Willmott Dixon is switching its offices over to green fuel to hit a target to halve the carbon it emits by 2020 compared to 2010. The move is the first step towards fulfilling its ambition to eventually use renewable energy to power construction… Continue Reading →

London’s Lambeth Council has approved controversial plans to level and then rebuild the Cressingham Gardens estate in Tulse Hill. The decision will allow the south London council to replace the 306 homes on Cressingham Gardens with a 464 new properties – a… Continue Reading →

Balfour Beatty has agreed the contract to transform a listed building near the centre of Bristol into an new home for the University of Bristol’s School of Mathematics. The development is a key part of the University’s £525m capital investment… Continue Reading →

The Scottish Government has given the go-ahead for a £28m upgrade of critical care services at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. The work, which will be carried out by Graham Construction, will start in April this year and, while a construction programme is… Continue Reading →

BAM Construction is expected to sign a deal with developer Legal & General Property to extend and upgrade the Temple Court building in Birmingham. The firm is understood to be in final negotiations after fending off rival bidders for the landmark building revamp, which includes construction… Continue Reading →

A huge revamp of Liverpool’s Lime Street Station will be at the heart of a £340m spend upgrading the region’s rail network over the next three years. The project will include the creation of two new platforms between the existing… Continue Reading →

The Government is to give Birmingham City University £14m to transform the former Typhoo tea factory into a collaborative innovation centre for solving the challenges facing SMEs in the West Midlands region. Business Secretary Sajid Javid, visited the site last… Continue Reading →

The Church of England has welcomed the announcement in the Chancellor’s Budget last week of a £20m fund for works to cathedrals. The Church of England’s 42 cathedrals alone welcome over 11m visitors a year including over 300, 000 children… Continue Reading →