{"id":8728,"date":"2025-10-28T09:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=8728"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:47:11","slug":"red-breaks-into-birmingham-market-with-first-big-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/red-breaks-into-birmingham-market-with-first-big-job\/","title":{"rendered":"RED breaks into Birmingham market with first big job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RED Construction Group\u2019s Special Projects arm has bagged a \u00a319m contract from developer V7 to transform Birmingham\u2019s historic 78-90 Colmore Row into high-spec offices.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme marks RED\u2019s first job in Birmingham as the London-based contractor continues its regional push across the Midlands.<\/p>\n<p>Dating back more than a century, the prime city-centre building will undergo an intricate cut-and-carve refurbishment to restore its period detailing while creating a new fifth-floor office extension and roof terrace overlooking Birmingham Cathedral.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"498598\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcivilsshow.com%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCS MPU GIF.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nathan Farrar, managing director of RED Special Projects, said: \u201cRED Construction Group is firmly established across London and the South West, with controlled and considered plans to expand our presence across the Midlands.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Colmore Row marks the second project in the region, following the development and delivery of 60 lodge-style, themed guest rooms at Merlin Entertainment\u2019s Warwick Castle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The project adds to RED\u2019s growing national workload, which includes refurbishment jobs for Clermont Hotel Group and the delivery of the UK\u2019s first branded net-zero carbon hotel, the voco Zeal at Exeter Science Park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"158465\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.agd-equipment.co.uk%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AGD-ADVERT-2023.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"92582\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3KAlSlI%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lynch MPU Ad.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/ZW4yPgc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RED Construction Group\u2019s Special Projects arm has bagged a \u00a319m contract from developer V7 to transform Birmingham\u2019s historic 78-90 Colmore Row into high-spec offices. 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