THE CURATOR at Haverfordwest Museum has released photographs showing the shocking damage to the 238-year-old building’s roof after it was stripped by lead thieves. Curator Simon Hancock issued the photographs showing the timber substrate laid bare behind the roof’s parapet wall. Lead was stripped from the roof’s stepped gutter, shattering adjoining slates and leaving the
Plans for a £450m film studio complex in Sunderland have finally been submitted for planning. FulwellCain Studios, a joint venture between global entertainment company Fulwell 73 and Cain International, has plans to build the Crown Works Studios on land stretching up from Pallion Shipyard on the banks of the river Wear. The application sets out
The government has handed out its final tranche of levelling up funding to 55 projects to transform high streets and improve transport links. From the £1bn pot, £825m will help to kick-start regeneration in town centres with a further £150m allocated to develop better transport links. These include breathing new life into treasured heritage and
Developers Simten and BC Partners have got the thumbs up from planners for a landmark 19-storey mixed-use scheme near the British Museum in London. The One Museum Street scheme involves the demolition of an empty 53m high former Travelodge hotel known as Selkirk House to make way for 74m tall tower block on the edge
Britain’s biggest constructional steelwork contractor has warned of a slowdown in the shed market and wider ongoing delays to project starts. Alan Dunsmore, chief executive officer of Severfield, said the slowdown in work impacted on revenue in the first half of the year, which fell 8% to £215m. The firm’s order book also slipped 5%
A Spanish-Algerian study shows how applying cool roof coatings can increase the amount of power generated by certain rooftop solar panels.
Offsite Solutions has landed a £2.4m deal to manufacture 761 GRP shower pods for McAleer & Rushe for a new 20-storey student accommodation scheme at Wembley Park developed by Greystar. It is Offsite Solutions’ second contract for McAleer & Rushe and will involve the production of standard and larger accessible and adaptable floorless enhanced GRP
BUILDING PRODUCTS manufacturer Forterra recently donated materials to DIY SOS’ latest project for Children in Need, a complete renovation of the Treetops Children’s Hospice in Risley, Derbyshire. Having donated its Bison Precast beam and block flooring system to the project, Forterra celebrated the finished hospice’s grand reveal, which was hosted by DIY SOS’ own Nick
Hyndburn Borough Council has picked Morgan Sindall Construction to deliver the initial stages of the Accrington Town Square regeneration. Designed by AEW Architects, the scheme encompasses three iconic heritage sites: Market Hall, Market Chambers, and Burtons Chambers. These historic buildings are set to undergo a comprehensive programme of improvements. The Victorian Market Hall will be
Mace Interiors has been appointed to undertake the £40m refurbishment of 21 Bloomsbury Street in west London. The work for clients Capital 38 and Morgan Capital will see the 85,000 sq ft office revamped in three phases. Work will involve the extensive refurbishment of the existing building, including new mechanical, engineering and plumbing services, new
