Woking Borough Council has nodded through plans to redevelop the town centre with a high-rise residential and retail scheme at Victoria Square. The company behind the retail project is a joint venture between Peacocks shopping centre owner Moyallen, Surrey County Council and Woking Borough Council. Their joint venture Bandstand Square Continue Reading
Subbie faces sell-off after Costain retentions row
A specialist contractor is looking to sell-off parts of its business after failing to resolve a £2.8m retentions row with Costain. Preston waste engineering specialist TEG has been in talks for more than two years with Costain in a bid to release a retention held on its Greater Manchester waste Continue Reading
Managing productivity in construction project management
When overseeing a property development or construction project, managing and maintaining productivity is of crucial importance. Most projects operate according to strict time schedules; delays cost money and negatively affect key players across the supply chain. When a construction project loses momentum in one area it inevitably leads to delays Continue Reading
Tips for success in international property development and investment
Are you considering or have you already embarked on the property development path? Property development and investment can be a successful and lucrative enterprise, on both a domestic and international scale. There are various forms of international property development and investment and each have their own pros and cons. The Continue Reading
AFC Wimbledon lodge new £16m stadium plan
AFC Wimbledon have submitted plans to return to their traditional south west London home. The Dons aim to build an 11,000-seat stadium, which could be expanded to 20,000 later, on the site of Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium. Dons chief executive Erik Samuelson said: “This is the culmination of 18 months’ intensive Continue Reading
Car crashes into Manchester construction site
Three men have been injured after a car crashed into a construction site in Manchester on Saturday morning. Police discovered a black 4 x 4 Mercedes had driven through the site fence and fallen down a 25 ft drop into a building site on Miller Street at the junction of Continue Reading
Balfour Beatty to close Lincolnshire office
Balfour Beatty is planning to close its Barton-upon-Humber office in North Lincolnshire, putting 26 jobs at risk. Consultation has started with staff at the office about redundancies and the option of relocating to Balfour’s Leeds office. Barton-upon-Humber is the former head office of Birse Plant Hire, which was incorporated into Balfour Continue Reading
Grand Designs team buys Build Show
The Build Show has been bought by the company which runs Grand Designs Live. Essex based Media 10 will make the Build Show part of its newly launched UK Construction Week. The event will bring together Grand Designs Live and the Build Show at Birmingham’s NEC from October 6-11 next Continue Reading
Crane drivers strike hits London and south east sites
Tower cranes at site across London and the South East were brought to a standstill as HTC drivers delivered the first of three planned days of stoppages. Major sites at London Bridge, Elephant & Castle, Victoria and Nine Elms were hit as crane drivers kept away from work. Construction union Continue Reading
Keltbray gets February start to demolish Earls Court
Developer Capital & Counties has today confirmed that Keltbray will start demolition in February of the famous Earls Court exhibition halls in West London. The vast job is due to take 18 months to two years to complete, paving the way for major construction works to create a new 7,500-home Continue Reading