Category: News
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In pictures | McLaren’s subcontractor restores Ikea Oxford St windows
Newly released images show how window refurbishment specialist ASWS restored the steel and mansard hardwood windows of the new Ikea store on London’s Oxford Street. ASWS worked in the Crown Estate-owned Grade-II building with main contractor McLaren, who delivered the project in May. Before the project started, ASWS did an extensive internal survey, viewing from…
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Kier and Vistry partner to deliver Berkshire residential project
Trevor Wicks, managing director at Vistry Thames Valley, said: “This acquisition marks a pivotal step in our partnership with Kier Property, who share our ambition to bring this significant development to life with high-quality, mixed-tenure homes.” View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Contractors sought for £1bn beach maintenance framework
The Environment Agency has launched a tender process to find a contractor to deliver its routine and ad-hoc beach maintenance works across all of its coastal frontages in England. The six-year framework has an estimated value between £469m and £1.23bn (excluding VAT), and will have the option of a further two-year extension. The maintenance works…
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Contractors called on to take part in ECI research
Stephen Beechey, group public sector director at Wates, said: “At Wates, we’ve long championed the value of ECI in delivering better value, faster, and more sustainable outcomes for public sector projects. This research by CCBP is a vital step in evidencing what we’ve seen time and again – involving contractors early leads to smarter planning,…
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Developer fined after 23-year-old crushed by faulty lift
A London property developer has been fined £40,000 after a member of the public was crushed by a faulty falling lift at a residential property. The 23-year-old man had returned to the flats on Cambridge Heath Road, east London, with a group of friends after a night out on 9 September 2019. When he and…
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Miliband signs off multi-billion funding for Sizewell C
“Today’s green light will ensure the knowledge and skills honed at Hinkley Point C will continue to flow through to Sizewell C’s planning, design, and throughout programme delivery. This maximises opportunities for replication, which we know is vital to deliver new nuclear efficiently, and it will help to maintain the UK’s world-class skills base in…
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Consultants appointed to oversee UK prison expansion
Under a four-year contract, AtkinsRéalis, Arcadis and Mott MacDonald will deliver a range of services including project and programme management, information management and health and safety advisory resources across the expansion programme. This includes the upgrade and expansion of current facilities as well as the design and building of new facilities. View the original article…
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CLC publishes new Gateway 2 guidance to help with applications
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published a new guide to help the industry with Gateway 2 applications. The 34-page document is structured around seven guidance notes and provides the baseline principles to help those involved in submitting and assessing applications for building control approval of higher-risk buildings. It also includes practical recommendations on the…
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Kier CEO to step down in the autumn
Kier’s chairman, Matthew Lester, said: “I would like to thank Andrew for his exceptional leadership over the last six years, which has transformed Kier. We proudly remain one of the UK’s leading infrastructure services, construction and property groups. Under Andrew’s leadership, the group has increased its resilience, strengthened its financial position and currently has a…
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Industry welcomes publication of ‘vital’ infrastructure pipeline
“The pipeline paints a picture of potential,” said Chris Ball, AtkinsRéalis president for the UK and Ireland. “[But] there is more still to do. Public money won’t be enough for the level of funding required over the next 10 years – we will need new public-private partnerships, new funding models and a focus on attracting…