A £4m housing scheme on Liverpool’s Boot Estate has transformed 74 derelict properties earmarked for demolition a decade ago into quality eco-homes. Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) has overhauled the three-bedroom properties as part of the Ellergreen Development. The project was financed via resources from LMH, funds from the Community Energy Continue Reading
Groundworks contractor in administration
Midlands-based groundworks specialist PGC Contractors Ltd is in administration. Insolvency specialist Ninos Koumettou of Alexander Lawson Jacobs was appointed administrator on 17 July. PGC Contractors has been in operation for 18 years. According to its website, it was turning over £8-10m a year from 11 clients, including Vinci, Tolent, Kier, Continue Reading
Crane crash causes delays
A mobile crane crashed in to a concrete barrier on London’s M25 in the UK over the weekend closing it down for a short period. The incident occurred on the orbital highway’s anti-clockwise direction between Junction eight and nine in Surrey. The crane a five axle Grove GMK250 is owned Continue Reading
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House building powers to be given to tenants
An increase in house building could be on the cards in certain areas, thanks to new legislation being brought into force by the government that will give social tenants the power to boost house building in their area. Right to Transfer, which is coming into force in the autumn, will Continue Reading
Silverdale wound up with 26 jobs lost
Staffordshire-based bathroom products supplier Silverdale has been wound up with the loss of 26 jobs after administrators failed to find a buyer for the business. Matt Ingram, who ,last month was appointed joint administrator of the Newcastle-under-Lyme business with fellow Duff & Phelps colleague John Whitfield, said he regretted having Continue Reading
Three top tips for improving safety in warehouses
Three top tips for improving safety in warehouses Safety should never be an afterthought, or even worse completely ignored, in a warehouse. These large facilities are filled with people every single day, not to mention all the equipment that is used, the complex tasks that go on within their walls Continue Reading
Mass walkouts over excessive temperatures not feasible
Specialist air conditioning hire firm, Andrews Sykes, has responded to MPs’ Early Day Motion to introduce a new law for maximum temperatures in the workplace. According to Andrew Sykes, while Linda Riordan, MP for Calderdale, is right to raise the issue of workplace temperature, her approach in pushing for a Continue Reading
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Rightmove Doubles Annual UK Home Price Growth Outlook
Property website Rightmove has raised its forecast for annual British home price growth after housing witnessed a seventh consecutive month of price increases in July. Rightmove expects 4% growth in house prices in 2013, up from the previous forecast for a 2% growth, as the sector experiences a broader-based recovery Continue Reading