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Laing O’Rourke plans to cut 200 staff jobs

Construction Enquirer

Laing O’Rourke has started staff consultations to streamline the UK business with up to 200 jobs losses. The firm blamed the weakening market and delays in publicly funded jobs for the planned redundancies, which will mainly impact the Dartford head office.

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New One Undershaft tower plan as tall as the Shard

Construction Enquirer

More ambitious plans to build a tower matching the height of the Shard in the City of London have gone out to consultation. The site already has planning approval for a distinctive 73-storey flat-top office block, nicknamed the Trellis because of its expressed cross bracing. WSP is acting as multi-service engineer.

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Wet weather dampens March construction growth

Construction Enquirer

According to new figures from the Office of National Statistics, the annual rate of construction inflation continued to slow falling to 8.5% Despite the wettest March for nearly 40 years, construction managed to maintain output growth during the month. Output slowed to 0.2% in the 12 months to March from the record high of 10.4%

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Firms put on alert for £1.6bn of decarbonisation frameworks

Construction Enquirer

Each of these regions will be separated into two main service lots: Lot 1 – Retrofit Consultancy Lot 2 – Main Contractor Delivery Under Lot 1, clients will be able to appoint retrofit assessors, coordinators, designers and evaluators to provide specialist consultancy services for decarbonisation projects.

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Kimley-Horn expands expertise with LPDA partnership

BD+C

Kimley-Horn expands expertise with LPDA partnership 0 qpurcell Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:52 Engineers Kimley-Horn, a premier engineering, planning, and design consultancy, has joined forces with LPDA, a leading landscape architecture and land planning firm. The LPDA team joined Kimley-Horn in December of 2023.

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The Impact of ASC 842 – The New Lease Standard Is Here

Construction Business Owner

Construction Industry CPAs and Consultants (CICPAC) recently released a whitepaper titled: ASC 842 – Implementing Leases – Focus areas for contractors. CICPAC is a national association of over 75 accounting firms who exemplify vast knowledge, respectable histories, and more than 900 high-quality financial and consulting professionals.

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Plans in for £24m new Oldham theatre

Construction Enquirer

The theatre is set to be created in the historic Friends Meeting House and former Post Office, close to Gallery Oldham. Plans include a main auditorium seating more than 300 people, a 120-seat studio theatre, an education suite, and all-day café bar areas, which can also be used as additional performance spaces.

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