Willmott Dixon Energy Services is to retrofit hundreds of high-rise homes in Oxford to help reduce fuel bills for residents. Oxford City Council has selected Willmott Dixon’s energy efficiency business for a £20m contract to refurbish five high-rise residential tower… Continue Reading →
MPs have put forward plans to remove all traces of asbestos from buildings by 2035. A report from the all-party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health wants to see a new asbestos eradication law introduced. MPs want to see… Continue Reading →
The £1.3bn redevelopment of the St. John’s neighbourhood is underway, with developer Allied London gaining planning for the first phase. St. John’s will be situated on the former home of the ITV studios in the city centre and result in… Continue Reading →
The former management team of collapsed solar and wall insulation installer Mark Group has acquired the new homes division of the business from administrator Deloitte. The newly-named company, BillsaveUK, will be based in Leicester and will focus on installing loft and cavity… Continue Reading →
Two former Connaught directors and a partner at accountant PwC are facing an investigation into their conduct in the run-up to the social housing firm’s collapse in 2010. Watchdogs at the Financial Reporting Council have delivered disciplinary Formal Complaints against… Continue Reading →
The Great Clock’s hands, mechanism, pendulum and Tower need refurbishment, and failure to do so would cause “reputational damage”, a cross-party report found. A parliamentary spokesman said: “No decisions on works, timescales or costs have been agreed.” In its report,… Continue Reading →
A major refurbishment project for global technology organisation GE has been completed by J Tomlinson following a fire at the premises last year. The GE Measurement & Control site at Groby in Leicestershire includes a new world class clean room… Continue Reading →
A major blaze destroyed the roof of Co-operative Wholesale Society’s historic headquarters and brought part of Manchester city centre to a standstill on Monday night. Wates Construction was renovating the grade II-listed six-storey building into offices as part of the… Continue Reading →
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