Bovis appoints Carillion director to rebuild northern arm

Encams, the Wigan-based national organisation responsible for the Keep Britain Tidy campaign, has named Phil Barton as its new chief executive.

King Sturge valued more than £5bn of commercial and residential property across the North West in 2007.

DTZ has promoted Richard Barker to lead the Manchester retail agency team covering the North West market.

BSC Group’s plans for a mixed-use project rising to 47 storeys in Salford’s Greengate area have been approved by Salford City Council.

Abito co-founder Les Lang has joined start-up private equity fund Infinity Asset Management in Manchester to manage its property investments.

Expanding national construction company Branlow has purchased a site at Canalside in Runcorn for its own use.

Segro has completed three deals totaling 300,000 sq ft at Heywood Distribution Park in Rochdale.

Whinlatter Forest Park, near Keswick, is to be the latest home of a Go Ape leisure attraction after planners did a U-turn.

Looking at the construction of BDP’s new headquarters in Manchester

Liverpool-based discount chain Home Bargains is planning to open 350 stores in the next ten years.

Chester’s Queen Hotel is to become the largest in the city after its owner bought the Thistle House office block next door to allow for expansion.

Four new tenants have signed deals for industrial and warehouse space at Binary Court, part of Redrow and Barratt’s Matrix Park in Chorley.

A small mixed-use scheme planned for Preston city centre could be doomed due to planning policy clashes with Grosvenor’s long-awaited retail project.

An increased order book has led construction consultant Waterman to relocate its Manchester office to new premises as it expands.

Bank of Scotland has agreed a £20.5m funding package for Ask Developments’ Central Spine scheme in Manchester city centre.

Bury entrepreneur Mark Bedward is building a new 48,000 sq ft headquarters for his telecoms company in the town to accommodate its growing workforce.

Downing has hired Glenn Howells Architects to design a mixed-use tower of up to 20-storeys to extend The Capital in Liverpool city centre.

Knight Frank has restructured the management of its offices in Manchester and Liverpool following the departure of former regional head Graeme Wood.

The developer behind the refurbishment of Union House on Liverpool’s Victoria Street is searching for a hotel operator after gaining planning consent.