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Site Protection from Fire
Lovell has specified WES+ wireless fire alarm system from Ramtech Electronics for the redevelopment of a former gravel pit and landfill site at Lymington Fields, Dagenham. The development is a
Building services firms still in bullish mood
Over eight in 10 electrical and building services contractors said turnover increased or stayed the same during the third quarter of 2016. ECA CEO Steve Bratt said the sector could
Olympic Park boss resigns amid soaring stadium costs row
The chairman of the London Legacy Development Corporation has resigned amid a growing row over the soaring cost of converting the Olympic Stadium into a home for West Ham United.
Councils paid out £12 million in lost planning appeals
Local authorities paid out close to £12 million in lost planning appeals between 2010 and 2016, new research has revealed. Property consultancy Daniel Watney LLP sent out Freedom of Information
Plans to build a £160m mixed-use development in Durham have got the planning thumbs up from the local council
A development consortium of Carillion, Arlington Real Estate and Richardsons Capital aims to deliver 400 new riverside properties and 150,000 sq ft of office space, also featuring an Everyman Cinema
Carillion JV wins £1.1bn contract to re-base troops
A joint venture between Carillion and US engineering giant KBR has won a £1.1bn construction and facilities management contract to re-base troops returning from Germany by 2019. Their Aspire Defence Capital
Funding agreed for £350m Welsh ‘Super Hospital’
The Welsh Government has confirmed funding to build a super hospital on the site of the former Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital outside Cwmbran. Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has given the green light for
Regen green light for Basildon
Swan Housing Association has received a resolution to grant planning approval for its hybrid planning application for the remaining phases of its major regeneration of the Craylands Estate in Basildon,
Old sorting office to become school
Work has started on the adaptation of the derelict Royal Mail sorting office on Barrack Road in Northampton, turning it into an innovative and contemporary school. The Northampton International Academy
Wates wins repair deals worth £13m
Social housing maintenance provider Wates Living Space has been awarded two responsive repairs and minor improvement contracts by Family Mosaic worth a total of £13.2m. The two contracts will run
