Author name: Sarah Oconnor

CGI of the B4 development that is being built at the World Freight Terminal Columbia Threadneedle Investments has handed McLaren Construction a £12.84m contract to build a 92,000 sq ft warehouse at the World Freight Terminal development, to the west of Manchester Airport. Construction of B4 involves the design and construction of an industrial unit, […]

When the London Fire Brigade was called to the eight-storey Spectrum House on Freshwater Road in Dagenham at 02.44 hours on 26th August 2024, it took 40 engines and 225 firefighters more than eight hours to tackle the fire. More than 80 people were evacuated from the building and at least 20 were rescued by

Collinson put up Crystal Palace FC’s indoor training centre Collinson Construction has become Collinson Tensile because its work is increasingly specialised in the erection of steel frame fabric buildings, as the sole UK and Ireland representative of Best-Hall, a manufacturer in Finland. The name change reflects the company’s move away from general construction projects to

Tilia’s Ransome Road plans Tilia Homes Central has secured council committee approval on plans to develop a 12-hectare derelict brownfield site in Northampton, as part of a multi-million pound regeneration programme. The house-builder is collaborating with Homes England on the scheme, which was recommended for approval by the West Northamptonshire Council planning committee recently. The

72 people lost their lives because a tower block was refurbished incompetently Next week sees the publication of Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s final report of the official Grenfell Tower Inquiry – and all sides of the construction industry will be in for a kicking. It has been well documented over the past seven years that landlords,