O’Brien Contractors appoint Net Zero Champion to achieve Net-Zero operations Jul 13, 2021 With over fifty years of history delivering civil engineering and construction across all sectors of the Built Environment, O’Brien Contractors have always shown a commitment to their Corporate Social Responsibility and the Environment. Vicki O’Brien is a third generation O’Brien and has worked in the family business for nearly twelve years. As a Net Zero […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Willmott Dixon lands Stoke-on-Trent multi-storey car park Jul 13, 2021 Willmott Dixon has landed its latest car park scheme, this time a 730-space multi-storey facility in Stoke-on-Trent city centre that will allow the city to plan for the future by meeting the growing demand for parking spaces as the pandemic recovery continues. It will be built next to Potteries Way and forms part of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Peabody plans 1,000 homes at former prison redevelopment Jul 13, 2021 Peabody has revealed redevelopment plans for the former Holloway women’s prison in north London. The plans would see the historic site opened to the public for the first time, delivering nearly 1,000 homes, a new 1.5 acre public park, and a landmark Women’s Building. Around 60% of the scheme will be for affordable housing. Most […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Transport for London plans property company to develop 46,000 homes Jul 13, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) has published proposals for a “dedicated, self-financing property company” that it plans to use to deliver housing after agreeing a new funding package with the government. The organisation claims that the company has the potential to deliver between 10,000 and 46,000 new homes. Proposals reviewed at a meeting of TfL’s finance […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Center Parcs announces plans for new £400m holiday village Jul 13, 2021 Center Parcs has identified a site in Sussex to build a new £400 million holiday park, it has been announced. Approximately 1,500 permanent jobs could be created if the site for its sixth UK holiday village in Crawley goes ahead. The company has secured an option agreement to acquire privately owned woodland at Oldhouse Warren off […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Derwent and Native Land to develop 100 George Street Jul 13, 2021 Derwent London, the largest central London focused REIT, is partnering with Native Land, a leading London prime residential and mixed-use developer, to develop 100 George Street W1, a 41-unit high quality apartment building in the heart of Marylebone. It will comprise 35 large, lateral apartments and 6 lateral and duplex penthouses. This scheme forms part […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Asian inward investment into UK tech sector ‘booming’ Jul 13, 2021 Data compiled for the UK Government shows investment into the UK tech space from the middle east and Asia region is booming. The UK tech ecosystem is attracting record levels of venture capital money from Asian and Middle Eastern investors with FinTech leading the charge. The three most attractive sectors for Eastern capital are fintech, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Oxford Properties & Logistics Capital Partners form joint-venture to develop UK’s largest logistics site Jul 13, 2021 -c.£1 billion investment will deliver a c.8 million sq ft new logistics hub with new Strategic Rail Freight Interchange across 734-acre site in prime midlands logistics corridor- -West Midlands Interchange will drive economic growth, generating 8,500 jobs, a further 8,100 indirect jobs and 109 acres of new parkland- Oxford Properties Group (“Oxford”), a leading global […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Palace Capital lets 50,000 sq ft of industrial space in Northamptonshire Jul 13, 2021 Palace Capital, the Main Market REIT that has a UK regional commercial real estate portfolio focused on the office and industrial sectors in carefully selected locations outside London, announces that it has let a 14,600 sq ft light industrial unit in Kettering, Northamptonshire to ecommerce business Prodbuy Ltd. A lease regear with SIG Trading Limited, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Willmott Dixon awarded £40m contract for latest phase of Gascoigne Estate regeneration Jul 10, 2021 Willmott Dixon has been awarded a £40m contract to build Block J, the latest phase of Gascoigne estate’s regeneration in Barking. Appointed by Be First, Barking and Dagenham Council’s regeneration company, the contract will involve delivery of 124 new affordable homes, made up of 1, 2 and 3 bed apartments. There will also be a […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
