Revised plan submitted for Manchester landmark towersDeveloper Oval Real Estate has submitted revised plans for a major high-rise cluster scheme in Manchester doubling the number of flats to 800.
The updated Albert Bridge House scheme replaces the previously approved 2023 proposal with a three-building plan, including two octagonal residential towers rising to 49 and 37 storeys, and an 18-storey…
Knight Harwood lifts margin to 4.9% as profit hits £6.5mHigh-end London builder Knight Harwood has boosted operating margins as pre-tax profit climbed to £8.6m on revenue of £140m.
The contractor saw turnover dip from £157m in 2023, but sharper project delivery and careful cost control lifted margins from 3.2% to 4.9%, reinforcing the group’s resilient model.
Knight Harwood rejigged its…
Hampshire launches £150m minor works rebootHampshire County Council has fired the starting gun on a £150m minor works framework covering building fabric and M&E jobs across the south.
The new four-year framework replaces the current deal due to expire in early 2026 and will run until January 2030, offering work to over 50 firms across seven lots.
The council will us the framework to streamlin…
Winners named for £2.6bn NHS SBS Modular 3 frameworkTwenty-seven firms have secured places on the Government’s next-generation modular building framework.
The four-year framework for public sector clients encompasses both permanent and rental modular solutions.
It will be used for schools and healthcare jobs as well as residential newly introduced in the third iteration of the framework.
This…
Leeds kicks off homes vision for Elland Road regenerationLeeds City Council has launched fresh plans to regenerate 30 acres around Elland Road football stadium into a major new neighbourhood.
A new draft planning statement outlines the council’s vision to transform the land – mostly in council ownership –with up to 2,000 homes and a raft of leisure, commercial, and education…
Go-ahead for 37-storey tower at Leeds Merrion CentrePlans to transform a tired Leeds office block and build a new 37-storey tower as part of the Merrion shopping centre overhaul have cleared a major planning hurdle.
Town Centre Securities has secured the go-ahead to convert Wade House, a 13-storey 1960s building, into student flats, while also developing a new landmark tower next door on t…
Britcon targets £70m turnover after string of framework winsBritcon is gearing up for a record-breaking year after securing a raft of major frameworks that have put the business on track to nearly double turnover.
The civil engineering, building and structural steel specialist said it had established a strong base for growth after reporting a revenue rise of 10% to £37m in the year to 30…
Hill and L&G partner on £450m Coventry city centre revampHouse builder Hill Group has struck its first partnership with L&G to deliver 200 affordable homes in the opening phase of Coventry’s £450m City Centre South redevelopment.
The deal will see L&G take ownership of 145 homes for social rent and 55 for shared ownership, spread across the first four blocks fronting Queen Victoria Road and…
Taylor Wimpey fined £800k after apprentice falls down stairwellTaylor Wimpey has been fined £800,000 after a teenage apprentice was injured when a temporary stairwell covering collapsed.
Charlie Marsh, 17, had been working as a contractor on a Taylor Wimpey site as it built around 450 new homes on its Meadfields site in Weston-Super-Mare.
The apprentice bricklayer, from Whitchurch in Bristol,…
Construction growth of 0.9% bucks wider shrinking economyConstruction output rose 0.9% in April, marking the third month of growth in a row and defying a 0.3% drop in overall UK GDP.
The latest ONS figures show new work drove the gains, jumping 1.4%, while repair and maintenance edged up by 0.3%.
Infrastructure and private commercial jobs led the new work charge, up 2.0% and 1.7%, respectively.