With three key projects under the spotlight, we hear more about Spantherm – the innovative insulated precast concrete ground-floor system that is being adopted by a growing number of housebuilders and developers.
Developer Hammerson has been granted resolution on its outline planning application for a 7.5-acre mixed-use masterplan for Martineau Galleries in Birmingham.
Britain’s mid-sized cities can play a key role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing the economy, from the housing crisis and the skills gap to unlocking growth, says Cllr John Merry CBE, chair of Key Cities and deputy city mayor of Salford.
Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital’s proposed £165m Soho Wharf scheme at Soho Loop was given the go-ahead by Birmingham City Council’s planning chiefs.
Bangor Marine the JV between Karl Group and Farrans has submitted a planning application for the £50m regeneration project at Queen’s Parade, Bangor.
Well-designed, high-quality homes and tree-lined streets should be the 'norm – not the exception', according to a report by the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission.
A new building to facilitate the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) ongoing climate related research in Antarctica breaks ground today (30 January) at their largest facility, Rothera Research Station.
£1bn in new loans will be paid to help small and medium-sized housebuilders deliver much-needed housing across the UK, housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced.
Facilities management (FM) company, Salisbury Group, has been awarded a major contract with the University of London to provide hard FM services to academic and residential buildings across the estate.
William Tonkinson, managing director of education furniture and fitout specialist Deanestor, looks at how furniture for schools is evolving to reflect the pace of social and technological change.
Delivered by Solum, a joint venture between Network Rail and Kier Property, the new Twickenham station is the first phase of the wider Twickenham Gateway project.
The new private members’ Bill introduced by Lord Mendelsohn, which contains a number of measures aimed at tackling late payments in construction, has been welcomed by trade bodies BESA and ECA.
Kier has won a multi-million pound Openreach Network Services Agreement (ONSA) contract to carry out network delivery works across Hampshire and Berkshire.
In the wake of the general election result, the UK looks firmly on course to leave the European Union. Karen Holden, an awarding-winning solicitor and founder of A City Law Firm, looks at the implications of Brexit on commercial contracts.
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