New £30m look for art gallery

McLaughlin and Harvey has been handed the keys to start a £30m redevelopment of Aberdeen Art Gallery. The project involves new educational facilities and a revamp of Cowdray Hall to
Posted on July 20, 2015

Keepmoat lands £23m trio of housing deals

North East contracts worth £23m have been secured with County Durham Housing Group.  The group’s three landlords will all benefit from the programme which includes a £17.5m contract with East
Posted on July 15, 2015

McAvoy looking for London subcontractors

Offsite construction specialist looking for new subcontractors across London and South West.  The firm has a full pipeline of work for the rest of this year and 2016 and is
Posted on July 14, 2015

Leeds Uni wants firms for £14m Refurb

The University of Leeds starts race to find contractor for £14m refurbishment of its student union building. The Leeds University Union is a five-storey 11,000m2 building. It is in the
Posted on July 13, 2015

New look for Tower Bridge lifts

Apex Lifts awarded tender to refurbish the North and South tower passenger lifts at Tower Bridge, and replace vital equipment in the Waterloo Block at the Tower of London. The
Posted on July 13, 2015

Carillion to restore listed Leeds building

Carillion selected by Leeds City Council as preferred bidder for restoration and regeneration of the Engine House, a Grade II Listed building at the heart of Holbeck Urban Village. The
Posted on July 13, 2015
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Gas blunder during house refurb

Suffolk builder fined after carrying out illegal and dangerous gas & electrical work at a home in Ringshall. David Liptrott, 54, from Stonham, near Stowmarket, was hired to extend a
Posted on July 13, 2015

Death knell for zero-carbon homes

Green construction campaigners left reeling as Government dumps zero-carbon targets.  Chancellor George Osborne’s “Fixing the Foundations” report confirmed that zero-carbon building policy is being dropped along with targets for homes
Posted on July 13, 2015

£100m fund for office conversions

Secure Trust Bank has launch a £100m Property Conversion Fund dedicated to boost the levels of commercial to residential refurbishment. The AIM-listed challenger bank has made the announcement on the
Posted on July 13, 2015

CIOB responds to Summer Budget

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) provides its reaction to today’s Budget, Chancellor George Osborne  first budget under a majority Conservative government. With the Chancellor’s fiscal priorities laid bare in
Posted on July 8, 2015