Plans to repurpose and transform the Grade II listed Snowdon Aviary at London Zoo have been given the go-ahead by Westminster Council. The scheme, understood to cost around £7m, will see the iconic structure revamped to create a world leading… Continue Reading →

Lancashire County Council is looking for a contractor to carry out a £4m refurbishment programme on the Greyhound Bridge in Lancaster. The bridge across the River Lune on the A589 has stood since 1911 and is now in need of… Continue Reading →

Grenfell tower insulation supplier Celotex has suspended sales of five polyisocyanurate rigid foam board based products after one key line failed to achieve a Class 0 fire rating covering resistance to surface spread of flame. Sales of five different products… Continue Reading →

And now for some good news…Construction Industry Forecasts for 2017 to 2019 estimate an overall rise of 7.4% for new-build infrastructure in the UK this year, with a continuation of 6.4% next year. It’s news that bodes equally well for… Continue Reading →

A Derby regeneration project won a top award at the Insider East Midlands Property Dinner this week. Castleward, the £100 million scheme by urban specialists, Compendium Living, scooped the title after beating off stiff competition from Trent Basin, Nottingham Vijay… Continue Reading →

The highly acclaimed “Tin House”, a London residence made from the sustainable colour coated product GreenCoat from SSAB, has been named “Iconic Awards 2017 – Winner”, by the international architect network Iconic World. Designed by award-winning architect Henning Stummel, the… Continue Reading →

The conversion of three buildings into a 69-guestroom hotel on one of Soho’s most prominent street corners has been granted planning consent by Westminster City Council. Situated at the crossroads between Broadwick Street and Berwick Street, the successful scheme will… Continue Reading →

BakerHicks, the multi-disciplinary design and engineering company, has completed the complex structural engineering design for Perth and Kinross Council’s headquarters that included delicate work to repair and restore the building’s historic façade. BakerHicks was employed to provide structural engineering consultancy… Continue Reading →