Aluminium and steel stockholder Richard Austin Alloys’ plans for a 37,000 sq ft complex at Northbank Industrial Estate in Irlam, and a Peel L&P recycling facility off Liverpool Road in Eccles are both tipped for approval.
Fortis Group had planned to repurpose two former office blocks into apartments at Salford Quays, but due to viability concerns now wants to demolish the buildings and construct two towers comprising 336 flats.
Create Developments has submitted its revised planning application for a seven-storey, 147-bedroom hotel off Barton Road in Stretford, after a council refusal in September forced it back to the drawing board.
The final phase of The Slate Yard build-to-rent development at the consortium’s Salford mixed-use scheme has completed ahead of schedule, comprising 199 apartments.
The supermarket giant is close to completing a 4,400 sq ft letting at English Cities Fund’s recently completed office block in Salford.
Contractor Seddon has started the £7.1m first phase of the college’s long-awaited redevelopment programme.
Amstone Developments has agreed a deal with housing association One Manchester for the latter to acquire 96 homes on a site on Stockport Road in Manchester once complete, and main contractor Rowlinson is preparing to start work on site.
The Manchester-based construction firm, founded in 2014 and part of the Goodwin Group, has appointed FRP Advisory as administrator, leaving 30 staff redundant.
Contractor Bowmer + Kirkland has started building the University of Salford’s Energy House 2.0, a research facility designed to test the energy efficiency of homes in different weather conditions.
Suha Investments Group, a 40-year-old Bahraini holding company with interests spanning real estate and construction, has set up operations in Greater Manchester with a subsidiary, Suha Design and Build.
