PM Boris Johnson announces hospitals to receive £850m for new builds and upgrades

Boris Johnson has announced the 20 hospitals that will benefit from £850m to upgrade "outdated facilities and equipment," as well as confirming the £1bn "boost" to NHS capital spending that will "allow existing upgrade programmes to proceed, and tackle the [...]

Robert Jenrick named housing secretary in cabinet reshuffle

Robert Jenrick has replaced James Brokenshire as the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in Boris Johnson’s new cabinet. Jenrick has been the MP for Newark since 2014, and was made Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on [...]

Mayor of London cancels Tulip tower

Plans for the Tulip tower, a 305 metre high project proposed for Bury Street (beside the Gherkin), have been blocked by London Mayor, Sadiq Khan. Khan wrote to Annie Hampson, chief planning officer of the City of London, to tell [...]

BakerHicks design super power artwork structure at Heathrow

BakerHicks, the multi-disciplinary design and engineering company, has completed their part in the installation of a canopy of brightly coloured umbrellas which is currently on display at Heathrow Part of an initiative by the ADHD Foundation, the ‘Umbrella Project’ is [...]

Promat SYSTEMGLAS® provides slim fire rated glazing solution for pioneering new development

An innovative new residential property built on Passivhaus principles in Devon, located on the site of a former walled garden within a classic Georgian country house estate, utilises Promat SYSTEMGLAS® Celare fire resistant glazing system from fire, thermal and acoustic [...]

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Decorex announces seminar programme

Decorex International, the show of choice for the high-end interior design trade, returns this October, for an exciting new chapter at Olympia London. For 2019, the show will bring together... View Article

New build convenience without compromise

In today’s society, choice is everything, from car models to coffees – so why should housing be any different? Recent research from Graven Hill, a development of self-build and custom build new homes in Bicester, has... View Article

Social houses in Wrexham set for spruce up

Social housing tenants in Wrexham are set to benefit from more modern accommodation following the awarding of £500,000 worth of works to contractor Novus Property Solutions by Wrexham County Borough... View Article

View Point: Camilla Siggaard Andersen of Arup

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Concealment enhances high-rise fire safety

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Create cost effective falls on a flat roof

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BAL launches new architectural tiling surgeries

Due to the success of its CPD programme, BAL are launching  nationwide tiling surgeries at architectural practices across the country. These sessions offer architects, specifiers and design teams in-house technical... View Article
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