The controversial Anglia Square plan Weston Homes and Columbia Threadneedle have now applied to the High Court asking for a statutory review under section 288 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 with the aim of getting Robert Jenrick’s refusal of the scheme overturned in the Royal Courts of Justice. If permission to proceed…
The scheme ensures that trade credit insurance (TCI) coverage and credit limits are maintained during the coronavirus pandemic, helping businesses to trade with confidence. Given the disruption to economic activity, reduced cashflow and the resulting increased risks of insolvency and default in the market, businesses have seen TCI withdrawn, premiums rocketing, or the level of…
Rudi Klein SEC Group is an umbrella representative body comprising British Constructional Steelwork Association, Building Engineering Services Association, Electrical Contractors Association, Lift & Escalator Industry Association, Electrical Contractors Association of Scotland, Scottish & Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation and the Scaffolding Association. A new engineering services sector alliance is being set up to replace it,…
The acquisition includes Northumbrian Roads’ two asphalt plants in the Port of Tyne and the Port of Sunderland. Latest filed accounts for Northumbrian Roads, under ownership of the Lynch family, show a pre-tax profit of £900,000 for 2019 on turnover of £16.8m. Aggregate Industries, part of the LafargeHolcim Group, described the acquisition as in line…
Molson Young already offered the Kobelco heavy line excavators throughout Scotland, and other Molson divisions have represented the brand throughout England and Wales since 2014. Mark Proudfoot, director at Molson Scotland, said: “The Kobelco mini excavator range completes our ‘single source supply’ option available throughout Scotland. As a business, we already have the knowledge, stock…
Deme had been awarded the foundations work for 100 wind turbines plus three offshore substation platforms in December 2018. It appointed Lamprell for the fabrication of 45 wind turbine foundation jackets and three offshore substation jackets. The remaining 55 jackets were awarded to Smulders, which constructed them at facilities in Belgium and Newcastle. As well…
Parent company Ferguson plc said that it could make more money by leaving the UK and focusing on its North American operations. Ferguson was a US plumbing supplier acquired by Britain’s Wolseley in 1982. It proved so successful that the US operations became the major part of the business, to the extent that in 2017…
The Blossom Street site has six plots altogether Skanska will start work on its £180m contract within the next few weeks, with completion scheduled for 2023. Skanska will renovate existing warehouses and construct new space to create eight new buildings on the site, just behind Spitalfields Market. When finished, the development, designed by architect AHMM,…
The UK and the European Union have agreed a wide-ranging free trade agreement, avoiding the risks associated with a no-deal and delivering continuity in cost and availability of construction products and materials. The deal will mean market access across the English Channel, with no tariffs, quotas or customs duties. The UK and the EU have…
If you’re having a night out at a big show in London’s West End, you’re probably not thinking too much about work. With any luck, you’ll be too absorbed by the drama, the spectacle and the magic that is showbiz. You might, however, briefly wonder just how Aladdin manages to fly on his magic carpet,…
