Entries by Lyn

Sonify by Zentia, a new innovative customisable acoustic ceiling solution

Make your mark with Sonify by Zentia, a new innovative customisable acoustic ceiling solution Leading UK ceiling manufacturers Zentia are proud to launch Sonify, a pioneering discontinuous acoustic ceiling solution that allows architects to unleash their creativity on every project. Utilising the latest technology, Sonify by Zentia adopts a ground-breaking digital first approach to designing […]

Councilor States ‘Green Washing’ by Homes England

CLAIMS that building 250 houses in the open countryside will improve the variety of plant and animal life have been questioned. Mike Amesbury MP is objecting to an outline planning application by Government agency Homes England for an extension to the Sandymoor South residential development in Runcorn. Proposals will follow for a further 600 houses […]

‘Stop Squabbling, Start Building’, NAPB Urges Government

The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) has urged the UK government to put an end to infighting over housebuilding targets. The plea comes after prime minister Rishi Sunak pulled a vote on the government’s plans to build 300,000 new homes by the mid-2020s as Conservative MPs threatened a backbench rebellion. With some 47 MPs […]

Sweden’s largest fossil free worksite

Construction testbed for ‘fossil-free’ contracting An area of Stockholm city centre in Sweden will use electric equipment from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) as it becomes a testbed for emission-free construction equipment as work begins on its urban transformation. The project contracts stipulate for fossil-free contracts wherever possible, including transport to and from the construction […]

UK Rocket Launch Site Ahead of Schedule

Work to build the UK’s first vertical rocket launch site is ahead of schedule, officials have said. The first concrete base for launching at SaxaVord Spaceport, at Lamba Ness in Unst, Shetland, was completed this month. It is one of two launch pads, called Fredo and Elizabeth, being developed in the first phase. A third, […]

Housing Targets Test PM

Rishi Sunak has pulled a vote on the UK government’s housebuilding plans  as dozens of Conservative MPs threatened the first major rebellion of his premiership. Some 47 Tory MPs signed an amendment to the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill that would have banned the imposition on local councils of mandatory housebuilding targets. The bill, introduced by […]

BriggsAmasco expertise puts waterproof seal on landmark city development

BriggsAmasco delivered a complex, multi-discipline package to ensure long-term waterproof protection for an exciting residential-retail hub in Scotland’s historic capital city. The company’s performance on the £1bn project at St James Quarter in Edinburgh city centre was a triumph of design and installation expertise, diligence and collaborative enterprise.  Featuring hotels, a 40-outlet shopping centre and […]

£40m Unfinished Mansion owned by Convicted Felon

A £40 million mansion larger than Buckingham Palace has been left abandoned for more than 20 years in the British countryside. Hamilton Palace, which stands in a quiet, untouched area of East Sussex, boasts a façade longer than the royal palace and was once thought to be one of the most valuable private houses under […]

GEZE – HIDDEN BENEFITS

Health and beauty retailer Boots UK is well known for offering beauty products to enhance the stylish good looks of its customers, so the entrance to their brand new store in Kensington High Street in London, just had to step up to the mark.   The busy store needed an entrance to complement its glass […]