Asbestos blunder during school refurb

A charitable trust and a contractor it employed has been fined for safety failings after disturbing asbestos and continuing to work in a building. The Williamson Trust is responsible for
Posted on January 13, 2016

Rhodes wins offices-to-flats conversion

Nottingham construction firm DL Rhodes & Son has won a £6m deal to transform one of Derby’s biggest office blocks into 156 new apartments. St Peter’s House, a large eight-story office block building
Posted on January 12, 2016

New look for Sheffield Uni’s oldest buildings

Sheffield University’s plan to linked its two oldest buildings with a four-storey high glass atrium have been given the nod by city planners. The Four-storey atrium space will house laboratories, offices and
Posted on January 12, 2016

£140m plan to transform sink estates

The Prime Minister is launching a crusade to bulldoze and rebuild the country’s worst sink estates.  David Cameron has set out plans to target Britain’s worst housing estates in a
Posted on January 12, 2016

Green light for £90m Oxford technology park

Joint developers Hill Street Holdings and Bloombridge have gained planning for Oxford Technology Park on the northern outskirts of the city.  The £90m scheme at Langford Lane has been designed by
Posted on January 6, 2016

Kingspan cuts energy waste

Kingspan Insulation has published its latest Sustainability & Responsibility Report, highlighting a year of continued growth and sustainable development. The report highlights the continued work towards Net Zero Energy across
Posted on January 5, 2016

Major refurb for Grimsby hospital

A multi-million pound plan to refurbish the operating theatres at Grimsby hospital is set to get underway this month. The £1.9million project will see the refurbishment of two theatres, as
Posted on January 5, 2016

Winner for £210m Croydon repair deal

Mulalley has won a £210m deal as sole provider to undertake all planned maintenance and general improvement building works for Croydon Council for up to 14 years. The contractor will
Posted on January 5, 2016

Jobs go as door giant falls into administration

More than 400 jobs have been lost at door and architectural ironmongery specialist Leaderflush Shapland as the parent company Laidlaw Interiors fell into administration before Christmas. A deal was struck
Posted on January 5, 2016

Workers found sleeping on refurb site, Contractor prosecuted

A contractor converting an eight storey former Ford office block into 384 flats has been prosecuted after 48 workers were found sleeping on the site. The HSE was originally contacted
Posted on January 5, 2016