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CGI of the planned student flats Up to 60 students will be accommodated in the new development’s studio flats, which will be built over three and four storeys, and feature several communal areas and facilities. The £6m development is targeted at students at Brighton’s Screen & Film School – Alumno plans a movie theme for…

Colmore Tang chief operating officer Steve Underwood The Birmingham-based contractor is targeting building owners, managing agents and surveyors seeking to replace cladding. Colmore Tang has already built several tower blocks since it was launched in 2013, delivering more than 3,500 residential units and a 253-bedroom hotel, as well as 180,000 sq ft of retail space….

The filing comes three days before the third anniversary of the collapse of Carillion, after which time it would be too late for action to be taken. Eight former directors are named: Philip Green (chairman), Richard Howson (chief executive until shortly before the collapse), Keith Cochrane (who took over from Howson), former finance directors Richard…

The first national lockdown hit house-builders hard but Taylor Wimpey says that it returned to near normal levels of production capacity towards the end of 2020. However, profits for the year are set to be just a third of what they were the previous year. Total UK home completions (including joint ventures) decreased by 39%…

Construction professionals across a range of on-site and office-based roles secured an average salary of £44,115 in 2020, compared to £44,999 in 2019. However, thanks to previous pay rises, 2020 salaries were still 12% higher than in 2016.   The analysis also indicates that while pay may better in the southeast, those in the northeast are…

It has been picked by specialist vaccine company Valneva for the plant, which will be built in Livingston. Clinical trials for Valneva’s vaccine began in mid-December and the UK government has pre-ordered millions of doses. The manufacturing facility is formed of: A new multi-vaccine facility (MVF), adjacent to an existing vaccine facility. It will house…

The Construction Leadership Council has put out the message: “Go out to site if you must, but are you sure that you really need to?” It wants us all to get more creative in working from home. Andy Mitchell, the man in charge to the construction of a huge new sewer under London, is the…

Pharos Generator Services’ premises in Runcorn RSK has bought three new small businesses: an environmental consultant in Spain and two UK business in the power generator business. This news comes just weeks after the group announced that it was in the final stages of buying the UK and Asia water businesses of Black & Veatch….