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Great British Energy seeks £1.08bn SMR partner

Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N) has launched the search for a delivery partner for its small modular reactor programme, valued at £1.08bn.

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Holcim delivers tough road for Heysham

Holcim UK, working with Fibre Concrete Solutions, has helped Kiernan Construction deliver a durable roadway at Peel Ports Group's Heysham facility, helping the port handle hundreds of daily HGV moves.

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Passivhaus school stays active in heat wave

Hertfordshire's Buntingford First School, delivered by Morgan Sindall Construction in 2023, last week celebrated being the first in England to be certified by the Passivhaus Trust.

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Munnelly focuses on people and culture

Munnelly Group has appointed Matt Duck to a new role, group board director, people and culture, creating a new function across the group's eight brands.

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Clancy, Baltic Apprenticeships team up on skills

Civil engineers Clancy have formed a new partnership with Baltic Apprenticeships, brought together by the Energy & Utility Skills Partnership (EUSP), to offer its workforce training in digital and AI skills.

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SCS fined over tipper fall

HS2 joint venture SCS, set up by Skanska Construction UK Limited, Costain Limited and Strabag AG, has been fined £400,000 after a tipper truck fell off the edge of an excavation ramp at Copthall North, injuring its driver.

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Story gets go ahead for Camelot revitalisation

Story Homes has received outline planning permission for 350 new homes, on the site of the former Camelot Theme Park in Charnock Richard, Chorley.

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Persimmon wins consent for Horsley homes

Guildford Borough Council has granted approval to Persimmon's plans to build 65 new homes in Ockham Road, West Horsley.

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McLaren completes Warwick Uni PBSA

McLaren Construction Midlands & North has complered the second, final, phase of work on iQ Longwood Place, purpose built student accommodation close to the University of Warwick.

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OFGEM gives support to energy storage projects

OFGEM has released a list of energy storage projects it is minded to award cap and floor funding to, kicking off a round of public consultation. The 16 projects would offer long duration storage capacity of 7,465 MW.