Work starts at Stane Retail Park

The Churchmanor Estates company plc is pleased to confirm that construction has now commenced on the £60m Stane Retail Park in Tollgate Colchester, with completion set for September 2021. As part of the construction works, Churchmanor is spending £2.6million onimprovements to the Eight Ash Green A12 roundabout with a new four-way traffic signal junction and […]
Edge Consult releases new webinar date to support construction industry

Edge Consult is offering a free webinar to sub-contractors who wish to improve their understanding of sub-contract orders and their associated terms and conditions. The webinar will cover: What sub-contract documents should be incorporated in your order. Identifying those terms and conditions that could significantly impact on your profitability and cash flow. Negotiating improved terms and conditions […]
Ipswich Winerack wins top industry award as Ingleton Wood celebrates hat-trick

The Winerack residential development on Ipswich waterfront has won a prestigious award while Ingleton Wood, which project managed the £30m scheme, is celebrating a hat-trick of titles. In a major endorsement of the region’s growing reputation for quality architecture, The Winerack won the Best High Volume New Housing Development Award at the virtual Local Authority […]
Consultation begins over new business park

A public consultation has started to brief and inform stakeholders and neighbours of a new Business Park near Wymondham. The project is planned by the Goff Group and will be based at their premises near the existing Hethel Innovation Centre, Norwich. The consultation is a key step in the process to obtain feedback from neighbours […]
Lovell appoints new health, safety and environmental manager

Norwich-based housing developer Lovell has appointed a new health, safety and environmental manager to its growing team. Adrian Boulter recently joined the leading housebuilder with 17 years’ experience in health, safety and environment, working daily to ensure that health, safety and environment standards are both maintained and improved. Norwich-born Adrian said: “My role involves liaising […]
Office ventilation concerns over COVID-19 ahead of mass return of workers

Modern ventilation systems found in most offices could impact the spread of coronavirus this winter, East of England property and construction consultancy Ingleton Wood is highlighting. With more workplaces expected to reach higher capacity as schools reopen and lockdown eases, the Practice is encouraging office managers to review their ventilation setups and “consider all necessary […]
Work starts on partnership between Repton Property Developments and Lovell Partnerships

Construction work has begun on a £25 million housing development in Acle after partners, Lovell Partnerships East Anglia and Repton Property Developments officially celebrated a breaking-ground ceremony. Located north of Norwich Road in Acle, St Edmund’s Park will provide 69 properties for open market sale through Lovell Homes as well as 42 units for affordable […]
Readie achieves the BSI Kitemark

Readie Construction Ltd is extremely proud to be amongst the first to achieve the BSI Kitemark for Building Information Modelling (BIM), in respect of BS ISO 19650 – 1 & 2:2018 Building Information Modelling. This certification demonstrates Readie’s ongoing commitment to the deployment and implementation of BIM in line with international standards. Readie aims to […]
Norfolk company lands Covid-19 construction apprentices contract

A Norfolk company has landed a major Government contract to redeploy the region’s displaced construction apprentices at risk of losing out on their career due to Covid-19. TrAC, based in Badersfield, is the regional delivery partner for the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) national support for Shared Apprenticeship Schemes. TrAC operates across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, […]
Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity offers free wellbeing training
As a direct result of the wellbeing issues presented to their 24/7 Construction Industry Helpline, the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has announced that they are delivering £20,000 of free mental health and wellbeing training to the industry for the remainder of 2020. One of the key findings of the charity’s recently published 2019 Impact Report […]