Fiona Harper The construction body said that protection of title is vital to protect consumers across Scotland. It pointed to a recent consultation in which 90% of respondents said they were in favour of the measure. The initial consultation was led by by MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston and closed in November. It received 141 submissions,…
CGI of the Great Charles Street apartments The redevelopment of the Ludgate Hill car park on Great Charles Street includes 722 apartments for private rent alongside a gym, roof terraces, communal lounges and workspace, as well as a new public realm and space for shops. The build-to-rent (BTR) development consists of blocks ranging in height…
David McKenzie David McKenzie joins Kier from consultant Aecom, where he has been chief operating officer for its Europe, Middle East & Africa Construction Services business since 2013. Before joining Aecom he had spent 23 years with Bovis/Lendlease. He starts at Kier in February 2021 to take on the role of managing director of Regional…
It is about to start work at its 11-acre site at Lochmaben, Scotland. The company employs 140 staff across its three sites – two in Burton and the one in Lochmaben. The Lochmaben project involves investment in a replacement building that will house a new packing system, including the firm’s first robotic packer. Russell…
The revised design showing space for an orchard to be planted between the two viaducts In spring 2020, HS2 went out to consultation on the design of the Water Orton viaducts. The response was that locals wanted less concrete and more greenery. As a result, designers from Systra, Mott MacDonald and Weston Williamson have developed…
The latest review of Edinburgh’s Spaces for People programme proposes a citywide consultation and assessment criteria for retaining some of the schemes once Covid-19 restrictions are eased. The city has been rolling out measures to create safe routes for walking, cycling and wheeling while physically distancing. On 28th January, the Transport & Environment Committee will…
Port of Cromarty Firth has signed a letter of intent with Ideol, which has its headquarters in France. The agreement would see the company and its future local construction partners use the port’s land and Firth berthing sites. They would also cooperate towards further developing the facilities and infrastructure to establish a concrete hull serial…
The new funding includes £760m for the next phase of East West Rail to reinstate direct rail services between Bicester and Bletchley for the first time since 1968. It also includes £34m to progress plans to reopen the Northumberland line between Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Ashington, which closed to passengers in 1964 as part of the Beeching…
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) welcomed the bits that were in line with its own recommendations but has expressed concerns about a number of the proposals. Last week the Ministry of Housing published its response to the 2019 consultation on the Future Homes Standard, which sought views on changes to Part L…
Litecast’s new works Litecast’s new factory in Ansley Common, Nuneaton, is a 5,400 sq m (58,000 sq ft) building on a 60-acre site that the company has purchased. Production capacity is 72,000 linear metres of cast concrete beams per week, compared with 42,000 linear metres at the old site, a mile away on the town’s…
