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• Four firms land £300m Scottish electricity network deal

  09-07-2026 17:30 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Electricty network operator SSEN Distribution has chosen four firms for £300m of work across the north of Scotland over the next five years.
  The framework winners are Aureos Energy Ltd, IES Utilities Group Ltd., Ipsum Group and Network Distribution Services Ltd. (NDS).
  Work will increase network capacity and strengthen the infrastructure so it can better withstand more extreme conditions, whilst maintaining its unobtrusive presence within the landscape.Conor O’Neill, Power Direc
  
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• Labourer dies after scissor lift fall

  09-07-2026 09:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A specialist contractor has been fined after a worker died when a series of wall panels collapsed and knocked him from a scissor lift.
  Steven Tervit had been carrying out a dismantling operation at a specialist technology centre in Renfrew on 9 November 2022 when the incident happened.
  The 32-year-old was employed as a labourer by temperature-controlled building specialist Food Process Engineering Limited and had worked for the company for 15 years.Tervit had been working at a height of around f
  
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• Industry unites to warn new PM against more infrastructure cuts

  09-07-2026 08:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction’s biggest names have issued a rare united plea to the incoming Prime Minister not to tear up the Government’s £725bn infrastructure strategy.
  The open letter from the industry’s captains comes amid mounting concern that infrastructure budgets could be raided further following last week’s decision to axe two major road schemes to fund greater defence spending
  Twenty eight leading contractors, consultants, and institutions signed an open letter calling on
  
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• Margins hit 4.8% as profits triple at Esh Group

  09-07-2026 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Esh Group has posted the strongest financial performance in the company’s history.
  The North of England contractor saw pre-tax profits rise to £15m in the year to December 31 2025 – up from £5m last time with a 4.8% pre-tax margin. Turnover grew by 17% to £311m.
  Chief Executive Andy Radcliffe said strong demand from Esh’s core markets coupled with its disciplined approach to contract selection, risk management and quality delivery has enabled the Group to deli
  
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• MoD to split £6.6bn military homes maintenance mega deal

  09-07-2026 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is planning to split its next-generation military housing maintenance contracts in a move that could reshape bidding for one of the UK’s biggest public sector property services deals.
  Fresh market engagement documents reveal the Ministry of Defence property arm is considering breaking apart planned maintenance and capital works from day-to-day repairs and maintenance under its £6.6bn programme for Service Family Accommodation.
  The proposed chan
  
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• Hampshire council seeks D&B firm for £100m housing job

  09-07-2026 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Eastleigh Borough Council is looking for a design and build contractor to deliver a major house building package at its flagship One Horton Heath development in Hampshire.
  The contract is expected to be worth £100m, making it one of the largest local authority housing opportunities currently available.
  The job covers the Upper Acre parcel at 310-acre mixed-use development to the east of Eastleigh. This will provide 424 mixed-tenure homes together with roads, utilities, landscaping, public
  
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• Funding deal to kick-start Middlewood Locks tower phase

  09-07-2026 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Fresh backing from the National Housing Bank has fired the starting gun on the next high rise residential phase of the £1bn Middlewood Locks regeneration in Salford.
  The government-backed funding package will bankroll site preparation, enabling works and detailed design for a 909-home expansion on 10 acres between Salford Central station and Manchester’s Spinningfields district.
  Joint venture partners Scarborough Group International and Metro Holdings hope to start construction early
  
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