2020 – Restaurant & Bar Design Awards – The Winners

The Winners Garden Hotpot a restaurant in Chengdu, China designed by MUDA-Architects and INNS Bar, a bar in Chengdu, China designed by Wooton Designers were the Overall winners of the 2020 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards. The Clockspire (Sherborne) and... View Article

ELAN to launch third new site in Greater Manchester

Hot on the heels of launching developments in Middleton and Lowton, Elan Homes has a third Greater Manchester site coming soon. The homebuilder, with its headquarters in Cheshire, is gearing up to launch Holcombe Gardens in Ramsbottom. Situated on Bury... View Article

LGA responds to latest Test & Trace figures

Responding to the publication of the latest NHS Test and Trace and coronavirus testing figures, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said: “These worrying figures show that the national test and trace system is... View Article

REL awarded M&E package for £20m school refurbishment

Willmott Dixon has appointed REL Building Services to deliver an M&E package as part of a £20m project to refurbish and expand a secondary school in Romford, Essex. The contract will require building services to be sensitively designed and installed... View Article

OPUS 5 | Évreux Theater, France

In Évreux, OPUS 5 architectes has delivered the renovated Théâtre “Legendre”, enhancing the town’s emblematic Beaux-Arts style edifice with a more contemporary look and feel. The highly respectful project aimed to restore this theatre dating from 1903 to its former... View Article

Future of office workers

The most extensive report on the future of the office and office workers in the UK in view of the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the seismic change in the way we work now is here to stay. The massive... View Article

Sigma expands its UK team with five new starters

Sigma Capital Group plc, the private rented sector (“PRS”), residential and urban regeneration specialist, has expanded its team with five new starters in London, Manchester and Edinburgh after growing its portfolio significantly along with the announcement of its London joint... View Article

Environment responsibly from the construction industry

From Malcolm Blakey, owner of Finedale Construction It is vital for the construction industry to take responsibility and be environmentally conscious when designing and building. Together we need to make significant, realistic, and affordable changes for the benefit of the... View Article

British Home Awards – Goddard Littlefair Wins Best Interior Design: Development category for Canaletto, Beaumont Collection Apartments

London-based luxury interior design house, Goddard Littlefair is delighted to announce its Canaletto project is the winner of the 2020 British Home Awards’ Best Interior Design: Development category. Goddard Littlefair transformed two of Beaumont Collection penthouses in the iconic 31-storey residential building designed by... View Article

Innovative modular housing scheme completes in Lincolnshire

Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed works on an innovative modular housing scheme in Grantham, which is the first of its kind in the region. Delivered for South Kesteven District Council, through the Scape Regional Construction framework, the scheme... View Article

Keeping safe with passive fire protection

Despite its importance, there’s considerable evidence to show passive fire protection solutions are being ineffectively designed, specified and installed in buildings. In this article, Craig Wells, Sales Director at Quelfire discusses the benefits of passive fire protection and how specifiers... View Article

rg+p secures place on £10.4m framework

Multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p has secured a place on the EN:Procure Consultancy Framework, which will see £10.4m worth of investment in social housing and public sector projects across the East Midlands, North West and Yorkshire & Humber over the next... View Article

CALA Pods partnership makes home office dream a reality

An award-winning homebuilder has struck up a partnership with a luxury garden pod provider to offer buyers across the west of Scotland the perfect opportunity to future proof their home. CALA Homes (West) has joined forces with Livingston-based urbanpods to... View Article

NFB Postpones all Physical Events until June 2021

These are unprecedented times and the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the Government put a significant and changing range of restrictions on physical business events in the interests of public health. As the restrictions and guidance for the COVID-19 Pandemic continues... View Article