Wigan wants firms for £50m school repairs

Wigan Council is renewing its panel of builders to deliver a backlog of schools repairs and new buildings. The council expects to spend around £50m over the next four years to 2021.
Posted on December 6, 2016

Deloitte appoints Overbury to help HQ redevelopment achieve double certification

National fit out and refurbishment specialist Overbury has been contracted to build and advise on the redevelopment of Deloitte’s UK headquarters, one of the first projects in the UK to
Posted on December 2, 2016

Nottingham claims country’s best new social housing scheme

Palmer Court in Lenton has been named the best new social housing development in the country at this year’s LABC Building Excellence Awards. Nottingham City Homes and Nottingham City Council’s
Posted on December 6, 2016

SimpsonHaugh and Partners has completed a £28million landmark housing development for South Kilburn in north-west London.

Queen’s Park Place provides 144 ‘tenure-blind’ homes in a 16,000sqm scheme of three buildings for Bouygues Development and Londonewcastle. A key project in the South Kilburn Regeneration Area, the high
Posted on December 2, 2016

Bristol Uni plans £300m campus in Temple Quarter

The University of Bristol has unveiled plans for a £300m new campus project to sit at the heart of the city’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. The derelict site of the
Posted on November 30, 2016

St Albans Cathedral receives praise for its restoration work


St Albans Cathedral has received the St Albans Civic Society’s Trevelyan Prize Commendation 2016 for the cleaning and restoration of the Cathedral’s west front at a special ceremony on 11th October. 
Posted on December 2, 2016

ISG set for £60m Westminster City Hall revamp

ISG is understood to be a front runner in the race to secure Westminster City Council’s £60m project to refurbish its City Hall building in London. Council chiefs are pressing
Posted on November 30, 2016

Unique Dorset apartments receive Novus refurb

San Remo Towers in Boscombe has been restored to its post-war glory after Novus Property Solutions carried out a programme of external render repairs and decorations. The Grade II listed
Posted on November 30, 2016
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UK University income grows by £2bn in one year, reaching a record £30bn

Universities increase turnover via efficiency effectiveness agenda and business driven developments KEY STATS –          University sector maintenance costs amount to £2bn a year –          Capital expenditure reaches a record high
Posted on November 29, 2016

Gleeds appointed to University of Leicester’s Estate Management Framework

International property and construction consultancy, Gleeds, has been awarded a place on the University of Leicester Estates Design Team Consultancy Services Framework providing cost management services. The three year framework
Posted on November 29, 2016