Building fires occur at an alarmingly high frequency and have an impact that goes way beyond that of the owners and its immediate occupiers. The fire safety guidance of the Building Regulations (provided by Approved Document B – ADB) is… Continue Reading →

Following its announcement in May to relocate its office at Wellington Place the leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, Willis Towers Watson is celebrating its move to 5 Wellington Place. The firm will be expanding its office occupancy at… Continue Reading →

Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure has been appointed by Moray Council to carry out a £2 million extension and refurbishment project at Milne’s Primary School, in the village of Fochabers, north east Scotland. Located on the High Street, the existing… Continue Reading →

The gateway to Covent Garden will be transformed with a living wall covering over 1,500 sq ft of the building facade to be revealed next month on the corner of Long Acre and James Street – part of a greening initiative… Continue Reading →

McLaren Construction Group has awarded Skanska the MEP package to deliver the commercial fit-out of New Bracken House office building in the City of London. McLaren won the complete refurbishment and fit-out of the New Bracken House, which will become the new… Continue Reading →

BAM Construction has started work on the first phase of Edinburgh Airport’s Terminal Expansion Project. The three-storey extension will be built from the existing gate 12 area spanning the old east end service yard. Slated to be completed by autumn 2018, the project… Continue Reading →

Cheshire West and Chester Council has started the tender race for a construction partner to deliver the £300m Chester Northgate scheme. An OJEU advert is looking for a contractor to be appointed to work alongside the council and its professional… Continue Reading →

The Government has pledged to set out clear advice on the use of high-rise cladding systems after completing seven large-scale fire tests on popular aluminium composite cladding systems. ACM with a limited combustibility filler (A2) with mineral wool insulation passes BRE fire test… Continue Reading →