Today's trending news from the construction industry -19/07
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#1. Tata to build ￡4bn gigafactory in Bridgwater
Tata Group has accepted a reported ￡500m of incentives to build a ￡4bn electric car battery factory in Somerset.
#2. Allies and Morrison unveils masterplan for ￡1.7bn Manchester district
Allies and Morrison has revealed its proposals for a major Manchester city-centre masterplan.
#3. Planning approvals slump as construction pipeline contracts
Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, releases the July 2023 edition of its Construction Review.
#4. Wynne seals precon deal on ￡30m Wrexham University job
Wynne Construction has been awarded the pre-construction services agreement for Wrexham University’s new ￡30m enterprise, engineering, and optics centre.
#5. Sudden departure for Watkin Jones chief
Watkin Jones chief executive Richard Simpson has stepped down with immediate effect amid trading difficulties for the private rented sector developer.
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#6. Tunnel construction changes to delay delivery of ￡325M reservoir
Revised plans for a long-approved tunnel forming part of the ￡325M Havant Thicket Reservoir in Hampshire will delay delivery of the eagerly anticipated scheme, Portsmouth Water has admitted.
#7. Built environment industry celebrates major milestone in sustainability
The built environment industry has today reached a major milestone with 200 companies leading the way for a sustainable future, including the launch of a ‘Future Workforce’ initiative, aimed at developing the sustainability knowledge and green skills of the next generation of workers.
#8. Go-ahead for 300-apartment development
A mixed-use development featuring more than 300 apartments on a site off Leeds' Inner Ring Road has been given the green light.
#9. Regulator warns of increasing risk to National Highways’ delivery of RIS2 enhancements portfolio
National Highways faces increasing risk in the delivery of the remainder of its network enhancements portfolio in the current five year roads investment period which ends in 2025, the regulator has warned.
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