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• More Osborne companies file administration notices

  22-04-2024 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Another three divisions of the Osborne group have filed notices of intention to appoint an administrator.
  The Enquirer broke the news last week that main business Geoffrey Osborne had filed an administration notice after an 18-month restructuring programme and attempts to secure new funding.
  Now a further three divisions – Osborne Construction Ltd, Osborne Group Holdings and Osborne Homes Ltd – have followed suit.Osborne said it is currently in talks with interested parties “wi
  
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• Carpenter killed by falling timber frame panels

  03-05-2024 14:19 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A specialist contractor has been fined after a 22-year-old carpenter died after he was struck by roofing materials on a building site.
  On 30 October 2019, Niall McCormack from Kettering, Northamptonshire had been working for KM Carpentry Contractors Limited installing roof trusses at a new build site at Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire.
  Both the truss packs and party wall spandrel panel had been lifted by crane onto a pair of semi-detached properties the day before the incident – temporaril
  
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• Anglian Homes rides in to finish crashed Everest contracts

  03-05-2024 09:21 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Anglian Home Improvement has pledged to fulfil orders taken by crashed double-glazed window rival Everest 2020.
  Administrators Resolve confirmed today that a deal has been struck to sell certain assets of the failed business to Anglian Home Improvements.
  While the terms of the agreement are finalised, the joint administrators have entered a subcontractor arrangement that will enable customer orders to be fulfilled by Anglian where possible.
  This will ensure all Everest customers impacted by Ever
  
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• Final work starts to connect super sewer to London system

  03-05-2024 08:46 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Engineers on the super sewer project have begun work to connect the new infrastructure to London’s existing sewer system. 
  Major construction work on the 25km Thames Tideway tunnel was finished last month after a 1,200-tonne concrete ‘lid’ was lifted into place to cap the project’s deepest shaft at Abbey Mills Pumping Station in east London.
  Now, the teams are preparing to bring the tunnel into service by making a connection to the 6.9km Lee Tunnel, which has been in
  
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• Road sweeper specialist files administration notice

  03-05-2024 08:35 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Road sweeper hire specialist Go Plant has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
  The firm’s machines are a common sight on building and civils jobs across the country.
  Go Plant’s latest accounts show the business had a turnover of £44.8m for the year to June 30 2022 generating a pre-tax loss of £4m while employing 443 staff.Sister company Go Plant Fleet Services has also filed a a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
  The current operation is
  
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• Legal challenge launched against £1.5bn A66 dualling

  03-05-2024 08:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A legal challenge has been launched against £1.5bn plans to dual parts of the A66 just as contractors were gearing up to start work.
  The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project, which received development consent last month, looks set to delay the project again.
  National Highways said it would fully support the legal process as the challenge passes through court.
  A spokesman said: “We have been designing and developing the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project, and we will continue to carry
  
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• McAlpine appoints MD to grow ventures business

  02-05-2024 14:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Sir Robert McAlpine has strengthened its Capital Ventures development business with the appointment of Owain Thomas as managing director of Land and Development.
  SRMCV has a clear mandate from its shareholders to continue to grow after successful developments in the build to rent and healthcare sectors.
  Thomas will have overall responsibility for the SRMCV development team as well as driving the growth strategy.He joins SRMCV from Cortland where he was managing director of Investment & Devel
  
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• John F Hunt wins 24-storey Battersea tower

  02-05-2024 12:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  John F Hunt has been employed directly by Belgian developer Ghelamco to undertake demolition, enabling works and construction of The HiLight – a new 24-storey resi tower on the site of the former 1830s Price’s Candle Factory in Battersea.
  Work includes demolition of the existing steel showroom which sits above podium level, followed by the excavation of a single-storey basement which will be complicated owing to the presence of an existing Thames Water sewer which bisects the site.
  F
  
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• William Hare wins steelwork on £500m Broadgate towers

  02-05-2024 12:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  William Hare Group has won the contract to deliver the design, fabrication and installation of steelwork on the latest phase of Broadgate in the City of London.
  Sir Robert McAlpine was confirmed as main contractor last month on the £500m project at 2 Finsbury Avenue to build a 21-storey West Tower and a 36-storey East Tower, linked by a 12-storey podium.
  A solid and glazed sawtooth-shaped façade, characterised by triangular patterns, will be facilitated by a bespoke steelwork suppor
  
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• William Hare wins steel work on £500m Broadgate towers

  02-05-2024 12:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  William Hare Group has won the contract to deliver the design, fabrication and installation of steelwork on the latest phase of Broadgate in the City of London.
  Sir Robert McAlpine was confirmed as main contractor last month on the £500m project at 2 Finsbury Avenue to build a 21-storey West Tower and a 36-storey East Tower, linked by a 12-storey podium.
  A solid and glazed sawtooth-shaped façade, characterised by triangular patterns, will be facilitated by a bespoke steelwork suppor
  
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• BAM Co-Op Live Arena opening delayed yet again

  02-05-2024 09:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  BAM’s vast Co-op Live arena project in Manchester suffered yet another setback as opening was delayed for a third time.
  The £365m Eastlands arena project has turned into an opening fiasco with three major gigs called off at the last minute.
  The vast arena project was due to be opened by comedian Peter Kay last week, but his shows have been postponed twice.Last night a fault scuppered a gig by rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. And now US singer Olivia Rodrigo has called off two sell-out
  
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• Contractors wanted for £800m highways deal

  02-05-2024 09:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Local authorities across the East of England are looking for contractors to join an £800m roads framework.
  Central Bedfordshire Council is leading procurement on the Eastern Highways Alliance Framework 4 deal.
  It will cover schemes across 11 local authorities including structural work, surfacing, road works and capital projects.The four-year framework is divided into lots and firms invited to bid include civil engineers and other highways related professional businesses.
  Full details of th
  
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• Turkish insulation panel maker to build £45m UK factory

  02-05-2024 08:27 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Turkish building materials firm Assan Panel has unveiled plans to build its first UK manufacturing facility at Freeport East near Felixstowe.
  The £45m insulation plant is planned to be operational by Autumn 2025 and Assan is also is planning to establish a new office in Ipswich to serve the UK market.
  It will produce sandwich panels filled with Polyisocyanurate (PIR), mineral wool, or polyurethane.Haluk Kayabaşı, CEO of Assan parent company Kibar Holding said: “We aim to fu
  
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• Galliford Try names group head of infrastructure

  02-05-2024 08:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Galliford Try has promoted David Lowery to the board with effect from July, in the newly-created position of divisional managing director – Infrastructure.Lowery, who has over 24 years UK and overseas experience, will advance Galliford Try’s growth strategy within both the environment and infrastructure business units.
  Glennan Blackmore will succeed Lowery as managing director of Galliford Try’s infrastructure unit in August, joining the business from Skanska, where he most rec
  
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• Trio of new products from Altrad RMD Kwikform

  01-05-2024 17:15 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Temporary works specialist Altrad RMD Kwikform (Altrad RMDK) has launched three new products to expand its equipment range and provide a wider choice of solutions for contractors.
  The newly introduced products include the XL Airodek Panel, Multiframe, and the 1950 x 1800mm Ultraguard Barrier & 1.9m Post.
  Airodek is Altrad RMDK’s low-weight, high productivity, simple slab formwork system, suitable for slabs up to 700mm thick. Its quick, safe, and simple assembly process currently enable
  
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• Expanding consultant Stantec swoops for rival Hydrock

  01-05-2024 16:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Expanding global engineering consultant Stantec has acquired UK engineering consultant Hydrock.
  The deal expands Stantec’s UK workforce by around a third as 950 staff join from Bristol-headquartered Hydrock.
  Founded in 1995 by Dr Brian McConnell, who now retires, Hydrock operates nationwide from 22 locations providing sustainable solutions for major projects across the public and private sectors.Hydrock brings capabilities in fire safety, energy and sustainability, civil and structural, ME
  
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• Expanding consultant Stantec swoops for Hydrock

  01-05-2024 16:43 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Canadian sustainable design and engineering consultant Stantec has acquired UK consultant Hydrock.
  The deal expands Stantec’s UK workforce by around a third as 950 staff join from Bristol-headquartered Hydrock.
  Founded in 1995 by Dr Brian McConnell, who now retires, Hydrock operates nationwide from 22 locations providing sustainable solutions for major projects across the public and private sectors.Hydrock brings capabilities in fire safety, energy and sustainability, civil and structural,
  
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• National Grid unveils winners for £9bn network upgrade

  01-05-2024 15:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Grid has confirmed the seven winners of its Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) projects to connect offshore wind farms to the energy network.
  The firms forming the Great Grid Partnership are:
  Construction partners – Laing O’Rourke, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Morrison Energy Services, Murphy and Omexom/Taylor Woodrow
  Design and consenting service partners – AECOM Arup JV and WSPThe ASTI projects form a key part of the £9bn Great Grid Upgrade
  
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• Cumbrian civils firm clinches £40m Sellafield contract

  01-05-2024 09:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Workington-based civils and groundworks specialist Stobbarts is the latest local firm to join Sellafield’s Programme and Project Partners.
  Stobbarts has secured a 15-year framework deal, worth up to £40m, which will see the firm support key delivery partner Sir Robert McAlpine on groundworks and concrete.
  Because the work is long-term, Stobbarts can continue its ambitious growth strategy, recruiting more local people and investing in its apprenticeship programme.There are also plans
  
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• Designers named for London 2000-bed student rooms job

  01-05-2024 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The London School of Economics and its development partner Bouygues UK have selected designs for a £400m landmark 2000-bed student accommodation scheme in London next to Tate Modern.
  Architects Carmody Groarke and Sheppard Robson’s winning design will see three clustered blocks of 650-students connected at the lower floors and via garden terraces.
  The LSE Bankside Residences Project will be located at the existing Bankside House student accommodation building located behind Tate Mode
  
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• Midgard set for Notting Hill office tower overhaul

  01-05-2024 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  JRL Group’s main contractor Midgard is in line to deliver the transformation of 1950s-build Newcombe House tower at Notting Hill Gate in London.
  Developer Beltane Asset Management has finally secured clearance from the London Mayor’s office for the local Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to determine the planning.
  A hoped-for positive decision from the Borough Council would end a 10-year long saga to redevelop the landmark residential site in West London.
  The existing residenti
  
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• Chigwell Group looks at stock market listing

  01-05-2024 08:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Essex based contractor the Chigwell Group is considering a stock market float as it continues to expand.
  The Enquirer understands the new build, refurbishment and maintenance specialist is currently exploring a possible listing on the Main Market or AIM after registering as a Public Limited Company.
  Dean Floyd CEO of Chigwell Group said: “Currently we’re exploring our options regarding listing as a Public Limited Company  This step would allow us the flexibility to offer shares
  
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• A57 Mottram Bypass clears final legal challenge

  01-05-2024 08:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Highways has announced that work can now start on the delayed £170m A57 Mottram Bypass scheme after a series of legal challenges were finally exhausted in the courts.
  Judge Lady Justice Thornton who presided over the Judicial Review on the A57 Link Road scheme considered all the legal challenges and has now handed down her decision confirming that the case against the scheme is now closed.
  This means Balfour Beatty, which secured the £108m contract to deliver the scheme thre
  
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• 100 jobs axed as Geoffrey Osborne confirms administration

  30-04-2024 14:51 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The board of contractor Geoffrey Osborne lost their long fight to save the business today calling in administrators.
  Insolvency specialists from RSM laid off 100 staff immediately, keeping on a handful to help with talks to sell parts of the business to the trade.
  All staff have been paid until the end of April and consultations with people being made redundant have been carried out in recent days.Today’s announcement follows an 18-month battle to save the firm which saw much of the origi
  
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• £117m-turnover contractor files administration notice

  30-04-2024 09:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Hertfordshire based contractor ARJ Construction has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
  The Stevenage based firm has been in business since 1991 and specialises in projects from £10m to £60m across the South East in the residential, healthcare, education and commercial sectors.
  Latest results for the year to April 30 2023 show a turnover of £117m generating a pre-tax profit of £2.8m while the company employed 136 staff during the period.The firm&rsquo
  
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• Fortem extends homes repair deal across Birmingham

  30-04-2024 09:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Fortem has extended its long-term partnership with Birmingham City Council (BCC) with a new two-year homes repair contract worth £170m.
  The latest deal will extend Fortem’s relationship with the council to 18 years after it was first appointed to deliver these services back in 2008.
  The Willmott Dixon owned firm operates a ‘one stop shop’ for the council’s property repair needs to over 20,000 properties. It also carries out planned installations such as new kitchens
  
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• Green light for 34-storey Digbeth apartments tower

  30-04-2024 08:41 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The development arm of Clarion Housing has got the planning green light for a £100m high-rise homes scheme in Digbeth, Birmingham.
  Latimer plans to deliver 480 flats in a part 34 and part 10-floor scheme bounded by Clyde Street and the High Street and is now looking for a contractor to deliver the scheme, which is presently in planning.
  High-rise will be built on Digbeth High StreetThe site is home to a former Safestore industrial facility and surrounding hard-standing car parking.Regenera
  
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• £1bn London Blackfriars tower blocks approved

  30-04-2024 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A US-Korean development consortium has got the planning green light for a trio of towers at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge in London.
  The landmark £1bn scheme of around 1m sq ft involves building two residential towers of 40 and 22 storeys and an office building reaching 45 storeys and topping out at nearly 200m.
  Developer Hines, alongside the National Pension Service of Korea, bought the 18 Blackfriars Road site for £208m in 2021.The approval, which was secured working with
  
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• Council decides to end Balfour deal after 13 years

  30-04-2024 08:24 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Herefordshire Council has decided to part ways with Balfour Beatty Living Places (BBLP) on a long running highways and maintenance deal across the county.
  Balfour has been maintaining roads and open spaces for the council since 2013 when it signed a ten-year deal worth £200m employing 150 staff.
  Last December it was awarded a £54m two-year extension to the Herefordshire Public Realm contract.But the council has now decided the deal will end in 2026 “because the current contract
  
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• Six civils clients to switch to low carbon concrete and steel

  29-04-2024 15:49 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Six big infrastructure clients have pledged to switch to lowest carbon-sourced concrete and steel on their projects.
  Anglian Water, Heathrow, The Lower Thames Crossing, National Highways, Northumbrian Water and Sellafield have committed to scale-back use of the biggest contributors to CO₂ emissions – diesel, steel, and concrete.
  They are the first clients to sign up for the Construction Leadership Council’s “Five Client Carbon Commitments” designed to help the indus
  
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