Crosslane Student Developments, part of the Crosslane Group, is announcing that it has begun the construction of a new 614 bed purpose-built student accommodation development on Friars’ Road in Coventry. The development comprises six new residential blocks each at different… Continue Reading →

The first homes built by Basildon Council in more than 25 years were handed were over on 18 January. The four two-bedroom homes – built as part of the council’s ambitious New Homes Programme – were handed over in Quendon… Continue Reading →

A fire that engulfed a multi-storey in King’s Dock, Liverpool, destroying over 1,600 vehicles, could have been stopped if sprinklers had been fitted in the building, the area’s Chief Fire Officer has claimed. The seven floor multi-storey suffered extensive damage… Continue Reading →

The Association of Brickwork Contractors (ABC) has today announced its members will support all brickwork apprentices who are faced with unemployment, following the news of Carillion’s liquidation.   It is estimated that over 2,000 of Carillion’s apprentices are now left… Continue Reading →

Steeped in 18th Century history, The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel and Spa Chester, is now looking to the future as the work to add 79 new luxury bedrooms completes.   Managed by Valor Hospitality Europe, the hotel has undergone an… Continue Reading →

In what was an up and down year for construction, contract activity for new orders reached a total of £71 billion in 2017, a slight increase on 2016, as infrastructure and residential housing bolstered up the industry with £45.3 billion… Continue Reading →

World Heart Beat Music Academy has been singled out from a field of 42 organisations to become the newest cultural tenant at Embassy Gardens, EcoWorld Ballymore’s multi-billion pound regeneration project in London’s Nine Elms. Developers Ecoworld and Ballymore, together with… Continue Reading →

  Iain McIlwee, CEO British Woodworking Federation, said: “As the news of the liquidation of Carillion breaks, it is almost ironic that we are putting our final comments in on the Government’s consultation into retention payments in the construction industry. This debate… Continue Reading →