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Fire protection is key for new FrameSafe FR membrane

10/4/24

Leading manufacturer Glidevale Protect has launched Protect FrameSafe FR - a new Class A2-s1, d0 flame retardant external wall breather membrane offering fire protection across low, medium and...

Three chasing £90m Broadgate Tower overhaul for British Land

10/4/24

Work due to start on 2008 building this September

Go-ahead for 316 bed Stratford student scheme

10/4/24

Student accommodation specialist Alumno and partners Hurlington Capital have gained approval for a major new development on Marshgate Lane in Stratford, east London.

Careys more picky over which jobs to bid as firm says it has drawn line under problem contracts

9/4/24

Several schemes turned into loss-making after being blighted by inflation and onerous terms.

Mace’s passport to materials reuse

9/4/24

Mace’s steel-framed Edenica office project at 100 Fetter Lane in London features the first use of Waterman’s ‘materials passports’ system – which could transform the industry’s ability to reuse materials. Martin Cooper reports.

Tide to build 32-storey west London tower

28/3/24

Offsite specialist Tide Construction is set to build a 32-storey build-to-rent (BTR) tower in Acton.

The firm will be both the developer and contractor for the scheme, called The Castle. The tower will...

Three chasing £90m Broadgate Tower overhaul for British Land

28/3/24

Work due to start on 2008 building this September.

Three firms are looking at the next phase of British Land's ongoing revamp of its Broadgate estate with a deal to overhaul the Broadgate Tower built more than 15 years...

Fosters makes changes to £1bn Blackfriars scheme after Historic England criticism

27/3/24

Foster & Partners has made a series of changes to its £1bn proposals for three mixed-use towers on London’s South Bank after the plans were strongly criticised by Historic England.

BT Tower to become hotel

27/3/24

The BT Tower in central London will be turned into a hotel after the iconic building was sold for £275m by BT Group to MCR Hotels.

Why is the Building Safety Regulator targeting large panel systems?

26/3/24

On 16 May 1968, four people died and 17 others were injured after the 22-storey Ronan Point tower block in east London partially collapsed.

A gas explosion in an 18th-floor flat blew out external load-bearing...

McLaren gets green light for 31-storey student tower

26/3/24

Birmingham City Council has granted a resolution to approve full planning permission to McLaren Property and investor Aventicum Real Estate for the development of Queen’s Hospital Close.

Multiplex starts on 50-storey Thames tower

25/3/24

Multiplex has started work on a £190m contract to build the tallest new residential tower currently under development in prime central London.

An international real estate consortium led by Native Land is behind the £3bn Bankside...

Developer working on plans for seven-towers scheme opposite O2 Arena

25/3/24

Howells behind masterplan for residential job which will be submitted for planning this spring

Multiplex starts work on £190m South Bank tower

22/3/24

Multiplex has started construction work on a 50-storey residential tower at Bankside Yards by the River Thames in central London.

Turnover and staff numbers up as T&T Alinea profits from new markets in debut year

22/3/24

Revenue of £50m expected at business which now has 400 people