Bidders circle for Orbit’s £264m housing overhaulSocial landlord Orbit has started hunting for firms to deliver a £264m repairs and maintenance deal covering thousands of homes across the Midlands, South and East of England.
The housing association is carving the work into 10 lots across two workstreams – one for day-to-day repairs and empty homes, the other for major repairs and an…
Mace Consult appoints ex-ISG chief exec Zoe PriceMace Consult has appointed Zoe Price as its new Managing Director for Europe.
Price was chief executive of ISG when the contractor imploded last year owing more than £1bn.
Previous Managing Director for Europe Andy Beard now becomes Managing Director for Infrastructure.
Davendra Dabasia, CEO Mace Consult, said: “Zoe has valuable operationa…
Dubai developer acquires £2.5bn Royal Docks siteDubai based developer Arada has acquired an 80% stake in the planned £2.5bn Thameside West scheme in London’s Royal Docks.
The Foster + Partners designed project will deliver at least 5,000 homes, with half of the 47-acre site dedicated to green space and a kilometre of active waterfront.
It occupies central London’s longest stretch of…
Immigration raid finds illegal workers on Vistry siteArrests were made last week following an immigration enforcement raid at a Vistry site in East Sussex last week.
The BBC reported that a Home Office immigration enforcement team and Sussex Police officers visited the Vistry job in Bexhill where they detained 17 men of Albanian, Georgian and Indian nationalities deemed to be working…
Severn Trent taps supply chain for £200m Minworth jobSevern Trent has kicked off early market engagement for its £200m Minworth water pipeline project making up the northern part of the ambitious Midlands-to-South East water link hits engagement stage
The company is calling for suppliers to sign up for a series of “deep dive” sessions offering a first look at how the Northern Section of t…
Derby Market Place scheme heads for planning in New YearPlans to reshape Derby’s city centre Market Place are being lined up for a New Year planning submission as Vinci UK Developments and Ion Developments fire the starting gun on a final round of public consultation.
The team, working with Derby City Council, has unveiled fresh proposals for a major overhaul of the former Assembly Rooms sit…
Client sentenced after worker found dead on London siteA construction client has been handed a suspended prison sentence after a worker was found dead on a building site in London.
Moses Meisels received a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for one year, and was ordered to pay £10,000 in costs City of London Magistrates Court due to his role in the incident.
The Metropolitan Police discovered…
Mount Anvil JV secures approval for Isle of Dogs estate rebuildMount Anvil and social landlord Riverside have won planning for a 400-home rebuild of the Tiller Road Estate on the Isle of Dogs in East London.
Tower Hamlets’ approval clears the way for a full estate overhaul delivering 137 affordable homes, new community spaces and a landscaped pedestrian route running north to south through t…
Landsec pushes back starts on four major housing schemes to 2027Developer Landsec has pushed back the start dates for four huge residential schemes capable of delivering 9,000 homes as viability pressures continue to choke new build activity.
The developer now expects first starts in 2027 on major projects at Mayfield in Manchester, Lewisham in south-east London, Finchley Road in north London and…
Timber giant files administration noticeOne of the country’s biggest timber suppliers National Timber Group England has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
The move gives the Sheffield-based supplier, which employs over 1,000 staff, protection from creditor action while it weighs up restructuring and rescue options.
The England division spans a large national network trading…