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Planning consent sought for Ardrossan community campus
North Ayrshire Council has received a planning application to develop a new community campus on the former Shell refinery site in Ardrossan. Designed by JM …
President’s column – June 2023
As my time as BCSA President is ending, it’s natural for me to reflect on the past three years in office and the challenging times we have all faced. I was …
News in Brief – June 2023
Stockport Mayoral Development (MDC) has announced The English Cities Fund (ECF) – a JV with Legal and General and Homes England – as its preferred …
PLP secures planning for huge Milton Keynes logistics centre
Developer Peel L&P (PLP) has been granted detailed planning consent for a single cross-dock unit of approximately 93,000m2, which the company said makes it …
Steel solution for UK’s first foam glass plant
Working on behalf of client and main contractor Thomas Armstrong Group, EvadX is fabricating, supplying and erecting 390t of steelwork for the UK’s first …
Work starts on latest phase at Paradise Birmingham
Main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine has begun work on Three Chamberlain Square, the latest commercial building at Paradise Birmingham. Scheduled to open in …
Plans revealed for renovation of historic Cardiff market
Cardiff Council has put forward plans for a multi-million-pound renovation of its historic Central Market. The Council said the scheme would protect, preserve …
Kier to deliver south London SEND school
Main contractor, Kier Construction, has been appointed to deliver the new Carew Academy, a special educational needs and disability (SEND) school for pupils in …
Steelwork contractor opens new Blackburn facility
Taziker said it has invested in excess of £1M to establish a brand-new production facility in Blackburn, Lancashire, which has been designed to support a …
The smart choice for innovation is steel
As outgoing BCSA President Mark Denham notes in his President’s column this month, we have lived in interesting times for the past few years with challenges …