Cranes exit Mersey Gateway as bridge completion nears
The three giant tower cranes that have sat behind each pylon of the new £300m Mersey Gateway Bridge are being dismantled and removed as the bridge opening date draws closer.
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Ion hires from Aecom
Ion Developments, formerly Neptune, has appointed Chris Jones from Aecom as associate director of projects, covering many of the business’s key schemes including Liverpool Lime Street and Earlsfield Park in Knowsley.
St Modwen starts preparatory work at Kirkby
Tisdale Demolition is on site at St Modwen’s Kirkby town centre redevelopment, clearing 150,000 sq ft of derelict buildings to make way for a supermarket and shop units.
Workers move into £6m Dong Energy windfarm base
Construction has finished on Dong Energy’s new offshore windfarm operations base on the bank of the Mersey.
Bootle factory handed over
Redsun Developments has completed the 170,000 sq ft manufacturing facility at Senate Business Park, Bootle, built for Domino Printing Sciences.
Mersey Gateway reaches full length
The construction of the £600m Mersey Gateway has passed a major milestone, with the final segment of bridge deck inserted to join the last deck sections together, so the bridge now fully spans the River Mersey.
Luxor buys again in St Helens
The developer has acquired Claughton House, at the corner of Claughton Street and Barrow Street in the town centre for an undisclosed sum.
Consent for Southport mental health facility
Sefton Council’s planning committee has granted Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust permission to build a new mental health facility at the existing Boothroyd Mental Health Unit, off Scarisbrick New Road.
EMS aims high with Ellesmere Port move
EMS Group has announced a £3.4m investment in property and technology as it prepares for its move into South Road, Ellesmere Port.
Parry answers call for industry to help in New Ferry
Steve Parry, managing director of Liverpool-based Ion Property Developments, has pledged support for those affected by March’s gas explosion in New Ferry on the Wirral.
