Montreaux Homes secures new site in St Albans Jun 27, 2022 Montreaux Homes, the home counties division of Montreaux Group, has exchanged contracts for the purchase of the old Jewson’s builders’ yard on Cape Road, St Albans. The proposal for the redevelopment of the former industrial site includes the building of 37 new high-quality homes ranging from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom townhouses. Five of the flats […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
True Digitalisation is the Only Way to the Gold Standard Jun 21, 2022 Eighteen months on from the publication of the Construction Playbook, just how well is the industry doing in meeting the needs for increased digitisation of procurement? Julian Penna, product owner for MyPagabo, says that while the pieces of the puzzle are all there, the industry as a whole is still a few steps away from […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
The Transpennine Route Upgrade Uses Asite to Support £2.9 billion Programme of Railway Improvements Jun 20, 2022 Asite, the world’s leading data platform for the built environment, is proud to announce its partnership in the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) program. This system of railway improvements will bring better connections in the North between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds, and York. TRU is a transformative, multi-billion-pound railway program that will bring more frequent, faster, and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
SEGRO raises sustainability bar with green retrofit scheme Jun 20, 2022 SEGRO has started work to deliver a refurbishment scheme on the Slough Trading Estate that will raise the bar in terms of its environmental sustainability. The 20,210 sq ft unit is located on Bestobell Road at the East of the Slough Trading Estate and was built originally in 1988. The refurbishment will transform the unit […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Exeter City Council unveils 15,000-home development vision Jun 16, 2022 Exeter City Council are planning a major residential development near the canal – on the site of a former industrial centre. The large-scale regeneration will see around 15,000 homes being developed on sites acquired over the past few years. The site will create a community as part of the council’s Liveable Exeter vision. Richard Clarke, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Aberdeen Council launches plans to build council homes across two sites Jun 16, 2022 Aberdeen City Council has launched a consultation on plans for the build of council houses at two proposed sites in the city. The Greenferns and Greenferns Landward developments are both on land already owned by the local authority, with it saying that council homes would be built as phase one of the development of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Thames Enterprise Park wins planning permission for 3.7m sq ft development Jun 16, 2022 Thames Enterprise Park Limited, a joint venture between ALMCOR and Greenergy, has been given the green light from Thurrock Council for one of the most significant brownfield regeneration projects in the South East of England. Thames Enterprise Park will revive the former Coryton oil refinery site, initially delivering 3.7 million sq ft of advanced logistics, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Panattoni to speculatively develop two plots at Aylesford Park Jun 16, 2022 Panattoni, the largest industrial real estate developer in Europe, will speculatively develop the final two units at its sustainable logistics development in Aylesford, Kent, after agreeing pre-lets for the rest of the space. The two units of 100,000 sq ft and 130,000 sq ft at Panattoni Park Aylesford, which are expected to be completed in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
ECF’s latest phase of homes in Salford in for planning Jun 16, 2022 The English Cities Fund (ECF) has submitted a planning application to Salford City Council, to bring forward a further phase of new homes at New Bailey, which forms part of its place-changing, £1bn, 50-acre Salford Central regeneration. The 22-storey building, designed by Hawkins Brown, will bring forward an additional 196 homes with spectacular city and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Valor completes London portfolio acquires for £70m Jun 16, 2022 Valor Real Estate Partners (“Valor”), Europe’s fastest growing last-mile real estate specialist, has completed a portfolio acquisition in London, comprising six urban warehouse assets for a total consideration of c. £70m. The assets, which offer short-term refurbishment potential and comprise 157,000 sq ft in total, have been acquired from the Milton Group, a privately-owned development […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more