Day: November 17, 2022

One Eastside will be build close to the HS2 Curzon Street stationOne Eastside, a 51-storey build-to-rent residential development by Court Collaboration next to the Curzon Street HS2 station in Birmingham, is set to be 154 metres tall. It will be the UK’s tallest build-to-rent tower...

Janet YoungJanet Young joins the ICE in January from the Cabinet Office, where she is head of the Government Property Profession. She will take over from Nick Baveystock, who is leaving the institution after 10 years as its director general. Dr Young is a fellow...

Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt In his first budget statement today, chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt has promised to make no cuts in capital spending, although government departments will have to find savings if they are to protect projects from soaring inflation. “When...

The new facility should be ready by June 2024The project is designed to speed up the process of getting passengers through security screening before they board planes. The project involves construction of a new roof, new lifts and circulation core, the refurbishment of an existing...

The incident, four years ago, involved a man working for MH Costa Construction on a house in London. He fell more than three metres through a skylight and suffered head injuries that led to him being in a coma for six weeks. MH Costa Construction,...

Sean EllisSean Ellis has joined Kent house-builder Fernham Homes as managing director, with shares in the business. At Berkeley he was chairman of St James Group, Berkeley Homes Eastern Counties and St William, formerly a joint venture with National Grid. He is moving from a...

An artist’s impression of the scheme shows plans for Gloucestershire Way crossingGranting of the DCO means that main contractor Kier can start preparatory work on the project in the new year with construction due to begin later in 2023. The A417 runs through the Cotswolds...

VBC's Polish factory (and below)Volumetric Building Companies began in 2009 as Vaughan Buckley Construction when founder Vaughan Buckley, an Australian national, was in college in the USA. Now, just 13 years later, it is on track to be a $1bn company, he says. Volumetric Building...

Jon MillerSince its takeover over by investment manager M&G at the start of this year, Passivhaus specialist Greencore Construction has £500m to invest in expansion. Jonathan Miller joins Greencore next month. His previous role was at Tilia Homes (formerly Kier Living) where as regional managing...