£30m extra to insulate Scottish homes

The Scottish Government’s Home Energy Efficiency Programme Scotland (HEEPS) has  announced £30 million of funding to help householders make their homes more energy efficient. Individual householders can apply for an
Posted on April 4, 2017

Asbestos scare during refurb work

Two companies have been fined after unsafe asbestos work was carried out on a property in Leatherhead, Surrey. Staines Magistrates’ Court heard how Kingsley Asbestos Services Limited (KAS), although a
Posted on April 4, 2017

Mayfair façade to be rebuilt brick by brick

Developer Lodha UK has appointed Mace to build its new Mayfair development at No. 1 Grosvenor Square. Mace will be main contractor on the £140m scheme under a design and
Posted on April 4, 2017

NFRC launches strategy to support UK roofing skills post Brexit

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) – the UK’s largest roofing trade association – has unveiled an ambitious four-year Workforce Development Strategy that is designed to elevate standards and
Posted on March 31, 2017

Green light for £31m Greenwich creative quarter

Plans for a new creative district on the site of the former Royal Arsenal munitions factory at Woolwich in South East London have been approved. Greenwich Council has agreed to invest £31m to bring
Posted on March 31, 2017

ECA backs Parliamentary apprenticeships

A new parliamentary committee report on skills, which urges the government to ‘prioritise’ getting young people to take up apprenticeships in industry sectors with skills shortages, such as electrotechnical, has
Posted on March 31, 2017

Successful topping out event for new 237-bed purpose-built student accommodation development

Crosslane Student Developments, part of the Crosslane Group, celebrated the topping out event of The Old Printworks development at 20 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh, on 29 March 2017. The ceremony was
Posted on March 31, 2017

Historic art gallery brought into the 21st century with help from Pilkington structural glass

When adding a modern extension to a beloved historic building, creating a sensitive link between the two is an important consideration. This was one of the challenges that the architects
Posted on March 31, 2017

Turner & Townsend plays key role in delivery of London’s new design museum

Global professional services consultancy Turner & Townsend has cost managed the conversion of the former Commonwealth Institute building into London’s new Design Museum which opens to the public on 24
Posted on March 31, 2017

Washroom Washroom secures trio of multi-million pound contracts

Leading commercial washroom designer and manufacturer, Washroom Washroom, has secured three major new contracts for some of London’s newest office developments. Washroom Washroom will start working alongside McLaren Construction on
Posted on March 29, 2017