Henley Investment Management has submitted plans for a new 3,300-home neighbourhood of 10 flat-top towers on the boundary of Salford and Manchester. The landmark £1bn development will transform the 130,000 sq ft site at Regent Retail Park, currently occupied by Costa Coffee and JD Sports at one end to TK Maxx at the other, and

HS2 has completed the four huge piers of the Curzon 2 bridge that will take high-speed trains in and out of Birmingham. The structure has been nicknamed “Bellingham Bridge” in honour of England footballer and Stourbridge-born Jude Bellingham. It is the tallest structure in the one-mile stretch of connected viaducts being built through the city’s

Water regulator Ofwat has today cleared the way for an £88bn infrastructure spending programme across the country. The  AMP8 spending agreement is £16bn lower than in water companies’ business plans after the regulator removed inefficient spending and activity where companies have already been funded. Around £35bn will be channelled into reducing pollution and delivering greater

Construction output rebounded in May ending three consecutive months of decline. The 1.9% jump in activity was driven mainly by new work, up 2.7%, while repair and maintenance delivered a lower increase of 0.8%. At a sector level, both private and public new housing returned to 2.8% growth, while infrastructure new work rose by 3.5%.

Later living main contractor Kori Construction is aiming to expand into the multi-room and retirement living sectors after another year of strong growth. The Corby-based contractor lifted revenue by almost 56%  to £54m in the 12 months to March 2024. Pre-tax profit climbed to £4m, up from £1.5m in the previous financial year and generating

Hampshire Country Council has agreed to increase funding for phase 3 of the Botley bypass road scheme by £16m to “meet the significant rise in construction and materials costs due to inflation.” Contractor Milestone Infrastructure secured an early contractor involvement deal two years ago following VolkerFitzpatrick’s completion of the first two phases (pictured in green

Contractor Galliford Try has reported that revenue and profits will be ahead of expectations in the year to June. In a year-end trading update this morning, chief executive Bill Hocking said he was also confident about the outlook for the year ahead based on a group order book of £3.8bn (2023: £3.7bn). “We start the

House builder Hill Group has promoted Cain Peters to managing director in charge of Special Projects business, concentrating on large high density construction projects in London and the South East. Cain, who began his journey with Hill as a site manager 17 years ago rising to regional director in 2015, will be tasked with further

Approved plans to build a 37-storey student tower in Manchester could be scuppered after an anonymous individual made an application for the building to be listed. Developer Manner gained unanimous planning approval last month from Manchester City Council for its proposals to transform the Hotspur Press site into 595 student bedrooms. Work would include restoring

Crest Nicholson directors said they are “minded to recommend” an improved bid for the house builder by rival Bellway. Both firms confirmed today that a revised offer had been made after two previous bids topping out at £650m were rejected. Crest Nicholson has also been approached by Avant Homes but rejected the deal while talks