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Scaffold safety blunders on hotel refurb
Property developer and the firm it contracted to erect scaffolding fined for safety breaches. Chart Forte Court (West Ealing) Limited (CFC) was the client for the refurbishment of a building
£20m fit-out for Design Museum
Willmott Dixon Interiors wins £20m contract to prepare for London’s Design Museum move to its new home at the former Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington High Street. The year-long project
Revamped roof for Selfridges
Specialist contractor Prater to deliver roofing works at London’s iconic Selfridges department store on Oxford Street. The project to refurbish select areas of the 400m2 roof are due to commence
£15m student refurb for Leicester
The building division of North Midland Construction has been awarded a £15.25m contract by Victoria Hall Management Ltd to design and build 387 new student residences at Allen House in
Green office refits gather pace
Willmott Dixon has won its fourth office refit for developer Low Carbon Workplace which specialises in turning old London offices into energy efficient work places. Low Carbon Workplace is a
Builder swop on £25m hotel refurb
R G Carter has won the two-year contact to refurbish and extend the University Arms Hotel in Cambridge. McLaren Construction was originally lined-up for the £25m job. A hotel spokesman
Jail for council repair bribes
Two construction bosses and a pair of Edinburgh City Council officials have been jailed for a total of more than 13 years for bribery and corruption surrounding the award of
Green light for £150m Nottingham revamp
Developer intu has got the thumbs up for a £150m transformation of the Broadmarsh shopping centre in Nottingham. Construction work could now start on site as early as the first
Refurb pays off for Styles & Wood
Styles & Wood is back in the black following a challenging few years. The fit out and refurbishment specialist contractor has posted a pre-tax profit of £600,000 for the year
Olympic stadium refurb cost hits £272m
The cost of converting the Olympic Stadium in Stratford has soared to £272m. The final bill was confirmed by the London Legacy Development Corporation as Balfour Beatty continues with its
