The construction industry has given a generally positive response to the Home Office’s decision to ease visa rules for overseas builders, carpenters, roofers and plasterers to tackle skills shortages. The move follows advice from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to... View Article

Leading architecture practice Space Group has updated a key public building in the North East of England. Northumberland County Hall, built in the 1980s, has been remodelled to meet the current and future needs of those who visit and use the building.... View Article

Aedas (executive director Kelvin Hu, founder and global principal designer Keith Griffiths), Shenzhen Capol International & Associates and MLA+B.V. joined hands to win the Shenzhen Construction Industry Ecological & Intelligent Valley Headquarters design competition. The design is set to be... View Article

Due to recent successes, national architects, GSSArchitecture, have opened their sixth office in the centre of Leeds. The practice, whose head office is in Northamptonshire, has had a presence in Yorkshire for over 13 years, with a studio based in... View Article

A record number of Leeds College of Building students have been selected for the national final of SkillBuild 2023 – the largest multi-trade skills competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices. Delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild showcases... View Article

Following the guidance of an assigned conservation officer, Cameron Homes has taken on the restoration of a high-status early 18th-century farmhouse. Successfully transforming the property into a village centrepiece fit for modern luxury living. Every year, hundreds of historic buildings... View Article

A major scaling up of custom and self-build homes has failed to materialise due to insufficient publicity and available land, claims Conservative MP Richard Bacon. He is disappointed at the lack of progress since the 2016 housing and planning act where... View Article

Avant Homes has hired a group head of customer services to help provide the business with the platform for continued nationwide expansion.  Amy Crisp joins from Persimmon Homes where she was regional head of customer care. She has nine years’ experience... View Article

Works are now underway at iQ Student Accommodation’s purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development on Bath Street, with members of the project team joining the official groundbreaking ceremony on 6 July. The iQ Student Accommodation complex, located at 225 Bath Street,... View Article

A BRAND-NEW £21m mixed-use leisure scheme has opened its doors in the historic market town of Morpeth, Northumberland – marking the advent of a new model of leisure scheme for the UK, which combines sport and leisure with community facilities in a high... View Article

Located in Foshan Sanlongwan, a high-end intelligent manufacturing and innovation gathering area, JOYY Industrial Internet Headquarters Project offers a vibrant commercial area as well as a quiet retreat encompassing sequestered offices and serviced apartments laden with green, open spaces. With... View Article

Housing association Peabody and partners have transformed the garden of a care home for 12 adults with learning disabilities in Barnsbury Park, Islington. Knowing the sensory and play equipment had come to the end of its life, landscaping experts Bowles... View Article

Major international architecture and design practice BDP has been appointed by Nottingham City Council to develop a master plan to realise the city’s vision for Broad Marsh, one of the largest and most significant city centre projects anywhere in the... View Article

Inside Housing has reported that the Building Research Establishment is to “discontinue its relationship” with insulation manufacturer Kingspan Insulated Panels, due to “reputational risk” following revelations made in the inquiry into Grenfell Tower fire. The magazine said that it had... View Article

Construction works are well underway for a new £2million high-spec student accommodation scheme in Northampton town centre. Delivered by nationwide refurbishment contractor, Fortis Vision, Orient House – a purpose-built 41-bed student building on Kettering Road – will provide accommodation where there... View Article