Amazon plan in for 330,000 sq ft Buckinghamshire data centreAmazon has submitted plans to build a 330,000 sq ft data centre complex at Iver in Buckinghamshire.
The tech giant wants to demolish all existing buildings at the Ridgeway Distribution Centre and redevelop the site into a high-security, two-storey data facility standing 24m tall.
The scheme will house twin stacked data halls, each 8.5m…
Building owners prosecuted for ignoring fire safety noticeBirmingham City Council has successfully prosecuted a company for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice for fire safety measures.
Freehold Managers (Nominees) Limited -the company responsible for Centenary Plaza on Holliday Street – pleaded guilty to failing to comply with an Improvement Notice and was fined £50,000 at Birmingham…
Higgins bags London Lewisham all-affordable homes jobLondon’s Lewisham Council has named Higgins as main contractor for its 102-home Ladywell Park Gardens scheme.
The 100% affordable development on the site of the former Ladywell Leisure Centre will deliver 47 social rent homes and 55 shared ownership flats across four blocks, alongside new public gardens and play space. Eleven of the homes…
Industry calls for stop-gap stimulus to rescue house buildingThe Construction Products Association has called on the Chancellor to deliver an emergency stimulus to rescue the flagging house building sector in next month’s Autumn Budget.
The industry body warned the government has “no chance” of meeting its housing target without swift action to restore buyer confidence and kick-start…
Enabling work kicks off on £140m Stratford 46 business parkIM Properties has kicked off preparation work on its long-awaited £140m Stratford 46 Business Park on the edge of Stratford-upon-Avon.
The 65-acre mixed-use employment scheme development will provide a flexible mix of logistics, offices, and roadside space.
Initial work has now started on a new roundabout off the A46, with Montel Civ…
£250m Beckton clean-up to pave way for 2,900 new homesBerkeley Group has got the thumbs up to invest £250m into the massive clean-up of the old Beckton gasworks site in East London ahead of building the first tranche of 2,900 homes.
Its St William business has secured full planning from Newham Council for a comprehensive package of enabling and remediation works, which are essential ahead of…
Second Skanska boardroom shake-up in a yearSkanska UK has launched its second boardroom reshuffle in less than a year as infrastructure and HS2 boss Andrew English leaves the business.
English returned to Skanska in March 2024 to lead the infrastructure division and became an executive vice president in the last reshuffle last December.
He is now leaving to pursue another opportunity.
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RED breaks into Birmingham market with first big jobRED Construction Group’s Special Projects arm has bagged an £19m contract from developer V7 to transform Birmingham’s historic 78-90 Colmore Row into high-spec offices.
The scheme marks RED’s first job in Birmingham as the London-based contractor continues its regional push across the Midlands.
Dating back more than a century, the prim…
Government sets 2028 deadline to strip RAAC from all schoolsThe Government has set a firm timetable to remove Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) from every school and college in England, pledging that all children will learn in RAAC-free classrooms ahead of the next general election.
The move marks a full stop for the crumbling concrete crisis, with the Department for Education…
Bear Scotland workers seal 7.25% wage rise after strike threatInverness-based Bear Scotland maintenance workers have secured union recognition and pay rises of up to 7.25% after threatening strike action over low wages.
The breakthrough marks the first time union Unite has formally secured a recognition agreement with the A9 maintenance contractor, which looks after the key trunk route between…