PROJECT ETOPIA APPOINTS JAMES PIKETT AS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Pikett brings with him a decade of experience in the property industry This key hire will help Etopia expand its pipeline of projects He is the first person to hold the post of Development Director at Project Etopia London, 22nd January 2020 – Offsite housebuilding...
THEN & NOW: EVOLVING CITIES
Here at My Tool Shed, we thought we’d take a look to see how much some of the fastest-growing cities across the world have vastly evolved over the last 30 years. To highlight this, we wanted to go beyond just showing you stats and figures. As a result. we’ve created...
Planning Approval Granted for Amendments to Outline Masterplan for £500M Tribeca Belfast
Tribeca Belfast will create circa 60,000 sqm (GIA) additional employment floorspace in Belfast city centre. During construction an average of 600 construction jobs per year will be created. Tribeca Belfast will accommodate an estimated 1,600 additional jobs on...
Revealed: 15 of the most expensive UK properties sold in the last year
With the recent news1 that a Knightsbridge mansion overlooking Hyde Park is to be sold for around £200m, a sum that will break the record for the UK’s most expensive house sale, regulated property buyer, Good Move, has delved into the data2 to reveal some of the most...
In 2020 we are running a Women in Construction profile every month in Design and Build UK
In 2020 we are running a Women in Construction profile every month in Design and Build UK. If you know someone you think deserves a mention, nominate them by emailing their name and email address to wic@designandbuilduk.net for Woman of the Month representing Women in...
5 Renovations You Can do Without Planning Permission
Renovation projects are both exciting and challenging. But what exactly can you do without planning permission, and is it safe to do it yourself? Trying to figure out which projects you can do without planning permission can be a bit of a minefield, but don’t panic....
SOUTHERN GROVE UNVEILS £33MILLION SUSTAINABLE CANAL SIDE OFFICE DEVELOPMENT IN SHOREDITCH
The scheme on the border with Haggerston comprises 4,530 sqm of office space just a mile from the City The site is in an area tipped to be the next big thing as high Shoreditch rents push demand towards the natural beauty of the Grand Union Canal Southern Grove is...
TfL using artificial intelligence to help fuel London’s cycling boom
UK-first trial of artificial intelligence technology from Vivacity Labs makes it much easier to understand how people cycling and walking are using the road network Data will help TfL to plan new routes as it expands London’s growing cycling network Transport for...
ADMARES to deliver 16 floating hotels to Qatar to serve tourists and fans for the FIFA World Cup 2022
Turku, Finland (January 21, 2020) --In preparations to host the 2022 World Cup, Qetaifan Projects, a Katara Hospitality owned company signed a memorandum of understanding with ADMARES; the world leader in alternative real estate with pioneering construction methods....
Amey in 5th Year of partnership with GEEP to encourage diverse graduates
Leading service provider, Amey, is continuing its partnership with The Graduate Engineering Engagement Programme (GEEP) to encourage students and graduates from diverse backgrounds into the engineering field. The programme, led by The Royal Academy of Engineering, in...
How the Skills Gap has Affected the Government’s Homebuilding Targets
It’s no secret that the construction industry is currently facing an increasingly large skills shortage. The industry has long suffered from a lack of skilled workers, making it more difficult than ever to hit deadlines due to the shrinking talent pool. This is a big...
2020 Property Technology Trends
Proptech, the acronym for Property technology, is a term that will become more and more prevalent soon and basically encompasses the application of information technology and platform economics to the property markets. Some goals of proptech includes reducing...
London Tube station transformed into ‘PICARDilly’ Circus
Piccadilly Circus renamed for 48 hours ahead of the 24 January launch of new Amazon Prime Video original series Star Trek: Picard in more than 200 territories around the world Themed station branding and signage placed around the station, with special PA announcements...
Construction recovery needs a VAT cut, says FMB
The Chancellor must use the upcoming Budget to slash the rate of VAT on repair and maintenance work and to invest in the construction sector in order to maintain the industry’s recovery, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to the ONS...
TfL investment to create nearly 8,000 new cycle parking spaces across London’s boroughs
TfL has awarded funding of more than £3.5 million to 30 London boroughs to build thousands of new cycle parking spaces New cycle parking will boost provision at town centres, stations, schools and residential areas Cycling numbers in London are at record levels with...
GODWIN SECURE EURO GARAGES LIMITED AS TENANT FOR ROADSIDE SITE IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Following the outline planning approval in July 2019, Godwin Developments has secured the British based retailer Euro Garages Limited as their tenant for the site in Rushden. Euro Garages Limited operate petrol stations and fast food outlets in Europe, the United...
Skanska signs £143m contract with Highways England to deliver improvement scheme on M42 in first Regional Delivery Partnership deal
Skanska has signed a deal with Highways England worth £143 million for the delivery of the M42 Junction 6 improvement scheme. The five-year project will see a comprehensive upgrade of Junction 6 of the M42 near Birmingham Airport, a strategically important scheme...
New Routemaster buses to become front-boarding only
Middle and rear doors will become exit only to tackle fare evasion More than £3.6m that could be invested in transport is lost every year from fare evasion on New Routemasters Early indications suggest fare evasion more than halved during trial of front-door-only...
Cambridge Investment Partnership A partnership addressing the housing shortage across Cambridge
With the Chartered Institute of Housing and National Housing Federation both calling for more than 1.5 million social homes to be built over the next 10 years, with at least 90,000 of these for social rent each year, one joint venture which is already delivering brand...
Balfour Beatty successfully electrifies rail lines between Bristol and Cardiff
This week, Balfour Beatty, working on behalf of Network Rail, successfully completed the electrification of 77 kilometres of the Great Western Railway (GWR) line between Bristol and Cardiff; a significant contribution to Network Rail’s overall Greater West...
Plans for Tooting Town Centre 20mph speed limit given green light following public consultation
20mph speed limit will be delivered in May, with more changes to the area to follow Majority of respondents agreed with the need for improvements and TfL is taking on feedback to make the proposals stronger Proposals focused on safety and accessibility for people...
LEGAL & GENERAL SECURES STUDENT BLOCKS AT UNIVERSITY OF THE CREATIVE ARTS, FARNHAM
LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) announces, on behalf of its LPI (Limited Price Inflation) Income Property Fund, that it has agreed to fund the development of a new high-quality student accommodation block which is pre-let to the University for the Creative Arts...
Hexagon introduces visualisation platform for the accurate digital representation of the real world
Hexagon AB, a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, today announced the introduction of HxDR, a new cloud-based, digital reality visualisation platform. HxDR creates accurate digital representations of the real world through the seamless...
Supporting a Partner Through Starting a Company
Supporting a partner when they decide to take on the great adventure that is starting a company can be difficult and extremely rewarding at the same time. Luckily for me, I can look at this situation from both sides of the fence because I have started a company with...
Halton becomes Millennium Technology Prize partner
Indoor air company Halton Group has begun cooperation with Technology Academy Finland (TAF) as a Millennium Technology Prize partner on 1 January 2020. The partnership gives Halton the opportunity to help support the development of human-centred innovation in a more...
Network Rail announces £640m contract awards to deliver design services
Network Rail has announced the award of 82 framework contracts to deliver design services across the country, worth an estimated £400m for Control Period 6 (2019-2024) and up to £640m including the options to extend the framework into Control Period 7 (2024-2029). The...
Selco break through new landmark for Macmillan
A charity partnership involving one of the UK’s most prominent builders merchants and Macmillan Cancer Support is celebrating crashing through the £700,000 barrier. Staff, customers and suppliers of Selco Builders Warehouse have embarked on numerous fundraising...
Go-ahead for ground breaking new £150m mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital
8 January 2020: South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) has today, Wednesday 8th January, announced that it has secured government approval to start work on its two new state-of-the-art facilities for south west Londoners. This...
Amey turns to augmented reality in fight against £90m ‘unflushables’ issue
Leading public services provider, Amey, will be turning to a new augmented reality app to help fight ‘unflushables’. The app uses technology commonly used in video games, to show householders right before their eyes how flushing the wrong items would block their...
TfL unveils plans to build a major new Cycleway in southeast London
5km Cycleway between Greenwich and Woolwich will tackle danger along one of the area’s most dangerous roads Plans include new pedestrian crossings and segregated cycle lanes, with initial proposals for a complete overhaul of the Angerstein roundabout in development A...
Edinburgh supports Shelter campaign to give everyone the right to a decent home
The City of Edinburgh Council is supporting Shelter Scotland’s campaign to have the right to a decent home enshrined in Scots law. The campaign was launched after research conducted by YouGov for Shelter Scotland found that 88% of people surveyed agreed that everyone...
Guild supports crackdown on criminal landlords
Housing Secretary, the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, announced today that he has pledged new funding to be used to crack down on criminal landlords. In a press release issued this morning, the Housing Secretary said that more than 100 councils across England have been...
TfL reminds customers of TfL fares freeze in 2020
All fares set by the Mayor remain frozen during 2020, helping to encourage more people onto public transport Bus and Tram fares remain £1.50, with the Mayor’s Hopper fare allowing unlimited journeys within an hour Adult off-peak fares for Tube journeys within Zones...
Work to improve London Overground’s West Hampstead station is complete
PN-162 Final stage of platform widening now complete All new customer improvements now delivered Customers were welcomed to a new improved West Hampstead station today, as Transport for London (TfL) completed major improvement work. The enhanced station includes a new...
FUTURE OF HACKNEY ARTS HUB ‘STOUR SPACE’ ASSURED FOR 150 YEARS AFTER £80M STUDENT ACCOMMODATION WINS APPROVAL
Project will guarantee the future of treasured community arts body Stour Space until 2168 Cultural hub narrowly avoided closure this year as its lease came to an end with uncertainty over whether an extension would be offered and at what cost Mixed-use scheme — The...
Major north London town centre set to be transformed into a safer, healthier and better place for people
Transport for London’s plans to overhaul the Stoke Newington gyratory were supported by 59 per cent of people in consultation Changes include removing the outdated 1960s gyratory system and introducing protected cycle space and much-needed new pedestrian crossings TfL...