Today's trending news from the construction industry - 17/04
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#1. Hinkley Point C to begin offshore shaft installation
Main contractor Balfour Beatty and marine construction specialist New Waves Solutions are commencing the final stages of offshore work on EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project in Somerset.
#2. Rishi Sunak bans new smart motorways amid safety concerns
The building of new smart motorways is being cancelled as prime minister Rishi Sunak acknowledged concerns about safety and cost.
#3. Contractor fined ￡800k after child’s death on site
A Scottish civil engineering contractor has been fined ￡800,000 for safety breaches after a 10-year-old boy sustained fatal injuries while playing on a building site in Glasgow.
#4. Investment drive to attract foreign cash into UK construction
A team of leading consultants and investment experts has launched a charm offensive to calm the fears of foreign investors over getting involved in the UK property and construction market.
#5. First set of turbines erected at ￡566m Shetland wind farm
The first set of turbines have been installed at the ￡580 million Viking Wind Farm in Shetland.
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#6. National Highways’ ￡27M motorway bridge across M56 in Cheshire opens
A ￡27M National Highways motorway bridge across the M56 near Runcorn in Cheshire has opened to drivers.
#7. Tolent supply chain hit for at least ￡46.7m
Subcontractors and suppliers have been hit for at least ￡46.7m following the collapse of North East contractor Tolent in February.
#8. McLaren to build Acton council flats
McLaren Construction has been appointed by Ealing Council to build 188 new homes in Acton, west London, as part of a new development at the Steyne estate.
#9. Social housing boost for two key regions
In Manchester, funding of ￡150 million will be provided to the area’s local authorities to help get brownfield land ready for development of social housing and support GMCA plans to build 7,000 new homes over the next three years. As part of the agreement, GMCA will now have a greater say in selection of sites for social housing.
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