Net zero target requires 350,000 extra construction roles by 2028 Mar 15, 2021 The construction industry will require the equivalent of 350,000 new roles to be created by 2028 to fulfil the government’s 2050 net zero ambition according to a report out today by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Using data from the Climate Change Committee (CCC), additional decarbonisation work will have created the demand for 86,000 construction […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Willmott Dixon Interiors strengthens leadership team in the Midlands Mar 14, 2021 =A national fit-out and refurbishment specialist contractor with a reputation for refurbishing and remodelling complex buildings, has strengthened its regional leadership team in the Midlands. Willmott Dixon Interiors has appointed Phil Crowther to the role of regional director, with responsibility for all business activities in the Midlands and appointed Stuart Kerr as operations director. The […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
What Does the Latest Budget Announcement Mean for the Property Sector? Mar 14, 2021 Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget announcement earlier this month saw property professionals, landlords, homeowners and buyers all poised, ready to find out the financial provisions which would be put into place to support them as the country eases into a new, post-pandemic normal. The Chancellor outlined several financial provisions which are to be implemented in the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer 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
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
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
Profits surge for industry leaders Tritax Mar 10, 2021 Leading UK warehouse developer Tritax Big Box today announced a 20% rise in profits and laid out its long-term strategy to enhance its portfolio which is now valued in excess of £4.4bn. The FTSE 250-listed company’s full-year results for 2020 reflected the strength of the logistics sector as Tritax’s profits jumped to £147.5m, in part […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
