Buildings
-
Sisk has started major retrofit works at 171 Victoria Street. The Westminster scheme will retain substantial existing fabric while introducing lower-carbon concrete, glazing, and upgraded commercial space.
-
Close Brothers has provided £67.2m financing for Cardiff’s Harlech Court. The 340-home build-to-rent development is already under construction, with its reinforced concrete frame now progressing on the 30-storey city-centre tower.
-
Morgan Sindall has started Abbeyfield School’s expansion work in Chippenham. The 55-week first phase will deliver a sixth-form building and infrastructure designed to accommodate two later stages.
-
LCBI has launched logistics carbon certification across ten European countries. The whole-life methodology assesses construction, operation, and end-of-life emissions against common performance limits for logistics buildings.
-
Glencar has completed Hillwood’s 101,805 sq ft Martland Park unit. The speculative Wigan development has achieved BREEAM Excellent and combines photovoltaic generation, EV charging, Cat A offices, and a 12-metre haunch.
-
MTX has completed Clacton Hospital’s new modular urgent treatment centre. The two-storey extension uses 51 factory-manufactured steel modules and forms part of a £25m redevelopment of the Essex healthcare estate.
-
Homes England has allocated £9.58bn across 33 strategic housing partners. The ten-year funding agreements provide longer-term certainty for social and affordable housing delivery outside London.
-
ATU has launched a major energy retrofit tender in Galway. The 4,425m² project combines fabric upgrades, ventilation, controls, lighting, and heat-pump installation while retaining gas boilers for peak and backup duty.
-
Thirty homes are ready for occupation at Wolverhampton Canalside South. More than £25m has been invested in preparing and building out the brownfield site as the £150m regeneration moves into phased residential occupation.
-
Two Passivhaus schools have now completed construction in South Gloucestershire. The £58.3m facilities have been handed to their academy trusts for final fit-out before pupils arrive at the start of the September term.