Convert department stores into retirement homes – says leading developer Feb 15, 2019 Ailing department stores could be reconfigured to create town centre residential communities for older people, a leading retirement developer has said. Lex Cumber, Director of Cardiff-based Castleoak, told delegates at our South Wales Development Conference that big stores like House of Fraser contain a lot of floorspace that could be converted to house older people: […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Cardiff leader calls for Plan B if M4 relief road isn’t approved Feb 15, 2019 A Plan B is needed ‘swiftly’ for South Wales’ traffic problems if the proposed M4 relief road is not given the green light, the Leader of Cardiff Council has warned. Speaking at our South Wales event Huw Thomas told delegates that his authority is ‘totally supportive’ of the plans. He said: “It’s a politically difficult […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Plea to end hand out culture Feb 15, 2019 South Wales was urged to wean itself off the culture of hand-outs by the Director of the Cardiff Capital Region. Opening the South Wales Development Conference Kellie Beirne said the UK’s withdrawal from the EU will cut off an important source of support for the South Wales economy. [emaillocker id=”71749″] She said: “We’ll no longer […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Exclusive Q&A; Developing cities to be smart – Siemens Jan 15, 2019 Sarah Handley, Carbon Neutral Programme Manager at Siemens, is set to speak at the Smart Cities Development Conference on the 6th February. Ahead of the event we hear exclusively from Sarah on the exceptional work Siemens is doing within the market as one of the leading smart city providers. Siemens is at the forefront […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Morgan Sindall; the hallmarks of world-class frameworks Jan 8, 2019 Early contractor involvement, multiple procurement routes, and open communication: the hallmarks of world-class frameworks – by Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure What are the hallmarks of a world-class framework? What has driven their proliferation over the past decade? And how can innovation shape the framework model moving forward? These were questions put to senior […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Conference to drive smart and sustainable development and regeneration Jan 6, 2019 On the 6th February, prominent business and public-sector leaders will come together in Oxford for the inaugural Smart Cities Development Conference – the largest business conference of the year focused on driving and unlocking smart regeneration and development across the UK. The conference, hosted by Built Environment Networking, will see some of the biggest names […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
UK Construction & Property Events Worth Attending in 2019 Jan 1, 2019 The construction and property industry is in a fascinating place. On one side there is major disruption and uncertainty with skills, housing, BREXIT and more creating massive challenges which need to be overcome. On the other hand innovative smart solutions are offering ways to combat barriers, whilst ambitious infrastructure projects including HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
New year, new construction solution as unique multi-regional framework set for UK launch Dec 27, 2018 From 1st January 2019, the public sector will have access to a gold standard service in a unique framework that offers the very best in standards at a local level – a bundle never before assembled on such a scale to SME construction organisations across the UK. Pagabo, the construction procurement specialists, will launch and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Digesting the Construction Frameworks Conference Dec 26, 2018 Construction frameworks were under the spotlight at a conference held in Sheffield on December 13th in Sheffield by Built Environment Network. Maria Claude Hemming, Director of External Affairs at the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), used a keynote presentation at the Construction Frameworks Conference to outline the results of its recent research on frameworks. This […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
British Ports Association call for review of Government’s freight strategy Dec 22, 2018 Ahead of the UK Ports Development Conference the British Ports Association (BPA) have called on Government to review its freight strategy whilst prioritising port connectivity initiatives to drive economic growth with the UK. Responding to the National Infrastructure Commission’s interim report into the ‘Future of Freight’ BPA’s Chief Executive Richard Ballantyne welcomed the focus on […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
