Edinburgh developer Chris Stewart Group has sealed a deal with ISG to deliver a major office and leisure project in the south east corner of of the Scottish capital’s St Andrew Square. The Mint Building is the flagship Grade A… Continue Reading →

The government has ordered councils and housing associations to carry out urgent checks on whether refurbished tower blocks are clad with aluminium composite material. All social housing owners must now compile lists of buildings. This includes all buildings with “aluminium composite” panels and… Continue Reading →

Sensitive repairs to the iconic Ionic portico at St Pancras Church in London have won the prestigious 2017 SPAB (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) John Betjeman Award. St Pancras Church, a striking Greek Revival building of the Regency… Continue Reading →

DE MONTFORT University’s (DMU) newest addition to its Leicester campus – the Vijay Patel building – has been hailed as the best educational building in the East Midlands at the LABC Awards (Local Authority Building Control). The £42 million centrepiece… Continue Reading →

The Fire Sector Federation is continuing its long-running campaign for a review of Approved Document B (ADB) to the Building Regulations, following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire The Federation has produced a brochure, “Why does Approved Document B need to… Continue Reading →

Social housing provider EastendHomes (EeH) has awarded Morgan Sindall Property Services a 10-year, £38 million contract to provide repairs, maintenance and refurbishment services across its properties in Tower Hamlets, east London. From 1 July 2017, the company will deliver responsive… Continue Reading →

National Lottery funding secured for major development including new galleries, Learning Centre and the Gallery’s biggest ever programme of national partnerships The National Portrait Gallery has been awarded funding of £9.4 million from The National Lottery towards a £35.5m transformation… Continue Reading →