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£49m facelift for Bristol music hall
Bristol Music Trust has unveiled ambitious plans for the £49m revamp of the city’s Colston Hall into a world-class music hub. The refurbishment plan has been launched as part of
Major refurb for City office block
Legal & General has started a comprehensive refurbishment of Senator House on Queen Victoria Street in the City of London. Works are now underway by Graham Construction to deliver 111,000
Race starts for £650m Parliament revamp
The Government has started the search for up to five contractors to tender for the £650m Northern Estate Programme to upgrade MPs offices. The project is likely to take three to four
South West fit out contractor celebrates £56m turnover in 40th year
Leading specialist contractor, County Contractors, who carry out major refurbishments for companies such as Boots the Chemist, Hilton, Marriott and Sheraton hotels, are celebrating their 40th year in business with
UK construction growth driven by infrastructure investment
Construction output is expected to grow by 0.8% in 2017, 0.7% in 2018 and 2.2% in 2019 according to the latest forecasts by the Construction Products Association (CPA). Whilst the
St Paul’s Cathedral launches urgent appeal to keep bells ringing
The bells of St Paul’s Cathedral need urgent repairs costing an estimated £360,000 to stop them from falling silent or even dropping from the supports holding them in place. An
Housing White Paper – any material difference?
Launching the Housing White Paper on Tuesday (7 February), Homes and Communities Secretary Sajid Javid focuses attention on the need to build more. ‘we need radical lasting reform’. We do.
Latest Construction figures show rise in output
NEW CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT FIGURES SHOW STRONG RISE IN OUTPUT BUT INDUSTRY STILL SCEPTICAL OF HOUSING TARGETS BEING MET: LEADING PROPERTY CONSULTANTS COMMENT Commenting on the new construction output figures published
Newcastle’s first rental flats skyscraper approved
Newcastle City Council has waved through plans to build a 26-storey private rented flats tower in the city centre. The scheme from Surrey-based Stonegate Developments, owned by directors of Citygrove, will see the
£100m Maidstone residential scheme approved
Developer U+I has gained planning for 310 new homes on a disused former paper mill site marking a gateway to Maidstone town centre. The planned buildings will vary in height from 8-18 storeys. They have



















