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Small builders bullish despite rising costs
Small construction firms enjoyed rising workloads in the first three months of 2017, despite growing concerns over the cost of labour and materials. According to the Federation of Master Builders latest
£5m facelift for Wakefield shopping centre
The Ridings shopping centre in Wakefield is set for a £5m facelift. Work will be starting in Spring of this year and complete around the same time in 2018. It
Major revamp plan for Mayflower Theatre
Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre is planning £3.9m refurbishment to mark its 90th anniversary next year. The revamp of the Grade II listed auditorium involves a planned closure in the summer of
Historic castle to get £5m overhaul
A grant of almost £5m from the National Lottery is set to open up Hillsborough Castle and its historic gardens. The £4.8m award from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will
Regen to start on former steelworks site
Developer Peel is pressing ahead with plans to redevelop the disused Thames Steel steelworks in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey. John Sisk is in line to manage the job, which will involve the
Safety shambles on roof revamp
Two local roofing contractors have been fined £66,000 each after putting their workers at risk during roof replacement works in Oldham. MKM Fabrications Ltd had been employed as the principal
Refurb plans for Broadgate
Developer British Land has submitted plans for the latest revamp project at its Broadgate development in London’s Square Mile. British Land will increase the retail as part of plans to
New School building at the ‘Heart’ of Sandwell
Almost 200 primary school children have enjoyed their first meal and a tour around their brand new Sacred Heart Primary school in advance of its official opening on April 24.
Lambeth Palace Library & Archive by Wright & Wright secures planning approval
Winning scheme will transform one of Europe’s most significant archives into ‘a Portal of Knowledge’. Wright & Wright Architects’ design for a library and archive building at Lambeth Palace in
Sale of Queen’s building is ‘Catalyst’ for change in Leicester’s cultural quarter
An historic building in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter has been sold for around £1 million – and work has started on site for its £2 million transformation into apartments and a
