Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his role as Boris Johnson carries out his cabinet reshuffle today. Jenrick was appointed just over two years…
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Category: Construction Blogs
Fire hits £120m Tolent Milburngate site
Firefighters battled a blaze on Wednesday afternoon at the £120m Milburngate development in Durham being built by Tolent. County Durham & Darlington Fire & Rescue…
View More Fire hits £120m Tolent Milburngate siteL&G modular homes losses to date reach £137m
Legal and General’s foray into self-delivered modular housing development has seen it accumulate £137m in losses since being set up back in 2016. Latest accounts…
View More L&G modular homes losses to date reach £137mJetpack launched for hard-to-reach construction sites
A new jetpack prototype has been launched in a bid to transform the way challenging maintenance and inspection work is carried-out on site. Experts at…
View More Jetpack launched for hard-to-reach construction sitesRegal London to build 25-storey tower on Watford site
Residential-led mixed-use developer Regal London has acquired a site in Watford for a £150m new scheme. The site at 37-39 Clarendon Road has planning permission…
View More Regal London to build 25-storey tower on Watford siteStockport plans £500m hospital on Debenhams site
Stockport NHS Trust has announced it will be bidding for Stockport to have one of the 40 new hospitals to be built as part of…
View More Stockport plans £500m hospital on Debenhams siteCreditors back O’Keefe in CVA vote
Suppliers to civils contractor O’Keefe Construction (Greenwich) Ltd have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) with 90% of creditors supporting…
View More Creditors back O’Keefe in CVA voteWorld’s first graphene highways resurfacing trials starts
National Highways will be live testing the use of wonder material graphene for road surfacing to see if it prolongs the lifespan of busy roads.…
View More World’s first graphene highways resurfacing trials startsHomes England names 66 firms as preferred partners – list
Homes England has selected a mix of 66 contractors, house builders and housing associations for its new Delivery Partner dynamic purchasing system. This new system…
View More Homes England names 66 firms as preferred partners – listFarrans starts 20-storey Leeds student block
Farrans Construction has started work on a 20-storey student accommodation block in Leeds city centre for client Infinity Construction Enterprises. The development, which will be…
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