HS2 Chairman to speak at Economic Growth Conference Aug 21, 2019 HS2 Chairman to speak at Economic Growth Conference Joined on stage by council leaders and key project stakeholders Chairman of HS2 Ltd, Allan Cook, has been confirmed as the headline speaker at the HS2 Economic Growth Conference in Leeds on Tuesday, 3rd September. Allan will address over 400 delegates sharing his views on the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Clark-Drain Linear Drainage Channel and steel access covers used in National Stations Improvement Programme Aug 20, 2019 Objective: Provide easy to install linear drainage to control surface water run off and robust steel utility covers at the refurbished Liverpool Lime Street Station. Solution: CD 434 B125 class polypropylene linear drainage channel with nylon grates were placed in 3 platforms to collect and drain any surface water along with 60 steel recessed covers […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
First phase of major Liberty Park, Widnes, completed Aug 20, 2019 The first phase of Liberty Park, Widnes, has been completed, with a speculative warehouse and site infrastructure being delivered to provide the only new-build unit over 50,000 sq ft in the important Halton and south Liverpool industrial and warehouse market. Liberty Property Trust and Stoford Developments have hailed the completion of the highly specified 108,091sq […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Key milestone for £6million Salford social housing scheme Aug 20, 2019 Manchester-based property developer, Investar Property Group, has marked a key milestone on its £6million affordable housing scheme in Salford with the handover of 10 new homes. Work began on Melody Gardens – an affordable housing development of 58 homes for Places for People – in August 2018. [emaillocker id=”71749″] Salford-based contractor, Watson Homes, is […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Construction Frameworks – New Frameworks, Renewals & Industry Challenges To Be Discussed Aug 16, 2019 On the 2nd October, prominent figures from the public and private sector will come together for the Construction Frameworks Conference – the framework industry’s largest event of the year. The conference, hosted by Built Environment Networking, is set to be held in London, and will attract the industry’s biggest names including leading framework providers, major […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Affordable housing on the way for Branston Aug 14, 2019 Leading Midlands housing association, Midland Heart, is celebrating gaining planning approval for its third development of affordable housing with Partner. The 24-home development on Court Farm Lane, Branston, Burton-on-Trent is their first joint venture since agreeing a memorandum of understanding that will see them working together to identify land and build 150 homes a year. […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Building change into construction business planning ahead of reverse charge Aug 13, 2019 A major change to the way VAT is collected in construction will impact on 150,000 UK organisations – and it is predicted that the change could lead to cash-flow issues. The VAT domestic reserve charge for building and construction services comes into effect in October. This means the customer receiving the service will have to […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Housebuilder and social enterprise develop innovative modular housing design Aug 13, 2019 Ambitious North East housebuilder Homes by Carlton is trialling an innovative modular house type that could have a major impact on the new homes market and the environment. The County Durham-based property developer is currently building two of the new designs on its latest new homes site at Cathedral Gates, a mix of 14 three […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Keller Williams partners with Investerge the UKs only property investment marketplace Aug 9, 2019 Keller Williams, the world’s largest estate agency, has entered into a partnership agreement in the UK with start-up Investerge to widen their service offering, giving their customers access to the UKs only property investment marketplace. Investerge, a new UK start-up, created by Richard Jacques, the ex-lettings director and head of property investment for Purple Bricks, […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Great crested newt mitigation scheme expands across the South Midlands Aug 8, 2019 NatureSpace is now offering even more developers the opportunity to join an innovative scheme which provides a quick, simple, certain and sustainable solution for meeting their legal obligations to great crested newts. Today the company is announcing the scheme’s expansion into nine new Local Planning Authorities across the South Midlands. With an unfortunate reputation for […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
