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 →

Morgan Sindall has secured the first major project to kick-start the regeneration of an historic part of Ayr town centre in Scotland. South Ayrshire Council has appointed the firm to develop council offices at the Riverside Block, which will act… Continue Reading →

Willmott Dixon will transform another cultural landmark after being appointed for a £8.5 million project to enlarge and modernise the 1960s built Octagon Theatre in Bolton. The company’s refurbishment specialists are already restoring a number of local attractions across the… Continue Reading →

The number of construction fatalities has fallen to the lowest number on record. Latest provisional figures from the Health and Safety Executive show 30 construction workers were killed between April 2016 and March 2017. The figure is a record low… Continue Reading →

VINCI Construction UK has signed off a £34.5m project to redevelop Devonshire Park in Eastbourne to create a nationally important cultural and tennis destination. Its two-year contract also involves restoration of three listed buildings, improved tennis facilities and a new congress… Continue Reading →

North East contractor Meldrum Construction Services Limited has landed a £12m contract to restore 900-year-old Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland. The award from the Auckland Castle Trust is part of a wider £70m programme to regenerate the historic site. Meldrum… Continue Reading →