THE ROOF restoration of a Grade I-listed Tudor manor house, first dated in the 14th century, has been secured with the award of £1.6m. Bramall Hall and its historical treasures will be preserved for generations to come through the £1.6m funding announcement today (25 March 2024). Located in Stockport, the building is known as ‘one
Rampart Exterior Services will seek to acquire roofing and exterior restoration companies, focusing on non-discretionary replacement and repair work as well as preventative maintenance support.
Kent County Council is pressing ahead with plans for its Sturry Link Road project near Canterbury. VolkerFitzpatrick has been confirmed for the £34m contract to build the A28 road project, which includes a 250m long viaduct. This will be built over the Great Stour River, the river’s flood plain, and the railway line from Canterbury
Northumbria University has signed a pre-construction services deal with Sir Robert McAlpine to build the £50m North East Space Skills and Technology Centre in Newcastle. The NESST project involves construction of a 5 to 7 storey building, including partial re-use of the Wynne Jones building in Ellison Place to create a new facility. McAlpine is
Modular housing specialist Beattie Passive has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. Just 12 months ago the company went on a recruitment drive at its factory to fill 40 new construction roles at its offsite manufacturing facility in Norwich. The firm was founded more than 10 years ago by Passivhaus pioneer and
A demolition and site remediation specialist has been fined £133,330 after an employee was crushed to death during site preparation work on a new housing development. James Rourke lost his life after being struck and run over by an excavator at Sarazen Gardens, Brampton on 18 November 2019. The 22-year-old site engineer had been attaching
NG Bailey Limited has been fined £135,000 following the death of a worker. Alistair Hutton, a subcontractor hired by NG Bailey, lost his life while working on the construction of the Baird Family Hospital in Aberdeen on 18 January 2023. He had been navigating a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) along an unfinished corridor at
Beacon announced on March 22 that it had opened new branches in Fort Myers, Fla., Milton, Fla., and Saginaw, Mich.
PLANS were recently submitted for a new roof installation on the museum building at Segedunum Roman Fort & Museum in Wallsend, North Tyneside. The original roof was targeted by thieves who stole copper and lead from it in June 2023. Scaffolding was erected to temporarily protect the Unesco World Heritage site. The thieves then struck
North Yorkshire-based award-winning steelwork specialist SH Structures has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. The business set up in 1992 by now chairman Simon Holden is understood to have been touted around the market for some time. But management failed to find a buyer for the firm despite a formidable reputation for
