A mobile tower crane driver made a dramatic escape when his machine tipped over in Reading town centre at the weekend. The man managed to clamber down from his cab over 60 feet in the air to escape on to… Continue Reading →

A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have had to pass these price increases onto consumers, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)…. Continue Reading →

Following the success of phase one, Higgins Construction plc has been appointed to deliver phase two of construction of new homes and estate improvements in King Square Estate in Islington. Phase two will consist of a total of 93 new… Continue Reading →

Workplace interiors specialists, Ben Johnson Ltd, has recently completed the four-month refurbishment of a 70s-style office block – Vinovium House – in the centre of Bishop Auckland, County Durham. The design company which is based in Newcastle and York, was… Continue Reading →

Prime Student Living and McLaren Property are pleased to announce details of the high-specification refurbishment programme which will completely over-hall the 148-bed student accommodation property, Meadow Court on Sciennes in Edinburgh. Following its £10 million acquisition of the property in… Continue Reading →

Decorean, the full-service construction firm, is set to begin work on a £6.2m GDV residential redevelopment of Walsingham House, Whetstone London. Currently a 9,000 square office block, Decorean has achieved prior approval to develop the space into much needed apartments… Continue Reading →

National property maintenance solutions company, Novus Property Solutions has completed a multi-million pound refurbishment at the Michelin tyre plant in Stoke-on-Trent. The £4.7 million project, which is part of the company’s long-term £12 million investment programme, involved refurbishing two industrial… Continue Reading →

A landmark building in Salford –stood empty for a quarter of a century – has been transformed into 41 new affordable apartments. Quay House, formerly the old Employment Services Centre on Trafford Road in Ordsall, has been transformed into a… Continue Reading →