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Preferred bidders unveiled for £10bn electricity network deal

Construction Enquirer

Electricity network giant SSEN Transmission has confirmed ten preferred bidders for a £10bn onshore infrastructure upgrade. Following a competitive procurement process, Balfour Beatty, Siemens Energy BAM, J.

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UK and Netherlands strike deal for ‘world’s biggest’ power line

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A new power line between the UK and the Netherlands will deliver enough electricity to power 1.8m The new cross-border electricity line known as LionLink will be only the second of its kind in the world, with the first having been built by Germany and Denmark. homes by connecting the two countries and North Sea wind farm schemes.

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Five land £485m Magnox clean-up deal

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Work on 10 reactor sites, two research sites and one hydro-electric plant across the UK operated by Magnox will involve complex nuclear infrastructure decommissioning and asbestos removal services. Five suppliers have been awarded a framework contract for the Magnox decommissioning programme worth £485m.

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Keltbray wins £40m multi-year deal for Northern Powergrid

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Keltbray has secured a framework contract, valued up to £40m to deliver critical overhead line infrastructure for Northern Powergrid.

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Balfour wins £42m Little Horsted substation contract

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Balfour Beatty has secured a £42m contract from National Grid to construct the Little Horsted Substation Grid Supply Point in East Sussex. Works are due to commence in early 2024 with completion expected in Autumn 2025.

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Network Plus to hire over 300 staff after major cable laying win

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Network Plus is on a big recruitment drive after securing a major five-year contract with National Grid Electricity Distribution for excavation, cable laying works and reinstatement covering the East and West Midlands, and South West of England.

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Hinkley steel erectors down tools as unrest on site spreads

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Around 125 mechanical and electrical workers under the MEH Alliance also staged an unofficial walk-out the week before that. Meanwhile, workers at a Hinkley Point supplier have just secured a pay boost worth up to 13% after seven weeks of action. The pay deal will help workers in the cost-of-living crisis. They rejected them.

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