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• Amey set for £42m DLR Thamesmead extension early works

  29-10-2026 08:47 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Amey Rail has been selected for an early works package worth up to £42m for the Docklands Light Rail extension to Thamesmead.
  Transport for London subsidiary DLR picked Amey for the job under TfL’s Infrastructure Improvement Framework.
  The initial commitment covers early contractor involvement to scope the works. Later survey and enabling stages remain subject to affordability, approvals and contractual conditions.
  The planned 3km extension will branch off from Gallions Reach in the Royal Doc
  
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• Jones Bros hits £240m revenue as energy and water work surge

  29-10-2026 08:37 via Construction Enquirer
  
  North Wales-based civils contractor Jones Bros has smashed through the £200m turnover barrier as reservoir and renewable energy work powered a record year.
  The family-owned firm hiked revenue 53% to £241m in the year to March 2026, with pre-tax profit jumping by a similar rate to £11m.But chairman Huw Jones warned that finding skilled workers remained one of the industry’s biggest challenges as the contractor expanded.
  Surging workloads saw average headcount jump from 498 to 545, with more
  
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• Government to set 3% apprentice target for major public jobs

  29-10-2026 08:09 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Contractors on large government construction and infrastructure projects will face an apprenticeship target of at least 3% under plans to use public spending to back British industry.
  The government will also tighten the definition of a UK supplier in a move aimed at firms with little more than a British postal address.
  A new definition will be published by January 2027, helping departments track UK suppliers and subcontractors across public supply chains.The government said: “For too long, br
  
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• Glenbrook advances 24-storey Leeds resi tower

  29-10-2026 08:05 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Manchester developer Glenbrook is lining up a 24-storey homes tower on two former Leeds car parks.
  The developer plans 246 flats and ground-floor commercial space on council-owned land at Meadow Lane in South Bank, close to the River Aire.
  Leeds City Council picked Glenbrook as preferred developer in 2024. Architect Carey Jones Chapman Taylor has designed the tower with a lower curved building alongside it.
  The project team also includes Whitley & Partners for M&E, Hexa as structural and
  
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