Birkenhead flats planned after £1.5m acquisition

Element, the £8m second phase of development at Network Space’s Alchemy Business Park in Knowsley, has been completed by Caddick Construction.

Companies including Pell Frischmann, IBI, Waterman, Aecom, and Arup have secured a place on a framework covering disciplines such as engineering consultancy, public affairs, quantity surveying, and architecture.

The construction of a waste transfer station in Hale Bank has halted, after the parish council was granted permission to challenge Halton’s approval of the scheme in the High Court.   

Caddick Construction and developer Redsun have started work on the 125,000 sq ft project at Hooton Park after securing £7m from the North West Evergreen Fund and the Cheshire & Warrington LEP.

The group has hired Greg Fee as part of its team in the North, focussing on development opportunities in Merseyside and Lancashire.

The troubled retailer’s proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement has been approved by creditors, meaning it will move ahead with plans to close 22 stores next year, including Altrincham and Southport.

Liverpool Foundation Homes is partnering with former boxer Paul Smith to deliver a housing-led project in Kirkdale, alongside community facilities, elderly care accommodation and a boxing academy.

The Metro Mayor has chosen a team of consultants including Arup, ABPmer, BECG, and Grant Thornton to draw up an outline business case for a tidal power scheme on the Mersey, one of the key elements of the city region's plan to be zero-carbon by 2040.