GRAHAM, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading construction, asset management and project investment businesses, has reached a major milestone, posting record end of year results for 2015-16. With Group turnover passing through the half billion mark at £508m, profit… Continue Reading →

Nearly half (47%) of the UK’s homeowners taking part in a survey by window manufacturer VELUX are planning to carry out home improvements over the next six months. For the majority of home improvers (59%), the main reason for renovating… Continue Reading →

A Gateshead contractor has been fined £120,000 after a worker sprained his ankles when he fell down a service riser shaft. Newcastle upon Tyne Magistrates’ Court heard how Meldrum Construction Services Limited (MCS) was principal contractor for refurbishment work at… Continue Reading →

ISG has checked in with a £13m contract to transform Manchester’s historic Grade II listed Corn Exchange into a four star boutique hotel. The project for Queensberry Real Estate involves the refurbishment of floors two to five of the iconic building, creating a 114-bedroom ‘aparthotel’… Continue Reading →

An Essex school has been fined after poorly-planned and managed refurbishment and maintenance activities exposed school staff and others to asbestos. Chelmsford Crown Court heard that managers at The Boswells School, Chelmsford, decided to convert an old boiler room at… Continue Reading →

Plans to redevelop Portsmouth’s disused Victorian Kingston Prison into housing have been given the go-ahead by city planners. Portsmouth prison conversion is the first of four projects planned by specialist heritage developer Specialist heritage developer City & Country plans to create 230 homes… Continue Reading →

Almost 40 cathedrals across England will benefit from extra government funding of £14.5 million for repair works. Culture Secretary Karen Bradley confirmed the cash from the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund which will see 39 grants allocated to… Continue Reading →

Novus Property Solutions will deliver painting and decorating works at the University of Glasgow, the University of Strathclyde, and Glasgow Caledonian University to revitalise key buildings over the next four years. The Building Fabric Collaboration project will deliver vital upgrades… Continue Reading →