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President’s Column – At the risk of repeating myself.
One of the difficulties of writing a column on a regular basis is varying the subject matter and trying to avoid just repeating previous comments. …
News in Brief: June 2026
Barnshaws Group has completed the specialist heavy section bending for the redevelopment of 5 Chancery Lane, London. The project incorporated a series of …
Shotton Tissue Mill expanded and refurbished with steel
More than 1,400t of steelwork has been installed for the expansion and modification of the Shotton Tissue Mill facility in Deeside, North Wales. Owned by …
West End office blocks top out
The South Molton scheme, which is redeveloping a large area of London’s Mayfair district, has celebrated the steelwork topping out for its two office blocks. …
Work starts on major Luton logistics scheme
Contractor Glencar has started work at Hillwood Park Luton, a major new 26,437m2 speculative multi-unit industrial and logistics development within the …
Ground broken for fully electric Leeds city centre hotel
Main contractor Caddick Construction has officially broken ground for the room2 hotel development at Lisbon Street in Leeds city centre. Working on behalf of …
Major City of London mixed-use scheme gets the green light
The City of London Corporation’s Planning Applications Sub-Committee has approved plans for the redevelopment of 1 Silk Street, delivering a part 16 and part …
Brent Cross data centre campus set for major expansion
Pure Data Centres has appointed Glencar as main contractor for the delivery of the next phase of its Brent Cross campus in North London. The new facility, …
Work set to start on £28 million Huddersfield Bus Station upgrade
Designed to improve local transport, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in partnership with Kirklees Council, have appointed Willmott Dixon Construction to …
Strong quality offices demand belies predictions of the death of the office
We are living in interesting times, and we are also certainly living in times that are as challenging as most can remember. Threats to the global economy have …