Building Design and Construction

1 week ago | bdcmagazine.com | Kenneth Booth

Huddersfield station will be closed from Saturday 30 August until Monday 29 September 2025 to enable major Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) engineering work. The ongoing upgrade of the Grade I listed station – which began over a year ago – is key to unlocking the benefits of improved rail travel across the North, and this marks the most significant stage of the programme to date.

1 week ago | bdcmagazine.com | Kenneth Booth

The areas cover three schemes spanning more than 30 miles between Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, and are providing safety benefits for road users. Costain, the infrastructure solutions company working as part of SMP Alliance, has completed the construction of 41 new emergency areas ahead of schedule between junctions 28 and 35A of the M1. The emergency areas are on a 32-mile stretch of the motorway between Derbyshire and South Yorkshire.

1 week ago | bdcmagazine.com | Kenneth Booth

Middlesbrough is set to undergo a major transformation as planning approval is granted for a £200 million mixed-use regeneration scheme in the heart of the town centre. Led by developers iMpeC and Buccleuch Property, in partnership with the Middlesbrough Development Corporation, the ambitious Gresham Street project will be delivered by Wates Group—appointed as lead contractor for what is being hailed as the most significant investment in the town for a generation.

1 week ago | bdcmagazine.com | Kenneth Booth

A fast-growing Midlands construction consultancy has been appointed to support one of the biggest residential schemes ever to be built in Leeds city centre. Birmingham-based The Construction Consultants (TCC) has been appointed to support the £85 million Castleton Works scheme which will provide nearly 400 build-to-rent apartments.

1 week ago | bdcmagazine.com | Kenneth Booth

CBRE has announced that Ciaran Bird, Chief Executive of its UK & Ireland advisory business, will be stepping down from his role. The global real estate services firm has begun the process of identifying his successor. Bird, who has led the advisory division through a period of strong growth and transformation, will continue to oversee the business alongside the UK Advisory Executive Committee until a new leader is appointed.