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• Construction output slides for fourth month running

  15-10-2026 09:07 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction output has fallen for four months running as a deepening house building slump keeps the industry stuck in reverse.
  Output dropped 0.2% in August, while sharp downward revisions wiped out the brief recovery previously reported for July.
  July’s initial 0.1% rise has been revised to a 0.5% fall, with June’s decline also deepened from 0.1% to 0.3%.The figures leave construction trailing the wider UK economy, which edged up 0.1% in August.
  Over the three months to August, con
  
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• Contractors get easier route to claw back recladding costs

  15-10-2026 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Contractors and developers that have picked up the bill for unsafe cladding repairs are being handed a clearer route to claw back cash from manufacturers.
  The Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Bill, introduced to Parliament yesterday, would strip away legal barriers that have left firms carrying repair costs while manufacturers escape paying their share.
  Ministers admit the existing claims regime under section 149 of the Building Safety Act has failed to deliver, with few cases brought.The overhaul
  
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• Becketwell site picked for Great British Railways Derby HQ

  15-10-2026 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  Great British Railways is heading for a new-build headquarters in Derby after the Government yesterday picked Becketwell for its national base.
  The rail body will take the planned eight-storey 3 Springwell Square office, giving fresh momentum to the next phase of the £200m city-centre regeneration.
  The 106,000 sq ft building will house up to 450 staff, with construction expected to start in 2027 and completion targeted for spring 2029.Developer Peveril Securities is the property arm of Bow
  
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• M&E and cladding to be stripped from part-built hospital

  15-10-2026 08:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  Remedial work will start next week to strip a partially-built hospital back to its steel frame.
  Robertson Construction North East was appointed replacement contractor in January at the the new £35m Berwick community hospital where work stopped last November when original contractor Merit collapsed into administration.
  Robertson has been assessing the work so far and client Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has now confirmed the scale of remedial work needed.The trust said: “From Monda
  
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• Willmott Dixon lands £40m Sheffield leisure centre

  15-10-2026 08:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Willmott Dixon has netted a £40m contract to build Sheffield’s new Uriah Rennie Leisure Centre, with work kicking off next month.
  The council job forms the construction element of a £51m investment to replace Springs Leisure Centre.
  Procured through the SCAPE Construction Framework, the project will be delivered in two phases on a two-acre site beside the existing centre with work is due to run until September 2028.Willmott Dixon will first build the new facility and carry out
  
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• East West Rail alliance lined up for £650m extension

  15-10-2026 08:10 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Network Rail is lining up £650m of extra work for its East West Rail alliance to boost capacity and help handle demand from the planned Universal theme park near Bedford.
  Laing O’Rourke, VolkerRail and AtkinsRéalis are set to land the design and construction package without a fresh competition, extending their existing Marston Vale Line works.
  The proposed deal covers upgrades between Bletchley and Stewartby, the Oxford Parkway to Bletchley route and work at Milton Keynes Cent
  
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