Sir Robert McAlpine has strengthened its Capital Ventures development business with the appointment of Owain Thomas as managing director of Land and Development. SRMCV has a clear mandate from its shareholders to continue to grow after successful developments in the build to rent and healthcare sectors. Thomas will have overall responsibility for the SRMCV development

John F Hunt has been employed directly by Belgian developer Ghelamco to undertake demolition, enabling works and construction of The HiLight – a new 24-storey resi tower on the site of the former 1830s Price’s Candle Factory in Battersea. Work includes demolition of the existing steel showroom which sits above podium level, followed by the

William Hare Group has won the contract to deliver the design, fabrication and installation of steelwork on the latest phase of Broadgate in the City of London. Sir Robert McAlpine was confirmed as main contractor last month on the £500m project at 2 Finsbury Avenue to build a 21-storey West Tower and a 36-storey East

BAM’s vast Co-op Live arena project in Manchester suffered yet another setback last night as the opening was delayed for a third time. The £365m Eastlands arena project has turned into an opening fiasco with three major gigs called off at the last minute. The vast arena project was due to be opened by comedian

Turkish building materials firm Assan Panel has unveiled plans to build its first UK manufacturing facility at Freeport East near Felixstowe. The £45m insulation plant is planned to be operational by Autumn 2025 and Assan is also is planning to establish a new office in Ipswich to serve the UK market. It will produce sandwich