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Lendlease breaks ground on Mitsubishi’s £300m tower
Mitsubishi Estate London and Lendlease have broken ground on a 50-storey office tower development at 8 Bishopsgate in the City of London.Mitsubishi Estate London and Lendlease have broken ground on a 50-storey office tower development at 8 Bishopsgate in the City of...
Housing association turns to ground source heat pumps
Together Housing is replacing night storage heaters with ground source heat pumps in more than 700 properties across Lancashire and Yorkshire.Together Housing is replacing night storage heaters with ground source heat pumps in more than 700 properties across...
Risk Cube helps visualise danger zones
BakerHicks, the consultancy division of Morgan Sindall, has devised a 3D building information management (BIM) component to promote the health and safety of construction workers and end users.BakerHicks, the consultancy division of Morgan Sindall, has devised a 3D...
DSL brings down old Northampton Uni campus
Demolition work has started on Northampton University’s former Park Campus to prepare the site for a new housing development. Demolition work has started on Northampton University’s former Park Campus to prepare the site for a new housing development. Read Full...
Trans-Pennine road improvements explored
Highways England is to spend £300,000 studying how best to improve road links between Yorkshire and Lancashire across the Pennines.Highways England is to spend £300,000 studying how best to improve road links between Yorkshire and Lancashire across the...
Travis Perkins names COO
Builders’ merchant group Travis Perkins has appointed Frank Elkins as chief operating officer for its trade merchant businesses.Builders’ merchant group Travis Perkins has appointed Frank Elkins as chief operating officer for its trade merchant businesses.Read...
Main construction work starts on 50-storey City tower
Main construction work has started on the City of London’s latest tower as new images of 8 Bishopsgate were unveiled. Site clearance work has been underway since revised plans for the 50-storey tower were approved by the City of London Corporation last autumn...
Morgan Sindall seals £1bn Essex council development deal
Morgan Sindall has signed another major development deal with a council in the south east to deliver major regeneration schemes. The group’s investment arm will work with Brentwood Borough Council as development partner to deliver housing on council sites with...
Costain to start £125m Tyneside A19 upgrade
Highways England has confirmed its contract with Costain to deliver two key junction upgrades on the A19 in south Tyneside. The A19 Testo and Downhill Lane junction upgrades have been bundled together into a single £125m contract as part of plans to support local...
Eric Wright wins Pooley replacement bridge in Cumbria
Eric Wright’s civil engineering business has landed the job to build a new Pooley Bridge in Cumbria after the original was washed away by flood water during Storm Desmond in December 2015. The final design is innovative and is the only single span bridge of this...
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