Businesses at risk from substandard lightning protection

Organisations are putting their premises at risk through sub-standard lightning protection services that could result in repair and insurance costs totaling thousands, a leading provider has warned

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Specialist service sparks business growth for Darlington company

Darlington-based Stone Technical Services has become one of the UK leaders in the specialist field of lightning protection after securing a number of new contracts and thanks to being one of the most accredited in the specialist area

French Connection to shed stores

Clothing retailer French Connection is set to close 14 of its UK stores. Shops to close include high profile shopping…

Kent’s county town and business capital

Maidstone is the administrative and commercial centre of Kent. It is also the county town. Yet Maidstone’s excellent location and communications links, coupled to a readily available supply of quality office space mean that it’s true potential remains untapped

Q4 property recovery stalls on eurozone crisis

Minimal economic growth and lack of available funds in part attributable to the eurozone crisis saw 2011 end on a…

Lune-Aqueduct

Stone placed for Lune Aqueduct

An extensive restoration project has given an aqueduct in Lancaster a new lease of life

AdmiraltryArch

Admiralty Arch heads to market

HM Government has announced it is to sell the long leasehold interest of the iconic Admiralty Archway. The Grade I…

Battersea falls before first hurdle

Administrators have been appointed on behalf of Lloyds Banking Group and Irish National Management Agency to oversee the repossession and…

Rising London development masks slowdown in delivery

Commercial property development in Central London has risen by 12 percent since the summer, Drivers Jonas Deloitte’s Winter 2011 Crane…

October’s commercial development contraction worst since February 2009

The rate of commercial property construction in October contracted at its fastest rate for over 30 months, according to a report from Savills

Centre-Point

Frogmore secures Centre Point share

Frogmore real estate has purchased a 25 percent share of London’s Centre Point as part of a joint venture with…

L&G snaps up London industrials

Legal & General Property has purchased six industrial estates from industrial REIT SEGRO for £38.2m, representing a net initial yield…

Plans for new phase at Glasgow business park

Goodman has unveiled proposals for a new stage of development at Glasgow’s Central Quay Business Park. Found within the city’s…

Tower-42

Tower 42 put up for sale

Blackrock and LaSalle Investment Management have announced they intend to sell the iconic Tower 42 located in the City of London

Hotels drive Edinburgh’s property sector

Edinburgh’s hotel industry is the driving force behind an otherwise fragile construction industry in the city, a Drivers Jonas Deloitte…

Silver-Quays

LDA consults on ‘arc of opportunity’

The London Development Authority has begun seeking legal advice on the transformation of London’s Royal Docks. Burges Salmon has been…

BBC

MediaCityUK scoops Carbuncle Cup

MediaCityUK has been named this year’s winner of the Carbuncle Cup – the architectural prize given for the worst new…

Fifth of UK commercial stock needs efficiency improvements

Savills has called on the UK’s commercial property industry to radically improve its energy efficiency status before new legislation takes…

DTZ: UK property investment improving

The UK property market improved significantly in the second quarter, according to a new report from DTZ. The research, entitled…

Battersea

Battersea in jeopardy as REO push for stake sale

Plans for the regeneration and redevelopment of Battersea Power Station received a significant blow following the announcement that the primary…

PM announces more enterprise zones

David Cameron has announced the locations of 15 new enterprise zones to be set up around the UK. An airfield…

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