Manchester arena propels BAM to top of November’s league

Manchester arena propels BAM to top of November’s league

BAM has a contract to build a 23,500-seater indoor arena in Manchester The house-building sector accounted for 40% of the new work awarded in November – with 227 new contracts registered, worth an aggregate £2.3bn. The contract winning the most work during the  month was BAM, which won four new projects valued at a combined…

Second airspace development approved in Bermondsey

Second airspace development approved in Bermondsey

The Antony & Roderick House scheme Apex Airspace and Lambeth & Southwark Housing Association (LSHA) have gained planning to build 30 affordable homes on top of and in between existing residential buildings Antony House and Roderick House in Bermondsey, with the assistance of HTA Design. The development will include ‘bookends’ at each end of the…

Fast-growing Glencar builds £180m order book

Fast-growing Glencar builds £180m order book

Managing director Eddie McGillycuddy A focus on industrial markets has led to business mushrooming at Glencar Construction, creating a forward order book of £180m. In the year to 31st March 2019, Glencar turned over £22.1m and made a pre-tax profit of £774,000. It subsequently changed its financial year so a direct year-on-year comparison does not…

Hedge fund backs prefabs for Grantham estate

Hedge fund backs prefabs for Grantham estate

Factory-produced Ilke Homes units Ilke says that the deal is 2020’s biggest institutional investment in modular housing. Man GPM is funding the development of a 14.6-acre site in Grantham, Lincolnshire, that has detailed planning consent for 227 homes. Of the 227 factory-built homes being delivered, 140 will be made available at affordable rent levels, 47…

Progress being made for Long Itchington Wood tunnel drive

Progress being made for Long Itchington Wood tunnel drive

The north portal of the Long Itchington Wood tunnel is under construction A launchpad is being constructed for a tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will dig a one-mile twin bore tunnel under Long Itchington Wood, before the route heads north and swings into Birmingham’s Curzon Street Station. Current work on the one-square-kilometre north portal site…

British Safety Council adds to criticism of Building Safety Bill

British Safety Council adds to criticism of Building Safety Bill

The Building Safety Bill is part of the government’s response to the Hackitt Review into building safety that it commissioned after the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. The draft Bill  has a host of measures for buildings over 18 metres high, including: a new building safety regulator (for inhabitants’ safety, not construction worker safety) new government…

VIDEO: RC Presents 2020 Roofing Contractors of the Year with Awards | 2020-12-02

VIDEO: RC Presents 2020 Roofing Contractors of the Year with Awards | 2020-12-02

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Davis Memorial Foundation Renames Golf Tournament to Honor Former WSRCA Leader | 2020-12-02

Davis Memorial Foundation Renames Golf Tournament to Honor Former WSRCA Leader | 2020-12-02

Davis Memorial Foundation Renames Golf Tournament to Honor Former WSRCA Leader | 2020-12-02 | Roofing Contractor This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or…

RT3 Member Mycocycle Launches Raise on REG CF Platform | 2020-12-02

RT3 Member Mycocycle Launches Raise on REG CF Platform | 2020-12-02

RT3 Member Mycocycle Launches Raise on REG CF Platform | 2020-12-02 | Roofing Contractor This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to…