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THE FUTURE of a skyscraper that is set to rival The Shard has been thrown into doubt over concerns it could baffle pilots. The new tower would be one

This week sees new and notable appointments across businesses such as Expleo, LRQA, Ward Personnel, CWSI, and EDC.

Engineering consultancy EDC is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Associate Directors to its management team. The appointments of Bernie Burchill and Martin O’Sullivan are pivotal in advancing the company's ambitious expansion plans to enhance its footprint in Cork, Dublin, Limerick, and Galway; while also strengthening the firm's project management and organisational culture.

Hong Kong-based developer Far East Consortium (FEC) has paid £95.7m to take over the running of Vauxhall Square in London. The site was previously under

A £250m residential tower in Canary Wharf has received planning approval. The 500-apartment block is being developed by Far East Consortium (FEC). The

Image courtesy of Argent Related Contractor Midgard has begun work on a build-to-rent residential project at King’s Cross, London, on behalf of Argent Related. Work on the project, at the Triangle Site on York Way, is due to complete in 2023, yielding 218 flats of one to three bedrooms across three buildings between 8 and 17 storeys. Ground-level retail units, basement parking, and a separate three-storey leisure centre are also planned for the 6,600 square-metre site, which straddles the bou...

Here we pick out some of the best English riverside properties on the market. 1 Kent: £1.395m An impressive riverside residence converted from a historic Grade II Georgian mill at the heart of this picturesque village. The property has its own private riverside terrace as well as communal gardens with lovely views. Main suite, guest suite, two further beds, family bath, kitchen/breakfast room, three receptions, garden room, garage, gardens. 

League tables are subject to revision December saw contract awards pick up again after declines in November and October. The total value recorded across the top 50 was £3.23bn, which was around £1.2bn greater than Novembers tally and not far off the £3.39bn recorded in September. Trailing ISG in second place was Skanska with £232m worth of work across two jobs. The largest of these was the £180m Blossom Street mixed-use scheme on the edge of the City of London for British Land. JRL was thi...