Novus Property Solutions is creating 32 new residences on the site of the former Westway public house in Highfields, Stafford, bringing a much-needed boost to the area. More than 20 disused garages on the site have been demolished in order… Continue Reading →

A gas engineer removed potentially dangerous asbestos material during a gas boiler replacement putting himself and others at risk from exposure to asbestos fibres. Brian Hockin, aged 58, was removing an old warm air heating system at a residential property… Continue Reading →

The Homes and Communities Agency has bought Wolverhampton’s former Royal Hospital site from Tesco. Bowmer and Kirkland was lined up to redevelop the site for the supermarket giant creating a flagship superstore in the heart of Wolverhampton. But the £65m redevelopment… Continue Reading →

Housing association London & Quadrant has bought out Bellway’s stake on the vast 11,000-home Barking Riverside regeneration scheme with plans to fast-track house building. L&Q pledged to quadruple house building rates on site to 600 homes a year and pump £70m into the… Continue Reading →

NewRiver Retail Limited has been given the go-ahead for a £65m redevelopment of the Martlets Shopping Centre in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. Construction is scheduled to start early next year after the planning green light from Mid Sussex District Council…. Continue Reading →

Robots are being used by a growing number of housing associations to apply insulation foam to the underside of floorboards in domestic homes. The Q-Bot machine makes retrofitting of older homes cost effective. Up to a quarter of total heat… Continue Reading →

BTP Architects has been appointed to restore the landmark Pankhurst Centre in Manchester. Subject to successful fundraising, the £2.6m project will see a complete refurbishment of the site which is the former home of suffragette, Emmeline Pankhurst. Following a design… Continue Reading →