Stepnell Takes ‘Centre Stage’ Following Completion Of Historic Costume Workshop Construction And Restoration NATIONAL construction partner Stepnell has recently completed the multi-million-pound redevelopment phase of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) Costume Workshop in Stratford-upon-Avon. The renovation of the Grade II listed site,… Continue Reading →

BUILDING work has completed this month (February 2021) on the £46.5m School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham, thanks to national contractor, Willmott Dixon.  The state-of-the-art 12,000 sqm facility spans five floors and features a double-height atrium. The development aims to not… Continue Reading →

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind one of the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has awarded contracts to Saudi company Al Bawani and Swiss firm Blumer Lehmann to support the development plans and structural work of… Continue Reading →

Leeds-based developer, Priestley Homes, has acquired a prominent student accommodation scheme in the heart of Lancaster in a deal worth £6.5m – the firm’s largest value land purchase to date. Located on Cable Street, the part-complete student development comprises a… Continue Reading →

Novus Property Solutions has been awarded the contract to deliver the two stage refurbishment of The Gower, a Grade II listed former school located in St George’s, Telford.   The contract was awarded to Novus by Nuplace Ltd, a wholly… Continue Reading →

A Sussex village could hold one of the keys to helping the UK reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.   Residents in Barcombe, East Sussex, are helping their local electricity network operator to create a model roadmap for ‘greener’… Continue Reading →

Lord Andrew Stunell, Liberal Democrat peer and spokesman for construction in the Lords, leads a strong panel of judges for the new, independent Construction Awards of Excellence. The panel includes the leaders of a number of influential industry bodies, as… Continue Reading →

The publication of the new CIBSE/ADE CP1 (2020) Heat Networks Code of Practice is a welcome step in increasing the uptake and quality of design, installation and operation of low-carbon heat networks in the UK, says polymer pipework specialist REHAU…. Continue Reading →