Russell WBHO has been appointed by developer Ask:PATRIZIA to build a £48m 344 bedroom new hotel at Baltic Quarter on Gateshead Quayside. The planning application for the 180,898 sq ft, nine storey hotel was approved by Gateshead Council in March and Russell WBHO is planning to start work on the two year build programme before
MKM’s ACQUISITION of five sites of John Nicholls Trading Ltd will expand the independent builders’ merchant’s presence across the Midlands. Founded in 1965 by late chairman John Nicholls, the group has grown significantly over the years from one branch in Banbury to over 25 sites covering Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, and Dorset. MKM’s acquisition of John
A FIRM OF JOINERY SPECIALISTS operating across London and the Home Counties, which undertakes the most challenging joinery and timber frame constructions, has been making extensive use of West Fraser’s SterlingOSB Zero boards including for a development of stick-built homes on a site in south Essex. Essex Joinery Specialist Essex Pitch UK Ltd was set
Plans to build a new road linking the M6 with south Lancaster have been shelved due to soaring cost pressures. The decision is a major setback for Costain, which was appointed last March to deliver detailed design and stakeholder engagement, as well as the construction work, once planning approval was in place. This decision to
Administrators for Henry Construction Projects have confirmed the majority of the contractor’s 40 staff have been laid off. Administrators from insolvency practice FRP has also said they are now working to gather information on remaining assets and events in the lead up to the collapse of the £400m turnover tower builder. It is understood several
Doncaster based residential developer Empire Property Concepts Ltd went into administration owing suppliers and subcontractors more than £500,000. An update from administrator Opus Restructuring Llp has revealed the scale of debts left by the failure of the firm in April. Empire Property Concepts Ltd changed its name to MCIOD Limited days before Metro Bank called
Toronto-based Jobber, a provider of operations management software for home service businesses, unveiled a new plugin for principals and accounting departments to track and understand job costs and profit margins accurately.
A Colorado-based roofing company is showing how metal roofing can help customers save on energy costs.
