U.K.
U.K. Lift Specialist Completes Five Acquisitions With Backing
Dudley, U.K.-based lift maintenance and repair specialist Deltron Group has completed five acquisitions since LDC made a minority investment in July, TheBusinessDesk.com is among outlets to report. The company has acquired Metro Lifts (London),...
LEIA Looks at Industry Implications of Grenfell Phase 2 Report
The Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report published in early September was the culmination of more than seven years of work by the inquiry and followed publication of the Phase 1...
New Project Team Appointed for 24-Story Camden Tower
Cartwright Pickard has replaced Grid Architects on long-delayed plans to build a 24-story block of flats in Camden in London, U.K., Building reports. The 100 Avenue Road site was purchased by residential...
U.K. Project To Provide Much-Needed PBSA
Torsion Group, a Leeds, U.K.-based residential developer, contractor and operator, and Zenzic Capital, a real estate credit and special situations manager, recently hit a milestone in their Purpose-Built Student Accommodation...
U.K. Railway Station Sees Lift Repair Complete
Passengers using Bradford Forster Square station in Bradford, West Yorkshire, U.K., are now once again able to make use of the station’s lift, Rail Advent reports. The lift was deemed...
U.K.’S Network Rail Announces Multi-Million-Pound Escalator Upgrade
The U.K.’s Network Rail is investing GBP12.5 million (US$15.9 million) to replace 14 escalators at four stations across the Merseyrail network over the next three years, RailUK reports. The escalators...
Record Attendance for Northampton Technology Conference
On June 14, Merged Futures 6 attracted a record 350 attendees who heard 18 presentations across five rooms and browsed 20 exhibitions. The sixth annual conference showcasing innovation within local...
Access BDD Attends NDA Conference in Atlanta
Access BDD U.K. team members recently attended the annual Next Day Access (NDA) Conference in Atlanta. As one of NDA’s leading North American business partners, Access BDD showed its support...
New Plans Submitted for One Fairchild Street in London
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) has submitted plans for a 27-story office tower in Shoreditch on the fringe of the City of London, Building Design reports. The One Fairchild Street...
Five-Point Plan To Grow U.K. Apprenticeships Launched
Former U.K. Labour and Conservative Ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts, with support from charity EngineeringUK, have launched a five-point plan for growing and sustaining engineering and technology apprenticeships for...
