Today's trending news from the construction industry - 02/06
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#1. Plan for major NHS estate green upgrade framework
NHS Shared Business Services has revealed plans for a decarbonisation framework to deliver retrofit works across the health estate and other government departments.
#2. HS2 construction shake-up sees main contractor changes
A shake-up in construction of the central section of HS2’s phase one route from London to the West Midlands will see the Align contracting joint venture take over responsibility for a stretch previously assigned to EKFB.
#3. House prices fall at fastest pace in nearly 14 years, says Nationwide
UK house prices fell at their fastest annual pace for nearly 14 years in May, the Nationwide has said.
#4. Jon Matthews’ 38-storey Manchester student tower gets green light
Manchester City Council has approved Jon Matthews Architects’ proposals for a city-centre 1,000-bed student residential scheme with 26,200m2 of office space.
#5. JV secures go-ahead for floating wind project off Irish coast set to power 2M homes
The future of two floating wind turbine projects off the coast of Ireland has been secured following the formation of a joint venture.
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#6. Construction firm appointed to ￡12M training centre development
Applebridge Construction has won a contract to work on a ￡12m development in Middlesbrough, which aims to encourage the "next generation of North East engineers".
#7. QB Technology to deliver modular apartments in Essex
QB Technology has secured funding to deliver 22 modular apartments in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
#8. Hildenborough flood protection works begin
VolkerStevin has started work on a ￡21.5m scheme to increase the capacity of the Leigh flood storage area and to build a flood embankment and pumping station in Hildenborough, Kent.
#9. Simple circular waste management solutions can accelerate the greening of engineering and?construction
Worth more than ￡110bn per annum and contributing 7% of the United Kingdom’s GDP, the construction industry accounts for approximately 3M jobs or 10% of total UK employment.
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