Salboy pivots back to housing in Worsley

Having taken ownership of Urban Splash’s approved scheme for 40 flats and commercial units off Old Mill Street and Lampwick Lane, the developer has reimagined the project as a fully affordable housing development to be managed by L&Q.

A masterplan that will underpin Muse’s efforts to rejuvenate the town centre and deliver up to 1,300 homes is due to be adopted next week.

Contractor Russell WBHO has completed work on 192,000 sq ft of industrial space, forward-funded by Indurent.

The Prime Minister wants to give young people more options when it comes to further education, placing as much emphasis on “hard hats as graduation caps”, but will it be the solution to construction’s skills crisis? This was the topic of discussion at a recent roundtable hosted by Morgan Sindall Construction.

Transport for Greater Manchester has chosen the contractor to carry out the first phase of the transport hub’s overhaul.

The least visible design decisions can have the greatest impact, writes Antonios Agapakis of CPW.

Covering construction, civils, and M&E projects of up to £5m, the Small to Medium Construction Works Framework comes from the owner of Manchester Airport, East Midlands Airport, and Stansted Airport.

The contractor has been engaged by Davos Property Developments to deliver the 28-storey scheme, an £80m GDV project representing the first element of the £1.2bn Kings waterfront development.

Having had an earlier proposal rejected in 2023, the investor will be hoping updated plans to redevelop the former Ferranti electronics factory close to the airport will be looked upon more favourably.

Newmark is leading the sale of the 44-storey Anaconda Cut on behalf of a Luxembourg-based JV between Europa Capital and Atlas Residential.

The framework underpinning the transformation of 240 acres around the city’s university is to be given an update following significant development within the study area over the five years since it was adopted.

A £22m grant from Mayor Steve Rotheram’s £2bn Liverpool City Region Investment Fund will help make palatable the price of turning the grade two star-listed building into Grade A offices.

Seven Group has completed the latest phase in its turnaround of the Cherry Lane business park, where £2.5m has been spent creating a 24,000 sq ft wellness and commercial centre.

The council has rubber-stamped the developer’s Thelwall Heyes proposals after the Department for Transport lifted a block on the local authority determining the application.

Situated off Rochdale Road, the 221-key hotel’s long leasehold is up for grabs.

Up to 10 major industrial and commercial sites across the country will be supported under the programme, as the government declares its determination to help drive reindustrialisation.

A 1.5-mile stretch across the River Mersey between Bromborough and Otterspool has been selected as the preferred spot to develop the landmark Liverpool City Region renewable energy project.

The construction, electrical and life safety systems group is investing £9m in a 55,000 sq ft development at Southport Business Park.