PRINCIPAL retrofit contractor Sustainable Building Services Ltd (UK) Ltd (SBS) has been awarded a major new retrofit contract by PA Housing, delivering a comprehensive energy efficiency upgrade programme across more than 3,000 properties spanning the south of England and the midlands. Established in 1976, SBS is a multi-award-winning principal contractor currently delivering projects with a... View Article

Paul Norman joins Healthy Homes Hub as Director, following a move from Clarion Housing Group He will lead a new “Energising Assets” consultancy division to support strategic asset management through large-scale home upgrades and place-based investment programmes Energising Assets is a partnership between Healthy Homes Hub, Energiesprong UK... View Article

Two Rivers Housing appoints new Chief Executive Officer  Kevin Bennett has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for Two Rivers Housing. Joins from Housing Plus Group where he was Regional Director for the West Region. Kevin replaces Hayley... View Article

A £20.8 million flagship development on a former shopping centre site is helping address the shortage of high-quality affordable housing for older people, while supporting Trent & Dove’s wider ambition to expand housing across its communities. The social housing provider... View Article

Mosaic Architecture + Design, one of Scotland’s most experienced practices, has triumphed at the prestigious British Council for Offices (BCO) Scotland awards for a landmark office redevelopment in Glasgow city centre. The firm won the fiercely contested refurbished/recycled workplace category... View Article

Land vacated by South Tyneside College in 2011 could be given a new lease of life under proposals to bring new homes and a sports pitch to Hebburn. Bellway has applied to build 115 homes and create a new pitch... View Article

Housebuilder Strata has secured planning permission for 230 new homes in Bolsover, Derbyshire. The development forms part of a wider joint venture with Persimmon Homes and Stancliffe Homes, which will deliver 812 new homes on a site allocated for development... View Article

Regional housebuilder, Bargate, has officially launched Admirals Green, the fifth and final phase of its £128m development in Warsash, with the opening of a new showhome. Located at the mouth of the River Hamble, Admirals Green represents the final chapter... View Article

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) says small builders’ worst fears have been confirmed, with new forecasts predicting the construction sector will shrink 2.5% as the Iran war drives up costs and dampens demand. The Construction Products Association (CPA)’s spring forecast, published... View Article

Federation of Master Builders (FMB) member Victoria Collins, who is Operations Director at Sussex-based building firm KingsRock Construction has won the prestigious Women in Construction Award at the Southeast Construction Expo & Awards . The event held last night (30 April... View Article

The proposals, which have been developed by Bellway’s Strategic Land team, outline a mix of two to five-bedroom properties on a 7.8-acre site to the west of Wilmslow Road, including 45 per cent affordable housing available for local people. More... View Article