Fire investigators have started to focus on how the Grenfell tower blaze managed to spread so quickly. The fire spread up the exterior of the building from the fourth floor in just 15 minutes.
A rainscreen system was used on Grenfell Tower that is designed to include fire-breaks at every floor and every window. Experts ...
Celtic football club have submitted plans for a five-storey, v-shaped building with the intent to replace the current ticket office and club superstore. The new plans provide around 200 rooms at the London Road site outside of the main stand of Celtic Park and close to the Emirates Arena.
If given the green light, the ...
Moda, a private rented sector specialist, is in talks with taxi app Uber in a bid to reduce car-parking places in its city centre developments.
The scheme will see residents receive up to £100 in Uber credits each month if they agree not to have a car parking space. Space previously used for car parking will be swapped ...
A joint venture company between Hammerson and Standard Life Investments, have submitted detailed drawings for the redevelopment of the iconic Brent Cross Shopping Centre in London.
The JV plan to double the size of the current Brent Cross shopping centre to 2m sq ft. If planning is approved, preliminary work could ...
JB Riney, a business that offers expertise in a number of specialisms such as highways maintenance, civil engineering, surfacing, street lighting, winter maintenance and utilities infrastructure, has been bought out by Tarmac in an attempt to boost its presence in the London highways market.
It is understood that Tarmac is ...
Since sentencing guidelines were racketed up in February 2016, fines in the Construction division have reached £14m, making it the most costly Health and Safety sector. Manufacturing follows closely behind at £12m.
Four construction companies were fined over £1m in 2016. The largest fine happened when a Balfour Beatty ...
Within any workplace, safety is absolutely crucial. However, some environments pose bigger risks than others. A building site, for example, has the potential to be extremely hazardous, but managed correctly, these risks can be significantly reduced. One way to help with the prevention of accidents and injuries is the ...
Severn Trent has parted company with their Preferred Supplier on the Frankley Water Treatment Works near Birmingham. The joint venture, between Interserve and Kier, has been terminated following a 6-month Early Contractor Involvement period. It is now understood that Severn Trent are now talking to other contractors. ...
The last offsite unit in Europe’s tallest modular tower has now been lifted into place at Wembley in London. The 29-storey student accommodation scheme, development by Tide Construction and Vision Modular Systems, has been completed in a fast-track time of 12 months.
The project at Apex House has ...
At a time when there is great demand on house building and skilled workers are in short supply, a new house building system has just been launched which sees houses being built in just 5 days.
H+H UK Ltd and SIG Offside have developed a ‘SIG House System’ that combines all of the offsite construction with a ...
Bouygues have announced this week that they will not be taking the project beyond the present scope of the pre – construction services agreement.
The Battersea Power Station Development Company are already in talks with other contractors to deliver the residential-led phase of the project. This stage of the ...
Developers, Buckland Development Limited, have submitted an outline planning application for a 6,000 new home community scheme in Welborne, just north of Fareham in Hampshire. The scheme will create a village and district centre with retail, commercial and employment uses, plus primary and secondary schools, healthcare ...
