Sample Blog
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
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
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
£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
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
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
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
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
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
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



















