TAKING THE LEAD IN BUILDING BACK BETTER Mar 9, 2021 A host of key industry figures have thrown their weight behind today’s launch of The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), a new vehicle to facilitate economic growth which will culminate in a three-day networking, exhibition and conference super event in Leeds next year. UKREiiF’s mission is to help bring together the public […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Infrastructure powerhouse Chancerygate maintains warehouse building momentum Mar 9, 2021 Industrial developer and asset manager Chancerygate has announced it has committed to starting the development of nine sites. Ranging from Bournemouth to Warrington, the sites will have a combined gross development value of £160m and deliver close to 975,000 sqft of Grade A industrial and warehousing accommodation. The schemes form part of Chancerygate’s three million […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Generation Z: Ensuring the built environment can secure its future-fit workforce Mar 8, 2021 As the priorities and ambitions of school leavers and graduates evolve, the built environment industry has a challenge to make young people feel attracted to it. Here KARINA CONNOLLY of Morgan Sindall Construction, explains how three of the industry’s biggest firms have taken steps to face up to that challenge The question of how to […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Supermarket REIT turns to share issue to maintain spending splurge Mar 5, 2021 Supermarket REIT has announced its intention to raise £100m via a share issue to prepare the ground for a series of high-value acquisitions. The real estate investment trust, which specialises in rental income from grocery property and now has a portfolio worth £1.1bn, has identified 13 targets worth £414m. This week it issued millions of […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Industry Insights: What’s Ahead For Construction? Mar 4, 2021 Award winning construction PR agency Smith Goodfellow give us an update on what’s ahead for construction this year… 2020 was a year of challenges for every sector and construction was no exception. The industry fared better than some, however, with many sites continuing to operate, despite some supply chain disruption and the need to adapt […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Workplace and Facilities Framework winners unveiled Mar 2, 2021 Seventeen firms have been included as principal contractors on the supplier list for a new £1.1bn national Workplace and Facilities Framework. In total Procurement group Fusion21 has included 55 built environment companies on the four-year framework which is designed to meet the facilities management needs of a host of public sector organisations. Ten have […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Northern transport leaders demand government follow through on promise to power up rail investment Mar 2, 2021 A plan, outlining the need for a far-reaching overhaul of the rail system, has been submitted to the government this week by northern transport leaders. The £40bn Northern Powerhouse Rail blueprint is a joint venture between Transport for the North and the Department of Transport and if implemented would radically improve the region’s ageing rail network, […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
How Green Retrofitting Creates a ‘Powerhouse’ of Efficiency Feb 28, 2021 Ahead of our Residential Green Retrofit Conference we’ve been hearing from one of our event partners – Schneider Electric – on making the right decisions to tackle climate change… Simpler. Easier. Wiser. We all want to make the right decisions. To that end, consumers, enterprises and governments have joined forces to tackle climate change. However, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Inclusion Group Re-Appoints Ward Hadaway to its Legal Framework Feb 28, 2021 One of the UK’s leading providers of supported accommodation has re-appointed Ward Hadaway to its legal panel framework. Inclusion Group headquartered in York, operates almost 3,000 units in management, located across over 100 local authority areas of the UK to meet the specific care and support needs of adults with learning disabilities, mental ill health, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Peel L&P Demonstrates Climate Resilience by Reverifying Net Zero Carbon Status Feb 28, 2021 10 of Peel L&P’s buildings have demonstrated net zero carbon status for a second year running, saving 558 tonnes of carbon in a year the equivalent volume of 98 full Olympic-sized swimming pools. The properties in Greater Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow have been re-verified against the UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC) 2019 definition based on […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
