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ForViva breaks ground on £4 million Sunnybank scheme

Monday, 13th August 2018

Work is underway on a new development of 32 affordable homes in Kirkham on the Fylde Coast worth more than £4 million. The Sunnybank scheme will see 22 much needed new family homes and 10 apartments built for affordable rent... View Article

UK growth figures show growth in construction and recession in manufacturing

Monday, 13th August 2018

Regarding the news that the UK Growth Figures Show Growth In Construction, Recession In Manufacturing, S.M. Lodha, an Indian Industrialist with interests in Iron & Steel, and Chairman of Western Thermal Group, has said: “The recently announced UK growth figures have revealed... View Article

Heathrow Airport extends Atkins’ Asset Replacement role

Friday, 10th August 2018

Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has secured an extension to its role as programme designer for Heathrow Airport’s £1.1bn Asset Replacement programme. The extension will see SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business advising on the replacement and repurposing of airport infrastructure... View Article

Perkins+Will makes strategic hire to its London studio

Friday, 10th August 2018

Global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will has appointed Jonathan Ross as Business Development and Marketing Director to join its London studio. Ross will utilise his experience to explore new opportunities in the UK and Europe and drive the firm’s presence... View Article

UK Construction output rockets back to growth – “less a rebound than a Damascene conversion” – reaction from Naismiths surveyors

Friday, 10th August 2018

Blane Perrotton, managing director of the national property consultancy and surveyors Naismiths, commented: “This is less a rebound than a Damascene conversion. “Construction output in the second quarter didn’t just creep back into positive territory – it rocketed back. “True, this... View Article

Scape Group chief executive comments on today’s ONS Construction Output

Friday, 10th August 2018

Mark Robinson, Scape Group Chief Executive, comments on today’s ONS construction output: “The cautious optimism we have seen within the construction industry recently is continuing, with today’s data showing a modest increase in construction output. It is particularly promising that housebuilding... View Article

Construction’s tale of two quarters

Friday, 10th August 2018

The latest data release from the ONS, published today, shows that construction output rose 0.9% in the second quarter. This follows a 0.8% fall in Q1, in which activity was disrupted by severe weather conditions. Compared to a year earlier,... View Article

Builders’ merchants’ sales soar as part of 0.9% rise in construction output

Friday, 10th August 2018

Builders’ merchants have reported a double-digit increase in June, with average daily sales up 11.2% up on June 2017. Their performance reinforces today’s release of ONS data that has found construction output grew by 0.9% in Quarter 2 on 2018. The... View Article

Alan Jones elected RIBA President 2019-21

Friday, 10th August 2018

Alan Jones has been elected the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Alan will take over the two-year presidential term from Ben Derbyshire next year (1 September 2019); from 1 September 2018 he will officially become... View Article

76% of business leaders in the construction industry don’t understand how the Brexit process will affect employees

Thursday, 9th August 2018

A study by Blacks Solicitors has found that businesses in the construction industry don’t feel confident in communicating the forthcoming changes to employees’ rights during Brexit. 71% revealed they feel underprepared, and a further 57% are worried about leaving the... View Article

Problem properties and loathsome landlords: Top five issues facing London’s renters

Thursday, 9th August 2018

Health issues, overcrowding & security top tenants’ long list of concerns 20,000 renters reveal tales of cockroach dinners and mushrooms growing on walls Deposit and landlord problems regularly causing headaches Wembley Park’s Tipi proves that there is another way! The... View Article

Staff appreciation at the top of Leonard Design’s agenda

Wednesday, 8th August 2018

Global architecture firm, Leonard Design Architects, has been putting its staff first with a month of fun events and activities to boost well-being and bring employees together. The practice already has a stellar HR plan with perks such as open... View Article

Ratings boost for Stonewater

Wednesday, 8th August 2018

Stonewater, one of the UK’s leading social housing providers, has today been assigned a long-term rating of A+ by independent credit ratings agency, S&P Global Ratings. The outlook is Stable. The rating, which is at the upper end of S&P’s... View Article

Blog: A brave new (planning) world?

Wednesday, 8th August 2018

The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policies for planning and directs local authorities on matters around granting permission for developments. Sam Dewar, a planning expert and director of DPA Planning, gives his assessment of a... View Article

Lead 8 appointed Lead Designer for Beijing’s New Daxing International Airport

Wednesday, 8th August 2018

Lead 8, the international award-winning firm of Architects, Masterplanners, Interior and Graphic Designers, has been appointed Lead Designer for Beijing’s planned Daxing International Airport by the operator, China Resources Land, of the new commercial terminal. Daxing International Airport terminal will... View Article

ilke Homes appointed as preferred modular homes provider for Efficiency East Midlands

Tuesday, 7th August 2018

ilke Homes, a British modular homes business specialising in the latest off-site manufacturing techniques, has successfully gained a place on the Efficiency East Midlands’ (EEM) modular homes Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Ilke Homes will now be part of EEM’s supply... View Article

Pegasus secures planning for Curo Group affordable development

Tuesday, 7th August 2018

A small development of new homes, all of which will be affordable social housing, is nearing completion in Bristol. Planning permission for the 14 houses, on the site of the derelict White Hart pub on Whitehall Road, was secured by... View Article

Bond Bryan shortlisted for Architectural Practice of the Year and Project of the Year at this year’s Education Estates Awards

Tuesday, 7th August 2018

Bond Bryan are delighted to be shortlisted for two awards at this year’s Education Estates Awards. These awards focus attention on some of the most important issues within the Education sector and recognise the very best companies, collaborations and projects... View Article

Mercury Tower

Tuesday, 7th August 2018

Malta’s location at the midpoint of the Mediterranean has made the island a centre of trade and tourism. Welcoming almost 2.5 million international tourists last year with the number of visitors growing by almost 10% annually, Malta’s hospitality industry employs... View Article

Growing demand leads architects to expand landscape team

Tuesday, 7th August 2018

Architectural practice maber is expanding its landscape team in response to rapidly growing demand. The team has grown from two to seven people in less than a year, and now provides a variety of landscape design services through the practice’s... View Article