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• Algeco in restructure after Mobile Mini acquisition

  14-09-2023 10:50 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Algeco is bringing together the recently-acquired Mobile Mini UK operation into a single business under the main Algeco brand.
  Algeco acquired Mobile Mini earlier this year adding 375 employees and an annual revenue of approximately £80m.
  The move will result in some job losses starting with the proposed closure of the Algeco Peterborough office.Keith Dorling, UK Managing Director, said: “We are executing a transformational change to position Algeco for long-term growth. As part of t
  
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• Subcontractors wanted across the Midlands

  10-02-2026 09:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  Subcontractors and suppliers can find work opportunities across the Midlands at the latest event hosted by Constructionline.
  Its latest Marketplace Live will be held in Birmingham on Thursday 26 February at Villa Park.
  The regional networking event features several of the UK’s leading contractors, public-sector authorities and other organisations.Exhibitors will include Seddon Construction, United Infrastructure and Wates Construction.
  Registration for Marketplace Live is open to paid memb
  
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• Muse go-ahead for 1,600-home Solihull town centre reset

  10-02-2026 08:45 via constructionenquirer.com
  Muse has secured the planning green light for a wholesale remake of Mell Square in Solihull town centre, paving the way for a 10-year, 1,600-home regeneration anchored by new retail, leisure and public realm.
  The Solihull Council-approved scheme will be taken forward by Muse under a new name – Holbeche Place – marking the start of a full-scale reset for the ageing mid-20th-century shopping precinct.
  Alongside new homes spanning build-to-rent and affordable tenures, the plans include
  
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• JRL lands £68m North London housing tower job

  10-02-2026 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  JRL Group has landed a £68m contract to build a 30-storey housing block in North London after Clarion Housing Group stepped in to rescue a long-stalled development.
  A different tower project at the Argenta House site in Stonebridge Park was originally started by Henry Construction Projects. This ground to a halt during foundation works when the contractor fell into administration in June 2023, leaving the site dormant.
  Since then, Clarion Housing Group, through its Latimer development arm
  
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• Skanska seals £273m delayed Broadgate office overhaul

  10-02-2026 08:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  Skanska has got the go-ahead to overhaul and extend one of the last major offices at the Broadgate campus upgrade in London.
  The contractor has finally signed off a deal worth £273m with British Land and GIC under their Broadgate joint venture to deliver the delayed 1 Appold Street office revamp.
  The project will see the tired 1980s office block stripped back and rebuilt into a low-carbon workplace designed by Piercy&Company.A major sustainability push sits at the heart of the scheme,
  
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• School building winners to give apprentice guarantees

  10-02-2026 08:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  Contractors looking to win school building projects will have to show that they are providing opportunities for apprentices and T Level students.
  The government is looking to create 13,000 new placements as part of the upcoming education estates strategy overseeing the £20bn School Rebuilding Programme through to 2034-35.
  It said: “The government’s commitment to long-term funding through to 2034-35 means construction firms can plan ahead and invest in training.“A longer c
  
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• DfT tests market for privately financed HS2 Euston station job

  09-02-2026 15:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  The Department for Transport has fired the starting gun on private sector involvement at HS2 Euston, launching early market engagement for a design, build, finance and maintain partner on the long-delayed London terminus.
  The move signals the Government’s intention to push ahead with a public-private partnership to deliver the HS2 Euston station itself, alongside confirmed public funding to bring the high-speed line into Euston.
  Under the emerging model, a private sector partner would take
  
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• Long-empty Southend HMRC tower set for 557-flat rebirth

  09-02-2026 09:17 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developer Comer Homes has secured full permission to proceed with one of Southend’s biggest residential conversions clearing the decks for construction to start on the long-stalled major office to flats scheme.
  The firm has sealed final Section 106 legal agreement with Southend Council allowing it to a redevelop the former HMRC tower on Victoria Avenue.
  The green light unlocks plans to convert the vacant 1960s Alexander House office block into 557 flats above ground-floor commercial space
  
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• RED starts revamp of Lincoln’s Inn Fields

  09-02-2026 08:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  RED Construction Group has been appointed for the first £13m phase of refurbishment work at 20-23 Lincoln’s Inn Fields in central London by developer Dorrington.
  RED Construction’s London team will deliver the first phase of works as part of a wider redevelopment of the five historic interconnected buildings spanning 15-23 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, totalling around 70,000 sqft, on the north side of the square.
  Works include a back to frame refurbishment, core extension, roof
  
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• Glencar tipped for latest London data centre

  09-02-2026 08:24 via constructionenquirer.com
  Glencar is understood to have won the race for a new £100m+ data centre in north London.
  The Enquirer understands that Glencar is set to sign a deal with Pure Data Centres for the next phase of its £1bn campus at Brent Cross.
  The site will contain one of the world’s largest living walls wrapping around the scheme spanning 7,400 square metres and featuring over 750,000 plants.Sources close to the project said the latest building had been a straight race with Winvic which Glencar
  
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• Muse to lead redevelopment of Wakefield shopping centre

  09-02-2026 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  Morgan Sindall’s urban regeneration arm Muse is set to steer the demolition-led redevelopment of The Ridings shopping centre in Wakefield.
  The local Council has announced it is pressing ahead with plans to remake the city centre around housing, leisure and culture.Under the long-term vision, The Ridings would be flattened and replaced by a new Cathedral Quarter delivering more than 1,000 homes, wrapped around new public squares, green space, leisure uses and major cultural facilities.The o
  
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• Robertson Construction bounces back into the black

  09-02-2026 08:21 via constructionenquirer.com
  Scottish and North of England contractor Robertson Construction Group has pulled off a sharp turnaround, bouncing back into the black after a bruising prior year.
  The Elgin-based contractor posted a pre-tax profit of £31m for the year to 30 June 2025, reversing a near £13m pre-tax loss the year before.
  Turnover slipped back to £575m from £627m, but the softer top line was more than offset by a strong recovery in operating performance as tighter project control and improve
  
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• Developer Salboy opens construction division to wider market

  06-02-2026 14:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  Developer Salboy is making its construction arm available to the wider market with a focus on time-critical and distressed housing schemes.
  Salboy Construction was established in April 2024 initially focused on supporting some of the group’s own developments as well as select sites financed by the groups’ investment arm Salboy Capital.
  The contracting division has grown to a team of 16 construction professionals, quantity surveyors and procurement specialists and has delivered 120 ho
  
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• 15 firms bag £175m works Cumberland works deal

  06-02-2026 08:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  Cumberland Council has lined up 15 contractors on a £175m capital works construction framework covering building, civils and combined schemes across its region.
  Regional contractors Cubby Construction, Story Contracting, and Thomas Armstrong (Construction) fared best in the procurement race securing spots on all three lots.Capital Works (Construction) FrameworkGeneral Building Works (£0.2m–£3m)Cubby Construction
  Equans Regeneration
  Michael Thompson (Public Works Contracto
  
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• Ardmore turns corner after bruising two years

  06-02-2026 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  Ardmore Group has signalled a sharp turnaround in fortunes, saying it is on track to return to profitability after two punishing years dominated by legacy construction problems and the collapse of its former contracting arm.
  The London-based contractor has just published delayed statutory results for the year to 30 September 2024, showing a £41m loss on turnover down 16% at £346m.
  The result was dragged down by losses on legacy projects, years of remedial works and a £15m adjud
  
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• £3bn early works plan to lift Parliament renewal out of limbo

  06-02-2026 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  MPs and Peers are being pressed to back a £3bn fast-start works package to finally get ahead of the spiralling repair bill at the Palace of Westminster and tee up the biggest restoration project in its history.
  A new report from the Parliamentary Restoration and Renewal Client Board calls for a seven-year “phase one” programme of early and enabling works to halt the cash drain on patch repairs and ageing systems, while kicking the hardest political decision on delivery to 2030.
  
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• £3bn early works plan to kick-start major Parliament restoration

  06-02-2026 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  MPs and Peers are being pressed to back a £3bn fast-start works package to finally get ahead of the spiralling repair bill at the Palace of Westminster and tee up the biggest restoration project in its history.
  A new report from the Parliamentary Restoration and Renewal Client Board calls for a seven-year “phase one” programme of early and enabling works to halt the cash drain on patch repairs and ageing systems, while kicking the hardest political decision on delivery to 2030.
  
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• Balfour powers back to top of contracts league

  06-02-2026 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  Balfour Beatty supercharged its way to the top of the contracts league in January after securing a blockbuster contract to deliver the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage.
  The Net Zero Teesside power station project is valued as £833m and sees Balfour deliver major onshore works for the plant as construction partner to Technip Energies.
  It marks a return to pole position in the monthly work won rankings after a long absence and lifted the firm to fou
  
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• Hinkley MEH contractors ordered to fix fire safety failings

  05-02-2026 15:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  The Office for Nuclear Regulation has served fire enforcement notices on five contractors working at the Hinkley Point C project after inspectors uncovered serious fire safety failings during a targeted inspection.
  The notices have been issued to members of the MEH alliance responsible for mechanical, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning works on the Somerset nuclear new build: Altrad Babcock, Altrad Services, Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick, Cavendish Nuclear and NG Bailey.
  ONR carri
  
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• Buyers believe construction has “exited its tailspin”

  05-02-2026 13:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction buyers are at their most optimistic for months and believe the industry has “exited its tailspin”.
  The latest bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index shows and industry still in contraction.
  But the decline in out put is getting slower and buyers see sunnier times ahead.The index reading was 46.4 in January – up sharply from December’s five-and-a-half year low of 40.1.
  The latest reading was the highest since June 2025, but
  
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• Caddick wins first deal on Wolverhampton city centre regen

  05-02-2026 12:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  Caddick Construction has won the first main contract on a major Wolverhampton regeneration scheme of over 1,000 new homes and 20,000 sq ft of retail, leisure and commercial space
  The Smithgate scheme is being developed by ECF – a partnership between Homes England, L&G and Muse – working with City of Wolverhampton Council to transform the 12 acre site.
  Caddick will build the first phase – known as Bicycle Works – which will deliver 331 quality new homes.ECF has secured
  
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• £1bn London Cancer Hub expansion gets green light

  05-02-2026 08:48 via constructionenquirer.com
  Aviva Capital Partners and developer Socius have secured planning for a £1bn cancer research and treatment campus in Sutton.
  Plans include major buildings for global pharma firms, manufacturing space, wet labs, and collaborative offices. A ‘Learning Lab’, cafés, creche and 220 affordable flats for key workers are also included.Construction is expected to follow as the project moves into delivery, with the scheme positioned as nationally significant science infrastructure
  
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• Muck away firm fined after digger bucket hits worker

  05-02-2026 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com
  A grab hire company has been fined after a mechanic suffered life-changing injuries when a JCB bucket fell on him while he was helping to repair a tipper truck.
  On the 24 October 2023, the employee of Salford Grab Hire Limited was assisting a colleague in repairing a broken lifting mechanism on a tipper truck body. A JCB was being used to prop up the tipper body in the raised position when the one-tonne bucket became dislodged and fell.
  The worker suffered multiple fractures to his hand, shoulde
  
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• £17m reboot planned for Manchester One tower

  05-02-2026 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  Bruntwood SciTech has lodged plans for a £17m transformation and expansion of the 1960s landmark Manchester One tower in the city.
  The proposals, submitted by Bruntwood SciTech, combine a full refurbishment of the existing 21-storey tower with a four-storey extension, increasing total floorspace to around 160,000 sq ft.
  Under the plans, the 131,000 sq ft building will be modernised throughout while retaining its original architectural character.The four-storey extension on Portland Street
  
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• Octavius cleared to start £113m A46 Walsgrave junction job

  05-02-2026 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  Octavius has been cleared to start work on the £113m A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) upgrade after ministers granted development consent for the scheme.
  The decision gives the green light for the National Highways project to move into delivery, with construction expected to start in the Autumn. The junction is due to open to traffic in 2028.
  The scheme will replace the existing three-arm priority roundabout linking the A46 and the B4082 at Walsgrave with a new grade-separated junction t
  
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• ECO funding cliff edge sinks insulation contractor

  05-02-2026 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  Specialist contractor South Coast Insulation Services has ceased trading after a funding cliff edge in government-backed retrofit work wiped out its order book.
  The £36m turnover Fareham-based insulation and renewables contractor has appointed administrators from PwC triggering the loss of 92 jobs.
  The Trustmark-accredited energy efficiency provider was heavily reliant on government-funded domestic retrofit programmes, with the Great British Insulation Scheme and Energy Company Obligation
  
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• Data centre drain ramps-up M&E labour costs

  04-02-2026 16:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  Labour prices for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) workers in London are being driven sky-high by the data centre construction boom.
  The latest London Main Contractor Survey by consultant AECOM highlighted the issue with a growing number of contractors looking to establish in-house MEP divisions.
  The report stated: “These skilled trades are experiencing acute shortages. This is due in part to the rapid expansion of the data centre sector, which is absorbing a large share of the le
  
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• Government puts firms on alert for mega framework renewal

  04-02-2026 09:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  Tenders are set to be invited next month for the Government’s biggest construction framework renewal, combining ProCure24 and the major project framework for public spending departments.
  Crown Commercial Service has confirmed that the new Construction Works and Associated Services 3 framework – incorporating ProCure 24 – will go out to market in early March.
  The mega framework, reference RM6320, is designed to replace and consolidate several major national routes to market, rol
  
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• Former Lonsdale director joins SES in growth drive

  04-02-2026 08:40 via constructionenquirer.com
  Wates-owned SES Engineering Services has landed a heavyweight pre-construction hire as it sharpens its growth drive across London and the South.
  The specialist has appointed former Michael J Lonsdale board director Mark Heath as pre-construction director, bringing more than 30 years of top-tier MEP estimating and bid leadership into its southern business.
  Heath, who held senior roles at Lonsdale including estimating director and board director, has also worked at Phoenix ME and is widely regarde
  
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• Green light for huge industrial scheme on old colliery site

  04-02-2026 08:26 via constructionenquirer.com
  Planning has been granted for the second and largest phase of the redevelopment of Parkside Colliery in Newton-le-Willow.
  The St Helens Borough Council planning committee resolved to grant detailed consent for enabling and infrastructure works, with building designs to be dealt with under a future reserved matters application.
  A further 1.6m sq ft of logistics and manufacturing space can now be developed alongside more than 800,000 sq ft already consented for the scheme’s first phase.
  
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