Leading interior designer appointed for Steenberg’s Yard development May 18, 2021 A Tyneside based interior designer, known for her work in championing northern creativity, will be making her mark on an exciting new housing development. Karen Nairstone of Studio KIND, who has worked for more than 17 years on collaborations for both commercial and private projects, has now added her name to the wealth of local […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Promotions set to shape the future of Anderson Barrowcliff May 14, 2021 An award-winning accountancy and business advisory firm has promoted two of its team members to Associate as it focuses on servicing the broadening needs of clients as the world emerges from the pandemic. Anderson Barrowcliff, based in Stockton on Tees, has proactively shaped its team to be able to meet growing demand after seeing a […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
New homes bring multi-million pound investment for county town Apr 29, 2021 Work is beginning on a new housing development in Ashington that will bring more than £5million of investment in the town. Persimmon Homes North East has started work on the site of 600 homes for its new development called Woodhorn Meadows, off Woodhorn Lane, in the town. Chris Curry, managing director of Persimmon Homes North […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Newcastle Campus for Ageing and Vitality development partner required Apr 28, 2021 Newcastle University is seeking a principal development partner for a multi-million-pound mixed use scheme located on a 29-acre brown-field former hospital site in Newcastle City Centre. The development, known as the Campus for Ageing and Vitality (CAV), will be the first of its kind within the UK, drawing together all aspects of healthy ageing innovation, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Muse promises net-zero first for North East Apr 21, 2021 The first North East-based office development that is committed to being ‘net zero in operation’ has been approved by South Tyneside planners. Muse Developments’ 50,000 sqft Glassworks scheme will run solely on 100% renewable electricity complete with a 3,200 sqft solar array on its roof. It is designed to be fossil-fuel free, ultra-low energy and […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Prosper – Collaborating to De-Carbonise Development & Construction Apr 5, 2021 Following their Collaborating to De-Carbonise Development Webinar we’re been speaking to Rod Brassington, Chief Executive of Prosper… Q. What services does Prosper offer to organisations working across the built environment? As a not-for-profit strategic business consultancy, we specialise in procurement, business improvement and new build services. We extended our service offering a few years back […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Northern Housing Consortium – The Residential Green Retrofit Agenda Apr 5, 2021 Following their involvement in our Resident Green Retrofit Conference we’ve been speaking to Northern Housing Consortium’s Senior Policy Advisor Karen Brown about the organisation is doing to drive forward the net zero agenda…. Q. How are housing associations and local authorities across the North of England incorporating carbon neutrality into their future housing plans? The […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Karbon Homes – Collaborating to Decarbonise Developments… Apr 4, 2021 Following his involvement in our Collaborating to De-Carbonise Developments Webinar we’ve been speaking to Karbon Home’s Chief Executive Paul Fiddaman… Q. You provide a mixture of socially rented, specialist, shared ownership and market rented homes, and even market sale homes, how does this variety of tenures help maximise the social impact of your housing? The […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Three steps forward for Sunderland’s massive Riverside project Mar 31, 2021 Three key elements of Sunderland Council’s flagship Riverside development were approved by planners this week. A £31m smart bridge, 132 new homes – the first of 1,000 planned for the area – and a 650-space multi-storey car park were all given the go ahead at a meeting on Monday. All are due for completion in […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
More civil service jobs for Darlington as four regional International Trade hubs unveiled Mar 23, 2021 Darlington has again benefitted from the government’s levelling up agenda following today’s announcement the Department for International Trade (DIT) is setting up four trade investment hubs, one of which is going to be in the North East town. The hubs in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and a new second major DIT site in Darlington, will be […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
