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Drones prove hugely beneficial in property sector

Drones are proving hugely beneficial within the property arena where working at height poses a number of logistical and safety challenges for building contractors and facilities management professionals. Until recently, the only way to gain access to elevated areas for inspection purposes, without … [Read more...]

Stunning images of Manchester Airport £1bn transformation

One year of construction on the Manchester Airport £1bn transformation, the biggest investment project in its history, with the release of 'stunning' images showing the work completed so far. Work continuing at pace on scheme with first pier and aircraft stands set to open in 2019 More than … [Read more...]

Plans revealed to meet housing needs in Greater Manchester

Housing providers across the region have jointly set out their ambitious plans for building 16,000 homes to meet the housing needs in Greater Manchester over next five years. The Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP) have ambitious plans to help tackle the housing needs in Greater Manchester … [Read more...]

New £34m multi-storey car park at Manchester Airport

BAM construction is developing a new ‘Meet and Greet’ multi-storey car park at Manchester Airport for Manchester Airports Group, MAG. The new multi-storey car park at Manchester Airport Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 will accommodate 6,500 vehicles with phase one of the spaces will be delivered by … [Read more...]

Lyme Design tees off for Seashell Trust

Hazel Grove construction firm Lyme Design & Build teed off an amazing day of fundraising for Seashell Trust at Hazel Grove Golf Club. The 76 golfers holed out having raised £8,000 for the disabled children’s education charity whose national centre of excellence is based in Cheadle Hulme. The … [Read more...]

Council Support for Stockport Town Centre Housing Scheme

Stockport Council are backing a plan for a Stockport town centre housing scheme to convert an 87-space car park in Stockport town centre into a residential development. The 0.67 acre piece of land, owned by Stockport Council and which once housed the Ritz cinema, lies between Piccadilly and … [Read more...]

Mercia backs MBO at Stockport engineering consultancy

A Stockport engineering consultancy has undergone a successful Management Buy Out funded by a loan from Mercia Technologies PLC subsidiary Mercia Fund Managers. The deal will give control of Cheadle Hulme based WML Consulting to Nigel Garside and co-directors Andrew Leng and Loughlin O’Gorman, and … [Read more...]

Stockport Homes and B4Box win North West collaboration award

The partnership between Stockport Homes and B4Box has won a prestigious award at the North West Regional Construction Awards 2018. The innovative project won the ‘Integration and Collaborative Working Award’. The winners were announced at a ceremony in Manchester on 6 July 2018. This award win … [Read more...]

New £85m Stockport Transport Interchange given green light

Proposals for the £85million pound re-development of the town centre’s bus station to create a new Stockport Transport Interchange, including the creation of a two acre park, have been  given the green light by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). Funded by Transport for Greater … [Read more...]

Aviation Minister jets in to Manchester Airport

The Aviation Minister, Baroness Sugg, has rounded off Manchester Airport’s 80th birthday celebrations by checking in on the progress of its £1bn Transformation Programme.  The Minister was given a glimpse of the airport’s future by standing inside the first pier that will connect to the new “super … [Read more...]