Tag: Manchester
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Manchester contractor moves to employee ownership
Emanuel Whittaker has announced its transition to an employee ownership trust (EOT) after 188 years in business. Since 1837, the Oldham-based firm has delivered significant projects across Greater Manchester, from social housing to regeneration schemes. EOTs are an initiative launched by the government in 2014, under which a company’s employees own, or have the right to…
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Manchester Town Hall restoration costs rise to £525m
Manchester City Council has confirmed its Town Hall restoration project will cost an additional £95 million, increasing the total budget to £524.8 million. The project was expected to be completed by August 2026. However, this has now been pushed back to spring 2027 as part of a revised timetable. In 2019, Lendlease won the contract to refurbish…
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Costain to conduct biodiversity studies at Manchester Airport
Furah Naeem, principal aviation consultant at Costain, said: “All of our projects have a biodiversity net gain plan, and we’re bringing our skills and experience to help MAG understand the biodiversity baseline at two of its major airports. We have a strong track record of managing biodiversity projects and utilising GIS platforms across a range…
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HSE inspectors target Manchester construction sites
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a series of inspections at construction sites across Manchester city centre this week. <!–/* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:””; margin:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,serif; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;}a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#467886; mso-themecolor:hyperlink; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;}a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; color:#96607D; mso-themecolor:followedhyperlink; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes;…
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In pictures | Roman road discovered in Manchester city centre site
Archaeologists have uncovered “remarkably well-preserved” Roman remains at a site in Manchester city centre where contractors TJM and Lee Contracting are building a 2,000 sq m commercial mixed-use development. The excavations by Civic’s archaeology and built heritage team revealed a Roman road and settlement remains, including industrial hearths, which together span the late 1st to…
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Manchester to be UK’s heat pump capital with historic deal
Greater Manchester is positioning itself as the UK’s leader in low-carbon home heating, with a bold plan to install 64,000 heat pumps by 2030. A new five-year agreement with global manufacturer Daikin marks a major step forward, combining innovation, skills training and practical support for both homeowners and housing providers. The initiative covers everything from…
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Wates project engages CIOB members in Manchester
CIOB’s Manchester Hub and guests recently joined the Wates Group construction team to visit a residential development in Manchester. The development, at Rodney Street, Ancoats, will include 119 apartments spread across two buildings – a mix of 28 one-bed and 91 two-bed homes – alongside 10 townhouses. Members were particularly interested to hear about the…
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Manchester centre helps local people into construction work
CIOB Manchester Hub committee member Tom Morris MCIOB is celebrating six months of success for the Community Construction Skills Centre in Collyhurst, Manchester. Morris is a senior construction manager with Far East Consortium (FEC), which opened the centre in partnership with Manchester City Council. The centre offers a series of training courses and hands-on classes that give learners…
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Manchester Hub chair supports BuildForce veteran into chartership
Chair of CIOB Manchester Hub Leigh Renshaw FCIOB is supporting a participant in the BuildForce initiative on his route to chartership. BuildForce supports armed service leavers, veterans and the military spousal community to transition to trade and professional careers in construction. CIOB worked with BuildForce in 2016 to identify parallels between the armed forces and…
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From Taylor Swift to Manchester United: how stadium design is changing
Football grounds increasingly host non-sporting events such as concerts, and Manchester United’s planned new stadium will be no different. This means different challenges for designers and constructors, explains Wojciech Markowski. Nonetheless, it may be difficult to achieve a satisfactory level of structural response for the entire grandstand without significant structural modifications, which may lead to…