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Graham appointed to Manchester brewery regeneration

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The development recently secured Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator, making it one of the first new-build schemes nationally to overcome this hurdle. The proposed buildings will have a traditional brick façade, reflecting the industrial heritage of the area, with aluminium windows and Juliet balconies.

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New offices for Bloor Homes

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Deeley contracts manager Jamie Travis, site manager Eamonn Gorman, Bloor Homes’ regional MD Paul Degg and Deeley construction director Steve Turner do that Westlife thing Deeley Construction is putting up an 18,500 sq ft, two-storey building that will provide offices for 50 Bloor Homes staff in Lichfield. midlands regional headquarters.

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Morgan Sindall to build £37m Alconbury Weald school

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CGI of the planned Alconbury Weald Church Academy Morgan Sindall Construction will build Alconbury Weald Church Academy to serve the expanding Alconbury Weald development. It was reported last year that plans to cut costs by not installing a sprinkler system were blocked by county councillors due to fire safety concerns. Got a story?

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McAlpine to revamp Colchester water tower

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The aim is to produce a commercially viable operation which pays for the building’s upkeep once it has been restored. Sir Robert McAlpine Special Projects has been appointed to the project by North Essex Heritage, which secured a 150-year lease on the building in 2021. the Balkerne water tower, a.k.a the Balkerne water tower, a.k.a

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New finance director for Bam

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Construction News UK standards inhibit green building progress 7 hours Should the UK be recycling more demolition concrete? McAlpine breaks ground on £1.25bn Port Talbot furnace 7 hours Construction officially begins today in Port Talbot on one of the world’s biggest electric arc furnaces.

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Re-think on Chinese excavator tariffs

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LiuGong argued that its battery electric machines should not be included within the scope of the tariff since there is no UK equivalent from which it is unfairly taking market share. It has asked for battery electric machines to be removed from the description of the goods and all related tariffs. Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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From the July/August 2014 issue . In Year 2 of the RTTP program, Tennessee created a Common Core Leadership Council, recruiting 200 high-performing educators to serve as Core Coaches to train and support their peers in the transition to core curriculum standard. By Business Facilities Staff. Auto Giants Keep Getting Bigger.