Brent Council has agreed a £10m programme of fire safety improvements like sprinklers, smoke detectors and alarms on tower blocks in the area. None of Brent Council’s 37 high-rise blocks were found to be covered in dangerous cladding in the… Continue Reading →

Housing association Orbit has appointed Wates Residential to work on its proposed £73m regeneration of the Arthur Street housing estate in Bexley, south east London. Wates is already working with Orbit on the £128m regeneration of the neighbouring Erith Park… Continue Reading →

A £70m refurbishment scheme at the Broadgate development in the City of London is set to start on site next month. Co-owner British Land has confirmed the start date for work at 1 Finsbury Avenue. Sir Robert Mcalpine will carry… Continue Reading →

Chapman Taylor’s new 220 bedroom Holiday Inn Express, built off-site from purpose built steel shipping containers, has been completed at Manchester’s Trafford City. It is the first hotel in the North West to be built using this particular type of… Continue Reading →

Leading safety bodies are set to meet ministers for talks on the UK’s building and fire regulations in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster, the House of Lords heard today. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), British… Continue Reading →

Savills’ World Research spotlight on Office Refurbishments in UK Regional Cities Summer 2017 reveals that rising construction costs, along with build cost inflation, is causing developers to switch their attention to refurbishments. Refitting, often a key element of refurbishment, has… Continue Reading →

CONTEMPORARY design and flexible teaching spaces are at the heart of Bishop Grosseteste University’s £2.2m redevelopment, which has now completed on site. Delivered by Lincoln-based architects LK2 and local construction company Robert Woodhead Ltd, working with Sutherland Consulting and Price… Continue Reading →