Tribute paid to Hargreaves co-founder
The friend and business partner of builder and surveyor Gerry Sweeney of Hargreaves Contracting has paid tribute following Sweeney’s death at the age of 63.
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Eccles Crown Theatre ‘still on track’ after fire
The redevelopment of the Eccles Crown Theatre into 82 apartments is still set for completion in the final quarter of 2020, despite the fire that broke out in the building this weekend.
Mount secures £12m loan for Liverpool student scheme
Mount Property Group has secured a £12m loan to fund the construction of its £45m Natex student housing scheme in Liverpool’s New Islington.
Oxygen reaches peak
Russells Construction has completed the two internal cores, which reach 32 and 16 storeys, at Oxygen on Manchester’s Store Street for developer Property Alliance Group.
Construction begins on Beacon Arts Village
Hamilton Oakmont has started work on the conversion of Hoylake’s Victorian civic building in Wirral into a cinema and arts centre.
Welsh Mountain Zoo kickstarts £1m Silk Road
Work has begun on The Silk Road at the National Zoo of Wales in Colwyn Bay, Conwy, an enclosure which will house the zoo's snow leopards.
Work begins on Paddington Village heat network
Vital Energi, the sustainable energy company, has started on the installation of a heating system at the £1bn Paddington Village in Liverpool, as part of the construction of a multi-storey car park being built by Morgan Sindall.
Kier to progress £12m Manchester Museum extension
The contractor is set to start on the main package of works for the £12m extension being built at Manchester Museum on Oxford Road.
Toxteth Church undergoes £2.2m transformation
The derelict St Bernard's Catholic Church in Liverpool has been developed into 16 affordable homes by Housing People Building Communities and Onward Homes.
Network Space completes Mere Grange construction
The third and final phase of Network Space’s Mere Grange industrial scheme in St Helens has been completed, and let to electrical manufacturer Ormazabal.
