Day: April 12, 2022

The winning entry (click in image to enlarge)Winner of Begbroke design competition is a team led by HawkinsBrown with Okra (Netherlands), BuroHappold and C:Lab, RCKa, Ooze (Netherlands) and MurrayTwohig. The competition was launched last autumn by Oxford University Development (OUD), part of the university’s £4bn...

Caddick Construction is building a 68,000 sq ft distribution warehouse at Trafford Park, ManchesterCaddick Construction made a pre-tax profit of £2.6m in the year to 31st August 2021 on turnover of £99.0m. That £99m turnover compares to £67.6m in 2020 and £53.2m in 2019. This...

Loughborough Bellfoundry (Image: Tommy Pengilley)Loughborough Bellfoundry has secured funding for £5m works to protect the Grade II* listed buildings and museum. Since the closure of the Whitechapel bell foundry in London in 2017, Loughborough’s foundry – also known as John Taylor’s Bellfoundry – is the...

Plans include the recreation of the old Saint George’s Square A planning application for 265 new homes was approved by Sunderland City Council’s planning committee last night (11th April). Vistry Partnerships will deliver the project which, in addition to the new housing, will provide open...

Eloise FrancisIn her new role, Eloise will be responsible for driving innovation, research and   technical excellence at BRE. Eloise Francis joins BRE from Legal & General Capital, where she had been head of operational risk for the past three years. As the BRE’s director of...

Siemens Energy was fined £900,000 and VolkerInfra £180,000. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how VolkerInfra Ltd, a specialist high voltage cabling contractor, had been subcontracted by principal contractor Siemens Energy to carry out cabling works as part of a wider construction project at Whitegate substation in...