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• Consultant lands Creature Comforts jobs

  13-07-2026 17:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A leading Midlands construction consultancy is supporting two more projects as part of an ambitious UK rollout by veterinary group Creature Comforts.
  Birmingham-based The Construction Consultants (TCC) has been acting as project managers, cost consultants and CDM consultants for Creature Comforts veterinary clinics  being opened across London and the South East.
  The latest contracts are for two state-of-the-art veterinary clinics in Twickenham and West Hampstead where town centre premises h
  
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• SCAPE starts tender race for £1.2bn regional deal

  13-07-2026 15:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Public sector procurement specialist SCAPE has published the Tender Notice for its next generation Regional Construction Works and Services framework.
  This £1.2bn deal over a four-year period will support projects up to £15m in value across the Midlands, East of England, Home Counties and London.
  To encourage greater participation from regional contractors and SMEs, bidders are required to demonstrate an annual turnover of £20 million, either individually or collectively throug
  
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• Funding deal sparks £1bn Golden Valley cyber hub build

  13-07-2026 09:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Henry Boot has secured the funding package to launch construction of the first phase of Cheltenham’s £1bn Golden Valley cyber campus.
  Bowmer & Kirkland is on site to deliver the £95m opening phase which includes the 160,000 sq ft IDEA innovation centre, the ROUTER transport hub and enabling infrastructure.
  Henry Boot’s development arm HBD secured the forward funding from private investors alongside Cheltenham Borough Council, allowing work to move into full constructi
  
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• Clegg Construction lands £19m Leicester estate revamp

  13-07-2026 08:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Leicester City Council has selected Clegg Construction for the £18.8m redevelopment of the Stocking Farm estate to the north-west of the city.
  Work will see 50 new energy-efficient family council homes built on the 3.34-acre site, along with new community facilities. An additional five existing council maisonettes will also be improved as part of the scheme.
  The existing locally-listed Stocking Farm farmhouse building – which dates to the 19th century – will also be redeveloped
  
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• Stalled £1bn Harlow biosecurity mega project revived

  13-07-2026 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The long-stalled UK Health Security Campus in Harlow has finally moved back towards restarting construction with the launch of a £1bn hunt for a Tier 1 contractor to deliver the main science campus.
  The UK Health Security Agency has issued a preliminary market engagement notice for the vast design and build package, marking the clearest sign yet that the delayed flagship project is back on track after years of uncertainty over costs and value for money.
  Before committing to procurement, ag
  
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• Worker killed in fall at Birmingham hospital job

  13-07-2026 08:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A construction worker has died after falling from height at a project for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
  Contractor BSN Group Construction confirmed the fatality and said it was assisting investigators following the incident, which happened shortly before 9.50am on Friday.
  Emergency services attended the city centre hospital after reports that a man had fallen from the building. He was pronounced dead a short time later.The contractor is presently working on the new front entrance project
  
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• JRL back in the black with record order book

  13-07-2026 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  JRL Group has returned to profit just over a year after a £50m investment from Malaysian contractor IJM helped the diversified contractor group draw a line under costly legacy contracts.
  The London-based construction and specialist trades group posted pre-tax profit of £2.9m for the 11 months to 31 March 2026, compared with a £49m loss in the previous 16-month reporting period.
  Chairman John Reddington declared the contractor had emerged from a period of “stabilisation, c
  
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• JRL back in the black after £50m rescue deal reset

  13-07-2026 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  JRL Group has returned to profit just over a year after a £50m rescue deal with Malaysian contractor IJM helped the diversified contractor group draw a line under costly legacy contracts.
  The London-based construction and specialist trades group posted pre-tax profit of £2.9m for the 11 months to 31 March 2026, compared with a £49m loss in the previous 16-month reporting period.
  Chairman John Reddington declared the contractor had emerged from a period of “stabilisation,
  
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• HG Construction lands brace of student schemes

  13-07-2026 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  HG Construction has been appointed as main contractor by Fusion Group on two new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes in Cardiff and Loughborough.
  The wins are in line with HG’s continued expansion across the UK, with the contractor now delivering schemes in over ten cities and towns including Leeds, Manchester, Bristol and London.
  The Cardiff scheme, situated in Longcross Court, will transform a prominent site in a sustainable location into high-quality student accommodation
  
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