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• Bovis cleared to start £385m London tower build

  09-11-2026 23:44 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Bovis has secured the main works go-ahead for Sellar’s £385m office tower at 60 Gracechurch Street in the City of London.
  The 36-storey scheme will link the main City tower cluster to the Walkie-talkie on the capital’s skyline, delivering around 430,000 sq ft of offices.
  Main construction is due to start imminently, with completion targeted for the final quarter of 2029.
  Bovis has been providing pre-construction services since July 2025, working with Sellar and building owner Obayashi Prope
  
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• Bidding starts for £2bn Pagabo small to medium works deal

  09-11-2026 12:17 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Pagabo has opened bidding for a £2bn small to medium works framework offering regional contractors up to 75% of appointments.
  The four-year deal will launch in April 2027, covering new build, refurbishment, highways, public realm, accessibility, decarbonisation and M&E work.
  Contractors have until 5 January 2027 to submit bids, with tenders assessed on a 70% quality and 30% price split.
  Four value bands will each be divided into 40 geographical areas across the UK, giving local firms a rout
  
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• BAM bags both ends of EGL3 power superhighway

  09-11-2026 11:59 via Construction Enquirer
  
  BAM has landed the southern converter station works on Eastern Green Link 3, securing civil engineering roles at both ends of the planned Scotland-to-England power superhighway.
  National Grid has appointed the contractor for the Walpole scheme in Norfolk, with Mott MacDonald supporting as lead civil and structural designer.
  The win follows BAM’s early contractor involvement deal for the northern converter station near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.The value of the latest package has not been disc
  
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• Severfield hires former Robert Bird boss as technical chief

  09-11-2026 11:31 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Steelwork contractor Severfield has hired former Robert Bird Group boss Simon Nicholas to muscle in earlier on major projects.
  Nicholas joins as chief technical officer and executive committee member with a brief to bring design, manufacturing and construction closer together.
  The steelwork giant wants to secure more early involvement through pre-construction services agreements, helping shape designs and iron out delivery challenges before work hits site.Reporting to chief executive Paul McNern
  
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• Digger maker Kobelco swoops for control of rival Case

  09-11-2026 11:21 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Japanese plant giant Kobelco has struck a deal to take control of Case Construction as owner CNH switches its focus to farming machinery.
  Kobelco will pay around £524m for a 70% stake in CNH’s construction equipment business, which also includes New Holland Construction and Eurocomach.
  The deal values the division at around £749m, with CNH keeping a 30% stake in the new joint venture.The tie-up brings CNH’s loaders, dozers, graders and backhoes together with Kobelco’s tracked excavator a
  
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• Council to rebid A38 job after Octavius price busts budget

  09-11-2026 09:17 via Construction Enquirer
  North Somerset Council is putting a £24m A38 highways job back out to tender after Octavius’s construction price came in too high.
  Octavius was appointed in 2025 under a two-stage design and build deal to develop the scheme and agree a Stage 2 construction price.
  But council papers say the contractor’s estimate overshot both the original budget assumptions and the approved funding position.A benchmarking review by Rider Levett Bucknall also found the gap could not be fully explained by infl
  
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• Government has no plans to take over struggling Vistry

  09-11-2026 09:13 via Construction Enquirer
  
  The Government has no plans to buy or nationalise struggling house builder Vistry as it cuts jobs and battles to bring borrowing under control.
  Housing minister Matthew Pennycook confirmed the position as the partnership housing giant seeks to refinance £900m of bank facilities and more than halve its regional operations.
  Responding to a written question from shadow housing minister David Simmonds, Pennycook said: “The government has no plans to purchase or nationalise Vistry.”Chief executi
  
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• Taylor Wimpey starts talks on job cuts

  09-11-2026 08:30 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Taylor Wimpey has started consultation on a round of redundancies as the housing market continues to flounder.
  The job losses will be spread nationwide and are part of a company cost cutting drive which has included slashing payouts to shareholders.
  The company has not given an indication on redundancy numbers among its 4,500 staff but they are understood to be on a much smaller scale than the ongoing programme at rival Vistry.In a statement to the Enquirer Taylor Wimpey said: “In response to
  
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• South Wales highways framework jumps £135m to £405m

  09-11-2026 08:12 via Construction Enquirer
  The forecast value of a major South Wales highways framework has jumped by £135m to £405m as councils launch the formal race for contractors.
  The SWTRA Highways & Structures Framework 2027 was previously advertised at £270m but has now been increased by 50%, offering firms a significantly bigger pipeline of roads and bridges work.
  Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is leading the procurement alongside Carmarthenshire and Monmouthshire councils.Up to eight contractors will share the
  
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• Kier bags contracts league double with £347m haul

  09-11-2026 01:21 via Construction Enquirer
  
  Kier stormed back to the top of the contracts league in October as three major wins helped deliver a £347m haul.
  Rail, education and water work powered the contractor into first place for the month and restored its lead in the rolling 12-month rankings.
  The biggest wins included Manchester Airport station’s upgrade, St Gregory’s Catholic Science College in north west London and the overhaul of Harpenden sewage treatment works in Hertfordshire.
  Kier’s £54m airport station contract involve
  
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