Sneak peek inside the £38m Shakespeare North Playhouse

The two industrial buildings are part of FI Real Estate Management’s ambitions for 2.2m sq ft of new-build commercial space at Wrexham Industrial Estate.

Councillors greenlit updated plans for the training facility but rejected an application for 94 affordable homes off Inverbeg Drive.

Eric Wright Construction has broken ground to build 185 apartments and 10 townhouses off Lightbody Street at Stanley Dock.

Carbon reduction in the built environment sector needs to be addressed more strategically, transparently and holistically than at present, writes Kane Greenough of Morgan Sindall Construction.

Morgan Sindall Construction has handed over the 14-storey car park to Liverpool City Council.

Caddick Construction won’t be travelling to a galaxy far, far away to build the novelty bar, which makes up part of Radius Payment Solutions’ £14.6m office expansion at Crewe Business Park.

The contractors will build houseblocks at six prisons, including HMP Hindley in Wigan, as part of a £4bn government prison investment programme.

Caddick Construction has handed over the 91,000 sq ft building, the latest phase of the developer’s 1m sq ft Manchester Science Park. 

Beijing Construction Engineering Group International has wrapped its work on the Ibis Budget and Holiday Inn hotels.

Costs associated with the pursuit of net zero are putting more pressure on contractors’ already tight margins. Place North West and Wates Construction gathered a group of industry leaders to discuss how to make projects stack up for the companies building them without compromising on sustainability targets. 

Main contractor Dragonfly is transforming the roof of Bruntwood Works’ Blackfriars House into the home of Climat, a new endeavour from the team behind Chester’s Michelin-favourite eatery Covino.

More than 3,000 plants will soon cover the grade two-listed bridge, which the National Trust says will open for guided tours at the end of July.

Alongside PGIM Real Estate, Kier Property is aiming to build 275,000 sq ft of logistics space on the 28-acre site in Knowsley Business Park.

Those in the construction industry have been working behind the scenes to prepare for changes to the Building Regulations Approved Document Part L, which take effect from today in England and from November in Wales, writes Stuart Andrew of Castle Green Homes.

The 161,000 sq ft project is the third phase of the Cavendish Warehouse development at the Patrizia-managed Birchwood Park.

Scientists at Energy House 2.0 will lead experiments on how to reach the UK’s target of net zero carbon emissions in homes.

Housing association One Manchester has recruited the Salford-based housebuilder to turn the former college site into 60 affordable homes.

Three years after being approved, the developer’s £100m Arundel Street project is edging towards a start on site. 

Tawd Valley Developments’ £8m project for West Lancashire Council features a mixture of terraced and semi-detached houses, apartments and bungalows.