Forrest replaced on Citu NQ problem job
Forrest has stopped work on Citu NQ, an 183-apartment scheme in central Manchester, and will be replaced by Domis, the contractor set up by the Bolton-based company's former boss Lee McCarren.
Forrest ‘could lose £2m’ on problem contracts
Troubled contractor Forrest could be in line to rack up losses of £2m on problem contracts, Place North West understands, as the company continues to pursue a refinancing deal.
Forrest denies administration rumours
Bolton-based contractor Forrest, which is working on high-profile projects in Manchester and Liverpool, has denied rumours it is close to appointing administrators but has confirmed it is exploring a refinancing deal.
Alpha eyes 2019 start for Saughall Massie care home
Housing association Alpha Living is planning to start construction on the 78-apartment extra care development early next year after getting the go-ahead from Wirral planners.
Local leaders vow to fight on as Toshiba quits Moorside
The long-troubled £10bn Moorside nuclear power project in Cumbria looks in grave danger following the announcement by Toshiba that it is to wind up the project's development vehicle NuGeneration.
SITE VISIT | Exploring Ancoats’ residential boom
Manchester’s Ancoats is undergoing a residential-led boom with developer Manchester Life at the forefront. Eric Wright Group has secured a contract haul of nearly £120m to deliver some of these projects: Place North West took a tour of the area with managing director John Wilson to see the emerging and completed schemes first hand.
Work begins on £3m warehouse overhaul
South Street Capital has started refurbishing a 100,000 sq ft warehouse at Southmoor Industrial Estate, near to Manchester Airport.
Himor shortlists three as Future Carrington start nears
Caddick, Eric Wright Group, and Seddon have all been shortlisted to deliver Himor’s Carrington Gateway as the developer paves the way for a mixed scheme of 725 homes and 1m sq ft of commercial space, said to be one of the largest projects of its type in the North West.
Additional £20m committed to Factory
Manchester City Council has earmarked a further £20m-plus to fund delivery of The Factory, its Rem Koolhaas-designed banner cultural project.
Bam to join team at RHS Garden Bridgewater
Bam is set to be chosen to deliver the Hodder + Partners-designed Welcome Building at RHS Garden Bridgewater as work on the society’s first new garden in nearly two decades begins to ramp up.
