Building products giant SIG is accelerating its cost cutting programme as intensifying competition in the UK market prompted a profit warning last week. The Group Chief Executive also stepped down as like for like revenue fell 1.1% in the UK… Continue Reading →

Sir Robert McAlpine has secured the contract to redevelop The Gates shopping centre in Durham. The £30m Riverwalk project will transform the city’s retail and leisure offering and includes 253 student rooms. Sir Robert McAlpine will remodel the existing shopping centre’s layout to create… Continue Reading →

Total office construction work across central London has hit an eight-year high with 14.8m sq ft of space currently under development. The latest Deloitte London Office Crane Survey highlighted a 4% rise over the summer survey and shows construction41% above… Continue Reading →

The winners of the Brick Awards 2016 were revealed on Thursday 10th November at a gala dinner at the Hilton Park Lane, London. The awards recognise the best brick architecture across a whole spectrum of sectors, including education, residential, outdoor… Continue Reading →

Delivering its fourth purpose-built student accommodation development in Newcastle over four years, with a combined total of 701 beds and value of c.£60 million, as construction now commences on its new 135 bed Albert Street, Newcastle development Crosslane Student Developments,… Continue Reading →

ONS figures published today show that construction output declined 1.1% in the third quarter of 2016. This was revised up, as expected, from the preliminary estimate of -1.4% released last month, due to the incorporation of late data. New work… Continue Reading →