Wates Living Space Homes has been appointed to deliver a new £48m residential development on behalf of Network Homes. Work on the new Thrayle House development is expected to commence this month and will include the demolition of an existing… Continue Reading →

British Telecommunications PLC has been fined after two of its employees were seriously injured in falls from height. Teesside Crown Court heard how two British Telecommunications (BT) Open Reach engineers had been given a job at BT’s Darlington Automatic Telephone… Continue Reading →

Moda Living and Apache Capital Partners, through their Private Rented Sector (“PRS”) Joint Venture (“JV”), have confirmed the submission of a planning application to Liverpool City Council for their £80 million premium PRS development on Princes Dock. The development forms… Continue Reading →

Construction PMI index as uncertainty over the EU referendum delayed spending by clients The May reading fell to 51.2 from 52 in April. The index has been reading above the critical 50 mark – showing growth – for three years… Continue Reading →

Tower Bridge will be closed to vehicles for three months from October to allow structural repair and maintenance works to take place. Tower Bridge Road will close to vehicles but a crossing for pedestrians will be maintained by contractor Bam… Continue Reading →

Subcontractors and materials suppliers from the Black Country are being invited to a free Meet the Buyer event in Walsall hosted by Constructionline on 8th June to find out about upcoming work in the area. The event, which is being… Continue Reading →

Wates Construction has been appointed to refurbish Hammersmith Police Station and hopes to start on site by the end of this year on the scheme which has a development value of up to £60m. The design by RSP Architects will… Continue Reading →

Westminster City Council is pressing ahead with plans to refurbish its Victoria Street headquarters building in London. The high-rise City Hall building overhaul is estimated to be worth £50m-£60m with the hunt now on for a building contractor to be selected… Continue Reading →