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• Ray O’Rourke to step down as chief executive next week

  24-06-2024 18:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Industry veteran Ray O’Rourke will step down as chief executive of the contracting business he founded five decades ago at the end of this month.
  He will hand over the reins to his son Cathal O’Rourke, a graduate civil engineer who ran the Australian arm of the group for over a decade, and recently returned to the UK to become chief operating officer.
  Ray founded the business as a regionally based formwork and concrete specialist in 1977. He has been at the forefront of introducing m
  
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• Ray O’Rourke steps down as chief executive

  24-06-2024 18:13 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Industry veteran Ray O’Rourke will step down as chief executive of the contracting group he founded five decades ago at the end of this week.
  He will hand over the reins to his son Cathal O’Rourke, a graduate civil engineer who ran the Australian arm of the group for over a decade, and returned to the UK a year ago to become chief operating officer.
  Laing O’Rourke founder Ray (left) hands the reins to son Cathal
  Ray, aged 77, founded the business as a Essex-based formwork and c
  
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• Multiplex starts London 36-storey ‘hanging gardens’ tower

  24-06-2024 10:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Insurance giant AXA has given main contractor Multiplex the go-ahead to start main works on its 650,000 sq ft 50 Fenchurch Street office tower in the City of London.
  Kelbray finished enabling work last month allowing piling to get underway on what will be one of the lowest carbon and most biodiverse high-rise towers in the country.
  Designed by architect Eric Parry, the building will give the impression of a hanging garden across the facade, pioneering extensive urban greening in the Square Mile.
  
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• Changing of the guard at HBF

  24-06-2024 09:47 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Long-standing Home Builders Federation Chief Executive Stewart Baseley is stepping back to become Chairman of the home building industry trade body.
  He will be replaced next month by Neil Jefferson, who has been Managing Director of the federation since early 2020.
  Baseley said: “I am delighted that the Board has promoted Neil to be the new Chief Executive of HBF. I firmly believe he is the right person to lead the organisation for many years to come, and that now is the best time to make
  
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• Birmingham to pick five firms for £265m homes retrofit plan

  24-06-2024 09:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Birmingham City Council is planning to appoint up to five specialist contractors to deliver a £265m programme of energy efficiency upgrades to 3,000 homes a year in the city.
  In an unusual step, the council said it also aims to charge the selected firms an annual fee.
  This charge would cover the council’s costs in targeting and promoting Energy Company Obligations and the Great British Insulation Scheme-funded measures in Birmingham.
  It would also verify household eligibility, sign d
  
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• Developer CLS to advance major new Vauxhall scheme

  24-06-2024 09:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  London developer CLS has confirmed it will proceed with a major new residential and student rooms scheme at its Spring Gardens site in Vauxhall, London.
  The Citadel Place scheme will replace existing low-rise office buildings built in the 1990s that are due to be vacated in 2026. A major part of the site is presently home to the National Crime Agency.
  CLS has partnered with architectural firm Allies and Morrison to design Citadel Place.The plans include building 180-200 new homes and a purpose-b
  
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• Tarmac trials electric tipper truck

  24-06-2024 08:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Tarmac is trialling an all-electric tipper truck as the industry’s move towards greener machinery gathers pace.
  The truck will be looked-at over the next couple of months to “evaluate its performance in practical operation as well as its range when loaded to assess how the benefits of the technology can be maximised going forward.”
  Tarmac is working with London-based electric truck manufacturer Tevva alongside Brit-Tipp – who completed the first electric tipper body integ
  
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• Subdued market sees profit warning from SIG

  24-06-2024 08:29 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Insulation and building products supplier SIG issued a profit warning to the city today as continued weaker trading in May and June pushed back the timing of an anticipated market recover.
  SIG operates across Europe and subdues trading was most marked in the end markets of its UK Interiors business, France and Germany.
  The firm said demand was more robust at the UK exteriors business but “group sales overall were weaker than expected in May and June to date.”SIG said: “Given th
  
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• Arup and Binnies to design Abingdon reservoir

  24-06-2024 08:06 via constructionenquirer.com
  Thames Water has picked an Arup/Binnies joint venture to draw up the engineering designs for a new reservoir south of Oxford, near Abingdon.
  Plans for the £1.5bn reservoir known as SESRO (South East Strategic Reservoir Option) would secure water supplies to 15 million customers in the Thames Water, Southern Water and Affinity Water catchments from 2040.  
  Should Thames Water secure government approval for the reservoir, as part of its draft Water Resource Management Plan, Arup Binnies
  
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