By Jordan Marshall2021-01-11T06:00:00+00:00
Private residential the best performer, according to Glenigan data
Clients were given approval to push ahead with nearly £107bn worth of work in 2020, according to the latest data from information specialist Glenigan.
The figures (see below) reveal the most work was awarded in the private housing sector, with firms here receiving approval for schemes worth just over £37.42bn – or around 35% of all work awarded in the year.
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Housing was the strongest performing sector last year
The top client in this sector was a team featuring Dartmouth Capital Advisors, London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames and Reselton Properties, which received the nod for one deal worth £1.25bn – the redevelopment of the Stag Brewery in south-west London.
Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce meeting, 17 December 2020
Joint statement on progress made by the taskforce at its meeting on 17 December 2020.
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The tenth meeting of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce was held yesterday, 17 December 2020.
It was chaired by Transport Minister, Baroness Vere. Attendees included the Project Director Dana Skelley plus representatives from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, the Greater London Authority, Transport for London (
TfL), and the Port of London Authority.
Dana Skelley, speaking on behalf of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce, said:
At yesterday’s taskforce we were glad to be joined by Sir John Ritblat and representatives from Fosters & Partners and COWI who presented their proposal for a temporary bridge, involving laying a truss over the existing bridge structure. We agreed to explore the proposal in more detail.
Families in need are getting extra government support in time for Christmas
The £170 million Covid Winter Grant Scheme announced last month is already in action, as vulnerable families across England get help through councils.
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18 December 2020
“No child should have to worry about food or warmth this winter” says Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey
Eating and heating are priorities for the scheme, backed by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Supermarket vouchers, winter clothing and funding for utility bills are among the support now being offered to vulnerable families through the government’s Covid Winter Grant Scheme (CWGS) announced last month.