Day: March 1, 2023

Persimmon expects to build 40% fewer houses in 2023 than in did in 2022, chief executive Dean Finch has revealed. In 2022 Persimmon recorded 14,868 legal completions; this year “should current rates continue” it is likely to be between 8,000 and 9,000, he said. Persimmon...

Since 1986, the company has worked across domestic, industrial and commercial installations, spanning all pressure tiers – and is now extending this expertise beyond natural gas to hydrogen, anticipating the transition to support the UK’s ambitious net-zero-emissions goals. For any construction project with a gas-infrastructure...

John Carter is now chief executive of Stark Building Materials UK Ltd Stark’s £740m takeover of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution UK Ltd has completed ahead of expectations. Former Travis Perkins chief executive John Carter has been appointed chief executive of newly-formed Stark Building Materials UK Ltd...

The Arden Cross siteMuse is planning the construction of a new neighbourhood of up to 3,000 homes in the vicinity of the HS2 interchange station at Arden Cross in Solihull. Muse was selected as the development partner for the 346-acre scheme in November 2022 by...

Chief executive Gary Parker, left, and new managing director Chris Turner Chris Turner joined modular building supplier Integra 20 years ago as an apprentice technical draughtsman. Today he is managing director, in charge of day-to-day operations. Former managing director Gary Parker, who co-founded Humberside-based Integra...

The greenfield site that is to be developedSpringfield’s Lingerwood development, which was recommended for approval by planning officers, will be built on a site to the east of Newtongrange (home of the National Mining Museum Scotland). Detailed proposals will now be worked up for the...

A Bellway street sceneBellway’s Summers Bridge development, off Welsh Road in Deeside, is set to have 185 new-build homes on completion.  First completions on Bellway’s 12-hectare site are expected in the summer. Sales director Jenny Bell said: “Construction is going well and Summers Bridge is...

Lee MarleyLee Marley Brickwork has promoted William Gingell from construction director to managing director of the brickwork division as part of the restructuring; Nick Boulton is promoted from commercial director to managing director of the scaffolding division. Chief executive and founder Lee Marley said: “With...

BRE’s analysis of the latest English Housing Survey data shows that 700,000 homes are officially assessed as excessively cold. BRE states that the NHS spends £540m per year treating people impacted by excess cold. The researchers calculate that it would cost nearly ten times that...

An Avant Homes street sceneAvant Homes intends to build 113 new homes on a nine-acre site acquired in January on Hay Green Lane between Tankersley and Birdwell. Called Hay Green Park, the development will comprise a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes and feature...