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Approval granted for Old Trafford expansion
Plans to create the largest cricket venue outside of London have been approved. Trafford Council’s planning committee voted unanimously to approve the …
British Land gives green light to Aldgate tower
Developer British Land has committed to Phase 2 of Aldgate Place, a 12,600m2 residential led, mixed-use scheme located on the fringe of the City of London. The …
GE Renewable Energy plans Teesside blade manufacturing plant
Plans have been announced by GE Renewable Energy for a wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Teesside that could start production in 2023 and create around …
Contract awarded for Milton Keynes logistics centre
Glencar Construction has been awarded a contract by Baytree, a leading pan-European logistics building development company, to deliver a new, state-of-the-art …
Major Wigan logistics scheme gets approval
Symmetry Park Wigan, a 140,000m2 logistics scheme has been given the go-ahead by the Secretary of State. It is said that the scheme will provide a major boost …
President’s Column: July/August 2021
On the 24th June, the BCSA held its AGM in London, I was voted in to serve another year. At times like this it is only natural to reflect on the last year in …
News in Brief: July/August 2021
Steelwork contractor Severfield has reported an 11% revenue increase to £363.3M for the year ending March 2021, compared to £327.4M in 2020, which represents …
Plans in for major West Midlands logistics hub
Oxford Properties Group and Logistics Capital Partners (LCP) have formed a new investment joint venture, to acquire a 734-acre site near Birmingham, which they …
Hitachi to build Yorkshire energy-from-waste facility
Specialist contractor Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) has been appointed to contract Skelton Grange, an energy-from-waste (EfW) plant in West Yorkshire that will …
Steel goes back to the future
This year’s Structural Steel Design Awards shortlist has been released – see News – and any fears that the COVID-19 pandemic might have impacted …