Wates Living Space is set to start extensive external works on one of London’s most prominent brutalist residential blocks. Trellick Tower in Kensal New Town will benefit from a £7.2m restoration programme. Work will include the repair, renovation and replacement… Continue Reading →

Manchester based commercial refurbishment and fit out specialist Sustainability Inc has collapsed. Sustainability was working on a major refurbishment job on Cornwall Street in Birmingham (pictured) but is now in the hands of liquidators. Subcontractors and staff where first made… Continue Reading →

Integrated project insurance (IPI) is to be trialled on the £16m restoration of the world’s first factory into a working museum. The Derby Silk Mill building is widely regarded as the place where factory working was started around 300 years… Continue Reading →

Demolition work is set to start shortly to pave the way for a £100m residential scheme in central Bath behind a historic façade. The move comes after Aberdeen Asset Management completed the purchase of the five acre former Bath Press… Continue Reading →

Small construction firms enjoyed rising workloads in the first three months of 2017, despite growing concerns over the cost of labour and materials. According to the Federation of Master Builders latest trade survey one in two members predict rising workloads in the… Continue Reading →

The Ridings shopping centre in Wakefield is set for a £5m facelift. Work will be starting in Spring of this year and complete around the same time in 2018. It will include the introduction of ‘The Ridings Kitchen,’ a new… Continue Reading →

Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre is planning £3.9m refurbishment to mark its 90th anniversary next year. The revamp of the Grade II listed auditorium involves a planned closure in the summer of 2018 to complete the works. The theatre has also launched… Continue Reading →

A grant of almost £5m from the National Lottery is set to open up Hillsborough Castle and its historic gardens. The £4.8m award from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will transform the visitor experience at the site, ready to welcome… Continue Reading →