Construction
Sharpest rise in housing construction since November 2003
July saw the steepest rise in in resi building activity since November 2003, according to the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.
Balfour Beatty abandon Carillion merger talks
Well that didn't last long. Construction giants Balfour Beatty and Carillion announced last week that they were having chats about a possible merger. Now they're not.
Skanska wins Battersea Power Station fit-out contract
Construction giant Skanska has bagged the prize £88.6m Phase 1 fit-out gig at Battersea Power Station.
GPE gears up for major development push
Great Portland Estates has revealed it's poised to embark on six "near-term" schemes over the next twelve months.
Construction giants in merger talks
Construction giants Balfour Beatty and Carillion are in merger talks to create a multi-billion pound building behemoth.
South Ken basement developers rapped over traffic jams
Three separate basement digs in South Kensington have been threatened with shutdown by RBKC planners over traffic disruption.
New GM for resi and super-yacht fit-out specialists MPE
Birkenhead-based resi, super-yacht and commercial fit-out contractor MPE Interiors has recruited a new General Manager to drive the firm's broad church of renovations and new-build developments.
Thackeray bags approval for ‘landmark’ Waterloo scheme
Thackeray Estates - Brett Palos and Antony Alberti's development firm that has just hired Strutt & Parker's Charles Thompson as Commercial Director - has bagged a major planning approval to convert…
Bricks & Water: Carillion bags Royal Docks ‘floating village’ gig
It looks like plans to build Britain's first 'floating village' could actually be happening.
New Director of resi & mixed-used for Caan’s Leadership & Management
Another Sweett Director, Colin Bartlett, has joined James Caan’s project and construction consultancy Leadership and Management Limited as Director of mixed-use & resi projects.
Rights to Light: Landscape improves for developers
Developers "should be less fearful of going to court" over rights to light - as long as they have acted in a reasonable and responsible way - concludes a panel of experts assembled by Mishcon de Reya to…
Love Thy Neighbour: Residential property development and the law of nuisance
From encroachment to physical damage, building work can affect a neighbouring property in a whole host of different ways.