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£62.6 billion increase in spend on projects in the UK Government construction pipeline
Analysis by KPMG has revealed a £62.6bn jump in the value of the UK Government construction pipeline since August 2015, reflecting inclusion in the pipeline of the full cost of
Parklane Properties set to expand luxury student accommodation brand IconInc with £19m development
Luxury student accommodation provider, IconInc, has announced it is set to build its second development, The Glassworks on Cardigan Road in Leeds. Launched by Parklane Group, Sunday Times Lettings Agency
Gleeds and Make Architects appointed to new £15 million University of Nottingham development
International management and construction consultancy, Gleeds, and award-winning architectural practice, Make have been appointed as project manager and project architect respectively on the development of a new £15 million teaching
Refurb for famous Scottish school
One of Scotland’s most famous schools is looking forward to opening a brand new boarding house after commissioning an extensive refurbishment and extension of an unused building. Gordonstoun, in Elgin,
More maintenance woes at Lakehouse
Lakehouse issued another profit warning to the City on Tuesday morning as the scale of the ongoing challenges facing the Essex contractor were highlighted in its interim results. The firm
De Niro plans London hotel refurbishment
Hollywood star Robert De Niro has unveiled plans to build an 83-room hotel in London’s Covent Garden. Facades will be retained although building heights will be raised with the addition of
Client stops unsafe roof repair work – Fine issued
A Cambridgeshire based roofing contractor has been fined for safety failings which put three workers at risk. Stevenage Magistrates’ Court heard Kerry Parmenter, was contracted to carry out roof work
Peabody major player in £1.5bn estate refurbishment
Housing association Peabody has submitted plans to invest £500m towards the £1.5bn cost of the transformation of part of the South Thamesmead estate, used as a backdrop for Stanley Kubrick’s classic film A Clockwork Orange.
Australian casino operator starts £400m refurb and development project
Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group announced today plans for a huge expansion to the Jupiters Hotel & Casino complex on the Gold Coast, along with its already under-way
Commercial construction market bucks trend
Darren Walker, bid proposal director at integrated property services group Styles&Wood, comments on the latest construction output figures from the Office of National Statistics: “The latest data from the ONS
















