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• Lee Marley closes in on £100m turnover

  09-10-2026 09:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The country’s largest integrated brickwork and scaffolding firm Lee Marley is closing in on £100m turnover despite a housing slowdown and Gateway 2 delays putting the brakes on project starts.
  The Reading-based subcontractor lifted revenue 9% to a record £95.4m in 2025, chalking up its sixth successive year of growth.
  Major regeneration packages helped underpin the rise, while schemes previously stalled by second staircase requirements finally moved into delivery.But delays thr
  
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• German investor pledges £1bn for UK affordable homes

  09-10-2026 08:39 via constructionenquirer.com
  German investment firm PATRIZIA has confirmed plans to add £1bn to its new UK Essential Living Platform which will deliver up to 4,000 affordable homes.
  The investor will work with mayors and local partners across the UK with a Regional Dialogue meeting set to take place next year to thrash out details.
  The news was unveiled by Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to Berlin yesterday.Asoka Wöhrmann, CEO of PATRIZIA, said: “Our meeting with the Prime Minister reinforced a c
  
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• BW hires time-served Mace man as commercial director

  09-10-2026 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Fit-out specialist BW has recruited former Mace man Dominic Anstey as commercial director as it targets £350m turnover this year.
  Anstey brings 30 years of construction experience, including nearly two decades at Mace, to the London-based employee-owned contractor.
  He will work closely with managing director Kevin P’ng to strengthen resourcing, financial management and the links between pre-construction and delivery as BW drives its next phase of growth.
  His arrival heads a trio of s
  
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• Wates picked for £209m Penrhys estate regeneration

  09-10-2026 08:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wates Construction is in line for a £209m deal to rebuild what was once Wales’ largest public sector housing estate.
  Housing association Trivallis has picked the contractor as development partner for the regeneration of Penrhys in the Rhondda, with around 800 to 900 homes planned and an initial phase of around 121 homes.
  The hillside estate opened in 1968 with 951 homes. Decades of demolition and resident relocation have since reduced it to around 200 homes spread across 24 hectares.
  
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• Berkeley’s 1,060-home south London plan rethink rejected

  09-10-2026 08:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  Berkeley has been refused permission for revised plans for 1,060 homes in south London after Southwark councillors rejected an affordable housing cut aimed at making the scheme viable.
  The house builder had reworked phases two and three of the Old Kent Road development to tackle rising costs and avoid a repeat of the delays that stalled its first phase.
  But councillors went against officers’ recommendation on Tuesday, rejecting the Bermondsey Place proposals to reduce affordable housing fr
  
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