Focus Consultants dives into leisure centre

East Midlands-based Focus Consultants appointed to project manage a £3m scheme to refurbish and extend a leisure centre. Work is due to get underway this summer on the development at
Posted on July 7, 2015

Knauf helps with house of the future

Knauf Insulation products helps turn the Wienerberger e4 brick house concept into a reality at the BRE Innovation Park. With the aim of creating an archetype for the future of
Posted on July 6, 2015

Carpenter loses finger on refurb job

A contractor has been fined for serious safety failings after a teenage carpenter was injured when his fingers were cut in the moving parts of a flip-over saw. George Warren
Posted on July 6, 2015

London fit-out for insurance giant

ISG secures keynote fit out in London for Switzerland’s largest insurer Zurich Insurance.  The company will create a new London base for Zurich Insurance at the 70 Mark Lane development, in
Posted on July 6, 2015

£24m revamp for Thames Valley office

ISG has landed a complex £24m office upgrade and extension project at ‘The Bower’ at Stockley Park near Heathrow. It will transform the existing three-storey property into one of the
Posted on July 6, 2015

Court rules on refurb roof fall

Construction company fined after a worker fell through a roof onto a concrete floor below.  Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how Barski Developments Limited had been contracted to refurbish a number
Posted on July 6, 2015

Ecobuild unveils new plans for 2016

Ecobuild has unveiled exciting new plans to take it into the next phase of business growth and reinforce the brand’s position at the centre of the UK building industry for
Posted on July 1, 2015

UK Construction Week taps leaders for advice

An influential panel of industry figures to sit on Construction Week advisory panel.  The panel met for the first time this month to discuss industry issues and help shape the
Posted on June 30, 2015

Battersea Power Station chimney rises again

Battersea Power Station Development Company is pleased to announce that the first of the four chimneys has risen again in line with the rebuild programme. The first publically visible sections
Posted on June 30, 2015

Queen facing £150m refurb bill

The Queen may need to relocate from Buckingham Palace while refurbishment work carried out, according to royal sources. The historic building is in need of an estimated £150m overhaul and
Posted on June 29, 2015