Satellite Park £16m final phase approved

Therme Group, the operator behind the £250m leisure resort planned in Trafford Park, has confirmed plans are still in place to begin construction in 2021, despite potential Covid-19 delays.

Construction is now under way at Raven Locks, a 172,000 sq ft speculative industrial scheme in Salford being brought forward by Network Space. 

Stockport College has appointed Seddon to take forward the £24m rebuild of its campus, following the departure of contractor Wates last year.

Salboy's construction arm Domis has started preparing the sites of two residential projects within Salford's Greengate, as a land deal with Salford City Council nears completion.

Having bought the Trafford Park site for £7.5m last November, DTZ Investors is pushing ahead with plans to build a 140,000 sq ft warehouse on the seven-acre plot on behalf of its client, Strathclyde Pension Fund. 

The Altrincham-based developer has brought the construction of its Hale residential scheme in-house by taking on three staff from former main contractor CPUK, which collapsed into administration in April.

Salford City Council has agreed a revised deal with Pendleton Together Operating, the company that manages nine residential blocks on behalf of the council, to unlock funds for safety improvements to the buildings after PTOL secured a loan from parent company, Together Housing.

The contractor has signed a pre-construction services agreement with One Heritage, the developer behind the 55-storey residential tower at Salford's Greengate.

The Manchester-based developer and investor has finished building the 23,000 sq ft first phase of its speculative scheme, with all units fully let.