Posted: 13th December, 2019
The construction and fitting-out company Gilbert-Ash Construction have been contracted by Trinity College, a constituent of the University of Oxford, to carry out the construction of a new £17M mixed-use building. The Trinity College development will consist of 45 new ensuite study bedrooms, five dedicated teaching rooms, three multi-purpose areas for music practice, further teaching... Read More
Posted: 13th December, 2019
Work is scheduled to commence on a mixed-use cinema development on Marketfield Way in Redhill, Surrey, this month as part of a flagship development by the Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. The Redhill cinema development will be carried out by the contractor company Vinci Construction UK following appointment by the local council, with preparatory stripping... Read More
Posted: 13th December, 2019
While carrying out works on their latest project to expand the London City Airport, the construction and property development company BAM Nuttall have employed the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the durability of various different kinds of concrete. In carrying out these concrete strength tests, BAM Nuttall collaborated with the technology company Converge... Read More
Posted: 13th December, 2019
The construction and property development company ISG have been appointed to build a premium student accommodation building in Sheffield on behalf of the student housing company Fusion Students, after recently being appointed to a similar project this year in Swansea. The Fusion Students development in Sheffield will be delivered at a cost of £46.5M whereas... Read More
Posted: 12th December, 2019
The construction and property development company ISG have now completed a hybrid steel and concrete frame structure for a mixed-used development on the corner of Princes Street and Rose Street in Edinburgh. The Princes and Rose Street development is worth a total sum of £20M and will include a 136 room Premier Inn, two new... Read More
Posted: 12th December, 2019
The construction and property development company Kier have reached a milestone in their development of the Everards Brewery in Leicester following the installation of brewery vessels through airlifting. In carrying out this essential process on behalf of their client, Everards, Kier employed the use of cranes to lift 16 brewery vessels into place, with the... Read More
Posted: 12th December, 2019
The construction and property development company BAM Construction have completed the construction of the new Paradise office development on Cornwall Street in Birmingham, now handing the property over to the scheduled occupiers PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The Paradise building overlooks the Birmingham Town Hall, Victorian Council House, and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, covering seven-storeys and... Read More
Posted: 11th December, 2019
The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Project has launched a £1.2M fundraiser to secure planning permission in perpetuity as the project risks being abandoned once the Development Consent Order (DCO) it was awarded in June 2015 expires in June 2020. The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon would be capable of producing 25GW of energy and would be... Read More
Posted: 11th December, 2019
The construction and property development company Wates has become the first organisation within the built environment sector to appoint an independent social enterprise, named Planet First Energy (PFE), to assist them with reducing the amount of carbon emissions they produce. Planet First Energy will assist Wates with reducing their carbon footprint through the procurement of... Read More
Posted: 11th December, 2019
The contractor and property development company ISG have begun the redevelopment of an office block named Alexandra House on Southcombe Walk in Hulme, South Manchester, on behalf of the Manchester City Council. The Alexandra House redevelopment has cost a total figure of £10.2M and will take a keen focus upon improving the eight-storey building’s energy... Read More
