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• Bid races for new Scape £4bn utilities works deals

  20-06-2023 09:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Procurement specialist Scape has launched the hunt for contractors to deliver specialist utilities civils and construction works.
  Two new 8-year frameworks are planned for the sector, one covering England, Wales and Northern Ireland and another Scotland.
  The frameworks will operate under a parallel lotting structure offering a choice of two contractors in the areas to deliver civil engineering and construction works.
  In Scotland, bidding firms will need to have a turnover of more than £100
  
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• Curo Construction went down owing supply chain £21m

  20-08-2026 17:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London building and fitout contractor Curo Construction went down owing more than 500 subcontractors and suppliers £21m.
  The scale of the company’s debts was highlighted in an update at Companies House filed by administrators who took charge of the firm in July.
  Curo also owed its 135 ex-employees £860,000 and HMRC nearly £3m in outstanding VAT, PAYE and National Insurance payments.Sister company Curo Interiors, which also went into administration in July, had debts of &p
  
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• HS2 starts 700m final Birmingham viaduct launch

  20-08-2026 09:12 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  HS2 has started launching the final and longest viaduct on the challenging approach to Birmingham Curzon Street station.
  Balfour Beatty Vinci has just pushed the first 170m section of the 700m-long Duddeston Junction Viaduct over two busy freight lines.
  The move marks the start of a major engineering operation to span six live tracks, including three freight and three passenger lines.Work to complete the crossing is due to run until next summer, with the next launch phase over the passenger rail
  
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• Scaffold artwork shrouds Faithdean Fenwick store site

  20-08-2026 09:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  A 120-metre long by 24-metre high artwork is now shrouding the scaffolding at the former Fenwick department store on New Bond Street.
  Emerging Forms by British artist Hugo Dalton gives a glimpse of how the revamped store will look after its transformation by main contractor Faithdean
  The artwork was installed following completion of work to raise the original facade of the building.The finished project will also feature permanent artworks by the artist.
  Dalton said: “For a few weeks t
  
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• Magrock lands South Mimms industrial scheme

  20-08-2026 08:42 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Magrock has won the contract to build a new £12m industrial and logistics facility at South Mimms Services in Hertfordshire.
  Work on the project for pension scheme giant Railpen and developer Wrenbridge will start this month
  The site is located next to the M25 and work will involve the demolition of existing small buildings followed by the design and construction of a 120,000 sq ft Grade A warehouse facility.Richard Brewer, Managing Director at Magrock, said: “The scheme represents a
  
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• Bids called for £800m fire safety framework renewal

  20-08-2026 08:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Efficiency East Midlands has started the bid race for an £800m fire safety and building remediation framework for public buildings
  The four-year deal will replace EEM’s existing framework when it expires in November and is expected to start in February 2027.
  Up to 80 places are available across 10 lots covering major remediation works, fire safety consultancy and the supply and installation of fire doors.The two major works lots will cover external wall, façade and cladding re
  
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• Anti-dumping tariffs imposed on Chinese cherry pickers

  20-08-2026 08:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Imported Chinese cherry pickers will be hit with tariffs of up to 71% following an anti-dumping investigation by the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA).
  The TRA launched a probe in December following an application by UK boom lift producer Niftylift Limited based in Milton Keynes.
  It found evidence that boom lifts originating from China are being dumped and are causing injury to the UK market.The TRA has ecommended, and the UK Government agreed, that a provisional measure should be imposed, with an
  
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• Bouygues bags £64m Crawley school rebuild

  20-08-2026 07:57 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Bouygues UK has secured a £64m job to rebuild Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School in Crawley under the Government’s School Rebuilding Programme.
  Work starts this month on the phased redevelopment of the West Sussex school while the school remains fully operational.
  The main element is a new 9,300 sq m three-storey teaching building on land south of the existing campus.Pupils and staff will move into the new block before existing buildings are demolished.
  Bouygues will also refurbish t
  
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• OHOB eyes growth as residential logjam clears

  20-08-2026 07:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  O’Halloran & O’Brien Group has pushed pre-tax profit above £25m despite turnover falling by a fifth as delays to high-rise residential schemes continued to hold back workloads.
  Turnover at parent company OHOB Holdings dropped to £294m in the year to March 2026 from £367m previously.
  But pre-tax profit rose 15% from £21.8m to £25.1m, while operating margin strengthened to 6.5% from 5.2%.
  Directors said the result was boosted by successful final accoun
  
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• Big contract wins see profits surge at Sisk Group

  19-08-2026 15:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A strong performance at the UK division helped Irish contractor Sisk report 27% profit growth in its latest results.
  Parent company Sicon Limited saw pre-tax profits rise to €74.2m for the year ended 31 December 2025 from €58.1m last time despite turnover dipping to €2,624.3m from €2,752.1m.
  In the UK turnover rose to €1,002.7m from €850.2m driven by wins across residential, commercial, infrastructure and specialist rail services.Sisk CEO, Paul Brown, said: “2
  
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• Public raise alarm over roof work at London hotel

  19-08-2026 08:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A construction company and a director have been fined after workers lives were put at risk with unsafe roof work in central London.
  The HSE took action against B&O Developers Ltd and Sanjay Swaminaryan after members of the public raised concerns about unsafe working practices during extension and refurbishment of what is now the Kings Cross Express Inn on Kings Cross Road.
  In January 2024, concerned members of the public sent photographs to HSE showing people working on a roof at the site wi
  
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• Mansell Building Solutions files administration notice

  19-08-2026 07:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  MMC specialist contractor Mansell Building Solutions has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator just six months after opening a major new factory and headquarters in Oldham.
  The light gauge steel frame specialist, established in 1992, operates from a 45,000 sq ft facility at Broadway Business Park in Chadderton.
  The new factory and MMC Centre was 50% larger than Mansell’s previous facility and significantly increased capacity to manufacture panelised light gauge steel fram
  
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• Powerday on track with new recycling centre

  18-08-2026 23:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Powerday has reached a significant milestone in the redevelopment of its Croydon Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), with the site’s structural steel framework now nearing completion as construction progresses towards its planned opening in April 2027.
  Powerday, London’s leading waste management and recycling service provider, announced the redevelopment earlier this year as part of its continued investment in recycling infrastructure. Once operational, the facility will become Power
  
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• Wernick launches RestPods so staff can sleep on sites

  18-08-2026 23:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wernick Hire has introduced RestPod overnight site accommodation to help staff recover from early starts, night shifts and long hours.
  RestPod can now support engineers, supervisors, commissioning teams and specialist contractors on remote construction and infrastructure projects.
  Wernick said RestPod is more than a temporary building with beds.
  The self-contained cabins are designed with premium features, including ensuite shower rooms, integrated heating and LED lighting, USB charging points,
  
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• Wernick launches RestPods so builders can sleep on sites

  18-08-2026 23:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wernick Hire has introduced RestPod overnight site accommodation to help staff recover from early starts, night shifts and long hours.
  RestPod can now support engineers, supervisors, commissioning teams and specialist contractors on remote construction and infrastructure projects.
  Wernick said RestPod is more than a temporary building with beds.
  The self-contained cabins are designed with premium features, including ensuite shower rooms, integrated heating and LED lighting, USB charging points,
  
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• Lift supervisor killed by reversing telehandler

  18-08-2026 15:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A self-employed telehandler driver has been given a suspended jail sentence after he reversed over his colleague on a construction site in Cheshire, causing fatal injuries.
  In June 2023, 49-year-old James Connolly was working as a lift supervisor on a large construction site in Ince, Ellesmere Port, where Michael Nixon was working as a telehandler operator.
  On the morning of 11 June, whilst walking back to his work area from the welfare compound, Connolly was struck and reversed over by the tele
  
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• Hotel client collapse sends McGee £2.8m into red

  18-08-2026 11:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Specialist engineering contractor McGee suffered a £2.8m pre-tax loss last year after being hit by a £3.6m bad debt from the insolvency of a client on a major London hotel job.
  The setback reversed the employee-owned groundwork and demolition firm’s previous-year £5.3m profit as turnover also fell 11% to £134m from £151m in the year to November 2025.
  McGee said the exceptional bad debt masked a much stronger underlying performance, with EBITDA margin at 6.5% o
  
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• Client steps in to restart Ardmore £500m Kensington tower job

  18-08-2026 11:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer SevenCapital has restarted work on its £500m 100 Kensington residential scheme after taking control of construction through a group company following the administration of Ardmore.
  The developer said Seven Capital (Woodrow) Ltd is now acting as main contractor on the 462-home West Cromwell Road project, where construction had been temporarily halted by Ardmore’s collapse.
  Seven Capital (Woodrow) is an existing SevenCapital group company incorporated in 2016 rather than a ne
  
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• Two JVs bag £1.5bn Anglian Water major projects deal

  18-08-2026 09:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  Anglian Water has picked Ferrovial, MWH Treatment and two VolkerWessels UK firms for a £1.5bn framework covering its biggest water and wastewater projects.
  Joint venture partners Ferrovial Construction and MWH Treatment have secured places on one contract, while VolkerFitzpatrick and VolkerStevin Infrastructure have secured the second spot on the framework.
  The Major Projects Framework marks a significant change in how Anglian plans to deliver its largest capital schemes across AMP8 and be
  
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• Scape launches £8.5bn dedicated defence framework

  18-08-2026 09:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Public sector procurement specialist SCAPE has launched its first dedicated Defence and Complex Environments Framework.
  The move follows extensive pre-market engagement undertaken as part of the development of its forthcoming National Construction Work and Services Framework, which will be shortly going to tender.
  Feedback from contractors, clients and wider stakeholders highlighted strong demand for a dedicated procurement solution focused specifically on defence.SCAPE has now developed a stand
  
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• Equans acquires highways tech specialist Mway

  18-08-2026 08:44 via constructionenquirer.com
  Equans UK has acquired highways technology specialist Mway Communications.
  Mway serves National Highways and Tier 1 contractors throughout the UK’s Strategic Road Network delivering critical technology and engineering solutions.
  The company employs 100 people and generates an annual turnover of £26m.Bouygues-owned Equans said the deal will expand its expertise in connected infrastructure, operational technology, and communications networks.
  Mway’s comprehensive portfolio includ
  
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• Victory for mobile crane operators in police row

  18-08-2026 08:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Mobile crane operators have won a major legal victory in a long-running dispute  with West Midlands Police.
  More than 60 cases against operators have now been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service after a test trial at Birmingham Magistrates Court involving two mobile crane operators and two drivers collapsed.
  West Midlands Police alleged that cranes were travelling during prohibited periods, which in their view meant they were no longer operating lawfully under the relevant road transpo
  
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• Costain bags £150m Thames Water wastewater programme

  17-08-2026 18:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Costain has secured a programme of around £150m of wastewater treatment upgrades from Thames Water across 15 sites.
  The package forms part of Thames Water’s wider plan to upgrade more than 250 sewage treatment and sewer sites between 2025 and 2030.
  Costain will split delivery into eastern and western regions, each led by a regional senior project manager.
  Eastern sites cover Barkway, Brentwood, Long Reach, Little Hallingbury, North Weald and Standon.
  The western programme includes Al
  
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• Wates hires Willmott Dixon veteran as operations director

  17-08-2026 12:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Wates Construction has appointed former Willmott Dixon senior director Roger Forsdyke as UK operations director as it looks to step up growth across the country.
  Forsdyke will join Wates on 1 September and take charge of operational teams across all regions, with responsibility for performance across the UK construction business.
  He will also lead the next phase of Wates Construction’s business optimisation programme.Forsdyke spent 23 years at Willmott Dixon, most recently serving as chief
  
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• Ashbrook fleet up for sale after £18m new JCB kit order

  17-08-2026 09:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Cheshire-based plant hirer Ashbrook has selected Euro Auctions as its disposal partner as it undertakes a major fleet refresh following a record £18m order for new equipment from JCB.
  The first 35 machines will go under the hammer at the Euro Auctions Leeds sale from 19–22 August, offering buyers a selection of low-hour, manufacturer-maintained and serviced equipment.
  Highlights include site dumpers from 3 to 9 tonnes, 15 CAT rollers, manlifts from Manitou, Skyjack and Genie, a late,
  
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• Willmott Dixon cleared to rebuild RAAC-hit Stockport school

  17-08-2026 09:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Willmott Dixon has secured planning for a near £50m rebuild of Bramhall High School in Stockport.
  Work is expected to start in January 2027 on the new three-storey school, which will replace the existing sprawling campus hit by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete problems.
  Sheppard Robson has designed the replacement school for 1,350 pupils on the existing 36-acre site off Seal Road.The new building will be constructed alongside the current school before most of the existing estate is d
  
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• Health centre win for Morgan Sindall

  17-08-2026 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed to deliver the new £16.9m Thornbury Health Centre on the former Thornbury hospital site in Gloucestershire.
  Construction is due to start by the end of this month with the development due to complete by the end of summer 2027.
  Appointed by South Gloucestershire Council through the Southern Construction Framework, the health centre will provide a new home for Severn View Family Practice and Streamside Surgery.The development will provide a total
  
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• Building compliance firm Ventro buys electrical engineer

  17-08-2026 08:28 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Building compliance specialist Ventro Group has acquired Walsall based electrical engineer and contractor  R.D. Jukes & Co Ltd.
  Family run R.D. Jukes & Co was founded in 1968 and currently employs 29 people with a turnover of £6m.
  The firm has extensive technical expertise across mains infrastructure, power  distribution and complex electrical systems, including standby power, UPS and IPS  solutions designed to support critical environments.The business also delivers
  
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• Lovell to start first phase of 450-home Horsham scheme

  17-08-2026 08:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  Lovell Partnerships is expected to start work in October on a 206-home redevelopment of the former Novartis Pharmaceuticals site in Horsham.
  The 2.72ha scheme will deliver houses and apartments around the site’s landmark 1930s Art Deco clock tower, with 35% of the homes affordable.
  Architect Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt has designed the development to keep the locally listed tower as the centrepiece of the new neighbourhood.
  Multi-storey wings either side will be demolished because of significan
  
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• Bouygues UK losses top £200m in four years

  17-08-2026 08:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Bouygues UK has racked up more than £200m of pretax losses over the last four years after taking another £76m hit in 2025.
  The building contractor saw revenue edge up 5% to £395m last year from £376m as activity increased across live projects.
  But pretax losses more than doubled from £32m to £76m, with the latest setback blamed on subcontractor performance, labour shortages and continuing building safety liabilities.Parent group support continued during the ye
  
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