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• Council bosses blast ‘shoddy’ work by failed contractor

  07-07-2026 16:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Council bosses have hit out at construction standards on a part-completed housing job where the main contractor went into administration.
  Westridge Construction went under in September 2023 while building a new seafront council housing development in Southwick, West Sussex.
  For the last two years replacement firm Cheesmur Building Contractors has been attempting to rectify construction issues on the 49-home site.Client Adur & Worthing Councils has now confirmed the remediation work will cost
  
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• Balfour Beatty pumps £10m into venture capital tech fund

  07-07-2026 13:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Balfour Beatty is investing £10m into a venture capital fund focused on technologies transforming the built environment.
  The contractor hopes the deal will “strengthen Balfour Beatty’s access to emerging technologies that could improve productivity, delivery certainty, safety and performance across major infrastructure projects.
  The money will go into Pi Labs’ Fund IV focused on early-stage companies developing solutions across areas including artificial intelligence, dat
  
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• 140 homes and aquarium plan for Swansea Civic Centre

  07-07-2026 09:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  Urban Splash has unveiled plans to transform Swansea’s vacant Civic Centre into a mixed-use waterfront destination with up to 140 seafront homes, an aquarium, cafés, bars and workspace.
  The developer has launched a public consultation on proposals to repurpose the landmark Brutalist 1980s civic building ahead of submitting a planning application later this year.
  Backed by £20m of UK Government funding and being delivered with Swansea Council, the scheme would retain and refurb
  
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• HS2 workers left out of pocket after safety shutdown

  07-07-2026 09:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Self-employed workers on HS2 have been left out of pocket after sites were shut down across the West Midlands when a contractor had to be taken to hospital by air ambulance.
  Main contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci decided to stop works at local sites on its 90km section of the line from Long Itchington to Handsacre in Staffordshire following an accident on Thursday 18 June.
  A phased restart of works started on June 24 following a review of safety procedures.
  But workers have contacted the Enqu
  
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• Green light for latest Winsford Gateway warehouse

  07-07-2026 08:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Rula Developments has secured full planning consent to deliver a new 225,000 sq ft logistics building at its 30-acre Winsford Gateway site in Cheshire.
  The WG225 scheme will occupy a 14-acre serviced development plot at Winsford Gateway where access works  to the site have commenced alongside the construction of WG27 – a 27,728 sq ft unit forming the new headquarters for floor finishing and interior design business, Saint Group.
  Winsford Gateway is located at the north entrance t
  
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• Blue Sky floors tier one rivals in £176m Barbican revamp race

  07-07-2026 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  Boutique construction management specialist Blue Sky Building has beaten a trio of London heavyweight contractors to steer the £176m renewal of London’s iconic Barbican Centre.
  The City of London Corporation selected Blue Sky Building ahead of  Bovis, McLaren and Sir Robert McAlpine for the construction management role worth up to £5.1m.
  BSB will act as the client’s principal delivery partner, managing dozens of trade contractors under separate contracts.The appointm
  
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