Gas risk after renovation work

A housing association has been prosecuted after allowing renovations to take place that put residents at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Dumfries Sheriff Court heard that Dumfries & Galloway Housing
Posted on January 3, 2017

Green light for Grade II school refurb

Planning permission has been granted for Bromley Hall School in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in order to meet the Borough’s growing demand for primary school places. The proposal
Posted on January 3, 2017

Estate manager fined after fatal lift fall

A property management company has been fined after a resident of Marsden House in Bolton died after falling down a lift shaft. Bolton Crown Court heard how 29 year old Craig Jones and a friend were trapped
Posted on January 3, 2017

14 new Garden Villages to be created

The garden villages have the potential to deliver more than 48,000 homes.  The first ever garden villages, which have the potential to deliver more than 48,000 homes across England, have
Posted on January 3, 2017

Just Housing Group Set to Reduce the Demand for Repairs with New Innovative Approach

One of the UK’s leading housing and support consultancies has launched a completely new approach to reducing demand for repairs – one of the biggest expenditures faced by social housing
Posted on December 20, 2016

Firestone is TPO of the class at Wigston Academy

Firestone’s warm roof system has been specified for Wigston Academy in Leicestershire as part of a two year campus improvement programme by Wigston Academies Trust. Firestone’s technical team worked closely
Posted on December 20, 2016

Kickstart scheme wins at the construction investing in talent awards 2016

An innovative training scheme aimed at solving the skills shortage and getting hard to reach candidates into the construction industry has been recognised as the trade’s best learning and development
Posted on December 21, 2016
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Construction skills shortages to worsen in 2017

Skills shortages across the construction industry are set to worsen in 2017 as workload and productivity rises, according to One Way. An analysis by the specialist construction and rail recruiter
Posted on December 20, 2016

Spurs Stadium Regeneration update

The London Borough of Haringey Planning Sub-Committee has resolved to grant an application for the development of the ‘Paxton Building’, which will support the operations of the new stadium. The
Posted on December 21, 2016

Keepmoat appointed to build £50m mixed-tenure high end development in Maida Vale

Following planning permission for the construction of 195 luxury homes in Maida Vale, City of Westminster, Keepmoat, the top 10 housebuilding and construction company, has been appointed by Latimer, part
Posted on December 20, 2016