A recovery in the RMI market helped boost sales by 5% during the first quarter of 2016 at builders’ merchant Travis Perkins. In a trading update this morning Travis Perkins reported like-for-like sales growth across all divisions during the period…. Continue Reading →
William Birch & Sons have been carrying out an extensive refurbishment of York Theatre Royal, the theatre’s biggest project since it was first built back in 1764 – and the first major refurbishment since 1967. This has proved to be… Continue Reading →
A project to preserve the special look of one of Bournville’s most iconic and historic buildings has been shortlisted for a top regional award. Bournville Village Trust has made it through to the final of the West Midlands Celebrating Construction… Continue Reading →
Stockport Council has bought the Merseyway Shopping Centre and is now planning a major refurbishment. Stockport said: “Through this purchase, the Council will make sure that Merseyway Shopping Centre has a sustainable future by making a significant investment in updating… Continue Reading →
Billionaire property developers David and Simon Reubens have gained planning approval to turn London’s iconic Millbank Tower into hundreds of luxury flats. The development company Basio Holdings proposes to convert the Grade II-listed, 32-floor skyscraper primarily into 200 flats. A 200-room… Continue Reading →
Developer Thames Bank Property has gained planning to convert a 1950s Plymouth department store into student accommodation and a hotel. The 300,000 sq ft mixed-use scheme will see the former Derry’s Co-op Department Store overhauled to provide 500 student accommodation beds, a 100-bed… Continue Reading →
NG Bailey has won a three-year maintenance contract with Land Securities for eight shopping centres. The £20m contract is a retention of five shopping centres managed by NG Bailey for the last five years and plus a further three centres…. Continue Reading →
A construction project client, as well as the appointed contractor have been fined after asbestos was disturbed during refurbishment and conversion work between June and August 2014. Westminster Magistrates’ Court has heard how two employees of 24-Hour Maintenance Services Limited… Continue Reading →
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