Mace has won the job to refurbish and add an extra rooftop floor to an office block at 10 Gresham Street in the heart of London’s historic Square Mile. Developer CBRE Investment Management gained planning consent for the 145,000 sq ft office overhaul at the end of September and is now proceeding with its plans.

Two men working on a residential tower under construction in London were fortunate to escape death when a defective cradle they were in fell 90 feet. Marcel Botnaru and Radu Baracu were working in the cradle at level nine of the Pennington Street building under construction on June 4 2020, The support beams for the

Developers Marco Living and Axis RE have struck a deal with the Singapore-listed real estate investor CDL to forward-fund a construction-ready site in Manchester’s Northern Quarter for 261 private rental flats. The Tariff Street scheme which, consists of two new-build 10 and 12-storey apartment blocks, secured planning back in the summer. United Living New Homes,

The number of people in jobs, supporting HS2’s construction, has hit a record high. Fresh employment data confirms over 30,000 people are now helping to build the new high speed network linking the UK’s first and second cities. Employment numbers grew by 455 for the period July – September 2023, taking HS2’s total workforce 30,204

Developer Land Securities is confident next year will see a bounce back in its core markets as its strategy to cope with higher interest rates pays dividends. Landsec has started the major refurbishment of Thirty High (formerly Portland House) in Victoria and the development of Timber Square in Southwark with a combined completion value of

Skanska UK building chief Steve Holbrook is leaving the business after 28 years prompting another rejig of senior management within the group. Terry Muckian, managing director of the Cementation Skanska piling business, replaces Holbrook as head of the national building business taking the role of new Managing Director – Building. Since joining Skanska in 2011,

Vinci Building and Sir Robert McAlpine’s Integrated Health Projects joint venture has signed a design and build contract for a 500 space multi-storey car park at Whipps Cross Hospital in North East London. The £28m project will pave the way for the wider redevelopment of Whipps Cross Hospital with works due to begin on the new

Leeds City Council has given developer Harworth Group the go-head to build an 800,000 sq ft industrial and logistics park at Skelton Grange to the south east of the city. The 50-acre site is adjacent to Junction 45 of the M1 and was formerly the location of the Skelton Grange power station, acquired by Harworth

Galliard Homes and its Singapore-based joint venture partner City Developments Limited (CDL) have completed the acquisition of the 13.8-acre Morden Wharf development in the Royal Borough of Greenwich from LandsecU+I and the Morden College charity. Hybrid planning permission for a residential-led mixed-use scheme was secured in September 2022 for 12 blocks, up to 36 storeys,

Network Rail has put firms on alert for an upcoming tender race for a Reactive and Minor Works framework renewal in the Wales & Western railway region. The new £750m framework will cover both reactive / emergency works to Building and Civils assets and is expected go live by 1st April 2025. It will run