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Supermarket Income REIT acquires two further grocery stores

UKREiiF attendee Supermarket Income REIT, the real estate investment trust providing secure, inflation-protected, long income from grocery property in the UK, announces the acquisition of two supermarkets, a Sainsbury’s in Washington, Tyne and Wear, and an Asda in Cwmbran, South Wales, for a total purchase price of £55.1 million (excluding acquisition costs), reflecting a combined […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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Tilbury Douglas renews place on the NEPO Framework

Tilbury Douglas has renewed its place on procurement group NEPO’s next-generation construction framework, which works with councils and public bodies. Tilbury Douglas has been appointed onto four lots: NEPO’s procurement solutions are the result of extensive consultation with the public sector, suppliers and end users, so that it delivers positive outcomes for the communities it […]

Posted by: Mya Driver

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Tilbury Douglas starts work on the new Durham Investigative Hub for Durham Constabulary

Tilbury Douglas, a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fitout company, has successfully secured and started work on the design and construction of the major new Durham Investigative Hub at DurhamGate, near Spennymoor for the Durham Constabulary. The new 2-storey state-of-the-art hub will provide over 6600m2 of modern accommodation including office space, 48 modern cells, interview rooms, Crime Scene […]

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Town centre redevelopment plan set for huge step forward

A multi-million project to regenerate part of Newcastle town centre is poised to take a huge step forward. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s Cabinet will be asked next week to approve a series of measures which will pave the way for the redevelopment of York Place with public open space, shops and offices, begin work on the […]

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Transforming places – Stockport’s latest office building takes shape

Partners Stockport Council and nationwide placemaker, Muse, have come together to celebrate the latest phase of Stockport Exchange – one of the North West’s most connected business hubs – reach its highest point and on track to complete in late Summer this year. The £145m Stockport Exchange, being delivered by Stockport Council and Muse, forms […]

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Urban Group Ltd completes transformative work on Darlington Covered Market

Construction specialists Urban Group (York) Ltd has completed a six-figure project on Darlington covered market, transforming facilities for the traders and visitors alike. Phase Two of planned works to the iconic Victorian market, situated between High Row and Horse Market, started in August 2022 and has just completed. This transformational project is part of a […]

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Willmott Dixon boosts infrastructure workload with prime role in Darlington Station overhaul

Willmott Dixon has landed a £30m contract from Tees Valley Combined Authority to transform the entrance to Darlington Station as part of Network Rail’s £140m masterplan to deliver extra train capacity and better passenger facilities at the station. Willmott Dixon’s work on the huge overhaul of Darlington Station also includes a new multi-storey car park […]

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Wirral’s £25m Maritime Knowledge Hub gets the green light from Wirral Council planners

Plans to build a world class maritime centre of excellence, focused on innovation, engineering, R&D, entrepreneurship and training at the heart of Peel L&P’s Wirral Waters, have been approved by Wirral Council.  The announcement was made today (14th March) at MIPIM, the international property event in Cannes, France, by Richard Mawdsley, Peel L&P’s director of development […]

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