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3 Stockport Exchange takes shape

Work is progressing on 3 Stockport Exchange, the third Grade A office scheme being brought forward in the town centre business hub. The building, which will add a further 64,000 sq ft of commercial office space and a stunning roof terrace to Stockport Exchange, is due to complete in September … [Read more...]

Next step takes place in delivering new transport interchange

The latest step in delivering a new transport interchange in Stockport town centre is to take place this week when a walking and cycling bridge that will connect the train station and new bus interchange is installed. The linking bridge will provide a direct route from outside the main entrance … [Read more...]

Levelling Up Home Building Fund opens to SME housebuilders

The government's Levelling Up Home Building Fund has opened to improve access to finance for SME housebuilders, offering development loans from £250,000. The scheme has the dual aim of helping to ensure more homes are built in all parts of England to meet the nation's housing needs, while also … [Read more...]

Work set to begin on Underbanks regeneration schemes

Developers, Hall & Co, are set to begin work in early 2023 on the regeneration of four disused buildings in Stockport town centre's Underbanks. Plans were given approval late in 2021 to convert found disused properties into a mixture of apartments, affordable homes and ground floor retail … [Read more...]

Work begins on platform extension for Gatley station

Network Rail has begun work to extend the platforms at Gatley railway station as part of work to enable larger trains to serve the route from Manchester Piccadilly to the airport. The first stage of work began on Sunday 8th January and the Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport line the line … [Read more...]

Commercial contracting firm celebrates decade of trading

Stockport based Commercial Contracting specialists TMT are celebrating their tenth anniversary since the company launched back in 2012. Tom Traynor (pictured), Managing Director and Founder of TMT commented: “I’ll be honest and say, I’m not too sure where the 10 years have gone, it only seems … [Read more...]

Councils given extra funding in crackdown on unsafe cladding

Local authorities across the UK have been awarded over £8 million to support enforcement teams to pursue building owners yet to replace of unsafe cladding. Councils with higher proportions of tall buildings, particularly in Greater Manchester, Greater London and the West Midlands, have been … [Read more...]

200 new apartments set to move forward at Edgeley mill

Stockport Council has been recommended to approve the development of over 200 new apartments at the former Springmount Mill site off Brinksway in Edgeley. If approved, proposals will see 202 new apartments developed on the site off Brinksway in Edgeley, close the town centre and just outside of … [Read more...]

Construction materials availability returns to pre-pandemic levels

The availability and supply of construction products and materials has recovered to its 2019 pre-pandemic levels, according to a report from the Construction Leadership Council (CLC). In the joint Product Availability Statement from John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter … [Read more...]