Three blocks of flats, containing 270 homes, in Glasgow have been given a new lease of life thanks to a unique Structural External Wall Insulation (SEWI) system from housing specialists Structherm. The trio of 16 storey high rise buildings, West… Continue Reading →

Government plans to fund the restoration of 18th Century Tadcaster Bridge to the tune of £3.3m are being blocked by Samuel Smiths Brewery, who described the plans as “a waste of public money”.  Samuel Smiths owns the land that is… Continue Reading →

A charitable trust and a contractor it employed has been fined for safety failings after disturbing asbestos and continuing to work in a building. The Williamson Trust is responsible for the running of a school academy where Mark Tucker was… Continue Reading →

Nottingham construction firm DL Rhodes & Son has won a £6m deal to transform one of Derby’s biggest office blocks into 156 new apartments. St Peter’s House, a large eight-story office block building on Gower Street, will be converted over the next 18… Continue Reading →

Sheffield University’s plan to linked its two oldest buildings with a four-storey high glass atrium have been given the nod by city planners. The Four-storey atrium space will house laboratories, offices and a café.  The dramatic undulating glass roof structure will create… Continue Reading →

The Prime Minister is launching a crusade to bulldoze and rebuild the country’s worst sink estates.  David Cameron has set out plans to target Britain’s worst housing estates in a regeneration programme that will receive £140m to drive projects forward to… Continue Reading →

Joint developers Hill Street Holdings and Bloombridge have gained planning for Oxford Technology Park on the northern outskirts of the city.  The £90m scheme at Langford Lane has been designed by architect UMC to create 430,000 sq ft of research and… Continue Reading →

Kingspan Insulation has published its latest Sustainability & Responsibility Report, highlighting a year of continued growth and sustainable development. The report highlights the continued work towards Net Zero Energy across all Kingspan Insulation sites. A range of energy saving measures… Continue Reading →