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Chapman Taylor behind the first volumetric modular hotel to be completed in Manchester.
Chapman Taylor’s new 220 bedroom Holiday Inn Express, built off-site from purpose built steel shipping containers, has been completed at Manchester’s Trafford City. It is the first hotel in the
WES+ On guard duty at Great Scotland Yard
WES+ fire alarm system is protecting the original Scotland Yard police station in London whilst it is turned into a five-star luxury hotel by Galliard Homes. The historic building served
Safety experts to meet Government to discuss fire regulations post-Grenfell Tower
Leading safety bodies are set to meet ministers for talks on the UK’s building and fire regulations in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster, the House of Lords heard
Rising construction costs spark growth in UK office refurbishment
Savills’ World Research spotlight on Office Refurbishments in UK Regional Cities Summer 2017 reveals that rising construction costs, along with build cost inflation, is causing developers to switch their attention
£2.2M redevelopment of historic Lincoln University unveiled
CONTEMPORARY design and flexible teaching spaces are at the heart of Bishop Grosseteste University’s £2.2m redevelopment, which has now completed on site. Delivered by Lincoln-based architects LK2 and local construction
Plessey provides lighting to BRE Biophilic design project
Plessey have announced that they are a core partner in the world’s first biophilic design project. The ‘Biophilic Office’ is a ground breaking office-refurbishment project being run by BRE, the
Major project delivers new roof for Aldershot Catholic Cathedral
A major re-roofing project to preserve one of Aldershot’s most iconic buildings gets underway this week. The existing roof of St Michael’s & St George’s – the Roman Catholic Cathedral
Morgan Sindall bags Ayr riverside revamp
Morgan Sindall has secured the first major project to kick-start the regeneration of an historic part of Ayr town centre in Scotland. South Ayrshire Council has appointed the firm to
Work to start on £8.5m theatre revamp
Willmott Dixon will transform another cultural landmark after being appointed for a £8.5 million project to enlarge and modernise the 1960s built Octagon Theatre in Bolton. The company’s refurbishment specialists
Site deaths fall to record low
The number of construction fatalities has fallen to the lowest number on record. Latest provisional figures from the Health and Safety Executive show 30 construction workers were killed between April
