Construction
Fenton Whelan signs £100m luxury construction gig in Bayswater; pushes on with Park Modern sales
Ant Yapi has secured one of central London's biggest resi design & build contracts of the year.
New Business Realities: Morgan Rae’s James Rae & Luke Morgan on building partnerships with clients & designers
Continuing our series focusing on some of the prime resi sector’s brightest new stars, PrimeResi speaks to the founders of high-end building contractor Morgan Rae about their experiences of starting…
Concord picks Kier to deliver £106m Marylebone Square scheme
25,000 square metre project on the site of the former Moxon Street carpark is now due to complete in 2023.
Weston recruits a construction chief
Redrow man Peter Holdstock has returned to Weston Homes.
Mitie’s Fontana installed as RICS President
Kathleen Fontana has been inaugurated as President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Westminster launches ‘groundbreaking’ support service for developers
New scheme promises to speed up the planning and delivery of building projects across the borough.
Foster + Partners employs robot dog to monitor Battersea Power Station construction
An experimental robot has been roaming around the building site at Battersea Roof Gardens, checking up on construction progress for architects Foster + Partners.
Government’s ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ plan zeros-in on home energy efficiency
Green Homes Grant to be extended by a year, as Boris Johnson's latest ten point plan heralds a shift in policy thinking: Sustainability is now being viewed as an opportunity, not a cost.
£3.5m boost for heritage construction sector
Historic England receives generous pledge from the Hamish Ogston Foundation to address ‘long-standing and severe skills shortage’
Trophy home projects deliver boost for super-prime construction firm
Revenues at Size Group were up 46% last year, thanks to high-profile projects including the redevelopment of John Caudwell’s £250m Mayfair mansion.
New-build home deliveries sink by 15-20%, but development land buying activity remains strong
Savills saw more new-build homes reservations in Q3 this year than in any previous quarter on record, while development land buyers focus on smaller sites.
Sustainable Gains: On the future of green buildings
Developers, policymakers and investors are coming round to the idea that green development makes economic sense, says Jojo Romarx Salas...