Demolition specialist Squibb Group has made most of its staff redundant as it leaves live jobs. A delayed vote by creditors on the firm’s plans for a Company Voluntary Arrangement was due to be held yesterday but was cancelled at the last minute. One former Squibb worker said: “Most of us have now been told

Torbay Council has set up a regeneration partnership with Willmott Dixon and developer Milligan to accelerate ambitious plans for several sites in Torquay and Paignton on the English Riviera. The partnership allows the council to draw on both firm’s expertise to take forward initially projects that have already been awarded Government funding. This will include

The High Court has granted permission for M&S to apply for a Judicial Review of the decision by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove to refuse planning permission for the redevelopment of its flagship store at Marble Arch. Gove refused plans in August for M&S to demolish and rebuild the store after campaigners said the building

Developer Landsec has got the planning green light to redevelop 55 Old Broad Street in London’s Square Mile with an office-led mixed-use scheme. The 290,000 sq ft scheme designed by Fletcher Priest Architects will involve demolition of the existing 55 Old Broad Street building, the link bridge over Wormwood Street and partial demolition of 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%

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