The National Federation of Builders (NFB) north east team has joined the Construction and Housing Employment and Skills Pledge (CHESP), launched in September 2017, with the aim of working to overcome the major skills shortages and gaps in skills provision… Continue Reading →

Construction work on the first phase of Birmingham City University’s new creative innovation centre commences today The £3.5 million project known as STEAMhouse will include the refurbishment of a former car dealership in Birmingham’s Digbeth area to house the new… Continue Reading →

Architects maber celebrated the tenth anniversary of their Leicester office with a VIP tour of one of their latest projects in the city – the restoration and refurbishment of the Great Hall of Leicester Castle. The firm’s roots go back… Continue Reading →

A HISTORIC building in the heart of Durham city is to be transformed into 12 luxury apartments, following a major investment from a leading property group. 52 Old Elvet, a Grade II listed building, is now being converted in to… Continue Reading →

Award winning architectural practice, gpad London, has been granted planning permission to progress with the construction of a new build office at 5 Sycamore Street, Clerkenwell. The eight storey building will include a basement and cycle store with the location… Continue Reading →

Beleaguered Interserve had some good news for the City last week with confirmation of a five-year contract award worth £227m from the Department for Work and Pensions. Interserve will provide the DWP estate with mechanical, electrical and building maintenance. The… Continue Reading →

Laing O’Rourke has been named preferred contractor for the vast retail extension of the Brent Cross shopping centre in London. Joint owners Hammerson and Standard Life Investments have signed a pre-construction services agreement as part of a two-stage tender process… Continue Reading →

Carillion chief Keith Cochrane says latest deals with banks and pension fund will give indebted firm up to £190m headroom in 2018 Under the heads of agreement Serco now has a few weeks to finalise the deal. The transfers of… Continue Reading →