On the rise: national minimum wage and national living wage increases

05/04/2019

The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates increased on 1 April 2019

Plans submitted for 90m tall MSG Sphere in Stratford

28/03/2019

The MSG Sphere is proposed on the site of a former coach park near the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London.  The building would have a diameter of 120m and be 90m at its highest point.

New Personal Protective Equipment Regulation

11/03/2019

On the 21^st April 2019, Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will come into force and replace the old PPE Directive 89/686/EEC.

Iconic London Zoo aviary revamp out to bid

08/03/2019

Plans to repurpose and transform the Grade II listed Snowdon Aviary at London Zoo have come out to tender.

Spring in the City Garden - Tulip to be planted next to Gherkin

08/03/2019

A planning application has been submitted to the City of London Corporation for The Tulip, a massive bulbous shaped tower which would be sited next to 30 St Mary Axe, also known as The Gherkin.

Record number of tall buildings to join London's skyline in 2019

08/03/2019

Number of towers of 20 or more storeys that are planned or under construction hits new record of 541

Update to standard regulating cut protection safety gloves

01/03/2019

A new version of EN 388, the standard used to regulate

cut protection in safety gloves, has changed.

PM paves way for next generation of council houses

04/10/2018

The Prime Minister has cleared the way for a surge in council house building by announcing plans to lift the housing borrowing cap on councils. It means local authorities will be able to take on big loans against the value of their housing stock to fund ambitious council house building plans.

Ford Dagenham redevelopment plans approved

01/10/2018

The Greater London Authority has granted planning approval for a development of up to 3,000 new homes in Dagenham, east London.

Plan for £125m Birmingham Jewellery Quarter scheme

01/10/2018

The £125m development, known as the St Paul’s Quarter, will consist of more than 320 flats and shops and restaurants across 20 individual buildings of between two and five storeys.