The roof refurbishment of Portland School, Birkenhead was completed to the highest standards of safety and without disruption to school activities, thanks to the combined efforts of Holloway Cook Associates and Sika’s specialist Roof Refurbishment team. Part of the Co-op… Continue Reading →

Family business wins biggest contract in 50 year history Greenough & Sons Roofing Contractors Ltd has been appointed to deliver a £1.5m contract to reroof part of Manchester Town Hall by lead contractor LendLease, following a competitive tender. The win… Continue Reading →

A disused coal-fired power station in Staffordshire is set to be redeveloped to offer 2,300 new low carbon homes and a school. Cannock Chase and Lichfield district councils granted outline planning permission for energy and redevelopment specialist ENGIE, who own… Continue Reading →

Amid the current UK multi-residential development boom, the majority of contractors and consultants claim sustainability will be the most important design issue over the next ten years, according to an industry report. In contrast, the survey of 520 M&E contractors… Continue Reading →

DLA Architecture has secured planning consent, on behalf of its client Metropolitan and District Securities (MDS), to deliver a major new mixed-use scheme at Quarry Hill in Leeds city centre. St Cecilia Place is a new development on the site… Continue Reading →

Triple Point will use the extensively redeveloped and repurposed building, which contains 23 self-contained apartments, for high-quality long-term accommodation London: Triple Point Social Housing REIT (Ticker: SOHO) has purchased Kirkdale House, in Stockton-on-Tees, for £4,710,000 (including purchaser costs), as it… Continue Reading →

A planning application has been submitted by Sempra Homes for 233 new homes on a disused car park close to Basildon town centre. The development on the site known as Car Park 14 will be called Chapelgate and is earmarked… Continue Reading →

Specialist paint manufacturer, Bradite are proud to support a unique commemoration project that has raised £66,000 in the last year for the British Legion Poppy Appeal. ‘Standing with Giants’ is a non-profit organisation that creates life size WWI soldier silhouettes… Continue Reading →