Property developer and the firm it contracted to erect scaffolding fined for safety breaches.  Chart Forte Court (West Ealing) Limited (CFC) was the client for the refurbishment of a building into a hotel. They contracted LS Scaffolders to erect the… Continue Reading →

Willmott Dixon Interiors wins £20m contract to prepare for London’s Design Museum move to its new home at the former Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington High Street. The year-long project will see the Grade II listed building converted into a… Continue Reading →

Specialist contractor Prater to deliver roofing works at London’s iconic Selfridges department store on Oxford Street. The project to refurbish select areas of the 400m2 roof are due to commence this month. The £800,000 programme will see the north and… Continue Reading →

The building division of North Midland Construction has been awarded a £15.25m contract by Victoria Hall Management Ltd to design and build 387 new student residences at Allen House in Leicester city centre. The project is being funded by the… Continue Reading →

Willmott Dixon has won its fourth office refit for developer Low Carbon Workplace which specialises in turning old London offices into energy efficient work places. Low Carbon Workplace is a partnership between the Carbon Trust, fund manager Columbia Threadneedle Investments… Continue Reading →

R G Carter has won the two-year contact to refurbish and extend the University Arms Hotel in Cambridge. McLaren Construction was originally lined-up for the £25m job. A hotel spokesman said that “no terms were agreed” with McLaren. But it… Continue Reading →

Two construction bosses and a pair of Edinburgh City Council officials have been jailed for a total of more than 13 years for bribery and corruption surrounding the award of maintenance contracts. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how the contractors bribed… Continue Reading →

Developer intu has got the thumbs up for a £150m transformation of the Broadmarsh shopping centre in Nottingham.  Construction work could now start on site as early as the first half of 2016 for completion by the end of 2018…. Continue Reading →