Time and date
CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for November 2021
30/11/2021
Prologis UK has chosen VolkerFitzpatrick to design and construct two new production units, at its Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) site. The project is worth over £26 million and is scheduled to run from November 2021 to August 2022. Each warehouse will have an internal height
30/11/2021
Bouygues UK has been selected as the construction partner on the next phase of the Portobello Square regeneration at the Wornington Green estate in North Kensington. The company is anticipated to begin constructing Phase 2b of the regeneration in June 2022, with the phase expected to take around tw
30/11/2021
Osborne has been appointed as the main contractor on the refurbishment of the 1903 Grade II listed building at 84 Moorgate in London. The City of London selected the firm for the £20.8 million refurbishment. The project will demand the very careful and sensitive refurbishment to the basement and a
30/11/2021
Network Rail has appointed BAM to build the new southern entrance of Sunderland's railway station. BAM has been awarded the contract through the Network Rail Framework, and preparatory works are due to begin in early 2022, with demolition of the existing southern entrance clearing the way for the c
30/11/2021
HS2 has been given the go-ahead from London Borough of Camden's Planning Committee to build its construction site accommodation on the grounds of the former Maria Fidelis School, incorporating Camden's new Construction Skills Centre. HS2's Euston station construction partner, Mace Dragados joint ve
30/11/2021
Morgan Sindall has started construction work on a new primary school and nursery in the Essex village of Runwell. Morgan Sindall Construction's Essex business has been appointed to deliver the £5.5 million scheme under the current Essex County Council Framework (ECF2). The project team, together wi
30/11/2021
Construction firm Kier has handed over Royal Brompton Hospital's new diagnostic centre (formerly known as the imaging centre) for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The new specialist diagnostic facility provides MRI, CT, ultrasound, echocardiogram, interventional radiology, transoesophage
30/11/2021
Underfloor heating is the most efficient method of heating a room and is fast becoming the most popular option for new building and property refurbishments. As a result, more trade professionals are being asked to install underfloor heating and self-builders and renovators are using it as their p
30/11/2021
Waltham Forest Council has given the green light for the redevelopment of Whips Cross Hospital. Barts NHS Trust submitted two outline planning applications to the Council: one application for the hospital development and first multi-storey car park, and another application for the residential devel
30/11/2021
Network Rail is starting work to to upgrade and improve Bainton level crossing in Helpston to improve reliability and make sure it remains fit for purpose for years to come. From Saturday 04 until Tuesday 07 December, engineers will replace the barriers and some of the equipment with new, modern ve
29/11/2021
Caddick Construction has been awarded a project to deliver a 14,500 sq m factory extension for FTSE 100 packaging company Smurfit Kappa. This will make it the largest integrated corrugated plant in the UK. The manufacturing facility at Mold Business Park in Flintshire is used to create shelf ready
29/11/2021
Deanestor has been selected to provide high specification kitchens for a Grainger build-to-rent scheme in Milton Keynes. The contract awarded by main contractor Bowmer + Kirkland is for the manufacture and installation of 261 high specification kitchens for a new £64 million development. Developed
29/11/2021
Wolverhampton Council has given the go-ahead for Placefirst's major £65 million city centre regeneration plans. The proposal by Placefirst includes 366 new homes and commercial space in the heart of Wolverhampton's historic Canalside Quarter. The proposal directed by the leading UK build-to-rent p
29/11/2021
Wates Smartspace has commenced work on a £4 million refurbishment project on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The company has been appointed to deliver mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering works at the DWP's Blackpool Peel Park Offices, a hub designed to be at the fo
29/11/2021
GRAHAM has completed a redevelopment of The Strand, one of Liverpool’s most famous roads, making it more cycle-friendly, improving public spaces and reducing congestion. Pedestrians and cyclists will now benefit from improved links between the city centre shopping areas and the waterfront leisure
29/11/2021
Stonewood Partnerships has held a Topping Out Ceremony for its latest development, Orchard Field in Siddington, south of Cirencester. Orchard Field is a selection of 88 sustainable new homes in the Gloucestershire countryside. The energy efficient homes have been designed using individual sealed
29/11/2021
Skanska has won a £24 million contract to carry out the internal fit-out of 29 residential apartments at Knightsbridge Gardens, a new luxury residential scheme for the rental market, on behalf of The Olayan Group, which owns the property. Knightsbridge Gardens forms part of the significant redevel
29/11/2021
d-lite.co.uk is a lighting & electrical showroom based in Richmond, Surrey. As result of our relationship with some top brands for both architectural and decorative lighting, we have become particularly good at supporting projects involving an interior designer or specialist lighting specifier. I
29/11/2021
Crest Nicholson has launched a new housing development in Ipswich, Suffolk. The development includes a mix of 130 two to five bedroom homes at Henley Gate and is situated on the northern edge of town. Henley Gate is the first of three neighbourhoods that will form the Ipswich Garden Suburb (IGS).
29/11/2021
Have you heard of SketchUp? SketchUp is a 3D modeling computer program for a broad range of drawing and design applications — including architectural, interior design, industrial and product design, landscape architecture, civil and mechanical engineering, theater, film and video game development
29/11/2021
PermaRoof Commercial, part of PermaGroup, has launched its registered installer card, which tracks the level of training an installer has received, as part of its pledge to support the industry skills gap. As part of the specification process, contractors are required to provide proof of training.
26/11/2021
Plans for an £11 million residential development in Esh Winning have been given the go-ahead by Durham County Council today. The development is located six miles west of Durham city centre, and will transform a two-hectare brownfield site that has been derelict for over a decade, including the deli
26/11/2021
Plans have been approved to transform the former International Swimming Pool site at Lisbon Street in Leeds city centre. Leeds City Council gave the go-ahead to the £270 million development proposal. The 2.8-acre strategic site, which has been used as a car park since the pools’ demolition in 2009
26/11/2021
A Robertson Construction consortium has submitted a hybrid planning application for the regeneration of Atlantic Wharf in Cardiff. Phase One of the masterplan will see the delivery of a new 17,000-capacity arena, hotel and associated parking. The arena, which is set to create 1,000 jobs when comple
26/11/2021
Construction firm Kier has completed work on the First Light Pavilion, worth over £20 million, at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre in Macclesfield. Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the scheme was delivered for The University of Manchester. The project included building the first conc
26/11/2021
Refurbishment work is to commence at Manchester Aquatics Centre . The centre will close its doors today, 26 November, and will fully reopen again in late Spring 2023, although there will be limited access to the training pool while the work is undertaken. The refurbishment scheme has been designed
26/11/2021
Energy firm E.ON is urging eligible homeowners to apply for government grants of up to £10,000 for energy efficiency improvements this winter. The grants are part of the Government-led Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme, which has enabled homeowners across the county to fund improvem
26/11/2021
Construction work has started on the £132 million Bargate Quarter regeneration in Southampton. Developer, Tellon Capital, and investor, Legal & General, recently announced the completion of funding. The transaction is on a forward funding basis to one of Europe’s largest asset managers, Legal & Ge
26/11/2021
The Fronius Solar.creator online configuration tool has been available since the end of August. Three months later, the first new features have already been added to make life even easier for installers and planners. The integration of e-mobility solutions and recommendations for the optimum battery
26/11/2021
Buoygues UK has commenced work on a major new office development in Swansea. Providing space for 600 jobs, the development set for 71/72 The Kingsway will include 114,000 square feet of commercial floorspace with flexible co-working and office opportunities for innovative tech, digital and creative
26/11/2021
MTX has been awarded an expansion project at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn. The new two-storey 1,958 sq. ft. building will house the hospital's endoscopy facility. Preparatory groundwork is underway and it is due to open to patients in spring 2022, subject to planning permission. This is
25/11/2021
Plans have been submitted for over 160 homes at Manchester Waters. The application follows a 10-day public consultation where members of the public were invited to share their views. The plans were put forward by Peel L&P. The proposals include the development of private rented apartments acro
25/11/2021
A public consultation has launched to improve and enhance Lawnswood roundabout in north Leeds. The improvements will take place at the junction of the A6120 Outer Ring Road and A660 Otley Road. Connecting Leeds revised plans will improve safety for all road users and improve facilities for walking
25/11/2021
Speedy has announced it is now fuelling its delivery fleet with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in an industry-first that will save 5,000 tonnes of CO2e over the next 12 months. The move covers delivery vehicles, heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and tankers at 21 of its biggest locations across the cou
25/11/2021
VolkerSmart Technologies has scooped a contract worth over £1 million with renewable energy solutions specialist, EZ-Charge Ltd, to deliver electric vehicle (EV) charge points across four districts in Oxfordshire. The programme began in October 2021 and is due to run until March 2022. The works w
25/11/2021
Genesis Homes and sister company work Russell Armer Homes are to build 304 new houses over three developments, all within a four-week period. Russell Armer is to construct 157 homes and apartments at Meadow Rigg, in Kendal, South Cumbria, in addition to the 65 new houses planned at Bowland Fold, in
25/11/2021
Capital & Centric has put forward plans to create a £60 million urban quarter next to Stoke-on-Trent's train station. The social impact developers recently consulted on plans for the Goods Yard, a mixed-use community featuring new homes, works spaces, shops, bars, cafes and a new public square at t
25/11/2021
Salford City Council has approved plans to build 45 new homes. A new homes are to be built off Blandford Road next to the Albion Academy in Charlestown on the site of the former Cromwell Secondary School for Girls. The development will also retain and preserve Alan Boyson’s Grade II-listed Tree of
25/11/2021
Laing O'Rourke founder and Group Chief Executive Officer, Ray O'Rourke, is to step down in September 2022. Almost 45 years after Ray, with his brother Des, began business with a single £2500 concrete structures project, he will join Des as a Deputy Chairman of the Group, and continue his focus on i
25/11/2021
Significant progress is being made on the construction of the new prison at Glen Parva, Leicester. A 'Topping Out' ceremony was recently held to mark the latest milestone in the building of the prison. The new prison is expected to be completed in 2023 and sits on the site of the former Young Offe
25/11/2021
Network Rail has completed track and maintenance works between Marks Tey and Chelmsford on the London to Norwich main line. The work was completed over a series of weekends throughout September, October and November and is essential to keep services running safely and reliably on the busy main line
24/11/2021
Construction work on Aldershot's Union Yard regeneration project has started. The £40 million project is set to transform the heart of Aldershot town centre, providing flexible modern retail, commercial and community space alongside 100 new homes for local people and 128 student units. A key focus
24/11/2021
Plans to improve Dewsbury Market in Yorkshire have been given the go-ahead. A £15million investment will retain and repair the original historic features, while introducing brand new stalls and facilities across the market, improving the space as a destination for both locals and visitors. A new f
24/11/2021
Work to restore and repair Darlington Library's main branch in the town centre is to begin at the end of November. The Grade II listed building on Crown Street will be brought back to its former glory with a 15-month restoration programme that will include the roof covering and key heritage feature
24/11/2021
Yanmar Compact Equipment (CE) has unveiled its first electric mini excavator prototype, the new SV17e. This innovation represents an important strategic step for Yanmar Compact Equipment. "Our aim, together with our dealer partners, is to build stronger relationships and create even greater custo
24/11/2021
Contractor Henry Brothers has organised a series experiences for pupils at Alfreton Park Community Special School in Derbyshire. Events have ranged from a birds of prey encounter to hands-on brick laying and plastering demonstrations and tutorials. Henry Brothers Midlands is currently building a n
24/11/2021
John Sisk & Son has appointed a new UK Framework Director. Rebecca Hartshorn has over 20 years' of experience in both delivery and pre-construction roles, and has re-joined Sisk from Bowmer and Kirkland where she was Strategic Framework Lead. Rebecca previously worked at Sisk from 2017 for two year
24/11/2021
Uttlesford District Council has launched a new scheme to help local householders be warmer in their homes, lower their carbon emissions, and save money on their fuel bills this winter. Under the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme, delivered by Warmworks on behalf of Uttlesford Distri
24/11/2021
A time-lapse film can be excellent marketing material for construction if used correctly. Not only can the stunning visuals produced be great for contributing to your website content and SEO, but they can also acquire new interest and be edited into compelling ads. Keep reading as we dive into how a
24/11/2021
Mildren Construction is to start building works on a £6million business development in Chichester. Chichester District Council is redeveloping its St James' Industrial Estate site in Westhampnett Road to offer 30 industrial units, due to be completed by summer 2022. The estate, which was developed
24/11/2021
Tarmac has launched a new online framework designed to support those involved in specifying and maintaining the UK's crucial network of roads and highways: the Guide to Sustainable Road building. The guide also highlights solutions, technological advances and examples of best practice in a bid to
24/11/2021
Peel L&P has rebranded Barton Square as Trafford Palazzo following its acquisition of the retail, leisure, and entertainment destination at the heart of TraffordCity. The new name for the 330,000 sq ft complex was chosen by Peel L&P to reflect the Italian theme of its palatial architecture, design,
23/11/2021
Midas Construction has been selected to build the first of a new generation of care homes in Fleet, Hampshire, on behalf of Principle Care Homes. Heron Manor will be a flagship project for Principle Care Homes, which has been co-founded by Ashish and Nisha Goyal, a brother and sister team both huge
23/11/2021
Countryside and Sovereign Housing Association have exchanged contracts with Ainscough Strategic Land in the acquisition of Lotmead Farm, a 365-acre site in Swindon. Outline planning permission for the delivery of an up to 2,500-home scheme across distinctive character areas creating individually de
23/11/2021
Laing O'Rourke's concrete frame and substructure specialist business Expanded is underway with the construction of the main station box at HS2's Old Oak Common. The company was appointed by Balfour Beatty, VINCI SYSTRA joint venture (BBVS), HS2's Station Construction Partner responsible for the con
23/11/2021
Bouygues UK has been appointed develop a new high-tech, carbon zero office development in Swansea that will provide space for 600 jobs. Selected by Swansea Council, Bouygues UK will break ground in the coming weeks on the site of the former Oceana nightclub at 71/72 The Kingsway. Set for completi
23/11/2021
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the North East is to move to Newcastle's Pilgrim's Quarter, part of the Pilgrim Street development. Part of the Government Hub network, HMRC's state-of-the-art regional centre will be based at the new development and will accommodate approximately 9,000 staff from H
23/11/2021
Dan Macey, Director/Owner of Holistic Housing Solutions Ltd, has been appointed as Chair of Constructing Excellence South West (CESW). With a wealth of experience and knowledge in both new build and refurbishment sectors, and six years’ experience on the CESW board, Dan will work with the board and
23/11/2021
Triton Construction has been appointed to develop a major new manufacturing and distribution facility in Middleton, Manchester for Patrick Properties. Stakehill 185 is to offer 185,000 sq ft of quality warehouse space, including 12,000 sq ft of office accommodation, over three floors. The ten-acre
23/11/2021
Willmott Dixon has been appointed deliver a £11 million Digital Innovation Centre at Firepool, Taunton. Procured using SCAPE's construction framework, it will play a key role in Somerset County Council’s plans for the post Covid-19 recovery and transformation of the local economy, providing high-qu
23/11/2021
Network Rail is to commence work to refurbish the footbridge at Cramlington railway station. The project begins on Thursday, 25 November, and will see the footbridge taken off-site for inspection. During this time, the footbridge will be grit-blasted to remove rust and old paint. Following this, th
23/11/2021
Laker Builders Merchant is an independent family-run business. Laker take a customer-first approach and are equally passionate about service excellence. In addition, a major aim for the business is to be a merchant that is different; innovative, unafraid of technology and ahead of their time. Part
22/11/2021
Bouygues UK has started work to build over 220 new homes at Ebury Bridge in South Westminster. In April, Westminster City Council's planning committee approved plans for Ebury Bridge Estate which will see the creation of 781 homes. Westminster Council recently received confirmation from the Mayor
22/11/2021
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak visited the construction site of the new ARU Peterborough university campus in the city to see how £20 million of government investment will transform the former derelict city centre brownfield site. The new university campus, based at the Embankment, will he
22/11/2021
HS2 has allocated a funding grant of £72,728 to John Henry Newman Catholic School in Solihull. The school will use the funding to upskill their students, with the goal of securing placements in voluntary and paid employment as they move through their education. The funding will be used to offer a
22/11/2021
Wates FM and JLL have received a silver International Green Apple Environmental Award. The award is part of a campaign to find the greenest technologies. The award was presented to Wates FM and JLL in recognition of their partnership to pilot an innovative Energy Management System (EMS) Proof of C
22/11/2021
Manchester City Council has submitted a planning application to begin the process of making the Red Bank neighbourhood ready for development, bringing brownfield land back into use. The initial phase of works has been made possible through a £51.6 million funding award from the government's Housing
22/11/2021
Construction and consultancy firm Mace has scooped three awards at the Project Controls Expo 2021. Mace's consultancy business swept the 'Social Impact of the Year', 'Mega Project of the Year' and 'Global Project Controls Professional of the Year' awards. Mace's Rubens Munaretto, Project Contr
19/11/2021
Wates Residential has been awarded a contract to build a housing development in Rother, East Sussex. Blackfriars in Battle, an initiative led by Rother District Council's housing company, Alliance Homes, is to include 200 new homes. The construction project which includes the provision of 42 affor
19/11/2021
Kier has been appointed as preferred bidder to develop a new £36m Eye Hospital in Sunderland for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. Selected by Sunderland City Council, the planned new Eye Hospital will continue to be home to a nationally renowned Cataract Treatment Centre and will
19/11/2021
Work has commenced on a scheme worth over £3 million to improve accessibility at Croy station in North Lanarkshire. The nine-month project will see Network Rail install a new footbridge and lifts to make it easier for people with impaired mobility or those travelling with luggage, children or cycle
19/11/2021
ESCREO's goods and services are now carbon neutral. The team behind the innovative brand is passionate about leading by example and implementing their own sustainable initiatives. They have set themselves ambitious goals and are striving to achieve them as part of the company's climate protection
19/11/2021
Plans to demolish the former Hippodrome have been supported by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council's planning committee. At the Development Control Committee meeting, members voted in favour of demolishing the building to make way for a new university style campus. Although members were able to de
19/11/2021
Significant progress is being made on an industrial scheme in County Durham. The construction of ten industrial units at Station Place in Newton Aycliffe is well underway, with the groundwork complete and the steelwork of the buildings now being erected. Station Place is part of the wider £90m Me
19/11/2021
The University of Nottingham has acquired Castle Meadow Campus. Mapeley Steps Limited and Malabar Investment Holdings Limited, advised jointly by Savills and Metis, sold the freehold. The property was marketed at a guide price of offers in excess of £36 million. Set across more than nine acres, t
19/11/2021
With effect from 4 August 2021, Naylor Specialist Plastics Ltd has acquired 100% of the share capital of Schauenburg Technical Solutions Ltd. Schauenburg is a Gainsborough-based manufacturer and supplier of ventilation duct, pultrusions, GRP pipes, formwork and other technical products. The company
19/11/2021
Morgan Sindall is to start enabling works on the multi-million-pound Carlisle Southern Link Road project. In October 2020, the planning application was approved for Carlisle Southern Link Road (CSLR) which will connect Junction 42 of the M6 with the A595 at Newby West. Following a period of detail
19/11/2021
Centrica has appointed Jana Siber as Managing Director, British Gas Services and Solutions. Jana will join from Arriva Group and will take over from Matthew Bateman with effect from January 2022. Jana has been Managing Director, Mainland Europe at Arriva Group since 2018. She also sits on the Arr
18/11/2021
Wates Residential and Cardiff Council have installed Cardiff’s first sustainable, modular homes, at a brownfield site on Crofts Street in Plasnewydd. The nine two-bedroom properties, which have been built offsite using modern methods of construction (MMC), will be lowered onto their final position
18/11/2021
Plans to build a 4-storey office-led development on Houndsditch in the Eastern Cluster have been given the green light by The City of London Corporation. The Planning and Transportation Committee supported Brockton Everlast's scheme, designed by architects AHMM, which offers more than 56,500 sqm of
18/11/2021
Modular construction specialist Darwin Group has officially handed over a new Learning Resource Centre at Halliford School in Shepperton. Completed in just 21 weeks, Darwin Group used its unique turnkey service, which covers all stages of design, planning and construction from start to finish. Dar
18/11/2021
Significant progress has been made on one of Nottingham's latest waterside residential developments. The Yacht Club, an 81-home development, which is situated to the south of Trent Lane in a prime riverside location, is being developed by KMRE Group Ltd. Now at 45% sold, the scheme boasts a range
18/11/2021
Plans from Medway Council to deliver 237 homes as part of the next phase of regeneration at Chatham Waters have been given the go-ahead. Peel L&P and Legal & General Affordable Homes (LGAH) have secured the planning permission which is the next step towards realising the wider vision for Peel L&P’s
18/11/2021
Construction company Beard has completed work on a £5 million building project at a leading co-educational, independent day school in Reading. The school formerly catered for pupils aged three to 13, but as a result of Beard's work, Crosfields School now has a new state-of-the-art senior school bui
18/11/2021
Why not give your old Newel Posts a brand-new look with our high-quality Solid Oak Stair Newel Post Cladding? A new product in for 2021, these Cladding Kits provide the perfect, seamless finish to your Newel Posts. When finished, this Cladding looks stunning with new timber, glass, or metal balust
18/11/2021
Parklive has announced it is currently attending the UK's leading construction show, London Build 2021. Be sure to visit the company at Stand: B44 and be in with a chance to win a fully installed home fast charger. Are you ready for the big plug-in? Before 2030, every buyer and tenant will expect
18/11/2021
Elite Air Handling Unit & Heat Exchanger Specialists has 50 years experience within the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry. The company offers a reliable and quality service and has a wealth of experience in all aspects of heat exchanger manufacture and repair in factory or
18/11/2021
New in stock, the Squared Glass Balustrade range is an innovative and easy fix system designed by Blueprint Joinery to give a modern look to your staircase without the need of fussy connecting brackets or glass clamps. This range of products combine traditional staircase materials such as white oak
17/11/2021
Triton Construction has scooped contracts valued at £9 million to deliver the next expansion phases at Production Park in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Production Park is the world's premier campus for live events, film, and TV where industry, education and innovation come together to create entertain
17/11/2021
Farrans Construction has started work on a £10 million technically complex warehouse in Hertfordshire for The Wine Society. The building of Warehouse 5, the first extension to The Society's cellar space since 2009, will increase its storage facilities from 7.6m bottles to 11.3m – up almost 50% – as
17/11/2021
Stepnell has commenced work on site at two multi-million-pound care facilities in the Midlands. Work is now progressing on site at £6.5 million The Gables Care Home on Bennett Drive in Birmingham and a £4.3m refurbishment project at the Town Thorns Care Home in Rugby. Located in Hagley, Stepnell i
17/11/2021
Morgan Sindall is making significant progress on a renovation and expansion project to create high quality, sustainable homes for local residents and for people in need of temporary housing in the St Albans District. The construction firm is delivering the retrofitting scheme at Ridgeview Lodge for
17/11/2021
Construction work is to commence to enhance and improve Weymouth train station's forecourt (Weymouth Station Gateway) in Doreset. The work is to begin on Monday 22 November and the Pocket Park element of the scheme will start early in the New Year. The transformation work will be carried out in ph
17/11/2021
Surgo Construction has been appointed by South Tyneside Council to increase the capacity at South Shields Crematorium. The contract includes plans to extend the chapel into the existing internal courtyard area. The enlarged chapel will increase capacity by a total of 126 - resulting in overall seat
17/11/2021
At d-lite we work with the world’s leading manufacturers to bring you the right products to suit your project and pocket. Working together with designers, installers, clients and the project manager we bring consistency and harmony to your project. Ensuring the perfect project fit and delivery ever
17/11/2021
Milton Keynes Council has transformed the Laurels in New Bradwell into three new clean energy flats. Originally built in 1892, The Laurels has had several uses as a children's home and a doctors surgery before the council purchased it in after it fell into disrepair. Working in partnership with lo
17/11/2021
Significant progress has been made on a major scheme to redevelop the Mile End roundabout in Oswestry in Shropshire. However, some night closures remain in place to ensure the programme remains on track. Traffic began being diverted onto the newly built northern road alignment and roundabout earli
17/11/2021
Galliford Try's Highways business has made two new appointments to strengthen its team. Alison Chippington, a chartered civil engineer with more than 30 years' experience, is set to become the new Pre-Construction Director for the business, with responsibility for all aspects of work-winning, tende
16/11/2021
Planning permission has been approved for 413 new build homes in Halewood, Merseyside. Part of the approved East Halewood masterplan, housebuilder Bellway will bring forward two new residential developments featuring a mix of 310 private and 103 affordable homes. Located on Baileys Lane, opposite
16/11/2021
Willmott Dixon has been appointed by West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service on behalf of West Sussex County Council to deliver a fire service training centre and fire station. It's the latest in a series of ‘blue-light’ projects for the company and follows the handover last month of a new HQ for Merseys
16/11/2021
Offsite construction specialist Merit has been selected as the main contractor for the construction of the UK's first CAR-T cell manufacturing facility. Autolus Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation programmed T cell therapies will expand its current ca
16/11/2021
ISG has been awarded a major project to revitalise Millennium Bridge House, now known as One Millennium Bridge. Beltane Asset Management and Angelo Gordon appointed the firm to transform it into a low carbon mixed-use scheme, including new rejuvenated office, retail and public realm facilities. Bu
16/11/2021
Contractor G F Tomlinson has completed work on the Cardinal Newman Catholic School for Coventry City Council. The completion of the project was marked with an official 'ribbon cutting' ceremony last month, with G F Tomlinson's Managing Director, Chris Flint, the school's headteacher Emma O’Connor i
16/11/2021
2021 has been quite a year for Guardtech Cleanrooms – and things are set to get even better over the coming 12 months for the multi-faceted modular masters. The Suffolk company have been providing their turnkey construction services, modular cleanroom builds, CleanCube portable cleanrooms and ISOPO
16/11/2021
Vital Energi has scooped a contract to revolutionise the way Westminster generates and uses energy. In February 2021, Westminster City Council was awarded a £13million grant via the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. The first phase of t
16/11/2021
Traditionally we have supplied fencing merchants, local sawmills, and independent timber merchants with fencing and landscaping timbers. With increased frequency, builders’ merchants have been contacting us with the aim of expanding their range to include more of these products. Therefore, it made s
16/11/2021
Landsec has announced an investment of £135 million to drive its transition to net zero by 2030. The move comes two years ahead of the Government's recently announced deadline for corporates to publish their pathway to net zero. The fund will be used to finance a series of initiatives over the comi
16/11/2021
Costain has appointed Sam White as Managing Director for its Natural Resources division. He will replace Maxine Mayhew who is leaving at the end of the year. Sam will join the Executive Board and will start on 03 January 2022. Sam joins from Babcock International Group where he held various leade
16/11/2021
Esh Construction has been selected to work on a £5.4 million development in Barnsley. Construction work to provide a mix of houses, bungalows and apartments is to start in January 2022. A council-owned, Local Plan allocated site situated off St Michaels Avenue in Monk Bretton will be developed in
15/11/2021
McGee has been appointed on The Acre, a landmark office building in the heart of Covent Garden, by development managers Platform. McGee was selected early in the design process for pile testing, soft strip and enabling works. As a result of this early engagement and active collaboration with the cl
15/11/2021
Wates Construction has been selected to deliver the construction of 4 Glass Wharf. The development is an eight-storey, 19,695 square metre flexible-workspace scheme backed by a joint venture of developer Candour and the EPISO 5 fund managed by property investors Tristan Capital Partners. Wates pr
15/11/2021
The first new council homes have been handed over at Cambridge Investment Partnerships' largest development to date, Timberworks on Cromwell Road. The four, three bedroom houses mark the start of the delivery of 118 new council rented homes, with all of them wheelchair accessible and one two bedro
15/11/2021
Galliford Try has scooped a new contract to build the Marjorie McClure Special Needs and Disability School, a new Sustainability Pilot Scheme for the Department of Education (DfE). Contracts have been signed with the London Borough of Bromley (LBB) to build the school, which has been designed to re
15/11/2021
Willmott Dixon has launched an eight-week training programme in Bedfordshire alongside clients Inspired Villages and Central Bedfordshire Council. The traineeship, which is run in collaboration with JTL, a work-place learning provider, targets teens between the ages of 16 and 18 not in education, e
15/11/2021
Lasermet Europe GmbH is Lasermet's Euopean Sales and Supply provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. European customers can now order Lasermet’s laser safety products and services direct from this German company. The German sales office staff can discuss laser safety issues and provide solutions f
15/11/2021
Newcastle City Council has given the go-ahead to extend a cycleway at Heaton Road. The decision will see the protected cycle route on Heaton Road extended from where it currently ends at Meldon Terrace, initially along to Cartington Terrace and eventually all the way along to the Corner House junct
15/11/2021
Associated British Ports (ABP) has launched its plans for South Wales in its Future ports: Wales vision. The sea change strategy outlines a decarbonised future and now the focus is on Port Talbot. ABP has five ports in South Wales, Swansea, Port Talbot, Barry, Cardiff and Newport. They played a
15/11/2021
Builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has opened a new branch in Canning Town, its 71st store in the UK. The opening further strengthens Selco's presence in the south-east of England, and that will grow further with the launch of the Rochester branch next month. Howard Luft, Selco's Chief Exe
15/11/2021
Peel L&P has become a member of Changing Streams CIC and have signed up to their Charter that sets out a clear mission and ambition for reducing plastic in the construction industry. Changing Streams CIC was established in 2019 to tackle plastic pollution in the industry. The construction sector wa
12/11/2021
Willmott Dixon has been given the go-ahead to begin work on a £29 million net-zero carbon school build at Silverwood School's Rowde campus in North Wiltshire. The work will extend the existing campus to provide a high-quality environment for 350 SEND pupils by September 2023. To achieve net zero c
12/11/2021
Housebuilder Genesis Homes is to create 25 new jobs. The firm is on course to reach its target of building 200 homes a year during 2022 and to help it achieve its goal it is creating new posts. Among the job opportunities are eight apprenticeships in bricklaying and joinery at developments in Carl
12/11/2021
Work has been completed on a new £11 million primary school in Aylesbury has now completed for Buckinghamshire Council. Kingsbrook View Primary Academy, which is run by the Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust, will provide 420 school places and 52 nursery places. Along with its school facilities, i
12/11/2021
The NEC Group has unveiled the new NEC Masterplan for the NEC Campus in Birmingham. The redevelopment plan will transform over 27 hectares of surface level car parking and surplus land, to create new residential, office, leisure and community spaces. Overall, the plans are set to create: • 5,000
12/11/2021
Essex-based plant hire company Rhinos Plant Hire has added a number of new items to its fleet ahead of the winter season. The firm, which is a premier provider of plant tools and equipment to builders, contractors, and tradesmen in the South East, made the announcement on its Instagram page.
12/11/2021
Kier has joined the EV100, a Climate Group's initiative to bring together forward-looking companies committed to accelerating the transition to electric vehicles. Kier's purpose is to sustainably deliver infrastructure which is vital to the UK. As a member of EV100, Kier has committed to electrifyi
12/11/2021
With the eyes of the world currently on COP26, the global timber industry is collectively hosting a 'World of Wood Festival' from 25 October to 3 December 2021. At Cabinlocator Ltd our portable cabins are built with over 60% timber. It is important to us and our customers that we are responsible an
12/11/2021
Warrington Council has approved the business case to support the development of a Health and Wellbeing Hub in the town centre. The plans are part of the Warrington Town Deal. The business case will now be submitted to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to unlock £3.1m
12/11/2021
Telford & Wrekin Council has scooped a prestigious award. The council has been named Planning Authority of the Year by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) at their 2021 awards ceremony. The award celebrates planning authorities who are proactively championing bi
12/11/2021
The new Dark Sky Observatory in the foothills of the Sperrins, in Davagh Forest, Co Tyrone, has been brought to life with help from Deck25™ composite decking. This landmark project represents an important local and national ecological milestone with serious Ecotourism potential. The building's for
11/11/2021
EQUANS, part of the ENGIE Group, has delivered improvement works across 215 homes on behalf of Rotherham Council. A £4.2 million investment, including £1m from the Government's Green Home Scheme, allowed the council to partner with EQUANS and retrofit homes at The Lanes, East Dene – which was compl
11/11/2021
Torus Developments has received planning permission to build 185 apartments and 10 townhouses adjacent to Liverpool's historic Stanley Dock complex. Its Lightbody Street redevelopment gets the green light from Liverpool City Council. Investing in excess of £30 million into the development, Torus w
11/11/2021
Speedy has officially opened its new Innovation Centre in Milton Keynes. It is an industry-first low carbon facility that will showcase net-zero equipment and provide an extensive hire range for contractors. Contractors were able to view the latest sustainable construction equipment demonstrated b
11/11/2021
Willmott Dixon has launched a new eight-week training programme in Bedfordshire alongside clients Inspired Villages and Central Bedfordshire Council. The programme will provide a unique learning experience to at least 10 young people - offering enhanced career prospects and a glimpse into life in t
11/11/2021
Caddick Construction has commenced work on the Ferrars Road £11.5 million affordable housing development in Tinsley, Sheffield. The 6-acre development will comprise of 93 homes made up of 19x two-bedroom houses, 70x three-bedroom houses and 4x four-bedroom dwellings. Funded by Homes England it will
11/11/2021
Sunbelt Rentals has scooped a place on a new framework agreement by Crown Commercial Service. The new Crown Commercial Service (CCS) agreement for RM6157 Building Materials & Equipment replaces the previous agreement for RM3837 Construction Products, Consumables and Materials Framework Agreement.
11/11/2021
Lanogreen UK is the UK's authorised distributor of Lanotec™ products. Lanotec has taken raw Lanolin or wool grease and by combining it with modern technology has transformed it into a range of industrial products that have virtually limitless applications. We believe in the importance of providin
11/11/2021
Muse Developments and Blackpool Council have agreed a deal with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), to take the highly sustainable 215,000 sq ft office building at Talbot Gateway, which will become its latest regional hub in the North West. The BREEAM 'Excellent' building – designed by reno
11/11/2021
Plans to develop the South Humber Bank Energy Centre have been given the go-ahead by the UK government. The Order grants development consent for the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project comprising the construction and operation of an energy from waste plant of up to 95 megawatts gro
11/11/2021
The economic impact of TraffordCity has revealed the 500 acre business, retail and leisure destination boosts the Greater Manchester economy by a gross annual GVA of £808 million each year, according to new analysis. Commissioned by Peel L&P, the first economic study of its kind for TraffordCity,
10/11/2021
Godwin Developments has secured a site in Uttoxeter which it intends to transform into a new commercial development for the Staffordshire market town. The Brookside Road site is opposite Uttoxeter railway station which is used by over 165,000 people every year. With an estimated population of 20,00
10/11/2021
Vermont has completed work on the £100 million Aura development in Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter. The 1,007 unit scheme was bought out of administration earlier this year following a deal on behalf of the 450 investors in 50 countries who originally backed the scheme. Works at the Aura were paused
10/11/2021
Construction firm Graham has been appointed to develop a new build to rent scheme by developer Panacea Property Development, which will form the final phase of the Well Meadow regeneration project in Sheffield. Funded by Grainer plc, the scheme will provide 284 studio, one, and two bedroom apartmen
10/11/2021
Black and White Engineering (B&W) is opening its doors to engineers by joining a key initiative to provide career opportunities to young people across the region. The PlanBEE Kick Off programme is led by Ryder Architecture in partnership with Newcastle United Foundation (NUF), Gateshead College and
10/11/2021
Kier's Group Managing Director of Utilities, Barry McNicholas, is to leave the firm at the end of this year. Andrew Davies, Kier Group CEO commented: "I would like to thank Barry for his hard work over the past few years. Since Kier acquired McNicholas in 2017, Barry has been an integral part of ou
10/11/2021
Get in touch today to get booked in for 2022.
10/11/2021
Birmingham City Council has approved £500,000 to refurbish the play facilities at an Adocks Green park. New play equipment, surfacing and fencing, improvements to the Gospel Lane skate park at Gospel Lane, alterations to paths, new seating, tree planting and other associated landscape improvements
10/11/2021
Merit Holdings Limited has been appointed to build a new manufacturing facility for Autolus Therapeutics in Stevenage. The 70,000 square foot facility is being developed by Merit as general contractor for the Reef Group, who will lease the facility to Autolus. Global commercial launch capacity for
10/11/2021
Morgan Sindall Construction has been selected as the main contractor to develop a new special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) school in Hampden Park, Eastbourne. Summerdown School is being delivered for the Department for Education (DfE) and will be managed by the Southfield Trust on beha
10/11/2021
Bellway Homes has been appointed to deliver the Kennett Garden Village in East Cambridgeshire. The landowners and East Cambs Trading Company (ECTC) selected Bellway Homes to deliver the project alongside Kennett Community Land Trust (KCLT). Outline planning permission was granted for the developme
09/11/2021
Henry Brothers has been appointed to build a new £9m fourth pavilion to expand SportPark at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park. The four-storey SportPark Pavilion 4 will be the first Passivhaus development on the university campus – helping Loughborough University to decarbonise it
09/11/2021
Housing Minister Christopher Pincher has officially opened ilke Homes' new office in Tamworth, as the company continues with expansion plans in the region. The new facilities will provide a base for ilke Homes' Midlands team as the company continues with its expansion in the region, where it is alr
09/11/2021
Construction firms should do more to "woo" young people who are taking STEM subjects at school to help meet the huge skills shortage facing the sector over the next five years, industry specialist Dan Grimshaw has said. Founder of design and construction firm Beam Development and mentor for the Bri
09/11/2021
Mincon Carbide has enlisted the expertise of RB ALLAN & SONS and Permaroof Commercial to secure its three-acre, 12,000 ft² expansion in Sheffield. The site, which has been the home of Mincon Carbide's offices and factory for more than 70 years, has been refurbished by contractor RB ALLAN & SONS, to
09/11/2021
Earlcoate Construction & Plant Hire has announced an investment in four state-of-the-art Yanmar tracked excavators. The brand new ViO23-6, ViO80 and two ViO17 models will be used for a wide range of projects across Hampshire, Dorset and the surrounding areas. Purchased from Hunt Forest, Yanmar Co
09/11/2021
Since the early 1940's Majestic Transformer Co. have been manufacturing custom electrical transformers. Initially, most of these were replicas or repairs for existing equipment, but over the years, a design facility was introduced to enable them to manufacture new components for new pieces of equipm
08/11/2021
Construction work has commenced on the second phase of Boston Road in Hanwell to deliver 360 new homes in West London. The development, which is the first joint venture project between Higgins Partnerships and A2Dominion, will see 169 units as part of the second phase, of which 110 will be private
08/11/2021
MCR Homes has secured £18million of development finance to fund the development of over 90 starter homes in Bristol. Construction of the Parkview housing project will begin this month after the facility was successfully arranged with development lender London Wall Lending this week. MCR’s own const
08/11/2021
RSK Group Limited has acquired four businesses across the environmental services sector. New businesses Carbon Zero Consulting, Envireau Water, Enviroflow and Streetwise are the latest in a series of recent acquisitions to the group, affirming the company’s desire to grow and diversify the business
08/11/2021
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is to discuss plans for all new housing and commercial developments could have electric vehicle (EV) charging points. The plans are part of a proposed new planning policy. It follows on from a public consultation earlier this year which saw an overwhelming 92% of re
08/11/2021
Construction work on the new safe cycling and walking route across Kings Park is to begin on 15 November. The work, which follows the recent installation of a toucan crossing directly linking the cycle and walking path across Harewood Avenue, is part of the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF1) programme
08/11/2021
Almost £20 million of funding has been secured to transform two dilapidated buildings and three railway arches into spaces for the tech and creative industries in Manchester. The Culture in the City scheme, which has been awarded £19.8m, is one of the first raft of schemes to be awarded money throu
08/11/2021
JJ Rhatigan & Company has appointed Ger Ronayne as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to continue the delivery of a pipeline of future projects. Padraic Rhatigan will continue as Group Managing Director and Chairman of JJ Rhatigan & Company and the other companies within the Rhatigan Group. Padraic bec
08/11/2021
New in stock, the Squared Glass Balustrade range is an innovative and easy fix system designed by
08/11/2021
Speedy has become the first UK hire company to publicly commit to adopting science-based targets (SBT) to achieve net zero carbon emissions before 2050. SBT's provide a clearly defined pathway for companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, helping prevent the worst impacts of climate change and
08/11/2021
Havering Council is urging the Department for Transport and the GLA to resolve their differences and develop the planned station at Beam Park. Leader of Havering Council, Damian White, described the current situation as "unacceptable". He said: "All our plans centre on a station being built and is
08/11/2021
A pre-pack at a Lancaster-based modular construction company has saved the jobs of all 88 staff. OEP Building Services, whose pre-fabricated bathrooms and utility pods are regarded as the leaders in the market, had suffered cashflow problems due to the impact of Covid and a series of other challeng
05/11/2021
Godwin Developments has acquired a site in Hockley Heath near Solihull, to develop new homes. The land, situated on Aylesbury Road, has been purchased on an unconditional basis and is allocated for housing. It measures more than four acres and is adjacent to a new build residential development, as
05/11/2021
Clegg Group has commenced construction work on a new manufacturing facility in Coventry. The company has been appointed as the principal contractor for the project by FTSE 100 company Meggitt, which is moving to a new site in Antsy Park. The work includes the fit-out of a new manufacturing facilit
05/11/2021
Construction work on a new £2.2m, two-storey extension block at Blacon High School in Cheshire has been completed. The new space contains six classrooms to the first floor, with the ground floor housing special education needs (SEN) and dining and welfare spaces. Pick Everard provided cost managem
05/11/2021
Komatsu has announced the sale its FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System to Swedish metals company Boliden, marking the first time the system has been rolled out in Europe. Deployed on 11 930E-5 ultra-class haul trucks based at Aitik, one of Europe's largest open pit copper mines, located in northe
05/11/2021
Cardiff Council has given the go-ahead for a build-to-rent development by Galliford Try on part of the Marcol Estate at Guildford Crescent in Cardiff. The development will see the creation of 272 new homes in a 30-storey tower which will provide attractive, modern, open plan living with full height
05/11/2021
Wates Constructionhas been selected as pre-construction stage partner on the redevelopment of the British Library site at Boston Spa, West Yorkshire. The 45-week pre-construction services consultant (PCSC) role will see Wates working alongside the client's design team up to RIBA Stage 4 with servic
05/11/2021
Thames Water has announced a multi-million pound upgrade of a London pumping station to help protect residents from flooding during extreme weather. The work at Folkestone Road pumping station in East Ham will see transformers, generators and storm pumps replaced to allow it to cope with the levels
05/11/2021
United Living has acquired Great British Communications Limited (GBC). Established in 2012, GBC are a specialist provider of acquisition, design, build, procurement, installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair services to mobile network operators (MNO's) in the UK. Neil Armstrong, Chair a
05/11/2021
Over many years, major house building companies have called on Terrain Aeration to decompact back gardens and community areas of new-build developments. During building, the unavoidable combination of diggers, dumper trucks, bulldozers, concrete mixer lorries and parked vehicles take their toll on
05/11/2021
ISG is helping to secure the future for the home of British Cycling as the company is set to deliver a comprehensive £21 million programme of modernisation and operational performance upgrades at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester. Thesporting venue is now over 25 years old and requires inv
04/11/2021
Vistry Partnerships has scooped a £22.5m contract with Stonewater to develop over 150 homes in Horsforth near Leeds. The plans will regenerate the former Leeds City College, known as the Horsforth Campus. The 100% affordable homes site will play a major role to ease local housing demand; Horsforth
04/11/2021
Higgins Partnerships has scooped two prestigious awards at the East of England regional finals for the National Apprenticeship Awards 2021. The company was awarded SME Employer of the Year and Recruitment Excellence Award recognising its commitment to providing apprenticeship and training opportun
04/11/2021
Housebuilder Verto has secured an £8.6 million loan from OakNorth Bank to develop two residential projects across the South of Cornwall. The Falmouth site, consisting of 22 detached zero carbon smart homes and eight apartments, has views of the local links golf course and is located a short distanc
04/11/2021
Cityheart has been given planning permission for its £135 million Galleries Shopping Centre redevelopment in Wigan town centre. The hybrid planning application was submitted jointly by Cityheart and Wigan Council. The plans include detailed and outline proposals covering an array of leisure facil
04/11/2021
SES Engineering Services (SES) has been awarded a place on a key £20 million commercial development in Newcastle upon Tyne. One Strawberry Lane, as the development will be known, is set to become the new six-storey headquarters for The Home Group housing association, also acting as a support hub fo
04/11/2021
Improvement work has been completed to upgrade a major track inside one of the world's oldest railway tunnels between Manchester and Leeds. Network Rail has replaced 3km of track between Littleborough and Walsden stations which includes the lines inside the 180-year-old Summit Tunnel. The Calder V
04/11/2021
Seeit3D has announced that it now offers sales, training, and support to the CAD/CAM/SIM market in the UK with a new perpetual CAD and Engineering design software solution. ZWSOFT CO., LTD.(Guangzhou) has recognised Seeit3D's unique and long-established track record of CAD and 3D AEC UK sales, tech
04/11/2021
In order to safeguard your assets, you need the right safety measures. More importantly, you must ensure you are putting them in the proper places. We spend a lot of our time supplying the best column and corner protection solutions in the UK. They are ideal for keeping vulnerable parts of your bu
04/11/2021
Construction firm Kier has reached practical completion at Aviva Investors Eleven York Street office scheme in Manchester's central business district. Kier Property purchased the entire freehold of this central Manchester scheme, originally known as Oddfellows House from Aberdeen Asset Management i
04/11/2021
Graham has unveiled its Climate Action Strategy to coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). This year's global summit will bring parties together to accelerate momentum towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Hosted b
03/11/2021
Glencar has scooped contract by specialist logistics commercial property developers Bericote Properties to construct 780,000 sq ft of speculative industrial space across three new units at a site in Coventry to be known as Coventry Logistics Park. Works are now underway with demolition of the exist
03/11/2021
BAM has been selected to create a 'pathfinder' college that develops sustainable design for building new schools. The teaching and communal building is Southam College in Warwickshire's which has 1652 students. The College is a 'pathfinder' for several reasons. It will achieve net zero carbon emi
03/11/2021
Construction work has commenced on the 'Life and Mind Building' in Oxford. Legal & General, Oxford University and Wates confirmed it is part of Legal & General and Oxford University's £4 billion partnership. The building represents the largest building project ever undertaken on behalf of the Uni
03/11/2021
Landsec has acquired a 75% stake in MediaCity, Europe's leading, digital, media and tech hub in Manchester, for £425.6 million It was previously owned by a 50:50 JV between Legal & General and Peel L&P. Landsec will partner with Peel L&P who will retain a 25% stake and continue to serve as asset an
03/11/2021
Speedy and B&Q have extended their partnership which offers tool hire to DIY customers. The partnership builds on an initial trial and will enable customers across the UK to hire the latest high quality tools and equipment from Speedy stores within B&Q, for their home improvement projects. B&Q is
03/11/2021
Cornish housebuilder Gilbert & Goode has appointed Gordon Innes as its new managing director. Gordon has more than 30 years' experience in residential development, bringing a wealth of knowledge from all aspects of the industry to the St Austell-based business, including site acquisition, sales, an
03/11/2021
Morgan Sindall Construction is collaborating with Aggreko to decarbonise construction sites across the UK. According to the National Federation of Builders' 2019 Carbon Report, the UK’s construction industry accounted for 10% of national emissions that year. With the Government’s commitment to achi
03/11/2021
"My accountant told me to stay away from R&D Tax Relief". "My accountant is taking care of my R&D Tax Relief claim". Two things we hear every day and that immediately set off alarm bells, not for us, but for companies that should be 'properly' taking advantage of HMRCs Research & Development Tax R
02/11/2021
Construction work has been completed on a new £17million extra care scheme in Gorton, Manchester. Gorton Mill House comprises of 106 apartments, has also been designed around low carbon ambitions. With the use of ground source heat pumps, solar panels and vehicle charging points, Pozzoni Architect
02/11/2021
Contractor G F Tomlinson has commenced building work on a new school in Staffordshire. The school, on the Bramshall Meadows estate on Ivinson Way in Uttoxeter, will offer 150 school places for pupils aged four to nine years old, as well as nursery places. A ground-breaking ceremony recently took p
02/11/2021
Leading London-based property developer, Rockwell, together with Whitbread, has celebrated a landmark moment as the UK's tallest Premier Inn hotel officially topped out. Located adjacent to Westferry DLR station, the £151 million project, comprising a 400-bedroom hotel and 68 new homes, will now ma
02/11/2021
Sillence Hurn Building Consultancy is celebrating its second year of growth in the industry with new offices for its expanding team. Armed with more than 30 years' experience and ready to forge their own forward-thinking brand, Alex Hurn and David Sillence co-founded Sillence Hurn during summer 201
02/11/2021
Caddick Construction has completed work on Vida Court, a new 100-bed specialist dementia care home in Harrogate. The home has been built on behalf of specialist dementia care provider Vida Healthcare, which was established to transform the care available to people living with dementia in the UK. Th
02/11/2021
Work has been completed on new council homes in Cambridge. Cambridge Investment Partnership has officially handed over the homes at Ironworks on the Mill Road . 15 one and two bedroom council rented apartments have been handed over, providing much needed council house accommodation and forms part
02/11/2021
Gregory Properties has appointed Nick Gillott as Development Director. Nick was previously Executive Director at J F Finnegan Ltd, a £50+ million turnover construction company based in Sheffield, where he spent nearly 20 years. At Gregory Properties Nick will take a crucial role in sourcing land a
02/11/2021
Discover our range of portable and modular buildings. Whether you're looking for New or Pre-Used, our inventory covers every possible use and budget. Our hire division offers temporary buildings for short, medium or long term hire. Buildings are available for classrooms, offices, stores, drying
02/11/2021
Willmott Dixon has commenced building work for Doncaster Council on three new housing developments across the borough as part of the next phase of the Council House Build Programme. In total, 33 affordable homes will be available when construction is complete in January 2023. The project, which h
02/11/2021
Our design experts are waiting to start your next project. At d-lite we work with the world's leading manufacturers to bring you the right products to suit your project and pocket. Working together with designers, installers, clients and the project manager we bring consistency and harmony to your
01/11/2021
Building work has commenced on a six-storey student accommodation facility in Leicester's city centre. The Marble Street development, which was granted planning permission in February, will feature 61 rooms – a mix of shared and studio rooms - as well as a new student social hub, which will create
01/11/2021
The London Borough of Hounslow has awarded a contract to Willmott Dixon to build another large housing scheme, to create 96 affordable homes and commercial space on a £38 million scheme in Brentford. The deal to deliver the Block D development follows a series of residential projects for Hounslow,
01/11/2021
John Sisk & Son has been appointed on the Hub Group's £68m residential project at Whitehall Road, Leeds, known as Latitude Purple. The Latitude Purple development, which sits on the previous site of Doncaster Monkbridge Iron and Steelworks, consists of two residential buildings, at 17 and 21 storey
01/11/2021
Contrators BAM, developers Ask Real Estate and housing association Home Group have raised £100,000 for regeneration projects in Newcastle. Seven community groups will receive funding to deliver projects that until now have been out of reach. The first to get underway is the Pendower Good Neighbour
01/11/2021
Mitie has acquired Rock Power Connections Limited, a leading Independent Connections Provider (IPC). The acquisition will enable Mitie to provide new connections to the electric grid, high voltage assets renewals, and end-to-end electric vehicle charging infrastructure solutions for both new and e
01/11/2021
Bolton Council has been awarded an additional £1.4 million to help build 94 new homes on brownfield land in Farnworth. The decision was confirmed at a meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. The total of £1,410,000 comes from the Greater Manchester Brownfield Housing Fund, a scheme s
01/11/2021
Essential maintenance and upgrade work along the tramway on Corporation Street in the West Midlands has been completed. The works, which got underway towards the end of July, were carried out as part of a commitment by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to invest in new lines along with ensuring th
01/11/2021
As the demands in the world of planning move forward, the use of primitive looking visual content in planning permission applications is becoming less acceptable by many local authorities. An expectation for higher levels of detail and quality in supporting images and drawings is becoming much more
01/11/2021
Severn Trent Water has started work to repair a collapsed sewer pipe on in Shrewsbury. The work on Longden Road is expected work to be completed by Friday, 05 November. The pipe is situated underneath the middle of the road, adjacent to the Kingsland Road junction. Due to the location of the sewe
01/11/2021
Peel L&P has joined the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's (GMCA) Pledge 5 programme. Pledge 5 allows businesses to create prospects for young people in Greater Manchester by encouraging them to pledge five specific business areas and opportunities. Key areas of involvement for Peel L&P inclu
