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Labour government picks up the baton on Arbitration Bill

Chris Smith — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:50:00 +0000

A bill to settle contractual or financial disputes faster will proceed under the new Labour government, after it took advice from the Law Commission. The Arbitration Bill will continue through parliament following the King’s Speech earlier this week. It was introduced to parliament by the…

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New version of Common Assessment Standard released by Build UK

Toni Sekinah — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:45:13 +0000

Industry body Build UK has released an updated version of the Common Assessment Standard (CAS), including new questions on firms’ building-safety capabilities. The CAS is an industry-agreed set of questions and corresponding assessment standards that can pre-qualify construction suppliers for projects. The updated version (V4)…

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Erith to jack up floor slabs after Faithdean’s £130m Fenwick win

Colin Marrs — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:00:14 +0000

Faithdean has won the £130m job to alter and extend retailer Fenwick’s former flagship London store, with a radical plan to jack up entire floor slabs to create higher ceilings. The scheme, approved by Westminster City Council in April, will see four new stepped floors…

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Defence framework bears fruit for Lendlease

Ben Vogel — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:35:22 +0000

Lendlease Construction Europe has been awarded three contracts for British Army facilities under a broader £5.1bn Ministry of Defence (MoD) framework. The contractor said today (5 July) that the deals, worth a combined £450m, were procured under the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Army Programme by…

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Multiplex towers above rest in June league table

Charlotte Banks — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:06:13 +0000

A “one-of-a kind” City of London skyscraper has taken Multiplex to the top of the monthly contracts league for the second time in a year. The £480m Fifty Fenchurch Street contract makes the Australian multinational the highest-winning contractor in June, according to data provider Glenigan.…

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Beard to build £9.2m Bristol Zoo habitat

Will Ing — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:00:37 +0000

Beard has started work on a £9.2m job to create a Central African forest habitat at Bristol Zoo. The facilities will include a new gorilla house, crocodile house and a parrot aviary as well as an outdoor space for gorillas featuring a moat - with…

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Red replaces Henry on Westminster office project

Greg Pitcher — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:05:11 +0000

Red Construction Group has been appointed to replace failed Henry Construction Projects on a Westminster office scheme. The Bedford-registered company was appointed by Tellon Capital to deliver the 40 Broadway scheme under a £50m contract. Henry Construction Projects was initially named as main contractor for…

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Barhale scoops £36m London sewer revamp job

Joshua Stein — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:17:11 +0000

Barhale has nabbed a major job to revamp part of London’s sewer network. The contractor will deliver “essential remediation works” worth £36m to the Northern Outfall Sewer (NOS), which runs above the Jubilee Line and Docklands Light Railway at Manor Road, West Ham. Barhale will…

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United Utilities names contractors for £2.75bn of water work

Will Ing — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:20:06 +0000

United Utilities has named 18 companies which will undertake £2.75bn of works between 2025 and 2030. Earlier this month the North West water company named seven partners, including Kier, Costain and Murphy, which it said would oversee delivery of £3bn of major infrastructure works during…

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Making the conflict avoidance process work

Ian Weinfass — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:58:47 +0000

Construction News talks to a client and a contractor who have used the Conflict Avoidance Process (CAP) to resolve issues which have cropped up on contracts. The CAP was established six years ago to help parties avoid expensive legal proceedings to resolve disputes. Read CN's…

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