malden, into a mixture of commercial and residential units.
  On 27 July 2022, Rodrigues fell from an external scaffolding platform through an unglazed window void, landing on an internal concrete ground f
  
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• CField lands £176m Fusion student housing double

  25-06-2026 08:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  CField Construction has secured £176m of work from developer Fusion Group to deliver two major student accommodation projects in London and Glasgow.
  The contracts will see CField build a combined 1,269 purpose-built student beds and 79 affordable homes, with both developments due to open for the 2028 academic year.The biggest award is a £97m mixed-use scheme at Wood Green in north London. The project comprises a 636-bed PBSA block alongside 79 affordable homes and new public realm ar
  
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• Developer hunt for London iconic meat and fish markets rebuild

  25-06-2026 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Greater London Authority has launched a hunt for a development partner to deliver a £220m rebuild of London’s historic Billingsgate and Smithfield markets at the Royal Docks.
  GLA Land and Property has started market testing for the redevelopment of the 25-acre Albert Island site in Newham, where the capital’s iconic fish and meat markets are set to relocate.
  The winning team will work alongside the City of London Corporation to build around 300,000 sq ft of new wholesale ma
  
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• Fresh inflation storm gathers over construction

  25-06-2026 08:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction firms are bracing for another bout of price inflation as high oil prices, steel tariffs and carbon taxes combine to push up project costs over the next two years.
  Consultant Arcadis has increased the upper end of its previously already high tender price inflation forecasts for 2026 and 2027 by one percentage point to reflect the risk of Gulf-driven inflation following the recent Iran conflict.
  The biggest pain is expected to hit infrastructure projects, where higher oil prices feed
  
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• Habiko targets Chester with 342-home affordable flats scheme

  25-06-2026 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Affordable homes consortium Habiko has lodged plans for 342 flats on a key regeneration site in Chester city centre, fresh from securing planning consent for its first development in Warrington four weeks ago.
  The joint venture between Pension Insurance Corporation, Muse and Homes England wants to build two apartment blocks rising to eight and 10 storeys on Charterhall Drive, close to Chester railway station.
  The scheme will deliver 342 one and two-bedroom affordable flats on land within the &po
  
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• Balfour lands £325m SSEN grid superhub job in Scotland

  25-06-2026 08:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Balfour Beatty has clinched a £325m contract from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks to build the Netherton Hub in Aberdeenshire, cementing its position at the heart of Britain’s electricity transmission upgrade.
  The latest award further strengthens Balfour’s foothold in the booming electricity transmission market as network operators accelerate investment to connect a new generation of renewable energy projects.
  The two-year deal, awarded through SSEN’s Accelerat
  
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