PEEL L&P’s LIVERPOOL WATERS SUBMITS PLANNING APPLICATION FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTPeel L&P has today announced that a planning application has been submitted for the next major development at Liverpool Waters.
The application submitted by Peel L&P and Your Housing Group (YHG) is for a 31 storey, residential development, called Patagonia Place, which consists of 278 homes and is located at…
Peel L&P has today announced that a planning application has been submitted for the next major development at Liverpool Waters. The application submitted by Peel L&P and Your Housing Group (YHG) is for a 31 storey, residential development, called Patagonia Place, which consists of 278 homes and is located at Princes Dock, one of five neighbourhoods at the £5 billion waterfront development which has already seen four new residential schemes undertaken. Liverpool Waters will transform 60 hectares of historic docklands and is the biggest single regeneration project in the history of Liverpool. The development will offer 2,000,000 sq.m of floorspace which will include 9,000 residential homes, 315,000 sq.m. of business space and 53,000 sq.m. of hotel and conference facilities. The waterfront project will also be the home to …
Jobs lost as Glasgow building firm goes into administrationA family-run Glasgow building firm has been placed into administration with the loss of 148 jobs.
Central Building Contractors was founded nearly 50 years ago.
However, it has been forced out of business by cash flow difficulties, made worse by the current closure of much of the construction industry.
Administrators KPMG said 11…
Douglas Promenade work to resume next weekWork on a £25m scheme to refurbish Douglas Promenade will resume on Monday after coronavirus restrictions were eased on the Isle of Man.
Infrastructure minister Ray Harmer said his department was looking to “pick up the slack” and aimed to complete the project by Easter next year.
The scheme, which has suffered delays, was due to finis…
Coronavirus: Half a million construction jobs could be lost if Boris Johnson gets lockdown exit strategy wrong.Half a million jobs in the construction industry could be at risk if Boris Johnson gets his exit strategy from lockdown wrong, a trade body has warned.
With the prime minister promising to set out a “roadmapâ€� for restarting the economy on Thursday,…
Coronavirus update for constructionAs we prepare to enter week seven of the lockdown, there are a number of issues for the industry to resolve, including appropriate use of PPE on site, keeping face to face contact to 15 minutes or less where possible, and minimising the use of public transport, particularly in London where the service is drastically reduced at present.
The Construction…
Laing O’Rourke delivers hospital facilities ahead of scheduleLaing O’Rourke has delivered sections of a hospital almost a year earlier than originally planned, though the extra beds it has made available are not yet needed by the NHS.
The contractor had been working to deliver the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, South Wales, by the spring of next year, but agreed to…
Administrators granted extension to finalise Interserve PLC workConcluding the administration of Interserve PLC has been deferred, mostly due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Disposal of a 49 percent stake in a Qatari business possessed by the old Interserve parent organization has been postponed by COVID-19 limitations in the Gulf state. To finish the arrangement, chairmen from EY need charg…
Anfield stadium delay set to tempt back Tier 1s for second look at £60m schemePremier League leaders had been eyeing smaller firms for expansion
The covid-19 pandemic has pushed back Liverpool’s £60m Anfield Road development with the delay set to reignite the interest of Tier 1 contractors in the job.
Earlier this year, it was revealed the club was looking at bypassing thes…
Building sites will be allowed to stay open late and at weekends under law change to help construction industry catch up, government source saysBuilding sites will be permitted to remain open late and during weekends in a proposed move by ministers to assist firms with returning to work and abstain from compounding problems unleashed by the coronavirus flare-up on the economy.
A proposed…