Offsite modular specialist Elements Europe has been confirmed as the main delivery partner a central Birmingham 550-flats build-to-rent scheme. Acting as both the main contractor and offsite manufacturer, Elements Europe will deliver a full turnkey package for the Digbeth scheme known as Smith’s Garden. Client Goodstone Living 4-acre island site will be transformed with six
House builder Persimmon’s finance chief is leaving the firm after just over a year in the post. Jason Windsor, chief financial officer, will formally leave on 1 September to become chief financial officer at investment giant abrdn plc. Persimmon chief executive Dean Finch will then assume interim responsibility for the finance function, supported by Mike
Manchester City FC has got the planning thumbs up for a £300m expansion of its Etihad Stadium. It is anticipated that main construction works will commence on-site in November, with John Sisk widely expected to be named main contractor shortly. The project will boost the ground’s capacity from 54,000 to 60,000 while creating a “best-in-class
THE COMPETITION and Markets Authority (CMA) has responded to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme’s (MCS) consultation on proposed changes to its scheme. The organisation has broadly welcomed MCS’s proposed changes, endorsing its aims to improve transparency, consistency, and surveillance. However, the CMA says it is crucial that any changes maintain or enhance consumer protection. It added
Guardian Roofing, based in Auburn, Wash., has been recognized in the Puget Sound region’s ‘Midmarket Fast 50’ list by the Puget Sound Business Journal for its high performance as a middle-market company.
SPRI, Inc., the trade group representing single-ply roofing manufacturers, has introduced an Environmental Product Declarations section on its website, providing standardized information about the environmental impact of TPO and EPDM roofing materials from various member companies.
MAPEI HAS LAUNCHED a new water-based elastomeric bitumen membrane. Polylastic is a ready-to-use coating system which can be used to waterproof a variety of substrates. Offered in six colours, the membrane is fast and easy to apply by brush, roller or trowel. It also adheres to damp surfaces, making it ideal for fast-track application in
CUPA PIZARRAS’ CUPACLAD® rainscreen cladding has recently been installed as part of a 1980s eco-bungalow refurbishment in Tarporley, Cheshire. The manufacturer was selected thanks to its reputation for supplying high quality, natural products with a clear point of origin, while the cladding system also complemented the home’s sustainable ethos. Architect Jon Moorhouse and his wife
A ROGUE TRADER charged a vulnerable customer £4,600 for replacing their home’s roof ridge tiles when in fact he just painted the tiles orange to make them look like new. Peter Billydean Price of Broadmoor Nurseries, Kilgetty, in Pembrokeshire, pled guilty to two fraud offences while trading as Priced 2 Improve Property and Landscaping Services.
LEEDS COUNCIL PLANNERS have refused planning consent to concrete tiles that have already been installed on a £8m housing development in Wortley, South Yorkshire. Priestley Homes had obtained planning permission for the seven-house development in Fawcett Lane, Wortley to be roofed in a Spanish slate in dark grey. However, the high-end Cliff Oaks development had dark
