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Construction of Salford Rise begins
Eric Wright Civil Engineering has been appointed main contractor for a £15m urban landscaping scheme in Salford. Read…
Green light for Liverpool’s Littlewoods project
Liverpool City Council’s planning committee has approved plans to transform the former Littlewoods building in the city into…
Wates sacks troll
Wates has sacked a project manager facing a charge of posting a malicious comment on social media. Read…
National Highways accused of overreach
An anti-road-building campaign group has accused National Highways of breaching its licence by spending public money on lobbying…
Hopkins and Tilia become Untypical
Private equity investor Guy Hands has merged his two house-building companies and given them a new name. Read…
Wates acquires property services business
Wates Group is taking over Liberty, the property services business of northwest social housing provider ForHousing. Read Full…
Private equity takeover at Fox Brothers
Stellex Capital Management has acquired Blackpool-based Fox Brothers Holdings Group. Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Graphisoft unveils Archicad 28
Graphisoft has taken the wraps off Archicad 28, with new functionality not only for Archicad, but also BIMx…
Six-year solar farms research project to identify biodiversity benefits
A new solar farms research project will study the biodiversity outcome of the proposed 380-hectare Longfield Solar Farm…
Wates Property Services acquires ForHousing’s Liberty business
Wates Group has acquired Liberty, the property services wing of social housing provider ForHousing, bringing over a thousand…