Film and pharmacy students benefit from £4.4m refurbishment at University of Wolverhampton Dec 20, 2021 National fit-out and refurbishment specialist contractor, Willmott Dixon Interiors has completed the £4.4 million refurbishment of two buildings at the University of Wolverhampton. The 17-week project has delivered enhanced facilities and more than 32,000 sq ft of modern teaching space at the Wulfruna Building and Alan Turing Building at the university’s city campus on Wulfruna […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Design Team submit planning application for HMRC’s Pilgrim’s Quarter complex Dec 20, 2021 Now that the euphoria of the recent HMRC announcement regarding bringing 9,000 staff into the city centre by 2027 has settled, the priority is to move on at pace with planning and demolition works for the Pilgrim’s Quarter scheme on behalf of the developer, Reuben Brothers (Newcastle) Ltd. The first step in this process was […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Can a historic building be a green building? Dec 20, 2021 With the climate crisis increasingly dominating the headlines, our industry is quite rightly focussed on creating properties which provide the greatest energy efficiency and the lowest emissions. 40% of the UK’s carbon footprint emanates from the built environment, and, worryingly, the property sector is one of the few in which emissions reductions have stalled, it […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Construction Begins of Student Loans Company New HQ at Glasgow’s Buchanan Wharf Dec 20, 2021 Construction of the final building phase at one of Scotland’s largest ever development projects begins today (Thursday 16 December) with a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of the new headquarters for the Student Loans Company (SLC) at Glasgow’s Buchanan Wharf. The 75,000 sq ft office building heralds the final transformation of the £500 million Clydeside […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Oxford Innovation to operate Salford Innovation Forum Dec 20, 2021 Hot on the heels of the news that Salford’s Crescent partnership had been awarded £13.17m from the Levelling-Up Fund to deliver infrastructure project, Salford Rise, Salford City Council has selected Oxford Innovation to operate the 30,000 sq ft Salford Innovation Forum. Over the coming months, the Oxford Innovation team will develop a new business plan […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
A new paper highlights five smart port technologies changing the way UK ports operate for the better. Dec 20, 2021 The paper is published by the British Ports Association in collaboration with Royal HaskoningDHV and the Connected Places Catapult. It is part of the BPA’s ‘Port Futures’ thought leadership programme.[emaillocker id=”71749″] The paper summarises five examples from ports that have been explored in 2021, including a constantly learning digital twin, remote infrastructure and asset monitoring, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Wirral Waters’ Hythe is ready for business Dec 20, 2021 Wirral Waters’ brand-new high-tech business hub, Birkenhead’s first office development in more than a decade, is complete and ready for businesses to move in. Hythe, Peel L&P’s Grade A office building, boasts stunning panoramic views across the Wirral Waters waterfront and the Liverpool City skyline, as well as the latest digital connectivity and excellent green credentials. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Paloma Capital and Graftongate secure trio of occupiers at fully let Exeter Trade Park Dec 20, 2021 Phase one of a new speculative industrial/warehouse, distribution and trade counter development in Exeter is fully let before reaching practical completion. Paloma Capital and its joint venture partner, Graftongate have agreed a trio of lettings totaling more than 82,000 sq ft at Exeter Trade Park on Marsh Barton Trading Estate. The largest of the lettings […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
First phase reaches completion at £200m Redditch Gateway Dec 20, 2021 Leading commercial property developer, Stoford has completed work on the first phase of a £200 million build-to-suit logistics and manufacturing scheme near Redditch. Unit A is a new 534,000 sq ft warehouse building with a mezzanine floor and integral office space that lies to the north of the 78-acre Redditch Gateway site, near Junction 3 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Construction underway on DHL’s new Exeter service centre Dec 15, 2021 Stoford is making progress on a new DHL parcel distribution service centre as part of the next phase of a job-creating logistics park in East Devon. Construction is underway on two new buildings that will deliver a combined 83,500 sq ft of industrial/logistics accommodation at Exeter Logistics Park, on the former Hayes Farm, Clyst Honiton. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
