Work starts on 80,000 sq ft Heywood warehouse

The 300,000 sq ft conference and events centre in Trafford owned by the Peel Group will close by next March and plans to reopen the facility in a different location have been canned.

Part of the concrete core of Property Alliance Group’s Uptown Manchester development off Trinity Way in Salford is being demolished due to “engineering issues”. 

Salford City Council has appointed the contractor to build a 23,600 sq ft intermediate care unit on the site of Stott Lane car park next to Salford Royal Hospital. 

Contractor John Sisk & Son has been appointed to build a 2.2km link road from junction 19 of the M62 to Pilsworth Road, a £14m scheme deemed crucial to unlock £150m of development sites in South Heywood.

Main contractor Bam Construction has finished building the 109,000 sq ft Laurus Ryecroft academy in Droylsden, capable of accommodating 1,350 pupils.

The modular construction firm, which specialises in healthcare buildings, has been selected to produce a 13,000 sq ft rooftop extension to Fairfield General Hospital in Bury.

A Hindu temple is being built on the site of a demolished housing association depot on Copsterhill Road.  

Trafford Council has appointed the Bolton-based contractor to deliver an £18m residential scheme, including affordable homes, on the site of the former court building on Washway Road.