Two of the five consortia on the short list to rebuild the Manchester city centre include surveying firms. Donaldsons has teamed up with Building Design Partnership.
Five teams of designers and architects have been shortlisted in the contest to redesign the centre of Manchester in the wake of the IRA bomb, in June.
The multi-million pound rebuilding of central Manchester will take a major step forward today with the announcement of five national and international teams shortlisted to replan the area.
Chesterton Consulting has been appointed to advise on two PFI projects in Northern Ireland. The Western Education and Library Board has appointed Chesterton as lead advisor on the procurement of…
Allied London Properties has sold Elstree Tower in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, for £23m to an overseas investor. The price reflects a yield of 8.4%.
Allied London Industrial Properties has bought the Yewtree Trading Estate in Haydock, Merseyside, for £9,750,000. The estate comprises 12 light industrial units totalling 58,899 sq m (634,000 sq ft).
Apollo Leisure has submitted detailed plans to Burnley Council for a £6m multiplex on Manchester Road in Burnley, Lancashire. Apollo proposes a nine-screen cinema, two restaurants and parking for 300…
Morrisons (Wm) is believed to be in negotiations with Manweb to buy the utilities’ Sealand Road site in Chester. The purchase is conditional on winning planning consent for a 7,617…
Hemway has submitted detailed plans to Chorley Borough Council for a £3m leisure development on Pall Mall in Chorley, Lancashire. The developer plans to build a 6,120 sq m (65,880…
Berkeley-CAP has pulled out of developing Riverside Retail Park in south Liverpool. According to former joint letting agent, David Ramsey of David Ramsey & Partners, the Merseyside Development Corporation has…
Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire is seeking lottery money to restore buildings left derelict following industrial change. There are 2.02 ha (five acres) of boarded up buildings left behind by its former rubber…
Frozen food retailer Iceland’s interim profits, issued on Tuesday, could fall by 10 per cent, reflecting the cost of a store refurbishmentprogramme.