Tag: Birmingham

CGI of Prosperity's latest planned development Prosperity Group’s latest development is on the corner of Kent and Lower Essex Street in Birmingham Southside, opposite The Nightingale Club, a prominent venue in the city’s Gay Village. There will be no parking provision for residents, as has...

Artist's impression of Moda's latest planThe 37-storey building, within the New Garden Square masterplan in Ladywood, would have approximately 450 flats for rent. New Garden Square is a mixed-use community of up to 1,600 homes and more than £6m of public realm that Moda is...

BDP's extension on the Victorian hospital buildingThe project includes a three-storey extension as well as an upgrade to the thermal fabric of the existing Victorian buildings on Steelhouse Lane near the city centre. The front of the hospital will be rebuilt and given a glass...

Artist's impression of the planned towerThe proposed development would have 294 flats and support the regeneration of an underused brownfield site, the developer says. 100 Broad Street has previously been earmarked for development – a 61-storey residential development was approved in 2019 but never moved...

Marina RobertsonOriginally from Greece, Marina Robertson has been studying and working in the UK built environment sector for more than 30 years. She joins Acivico from Norse Group, Norfolk County Councils trading arm, where she was a director. Before that she had 15 years with...

CGI of Festival Square, as proposed for Birmingham city centreThe city centre Smithfield 17ha site, which played a central role in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, is set to become a new home for Birmingham’s Bull Ring markets. The plans include a new market square, housing,...

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...

Visitor registration for UK Construction Week Birmingham (UKCW Birmingham), the UK’s largest event for the built environment, is now live, with the popular three-day show returning to Birmingham’s NEC from 4th to 6th October 2022. Officially opened by architect and Channel 4 presenter George Clarke, UKCW...

Birmingham City Council’s decarbonisation programme will begin with an initial 300 homes in the east of the city as a pilot scheme to test different approaches to improving thermal efficiency, reducing carbon emissions and cutting energy bills. The £27m contract value works out at an...

Opening day in Great BarrKeyline’s new branch in Great Barr, its 45th across the country, covers a three-acre site with extensive warehouse and external storage space Regional manager Arron Jameson said: “The Midlands is currently experiencing significant change. In particular, there’s demand for new infrastructure...

The evocatively-named Dogpool Lane scheme is designed by Glenn Howells Architects Alumno’s £24m student residence project on Dogpool Lane in Birmingham is being funded by Woh Hup Holdings, one of Singapore’s largest construction businesses, which recently entered the UK market. Woh Hup launched Paideia Capital...

Hanson's Landor Street ready-mix concrete plant in central BirminghamThe new plant in Landor Street is set up to supply all concrete needs, including high volume, specialist mixes and low carbon concrete. The site is rail connected, allowing aggregates to be transported from Hanson’s rail-connected quarries,...

Kevin Blunden joins Acivico as director of building consultancyThe firm has added a director of building consultancy, a director of design, construction and facilities management, and a non-executive director. Kevin Blunden joins Acivico from Harwood Building Control as director of building consultancy. He is a...

Amey walked away in 2019 after losing millions on the jobBirmingham Highways Ltd (BHL) has formally invited the two companies to tender for the restructured Birmingham Highways PFI contract. Kier has been looking after Birmingham’s roads on an interim basis since Amey withdrew in 2019...

Amey had to pay Birmingham City Council £215m in 2019 to get out of its long-term money-losing contract. Since then, the council and Birmingham Highways Limited have been working to restructure the private finance initiative (PFI) contract. Birmingham Highways Limited (BHL) is a special purpose...