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Grass-roots sustainability: why we need to become more self-reliant as consumers

Tackling climate change will force us to make huge lifestyle changes

Monday, 13th January 2020

Household domestic energy use currently accounts for roughly 29% of the UK’s total energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Radically reducing this figure is vital if the country is to achieve its goals of cutting emissions to 51% of 1990... View Article

Promotion for Designer Contracts interiors division

Friday, 10th January 2020

The UK’s largest flooring contractor, Designer Contracts, has announced a senior promotion within its 16-strong interior design division. Joining the business three years ago, and with almost a decade of experience in interior design, Faye Armstrong entered the showhome division... View Article

Work underway on new homes in Middleton

Friday, 10th January 2020

Five years after plans were first submitted, work has started to transform a brownfield site in Middleton for new homes. Proposals for the 4.38 acre site on Boothroyden Road were first put to planners in 2015. The land was acquired... View Article

Balfour Beatty Group tops the Contractor League Table for December

Thursday, 9th January 2020

Balfour Beatty took the top spot this month with three contract awards totalling £297 million. The award of the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Smethwick, a project that was originally contracted to Carillion, contributed £267 million to their total. Kier Construction... View Article

Toyota to build prototype city of the future in Japan

Tuesday, 7th January 2020

Toyota has revealed plans to build a prototype “city” of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan. Announced at CES 2020, the global consumer technology show in Las Vegas, the Woven City will... View Article

Innovative luxury Devon Passivhaus apartment block wins International Property Awards

Tuesday, 7th January 2020

Seaton Beach, an innovative seafront development of eight luxury apartments at Seaton in Devon, built to Passivhaus standards, has won ‘Best Apartment Devon’ for the Penthouse and ‘Best Sustainable Residential Development in the UK’ in the International Property Awards and... View Article

Hill and Goram Homes to create £55 million new waterside destination in the heart of Bristol

Tuesday, 7th January 2020

Hill, the award-winning top 20 UK housebuilder, and Goram Homes, a housing company founded by Bristol City Council, have announced their first joint venture that will see the delivery of a 165-unit development in Bristol. The scheme, located on Bristol’s... View Article

Yourkeys completes the UK’s first-ever digitised end to end property transaction

Monday, 6th January 2020

Yourkeys have just taken a massive step towards dramatically changing the way property is bought and sold by completing the first fully digitised end-to-end property transaction. The company, backed by The Mortgage Advice Bureau among others, ties together all of... View Article

SLG sells site to Macbryde Homes

Monday, 6th January 2020

Land promoter, The Strategic Land Group (SLG), has sold 3.2 acres in Penyffordd, Flintshire, to Macbryde Homes, achieving 150% of the market value estimate. The deal is will see the delivery of 32 new homes alongside associated infrastructure, including public... View Article

Blenheim Estate says decision to remove Woodstock site from Local Plan is a ‘huge lost opportunity’

Monday, 6th January 2020

The decision to remove a development site in South East Woodstock from Cherwell District Council’s Local Plan is a “huge lost opportunity”. The site, known as PR10, has not been included even though more homes will now be added to... View Article

Mapei’s high-demand training dates revealed for 2020

Monday, 6th January 2020

Mapei has unveiled its extensive list of training dates for 2020, as part of plans to continually utilise its impressive training facility based in Halesowen, West Midlands. Following a successful first year of training courses at the facility situated at... View Article

“Perfect Match” opens the door for buyers looking to secure their dream home in 2020

Friday, 3rd January 2020

A housebuilder has launched an initiative to take personal service to the next level – and make purchasing a new home as smooth and tailored as possible. Available across 11 developments in the East of Scotland, “Perfect Match” will see... View Article