The SME construction sector grew in the second quarter of 2017, albeit at a slower rate than the first three months of the year, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results from the FMB’s State of Trade… Continue Reading →

Bennetts Associates’ Storyhouse in Chester, featuring a Proteus HR rainscreen clad copper ‘head’, is an inspired rework and reinvigoration of the 1930s Odeon cinema. Executed in Proteus HR TECU copper, the ribbed, abstracted rainscreen clad fins envelope the 150-seat studio… Continue Reading →

Major renovation projects, which have seen brand new restaurants added to three of Valor Hospitality Europe’s Hilton Garden Inn hotels, are now complete. The Hilton Garden Inn Bristol City Centre was the first of the three to unveil its new… Continue Reading →

Work on transforming Rhyl’s Sky Tower into a light beacon is progressing at a pace, with the structure being lit up for the first time this week. The transformation of the Sky Tower forms a part of planned major regeneration… Continue Reading →

The industry will get a clear verdict next week on whether Grenfell-like cladding systems pass or fail stringent Building Regulation guidance for use on towers. BRE is about to start fire testing full-scale models of cladding systems to establish how combinations… Continue Reading →

Novus Property Solutions is celebrating a record-breaking year for apprenticeships after over 1,500 people applied for the 28 places on offer at the national property maintenance, refurbishment, and new build contractor. The company’s nationwide search to find talented people looking… Continue Reading →

The reception of an iconic Glasgow office building has undergone a light-inspired makeover costing £380,000 and project managed by JLL. The Aurora Building, bought for £72.6m in 2015 underwent the refresh after its owners decided to modernise the buildings dated,… Continue Reading →

Plans are mounting for The Monument in London to receive a £1.5 million refurbishment, which includes opening up Sir Christopher Wren’s underground laboratory for the first time in decades.  Standing over 200 feet tall and originally opened in 1677 to… Continue Reading →