Today's trending news from the construction industry - 27/06
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#1. Construction industry set for rebound in 2024
The construction industry is forecast for a strong bounce back next year as new opportunities appear in warehousing & logistics, office, and retail refurbishment, fit out, and the repurposing of redundant commercial premises.
#2. Summit planned to push ￡500M bottleneck upgrade for Cambridgeshire’s railways
A ￡500M plan to remedy a railway line bottleneck in Cambridgeshire will be discussed in a summit organised by Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority.
#3. Prince William launches five-year bid to end UK homelessness
Prince William has begun a five-year campaign to create a model for ending homelessness in the UK.
#4. Higgins staff braced for job cuts in restructuring
Higgins Group is set to make staff redundant as part of a restructuring into regions of “the delivery element of the business.”
#5. ￡100m Falkirk Gateway scheme on course to start next year
Falkirk Council has signed a development agreement for a mixed-use scheme to the east of the town.
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#6. HE Simm Group to deliver ￡16m commercial MEP Project at King Street for Vinci
The Northern Engineering Division of one of the UK’s leading engineering and services firms, HE Simm Group, has won a ￡16m contract to deliver a commercial project as part of the new regional hub in Blackpool – that VINCI is constructing as part of Muse and Blackpool Council’s ￡350m Talbot Gateway Regeneration Scheme.?
#7. Pioneer Group secures planning permission for 72,800 sq. ft. of lab space in Glasgow
Glasgow-based Pioneer Group, the UK’s largest developer and operator of lab space, has secured planning permission on 72,800 square feet of high-quality purpose-built lab space at the company’s BioCity Glasgow campus, marking the company’s continued expansion in Scotland.
#8. Taylor Wimpey to showcase zero carbon homes ahead of regulation change
Taylor Wimpey PLC (LSE:TW.) will showcase prototype homes to investors ahead of a future government scheme aimed at reducing carbon emissions from UK newbuilds.
#9. Persimmon to build timber frame factory in Lougborough
Charnwood Borough Council has given Persimmon planning permission to build a timber frame factory.
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