Sir Robert McAlpine is main contractor on the latest £70m project for The All England Lawn Tennis Club. SCX also supplied the new roof at Centre Court to guaranteed play in all weather conditions. SCX Group Managing Director, Simon Eastwood… Continue Reading →

The Qatari royal family’s property company has gained planning to convert the US Embassy in London’s Grosvenor Square into a luxury hotel. Architect Sir David Chipperfield drew up the plan to redevelop the Mayfair embassy into a 137-room luxury hotel… Continue Reading →

Work have has started on site to convert the dated former office block ‘Berkshire House’ on Kings Road Reading into a premium student living development for Cityblock. The building, originally constructed in the early 1970s, is undergoing an extensive refurbishment… Continue Reading →

The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) is calling for whole home retrofit to be a cornerstone of the industrial strategy and an integral part of estate regeneration plans. The call comes ahead of this week’s Autumn Statement as the refurbishment… Continue Reading →

Fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood has acquired Cumbrian property maintenance specialist LLED Construction. The £88m turnover fit-out firm, with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Warrington, has completed a buy-out of the Carlisle business led by founding owner and former… Continue Reading →

Stortford Interiors and Parkrose win multi-million pound Kings Court residential project Stortford Interiors (UK) has been awarded a multi-million pound project by Sir Robert McAlpine to deliver bespoke interior fit-out and joinery packages for high-end residences at the new Kings… Continue Reading →

Providing valuable insight into how clients of all sizes find working with architects, the results of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) survey have been announced, after a taster session at Britain’s biggest construction event, UK Construction Week. Launched… Continue Reading →