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 →

Leading supplier of masonry support systems, IG Masonry Support, was victorious at this year’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Best of the Best Awards, taking home the prestigious Engineering Excellence accolade. IG Masonry Support’s KTP Associate and Queen’s University Belfast graduate,… Continue Reading →

All new homes must be carbon zero ready by 2025 and existing ones must meet higher energy standards, the government has announced. Gas-fired boilers are to make way for energy heat pumps in new housing and existing home repairs and… Continue Reading →

Diamond Build PLC has begun work on a new £28m development in Stamford Road, Tottenham. The existing site, which is owned and occupied by Diamond Build Group, comprises an office block, builders’ yard and storage facility. It will be transformed… Continue Reading →