Vinci wins funding sign-off to begin main £70m St Helens rebuildVinci Building has been given the green light to start the main construction phase of the £70m first stage of St Helens’ town centre transformation after councillors signed off one of the biggest funding commitments in the borough’s history.
The £69.7m injection – approved at cabinet – unlocks the full build programme for…
£175m Trafford Stretford Mall resi job out to bidJoint venture partners Bruntwood and Trafford Council have kicked off the hunt for a contractor to deliver the first major residential phase of the £210m Stretford Mall redevelopment.
Detailed designs for Plot 2A are due to be submitted early in the new year. This will consist of a 249-home Build to Rent block that sits at the heart of the new…
CITB cuts more training funds despite £95m cash pileThe Construction Industry Training Board has announced a sudden cut in training grants and funding for popular courses.
CITB chiefs said the cuts were “due to the success” of Employer Networks and the New Entrant Support Team (NEST).
The training body said demand for its services has grown by 36% over the last four years while the Levy rat…
Hampstead mega mansion to become super-prime apartmentsInvestor-developer Bentry Capital has purchased Branch Hill House in Hampstead Village for £16.4m and has plans to convert the Edwardian mansion into a super-prime apartment complex.
The new No.1 Hampstead is set to become a gated scheme of 50 premium lateral apartments set in 1.7 acres of landscaped gardens.
Branch Hill House currently…
DfE names 23 winners for £15bn schools framework refreshThe Department for Education has picked a fresh line-up of 23 firms to deliver its £15bn school rebuilding programme over the next eight years.
The next-generation deal – Construction Framework 2025 – splits delivery between national big guns handling £12m-plus major projects and a wider field of tier 2 contractors taking on…
Employee-owned plant dealer Warwick Ward collapsesEmployee-owned plant dealer Warwick Ward has fallen into administration after 55 years in business with 89 jobs axed.
Interpath restructuring partners James Lumb and James Clark were appointed joint administrators to Warwick Ward (Machinery) after attempts to refinance, sell or secure new investment failed.
Headquartered in Barnsley, Warwick Ward…
Tucker M&E went under owing suppliers £4.7mHull based Tucker Mechanical & Electrical Building Services went into administration owing its supply chain £4.7m.
Documents filed at Companies House by administrator Exigen Group reveal the scale of debt at the £25m turnover specialist which had been in business since 1973 and also had a regional office near Birmingham.
Documents in the report stated…
Historic contractor sold to staffHistoric contractor Emanuel Whittaker Ltd has transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).
The Oldham-based firm has been in business since 1837 and operates across the North West with a focus on public sector housing, public buildings and private sector renewal and refurbishment.
Managing Director Clive Newton joined the company in 1966 as an office boy,…
Jobless young people to get six-week construction courseThe government has unveiled plans to get more youngsters on Universal Credit into construction.
Construction is one of the focus industries alongside health, social care and hospitality for the new £820m initiative.
The government said jobless youngsters will “be referred to one of up to six pathways by their work coach: work, work…
Reforms urged to unlock £262bn London office upgrade boomLondon developers are urging ministers and planners to overhaul the rules blocking a huge pipeline of retrofit and redevelopment work across the capital’s ageing office estate.
More than half of central London’s workspace – 147m sq ft – is now classed as secondary stock and falling behind energy and quality standards.
Upgrading it…