Regen for Cambridge airport site

Cambridge major landowner Marshall Group has signed up to a joint venture with house builder Hill to deliver 450 homes around the city’s airport. The new development, Wing, will sit on
Posted on July 4, 2017

Police to quiz 60 Grenfell refurb firms

A team of 250 detectives investigating the Grenfell Tower tragedy will be looking to question at least 60 firms involved in the building’s refurbishment programme. Lead investigator Detective Chief Superintendent
Posted on July 4, 2017

Nine share £1bn fit-out bonanza

The Government has selected its preferred nine firms to deliver a massive programme of fit-out work on its estate reorganisation programme. The Government Hubs office closure and relocation plan will run over the next seven
Posted on July 4, 2017

Repair workers plan month long strike

Around 170 Mears housing maintenance workers are threatening a month long strike as a long-running pay dispute intensified. Construction union Unite has been in dispute with Mears and joint venture
Posted on July 4, 2017

Tower cladding crisis deepens after Grenfell

The Government’s expert fire advisory panel is now seeking further advice on whether cladding must be stripped from towers where basic fire tests confirm cladding is combustible. The deepening national crisis has
Posted on July 4, 2017

Actis welcomes CCC call for government to act on thermally retrofitting homes

A report published this week stating that the government urgently needs to improve thermally inadequate homes to help it achieve its 2050 energy efficiency targets has been welcomed by insulation
Posted on June 30, 2017

Fire safety with Crittall Fabrications glazed interior partitioning

Architects and designers planning a fire escape route within their buildings can now specify Crittall Fabrications glazed partitions and doorsets. As the use of such glazed partitioning to transform the
Posted on June 30, 2017

Mastic asphalt : The solid foundation for green roofs

While green roofs are playing an increasingly important role in helping our cities adopt to climate change, a solid waterproofing foundation is an absolutely critical element of the build process.
Posted on June 30, 2017

Is enough being done to manage risk, asks asbestos conference

THE UK’s largest asbestos safety management conference for industry professionals will examine current techniques for air sampling and monitoring in the UK and ask whether enough is being done to
Posted on June 30, 2017

Major award for architecture firm’s multi-million pound World Heritage site design

MULTI-MILLION pound attraction Seaton Jurassic has scooped a major architecture award for the best leisure and hospitality project of the year. The flagship centre, designed by Plymouth firm Form Design,
Posted on June 28, 2017