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Ballymore granted planning permission for contemporary, riverside offices; EG:HQ at Embassy Gardens

Ballymore has today been granted planning permission for a new 13-storey riverside office building at its landmark development, Embassy Gardens. Named EG:HQ, the development [...]

November 29, 2019

Kier completes new secondary school building in Bedworth

Kier has completed and handed over phase 2 of Nicholas Chamberlaine School, enabling pupils to start using the new facilities The first two project phases included the [...]

November 28, 2019

Forterra’s inner-city masterpieces scoop three wins and a commendation at brick awards 2019

Building products manufacturer Forterra is celebrating after a successful night at the Brick Development Association’s Brick Awards 2019, where it picked up three awards [...]

November 28, 2019

IQL’s Pavilion tops out after just 14 weeks of superstructure works

International Quarter London has ‘topped out’ on the pavilion at the heart of the 22-acre development. The landmark building, designed by ACME, and made almost entirely [...]

November 27, 2019

GMI announces completion of new 103,000 speculative distribution unit

One of the largest warehouse developments in the Midlands, St. Modwen Park Burton has outline consent for one million sq ft and is now home to a number of established [...]

November 26, 2019

Construction underway for pioneering School of Digital Arts

Today, Kier has started construction works on Manchester Metropolitan University’s School of Digital Arts – a £35m investment into the future of digital storytelling. To [...]

November 26, 2019

Looking for great construction and engineering candidates? Here’s how to hire for free

When you’re looking for the perfect construction and engineering candidates, you want to find a recruitment provider with the skills and knowledge to help bring you the [...]

November 25, 2019

Forterra’s support for construction charity crash tops £19k in 2019

Building products manufacturer Forterra has raised a grand total of £16,283 in funds and donated almost £3,000 in products this year for homelessness construction projects [...]

November 25, 2019

Get ready for the biggest jewson live yet!

Jewson Live – the UK’s best event for builders – is returning to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham for a fifth year this December. With over 2,600 [...]

November 25, 2019

Laying the foundations for the Construction Industry VAT Reverse Charge

Undeserved it may be, but the construction industry suffers from a reputation for tax avoidance. It only takes a few cowboys who offer a discount for cash to tarnish all the [...]

November 25, 2019

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