Pillars’ £50m Preston apartments win green light

Liverpool contractor Crossfield Construction has begun work on a £2.6m project at the Preston college, to create dedicated space for students on the newly introduced technical-based courses.

The University of Central Lancashire’s 80,000 sq ft facility in Preston, part of a £200m masterplan, is due to complete next year, now main contractor Bowmer + Kirkland has finished the steel frame. 

Clearance work on the site of a proposed leisure scheme in Preston’s Harris Quarter, which is being brought forward by Maple Grove and Muse, has completed with a revised planning application expected in spring.

The Heaton Group’s conversion of an office block on Ormskirk Road into 130 apartments is due to complete before June 2021, the developer said as it released further images of Studio KMA’s designs for the project.

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

Property and construction professionals in the North West value flexible working above bonuses and other benefits, according to the findings of the Vertical Salary Review 2019.

Preston-based Conlon Construction has completed an 18-month extension and renovation project at North Cestrian School in Altrincham.

Legal & General has sold the 78,000 sq ft store in the town centre to Supermarket Income REIT for £54.4m in a deal reflecting a net initial yield of 5.1%.