Plans in for £1bn Northern Gateway site in ManchesterAn outline planning application has been submitted for the first phase of Northern Gateway, a major employment-led scheme in Greater Manchester.
The Northern Gateway Development Vehicle – a joint venture between Harworth Group and Russell LDP – is behind the 500-acre project, which will eventually support up to 20,000 jobs.
The initia…
RED wins £31m London Shoreditch student digs jobRED Construction has sealed a £31m deal to revamp a major student accommodation block in Shoreditch on the City of London fringe.
The London arm of the specialist contractor was signed up by Infrastructure Investments following the successful delivery of £1.8m of enabling works by RED’s Special Projects team.
The job will see RED London…
Deconstruct handed £12m Grenfell demolitionThe contractor charged with managing and maintaining the structural integrity of Grenfell tower has been handed the £12.25m job to carefully dismantle the building.
The Government awarded Deconstruct (UK) the deal without competition under a contract variation, citing technical reasons and the risk of delays and higher costs if a new contractor wer…
Comment: Gateway is acting like a barricadeBillions of pounds worth of desperately-needed new homes are being delayed by the Building Safety Regulator displaying a classic case of good intentions but bad execution.
The Grenfell tragedy rightly saw demands for better, safer buildings.
But the resulting new regime for high rise buildings has been drawn-up with no practical consideration for how…
Final phase of £1.5bn Elephant and Castle revamp hits planningBuild-to-rent giant Get Living has submitted revised plans for the final piece of its £1.5bn regeneration jigsaw at Elephant and Castle in London.
Dubbed the West Site, the third and final phase cluster of high rises will replace the old London College of Communication student buildings, which are making way for a new University of…
Ealing backs final phase of £1.3bn estate rebuildThe final phase of the £1.3bn Friary Park estate rebuild in Acton, west London has been given the go-ahead by Ealing Council.
Developer Mount Anvil and housing association Peabody are behind the 1,345-home regeneration, which will now move into its last stage with another 693 homes set to be built.
The full scheme replaces the old Friary Park…
Green light for scaled-down Nottingham student towerA new student housing scheme in the heart of Nottingham has been given the go-ahead by the city council’s planning committee.
A joint venture between Peveril Securities and PMI Developments will deliver 247 student rooms on Glasshouse Street in the city’s Eastside area.
Designed by Nottingham-based CPMG Architects, the purpose-built…
Aston Villa to revamp North StandAston Villa Football Club has announced plans to refurbish and expand seat capacity in the North Stand.
Expansion plans will see the capacity at Villa Park increase to over 50,000.
Stadium renovation work will be completed in the second half of 2027, ahead of the UEFA EURO 2028 Tournament that Villa Park will be a host venue for.
A full rebuild of the stand was…
Mace signs ex-ISG director to lead Euro health and tech pushMace has drafted in former ISG director Gary Sweeney to head up its healthcare, life sciences and technology consultancy arm across Europe.
The shake-up brings three key growth sectors under one leadership structure as Mace looks to boost collaboration and sharpen delivery.
Sweeney joins with more than 30 years of experience in…
Sir Robert McAlpine claws way back into profitSir Robert McAlpine has fought its way back into the black, posting a £10.4m pre-tax profit for the year to October 2024 after a bruising £105m loss the year before.
The turnaround came just eight months after chief executive Neil Martin took the reins, with the booked profit arising from a slender £2.6m trading profit and £6.9m in R&D tax…