Government approve £137m to solve Sheffield-Manchester rail line bottleneck Mar 12, 2021 The government has approved a programme of £137m upgrades on the rail line connecting Sheffield and Manchester. Transport minister Andrew Stephenson confirmed in parliament this week that the money will be spent on creating two freight-passing loops to alleviate bottlenecking plus a second platform will be added at Dore and Totley Station. David Hoggarth, Strategic […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Industry leaders set to appear en masse at UKREiiF Mar 12, 2021 More than 100 speakers will take part in UKREiiF’s three-day networking, exhibition and conferencing event in Leeds next year (May 17-19). Some of the biggest names in the industry, from the public and private sectors, will get together to discuss vital topics and elements which feed into the UK’s need to Build Back Better following […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
£127m redevelopment of DEFRA site open to tender Mar 12, 2021 DEFRA this week opened the tender process on the £127m redevelopment of its Animal & Plant Healthy Agency (APHA) site in Surrey. Companies interested are being asked to complete a Soft Market Test questionnaire to establish potential ethical and technical issues surrounding the project, which includes building an in vitro laboratory. The responses will contribute […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
IPSX to incorporate reporting on carbon transparency Mar 12, 2021 IPSX, Britain’s newest regulated stock exchange and the first dedicated to commercial real estate assets, has joined forces with sustainability data and consulting firm Carbon Intelligence, affording all listings clear guidelines how they should be reporting and managing both embedded and operating carbon emissions. Carbon Intelligence already manages long-term decarbonisation programmes for real asset portfolios […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Godwin goes higher with bold addition to Sheffield skyline Mar 12, 2021 Sheffield is set to get a striking new addition to its skyline after Godwin Developments confirmed this week it has submitted plans for a 23-storey mixed-use building on the edge of the city centre. The Meridian will house 336 build-to-rent apartments plus a gym, cycle and car parking, roof top garden and commercial units. It […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Nine named on National Grid’s £1.5bn framework Mar 11, 2021 Nine contractors have been named on the National Grid’s £1.5bn RIIO-2 Electricity Construction EPC framework. The five-year framework relates to design, engineering, manufacture, supply, project management, construction, erection and commissioning in respect of overhead lines, undergrounding and/or substation works. Balfour Beatty is the only company to have made it on to all three lots: Lot […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Government adds its weight to M&G’s £500m shared ownership fund Mar 11, 2021 A new government-backed shared ownership investment fund is promising to deliver £500m of sustainably-designed, affordable homes. M&G Investments has launched the fund with £215m investment from the Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Local Government Pensions Scheme, Homes England, two of M&G’s clients and the Hyde Group housing association, which will deliver the new accommodation. The collaboration will […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
£50m Midlands/North-based student homes partnership Mar 11, 2021 Two companies have joined forces to create a £50m portfolio of professionally-managed student houses in the UK. Real estate fund manager Moorfield Group and We Are Kin, a landlord and refitter of student homes, have seeded their venture with a £10m property portfolio and aim to grow it to more than 1000 beds. They are […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Putting the focus on sustainability, diversity and skills development Mar 11, 2021 The UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) is embracing the aims of the Government’s Build Back Better initiative and making it a major theme. Launched yesterday, UKREiiF has laid out a programme of new initiatives which will build towards a three-day networking, exhibition and conference super event in Leeds next year, the perfect […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Another huge win for North East as Teesside port selected to house new wind turbine factory Mar 11, 2021 A global offshore wind manufacturer will build a state-of-the-art turbine blade manufacturing factory on Teesworks it was announced last night. A deal was struck with French powerhouse GE Renewables Energy for its new facility to be based in the North East, ahead of another location in France. It will sit alongside a new port being […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
