News for: Construction

Work has completed on the £40 million redevelopment of Vauxhall Industrial Estate in Reddish, Place North West has revealed. The site’s owners, Western UK Property Group (WUKPG), saw plans approved in July 2022 to modernise the eight-acre site, to deliver 206,000 sq ft of new light industrial … [Read more...]

Contractors, Eric Wright Construction, have begun work on a £22 million college building for Seashell Trust on its Cheadle Hulme campus. The building will house education facilities for Royal College Manchester students aged 16-25 for the charity, which provides support and education for young … [Read more...]

Building contractor, Three Sixty, part of Stockport Homes Group, have begun work on a scheme of 28 apartments off Melford Road, Hazel Grove. The scheme is part of the wider 87-home mixed-tenure Melford Road development, adjacent to the Hazel Grove Park & Ride bus terminus, that is being … [Read more...]

National Highways will begin construction in early 2025 on the A57 Link Roads project, aimed at improving road journeys from Greater Manchester across the Pennines. Following a series of legal challenges, a judicial review gave the green-light for work to begin on the scheme at the end of April … [Read more...]

German supermarket chain, Lidl, is planning a new 23,600 sq ft food store off Wellington Road North and Sparthfield Road in Heaton Norris. New plans propose a slightly larger store than the supermarket had originally been granted planning permission for in 2022. Lidl propose a 2,207 sq m store on … [Read more...]

Stockport County FC have submitted a hybrid planning application for a phased expansion of the club's Edgeley Park grounds. The formal planning submission to Stockport Council, prepared by Asteer, follows two rounds of public consultation, and if approved, will deliver an increase of capacity of … [Read more...]

The stage is set for the return of live theatre in Romiley as The Forum Theatre reopens its doors following roof repairs to tackle Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) at the venue. The theatre abruptly closed in September following the decision by the DFE to close schools with similar … [Read more...]

Stockport based utilities contractor, OCU Group has made its eleventh acquisition in less than two years with the purchase of Scottish civil engineering contractor, RJ McLeod. The deal marks the latest in a string of acquisitions for the Stockport-headquartered business since receiving investment … [Read more...]