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SFS – Fastening solutions in the building envelope

SFS is a global market leader for mechanical fastening systems and precision formed components for the building envelope.

Revolutionary rainscreen retention solution AlphaCore® and NVELOPE® proves less is more

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.

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HS2 commence permanent works on its ‘superhub’ Old Oak Common

Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps has given the ‘thumbs up’ for work to begin on the biggest newly built railway station in the UK, the Old Oak Common.

Wates reappointed to Network Homes maintenance contract

Wates Living Space has been reappointed by Network Homes to continue the maintenance of the housing association’s 14,000 properties for a further five years.

TfL confirms 5G mobile coverage across tube network

Customers on London Underground will be able to access full mobile connectivity and internet access within every station and tunnel, the Mayor of London has today (22 June) announced.

RED to deliver new independent hotel in Shoreditch

RED Construction has been appointed by Lore Group to restore the former Ace Hotel London Shoreditch into a new independent hotel.

Go-ahead for 244 new homes in Collyhurst Village

Manchester City Council and FEC has received planning approval for the first phase of its Collyhurst regeneration plans – part of Manchester’s £4bn Victoria North project.

GMI bags £30m build to rent scheme in Derby

Contractor GMI Construction has secured a £30m contract to deliver a 259-unit build to rent apartment block in Derby city centre.

Ardmore wins contract to restore Old War Office site

Ardmore has secured the contract to restore and transform the iconic Old War Office site in Whitehall.

HS2’s Chiltern tunnel chalk grassland project gains approval

HS2 has gained approval for a scheme that will use material excavated from the Chiltern tunnels to create 127 hectares of new chalk grassland and wetland habitats around the tunnel’s south portal.

North west logistics scheme gets the green light

Symmetry Park Wigan, a strategic logistics scheme on Junction 25 of the M6, has been given the green light.

IHP to deliver £50m mental health facility for young people

Integrated Health Projects (IHP), the VINCI Construction UK and Sir Robert McAlpine joint venture has been appointed to deliver a new Children and Young Persons (CYP) Mental Healthcare facility for the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM).

nmcn agrees refinancing deal with new investors

nmcn has agreed a refinancing deal worth up to £29m, which will see the company hand over a controlling stake to new investors Svella Plc.

HS2 opens Chipping Warden relief road

HS2 has opened a new relief road around the village of Chipping Warden in Northamptonshire, allowing construction vehicles and other through traffic to avoid the centre of the village and the local primary school.

Kier hands over new campus at Salvatorian College

Kier has successfully completed the new campus at Salvatorian College in Harrow, the transformation of the school’s estate is part of the Department for Education’s Priority Schools Building programme.

L&G agrees £350m investment in Bristol Temple Island

Legal & General has agreed terms with Bristol City Council to invest £350m into Bristol Temple Island to transform the vacant site into a new urban quarter.

Caddick completes trio of schemes for Chancerygate

Caddick Construction has completed three industrial and retail projects, including the £10m Novus warehouse and distribution facility at Parkgate Industrial Estate in Knutsford on behalf of client Chancerygate Ltd.

£19.7m Carlisle town deal projects revealed

Projects that will benefit from £19.7m Government funding, as part of Carlisle’s Town Deal plan, have been unveiled.

£7.5m Swansea railway refurbishment complete

Swansea railway station has been given a transformation after Network Rail and Transport for Wales came together to deliver key improvements.

Plans in for £135m Wigan shopping centre redevelopment

Cityheart and BCEGI have submitted a hybrid planning application for the £135m redevelopment of the Galleries Shopping Centre in Wigan.

Wates gets the go-ahead for new homes in Romford

Proposals for 1,380 new homes at Waterloo and Queen Street in Romford have been approved by Havering Council’s Strategic Planning Committee.

Graham secures £13m Southwark student accommodation contract

Graham has been awarded a contract by Student Urban Living Bermondsey to build a new £13m student accommodation block in Bermondsey Spa Gardens, Southwark.

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