Edenstone celebrates creating new communities

A SOUTH Wales homebuilder is celebrating after completing two popular developments. Edenstone is proud of its Welsh roots and being able to provide much-needed homes and community facilities people want and need. The Magor-headquartered business recently sold the final homes at... View Article

Metis Homes Commences Construction

Hampshire-based housebuilder Metis Homes has officially acquired and commenced construction at its  0.25-hectare site in central Alresford. The brownfield site, located on The Dean, was sold to Metis Homes by property agents Savills and will eventually consist of an apartment... View Article

Centre of Mediterranean Culture construction begins

Reggio Calabria’s mayor, Giuseppe Falcomatà and Zaha Hadid Architects’ director Filippo Innocenti have laid the foundation stone of the new Centre of Mediterranean Culture, marking the start of the project’s construction. Strategically located on the Strait of Messina in southern... View Article

Story Homes exchanges contracts on land

Housebuilder Story Homes is delighted to announce exchange of contracts for a new site for residential development on Dialstone Lane in Offerton, Stockport. Proposals for the site would see the delivery of 112 high quality homes, including 50% affordable housing, which... View Article

Haddonstone’s ‘Mermaids’ adorn Duchy project

One of Haddonstone’s long term clients has supplied a set of three cast stone mermaid panels, created by artist Charles Gurrey, for a unique housing development on Duchy of Cornwall land on the edge of Newquay. The 540-acre site known as Nansledan – “broad... View Article

First Processing Industries apprenticeship completed within West Fraser

As the UK’s leading manufacturer of timber-based panel products, West Fraser is pleased to announce that the company’s continued investment in apprenticeships, as well as wider staff development training, has seen one recruit successfully complete his modern apprenticeship; achieving the technically rigorous ‘Level 3 Modern Apprenticeship... View Article

Free Remote RIBA CPD Sessions – Coming Next Month!

Get ready for more expert-led, free CPD sessions available remotely: Friday, March 21st – How to Correctly Specify Cavity Barriers Thursday, March 27th – How to Correctly Specify Safe Stairs Friday, March 28th – How to Correctly Specify Flooring Details... View Article

Retrofitting and Regenerating Our Cities and Regions

After much anticipation, the National Retrofit Conference programme is now live! Co-located with Futurebuild 2025, this three-day conference, curated by The Retrofit Academy CIC and the National Retrofit Hub, brings together leading experts to share practical solutions for scaling retrofit... View Article

A future driven by data

As the UK Government confronts a colossal £49bn maintenance backlog, Ryan Donoghue of AJ Digital explores how ‘retrospective digitisation’ aligned with digital twin technology can revolutionise building management and prevent future problems. Retrospective digitisation offers a powerful solution for tackling... View Article

The power of underfloor heating with smart technology

Richard Bateman, product marketing manager at RWC, explores the transformative role of underfloor heating and the integration of smart controls in delivering efficient and futureproof heating systems for customers. As the heating industry shifts towards more sustainable and efficient solutions,... View Article

Partnership Developer chosen for Cardiff & Vale Housing

Partnership housing specialist and one of the leading providers of residential construction, regeneration and retrofit solutions, Lovell Partnerships, has been appointed as preferred bidder to deliver the Cardiff and Vale Housing Partnership.  The partnership is Cardiff Council‘s second housing programme following... View Article

Sigma Capital celebrates 10 years in BTR with 12,000 homes

Leading build-to-rent (BTR) provider, Sigma Capital Group, is celebrating a decade of setting the standard for the BTR single family housing (SFH) industry, as it marks the milestone with over 12,500 homes completed or underway, across c.175 transactions. Less than 12... View Article

Housebuilder Honey granted planning for £50m development

Housebuilder Honey will build 174 new two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes in Killamarsh, Derbyshire after being granted planning permission for a £50m development. Called Aurelle, the development is located off Upperthorpe Road just a short commute to Chesterfield and Sheffield. Aurelle will comprise... View Article

Amethyst Homes expands team further

A Northeast housebuilder is strengthening its team with the appointment of a new Quantity Surveyor. Hannah Maurice, 33, from Whitley Bay, joins Amethyst Homes – which has increased its workforce from just three to 28 in the past decade. She... View Article