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Steel: The Green Material of Construction
- October 11, 2016
- Posted by: Shelby Buchanan
- Category: Construction News, General Construction, Green Building, News, Uncategorized
No CommentsIn the UK, steel consumption is on the rise in the building industry, and unsurprisingly too. More and more people are recognising that structural steelworks are ideal for homes, schools, hospitals, and almost any kind of building. Steel framed buildings are cost effective, long-lasting, safe, flexible, produces no site waste, and helps speed along the construction
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Proposed Plans for Anston House – “Brighton’s Ugliest Building”
- October 2, 2016
- Posted by: Shelby Buchanan
- Category: Construction News, General Construction, News, Uncategorized
Recent plans put forward by developers First Base and The Hyde Group for the redevelopment of Anston House have been met with fierce resistance from local residents of Brighton and Hove for a number of reasons. In this blog post we will examine the case for and against the proposed works. Proposed Plans Anston
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Brighton Marina Construction Development
- September 28, 2015
- Posted by: Lance Buchanan
- Category: Uncategorized
As you may know, work has started on the £250m development of Brighton Marina, East Sussex. The aim and final outcome of this expensive construction will result in 854 new homes for members of the public to purchase, a car park that will hold up to 350 spaces upon completion and seven retail units along
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Milan Building Contract Works, Brighton, 2014-2015
- February 16, 2015
- Posted by: Lance Buchanan
- Category: Uncategorized
2014 was a good year for Milan Building Services. The beginning of 2014 was marked with a groundworks contract at 31-33 Bath Street by the Seven Dials in Brighton, an area that serves as a prime location due to its great ease of access to Brighton train station and the Brighton and Hove bus network.
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Impact of community involvement on Regeneration in the the UK: Partnerships- from theory to practice. 2 of 6
- March 24, 2014
- Posted by: Lance Buchanan
- Category: Uncategorized
Changes in urban policy towards more inclusive community driven partnerships from 1991 ‘became a metaphor for the absence or withdrawal of services by the state’ (Hoggett, 1997: 10). Pre 1991 ‘policy became refocused not on people and communities but on property and physical regeneration’ (Colenutt and Cutten, 1994: 237) and the ‘trickle-down’ process (Brownill and
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Impact of community involvement on Regeneration in the UK: Government to Governance. 1 of 6
- March 17, 2014
- Posted by: Lance Buchanan
- Category: Uncategorized
The US and countries of the European Union have followed a transition from government to governance (Denters and Rose, 2005; Geedes, 2005), a shift that is also evident within the UK (Stoker, 1998; Kooiman, 2001; Newman, 2001). Rhodes elaborates on this, stating that ‘governance signifies a change in the meaning of government, referring to a
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London, inequality and redevelopment in Tower Hamlets
- March 11, 2014
- Posted by: Lance Buchanan
- Category: Uncategorized
London stands as one of the world’s foremost global cities and throughout its history; inequality has been a key feature. The early writings of Booth (1892) highlighted the mass of poverty, inequality and segregation prevalent in Victorian London as it became the largest city the world had ever seen. During this period, writings confirm concerns
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Brighton Market Prepares to Open its Gates
- March 4, 2014
- Posted by: Lance Buchanan
- Category: Uncategorized
The huge construction regeneration programme lead by Denne, part of the Leadbitter Group will see Brighton’s new market open it’s gates for business this October. The regeneration programme couldn’t have come at a better time and has breathed a new lease of life into Brighton’s, London road market, which has been trading since the 1920’s.
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Construction Projects in Brighton, Sussex
- February 17, 2014
- Posted by: Lance Buchanan
- Category: Uncategorized
We are pleased to announce that our construction projects in Brighton are running smoothly despite the recent adverse weather conditions. At this present moment we are engaged in two projects. At Bath Street, close to the Seven Dials in Brighton, we are now entering week seven since commencement. During the course of the poor weather
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London, the building sector and the road to recovery
- January 28, 2014
- Posted by: Lance Buchanan
- Category: Uncategorized
There is no doubt that the building industry has been unequivocally affected by the economic woes Britain has faced since the financial crisis. The sector as a whole has contracted nationally by 7% in the past year, and by around 20% over the last 5 years. At the local level too within London, the sector
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