Speller Metcalfe has been awarded £9.7m in construction work for the refurbishment of Western Power Distribution’s depots in Birmingham, Bristol and Llanfihangel. The individually tendered projects are part of a series of works for long-standing client WPD to refurbish and… Continue Reading →

Cambridge major landowner Marshall Group has signed up to a joint venture with house builder Hill to deliver 450 homes around the city’s airport. The new development, Wing, will sit on a 160 acre parcel of land owned by the Marshall… Continue Reading →

A team of 250 detectives investigating the Grenfell Tower tragedy will be looking to question at least 60 firms involved in the building’s refurbishment programme. Lead investigator Detective Chief Superintendent Fiona McCormack said: “Specialist experts – BRE – are working… Continue Reading →

The Government has selected its preferred nine firms to deliver a massive programme of fit-out work on its estate reorganisation programme. The Government Hubs office closure and relocation plan will run over the next seven years and promises up to £1bn of fit-out work. This… Continue Reading →

Around 170 Mears housing maintenance workers are threatening a month long strike as a long-running pay dispute intensified. Construction union Unite has been in dispute with Mears and joint venture company Manchester Working since May staging a series of short-term… Continue Reading →

The Government’s expert fire advisory panel is now seeking further advice on whether cladding must be stripped from towers where basic fire tests confirm cladding is combustible. The deepening national crisis has left the onus on councils and building owners to decide whether they… Continue Reading →

A report published this week stating that the government urgently needs to improve thermally inadequate homes to help it achieve its 2050 energy efficiency targets has been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis. The Committee on Climate Change’s statutory 2017 Report… Continue Reading →

Architects and designers planning a fire escape route within their buildings can now specify Crittall Fabrications glazed partitions and doorsets. As the use of such glazed partitioning to transform the interiors of both new build and refurbished properties gains in… Continue Reading →