SFS Group Fastening Technology and Kingspan Insulation have pooled their respective expertise in rainscreen cladding support systems and insulation materials to launch an optimum performance solution offering A2-s1, d0 reaction to fire, presenting the potential to optimise envelope design on buildings of any height in the AlphaCore® Pad.
Property Alliance Group and Starwood Capital have unveiled plans for a 27-storey mixed-use scheme at Manchester’s former Renaissance site on Deansgate.
The City of London Corporation has appointed Turner & Townsend to project manage the construction of a purpose-built wholesale market facility in Dagenham Dock and Gardiner & Theobald as cost consultants
Highways England has appointed Costain to build safer, smoother and more reliable journeys through some of the North East’s busiest sections of the A1.
Mace has been appointed by Astrea to deliver a new office development at 38 Berkeley Square, the scheme includes 9,000 sq ft of retail use on the ground and lower floors.
Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Telford & Wrekin Council to deliver the first phase of the town’s Station Quarter project, a regeneration project made possible after the council secured £22.3m from the Government’s Towns Fund.
Redsun Projects has appointed Triton Construction as main contractor to deliver Knowsley Hub, a new 50,000 sq ft trade counter scheme on Knowsley Industrial Estate in Merseyside.
Whilst trade agreements have wreaked havoc on getting construction supplies to project sites globally, large projects closer to home in the UK have caused even more commodification once supplies are available.
We are all well versed in materials shortages, the skills gap, achieving net zero goals, and the need for more diverse housing solutions to meet the current demand. Finding solutions that combat more than one of these problems is becoming more important than ever before.
Preparatory work for a £10.9m Oxford City Council housing development has unearthed glimpses into Oxford’s past – Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) and Willmott Dixon expect to start work next month on building 36 flats in the city centre.
Four key planning applications have been agreed by Manchester’s planning committee as a part of the next phase of regeneration in Ancoats & News Islington.
Marking the first anniversary of NHBC Accepts, the service has now accepted a range of products and systems, which over the course of the year have helped in the delivery of more than 5,000 innovative new homes across the UK.
Assent delivers building control solutions on over 30,000 projects annually; our growing network of 60+ offices means that we are always within one hour of a site anywhere in England and Wales.
Assent and subsidiary company Xact offer a variety of building control and fire safety resources, from training and qualifications to apprenticeships and more.
