Beyond the office: BCO in Birmingham
This April, on the Building Brum podcast, we caught up with the organisers of the British Council for Offices 2024 Annual conference taking place next month in Birmingham.
We sat down with Peter Crowther – Senior Vice President of the BCO, James Hall – Director at Associated Architects and Member of the BCO Midlands Chapter Committee and Rosie Cotterill – Director at Turley and Chair of BCO Midlands NextGen Committee to discuss what makes Birmingham a strategic place for the conference to be held and how ongoing investment and development has transformed the city.
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Birmingham’s Port Loop reaches milestone as new apartments ‘top out’
The Housing Sector in an Election Year
This spring on the Building Brum podcast we discuss housing across the UK in 2024 . Following on from the March Spring Budget and ahead of the local elections, mayoral elections and the general election, we caught up with Chartered Town Planner Daniel Wilson who specialises in delivering sustainable developments that transform places and leave a positive, lasting impact on local communities through holistic, inclusive growth.
Joining Dan from our sponsors Cavendish is Tristan Chatfield who served as a councillor at Birmingham City Council and is now Associate Director at Cavendish specialising in Planning Communications and Public Affairs. Together they examine the 2024 spring budget and look ahead at the future of the housing sector.
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Building Brum communications partner Cavendish explores the key Labour policy offerings that will likely form the majority of Labour’s manifesto
To mark neurodiversity celebration week 2024 Building Brum partners Arup spearhead inclusive workplace transition in Birmingham
University of Warwick to support the delivery of healthtech campus at Arden Cross
Residential Brand Strategy Workshop in Birmingham
Building Brum Partners Cavendish invite you to an exclusive Residential Brand Strategy Workshop.
Planning approval has been granted for The Essington at 90-97 Broad Street in collaboration with Regal Property Group, a next-generation high-rise project in Birmingham
Enabling works will start this spring in preparation for a new wholesale market and the first phase of the Brewers Yard Wolverhampton city centre living scheme
Building Brum: The Briefings | Energy Accelerator Building
This March, University of Birmingham Director of Estates Trevor Payne and Glancy Nicholls Architects Director Simon Jesson join Building Brum to provide an update on the latest project from the University of Birmingham: Energy Accelerator Building.
The Energy Accelerator building is focused on delivering energy research focused laboratories with a focus on reducing embodied carbon and energy in use. Focus on selection of materials and framing solutions, and energy efficiency in design. The building is also a smart-enabled building that can evolve with technology and provide both research potential within the building, and more outwardly for the whole campus. Works are expected to start on site later this year with completion in 2026.
The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored by Solus, CAVENDISH , ScanTech Digital, Arup, Careys, APIC Limited and Sunbelt Rentals.
Find out more and register your ticket here: https://BB-UOB-GNA.eventbrite.co.uk
The juggle: careers, children and life
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. We have three guests joining us this March on the Building Brum podcast including two of Birmingham's leading women in architecture with glowing careers. Alex Slatter Associate as Associated Architects and Shauna Bradley Partner at Howells, alongside long-time building Brum collaborator and supporter Lee Simmonds of Solus. All three of our guests are parents, both Alex and Shauna are mothers of one and Lee is a father of three.
On today's episode, we are going to be talking about the challenges of planning for, having and raising a family whilst furthering your career and growing within your place of work.
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Major milestone achieved in Telford Station Quarter development with next phase of works underway
Great Charles Street Skills Centre Initiative with WMCA, John Sisk and Sunbelt Rentals
This month Building Brum is onsite at Great Charles Street and joined by some of the stakeholders behind the Skills Hub initiative taking place at the latest MODA development. We are speaking with Matthew Hood of Sunbelt Rentals, Shaun Hall from the West Midlands Combined Authority and Karl Johnson Social Value and Stakeholder manager at John Sisk. The Skills Hub offers local people free construction training and a guaranteed job interview at the end of the 20-day course and follows on from the earlier success of another project by MODA “The Mercian” which created 140 new job opportunities.
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BAM Construction completes major Birmingham residential scheme
Devolution: a beginners guide?
Building Brum partners Cavendish explore the impact of devolution within the built environment. Director and Ex-Birmingham City Councillor Tristan Chatfield discusses the impact of devolution in his latest Building Brum blog piece.
Giving young people the power: Lovell skills programme aims to tackle construction skills shortage
Lendlease have submitted revised 1.9bn Smithfield regeneration plans
Building Brum partners ScanTech Digital alongside Glider Technology, Kier and Hoare Lea develop new RIBA Smart Buildings Overlay
Building Brum partner Arup celebrates multi-million-pound Birmingham investment in its largest UK office outside London
Detailed plans submitted for new 462 apartment homes and park at New Garden Square in Edgbaston
Dains secures final letting at Two Chamberlain Square
GMI Construction Group has completed work to transform the former James Cond print works in Birmingham
Plans to transform the Guildhall into a modern Creative Industries Enterprise Centre are well underway with construction due to start in spring
Building, designing and investing in Birmingham with Arup
This December we are joined by two of Arup’s Birmingham-based thought leaders Alison Kilby and James Watts, at their brand-new office at One Centenary Way, in Birmingham City Centre. In this episode we discuss all things Paradise Birmingham and the part both played in delivering one of the city's most ambitious office developments for MEPC and in turn, becoming its largest occupier. In the five years since the award-winning architects Howells made plans public for One Centenary Way, the project has taken centre stage with its strategic placement linking Centenary Square to the High Street.
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Walsall is in the middle of a £1.5billion transformation, driving a major programme of improvements through a series of projects and partnerships.
City of Wolverhampton Council has submitted a planning application for a new multi million pound food, entertainment and events venue in the west of Wolverhampton city centre.
Hockley Mills reaches PC with a visit from West Midlands Mayor
First ever Birmingham Housing Week chance for young people and communities ‘to shape city’s blueprint’
Construction commences at new MasterChef studios in Birmingham
Capital&Centric set to lead on vision of major new St George’s neighbourhood in Wolverhampton
New details of Coventry city centre regeneration revealed
Building a brighter future with Muse
We discuss all things Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Solihull with Maggie Grogan, Managing Director -Midlands for Muse. Exploring the expansion behind national placemaker Muse into the Midlands and their vision set out to transform key areas across the West Midlands. We look at the partnerships in place that drive the development team from Muse forward, from Homes England to Legal and General, Maggie and her team have their sights set on creating a lasting legacy across Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Solihull and beyond.
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Arup welcomes first staff to new Birmingham city centre global base
Building Brum Communications Partner Cavendish Triumph at ICCO Awards
We’ve Got You: new programme launched by Lovell in Birmingham to help open doors for young people
GMI Construction Group Ltd has been awarded the contract to deliver a 400,000 sq. ft warehousing and logistics hub in Birmingham
Wolverhampton City Council Leader welcomes £20 million Green Innovation Corridor boost for the city
Port Loop receives £13m worth of funding from West Midlands Combined Authority – paving the way for more new homes
Birmingham Knowledge Quarter announced as key site to drive growth in West Midlands, as Investment Zone announced for West Midlands in Autumn Statement
Why Form Follows Purpose with Gensler
On the latest episode of of the Building Brum Podcast we are joined by Gensler Birmingham’s Design Director, Philip Twiss. From Associated Architects to MAKE and now Gensler, Philip has helped to design and deliver some of Birmingham’s most iconic buildings from The Cube to the Mailbox, to the next chapter of Hammerson’s Bullring landmark. We look at why Gensler decided to move to Birmingham 10 years ago and what it means to combine global and local with projects being delivered by the Team in Birmingham spanning across the city and into Europe.
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Bond Bryan are delighted to welcome David Brooks to the team as the new Birmingham Studio Lead
A sustainable transformation of modern office space |
Solus showcase 10 Brindley Place this November in the latest edition of their Quarter Publication
Photography Ben McPhee
Heimstaden and The Galliard Apsley Partnership Celebrate Successful Completion of Soho Wharf Project in Birmingham
Investing in Birmingham with HUB
HUB Residential Managing Director Damien Sharkey and Development Manager Isabel Scruby join Building Brum’s Conor Nolan alongside Cavendish Associate Director and ex-Birmingham City Council Cabinet Member Tristan Chatfield to talk about their upcoming development: 2 Snow Hill Plaza. We will discuss why Birmingham is a key destination for investors as 2 Snow Hill Plaza marks HUB's second project in Birmingham alongside the Digbeth Coach Station. We explore why Damien and the team at HUB have chosen to invest in the Build to Rent market in Colmore Row and discuss the ongoing demand for development sites across Birmingham.
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Muse named Mell Square development partner by Solihull Council
Politics Vs. Planning: A Series of Networking Lunches by Cavendish
Wolverhampton Council secures main construction contract for city centre Learning Quarter development
Winvic hands over 2.2 million sq ft distribution hub to IM Properties
Lendlease updates plans for Smithfield Birmingham
English Cities Fund the joint venture between Muse, Legal & General and Homes England will enter a development partnership with the City of Wolverhampton Council to deliver the City Centre West Quarter
Collaboration Café – Climate Resilience
UKGBC has launched a second series of Collaboration Café events upon member requests to continue hosting opportunities for open knowledge sharing and collaboration. This time the Cafes will focus on Climate Resilience within the industry, as part of the bigger goals of our Climate Resilience and Nature Programme, convening built environment organisations in person and bi-monthly to share insights about the practicalities, implications, and challenges of creating climate resilient business and built environment.
Digital project delivery with John Sisk & Son
On the podcast this month we are joined by the Head of Digital Project Delivery Joshua Hanson and Liam Clarke Regional Head of 4D Planning at John Sisk & Son. We caught up with Liam and Joshua to look at the projects they have both completed and are currently delivering across Birmingham including The Merican, Great Charles Street and Birmingham Health and Innovation Campus. These schemes when combined add up to three-quarters of a billion pounds worth of development across build-to-rent and life science sectors in the city.
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Cavendish examines the Build-to-Rent market and ask the question: Do politicians care?
Birmingham Tech Week | Inclusive and Sustainable Cities – Digital Acceleration hosted by Arup
Sustainable development and inclusive design are redefining our expectations of the built environment. Meeting these expectations requires system-wide improvements in everything from housing, infrastructure, transport hubs to mixed-use developments. Advances in digital approaches can help accelerate inclusive and sustainable cities by improving the way we plan / design / build/ reuse and operate our cities.
Knight Frank launches new contemporary development in Birmingham city centre
“Birmingham is open for Business” Simon Delahunty-Forrest
Assistant Director Development Planning & Development Birmingham City Council
Urban Renewal: Smithfield Lofts Secures Planning Permission
D5 Architects Queensgate Square residential proposal in the centre of Birmingham received unanimous approval
Accelerating Energy Research – Plans submitted for new Birmingham Energy Institute
Goodstone Living and Elements Europe break ground at UK’s largest modular build-to-rent residential community
Building Brum: The Briefings | Octagon
MEPC Limited Development Manager Andrew Bushell and Howells Partner Dav Bansal join Building Brum to give an update on the Octagon development as it reaches the 25-storey this month.
Cavendish Consulting: The future of digital political influence
HS2 welcomes planning approval for Balsall Common Viaduct
Caddick Construction embarks on Midlands growth with Regional Office Launch
People, Planet and Place with IM Properties
We caught up with IM Properties Group Sustainability Director Andrew Swain. Andy is a chartered environmentalist with over 20 years of experience and joined IM Properties in 2022 to drive the implementation and delivery of the businesses ‘Sustainable Futures’ strategy focused around its three pillars of People, Planet and Place. In addition to delivering sustainable futures, he works closely with delivery partners to ensure that the principles of sustainable development and net zero construction are delivered across IM Properties property portfolio, industrial and logistics developments and residential projects. We discuss the ambition that is required to deliver developments that are fit for the future.
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AP Colmore Ltd working with Lichfields and Buckley Gray Yeoman announce the submission of a detailed planning application to Birmingham City Council
Kier appointed by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust to deliver extensive programme of capital works across its estate
Birmingham Architects CoARC redesign HMS Birmingham
GRAHAM appointed to deliver redevelopment project for Birmingham Children's Hospital
Blue Noble begins work on office upgrade at Eleven Brindleyplace
Bilston health & wellbeing facility outline planning application submitted
A £1m footbridge spanning the Main Line Canal at Soho Loop has been opened to the public
Outline planning application approved for transformational Wolverhampton city living scheme
Goodstone Living secures debt financing and appoints construction partner for the UK’s largest modular build-to-rent residential community in Birmingham
Vita Group reveals initial concept sketch and further narrative for Goods Station masterplan
Winvic appointed first phase contractor for £1bn intermodal logistics West Midlands Interchange site
National political expert joins Cavendish’s advisory board
JQ Neighbourhood Plan Gets Green Light
The Galliard Apsley Partnership welcome your views on the proposed development at land bounded by Chapel Lane, Harborne Lane and Bristol Road, Selly Oak
Birmingham-based BECG Group rebrands as Cavendish and positions itself for further growth
Rainier Developments lands investment from new equity partner
HUB and MARK get green light for landmark Birmingham BTR scheme
Building Brum with Midlands Manufacturers APIC UK Ltd
Birmingham City Council has recommended St Joseph Homes Ltd to be its development partner for the £2.2bn regeneration of the 60 hectares Ladywood Estate
Telford’s station quarter plans given the green light
The University College Birmingham reveal plans to create a canalside community in Birmingham “Cambrian Wharf”
Birmingham City Council planning committee have approved the section 73 application to increase the density of Plots 3, 4 & 5 at the Perry Barr Residential Scheme designed by Glancy Nicholls Architects
Introducing 'New Garden Square' a new Moda Living masterplan
New pictures released of Dudley’s £24m bus and tram interchange
Building Brum & CIOB: A Golden Decade of Birmingham
This July, the Chartered Institute of Building and Building Brum will host a panel event exploring the role of ESG within Birmingham's latest developments.
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Planning application submitted for Queen’s Hospital Close, Birmingham
Residents and businesses in the Jewellery Quarter have the opportunity to shape the future of the area by voting on a new Neighbourhood Plan
Elevate secures permission for new homes on former builder’s yard site
HS2 welcomes planning approval for the bridge set to light up the Birmingham skyline
Bruntwood SciTech to create new Birmingham Innovation Quarter (B-IQ) in partnership with Aston University and Birmingham City Council
Wolverhampton Interchange Commercial District hotel opportunity showcased at UKREiiF
Birmingham’s quest to become a leading international location set to be supercharged by new plan
Building Brum: Construction Through Collaboration
In partnership with Careys
Chaired by Cundall & hosted by MEPC
Woodbourne Group’s £360m Curzon Wharf vision gets green light
Outpost Management in a joint venture with BlackRock acquires Lower Essex Square in Birmingham
Ashtrom Properties unveil their proposals for the extensive internal and external refurbishment and extension of the landmark Colmore Gate building in Birmingham City Centre
This summer the construction community is coming together to remember a very loved industry colleague Ben Burton
#BeMoreBen
Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital acquire prominent Selly Oak retail site
Birmingham City Council Biodiversity Net Gain Symposium
BECG hires Nottingham City Council Cabinet Member to lead Midlands expansion plans
Vita Group secures major Birmingham city centre regeneration site from LCR
Harrison Street, Apache Capital and NFU Mutual Expand Joint Venture Portfolio with Moda Living in UK’s Largest Regional BTR Deal
Building Brum | Podcast | Episode 33 | Creating Social Value Through Collaboration
On our latest episode we caught up with key members of the project team to talk about the role, impact and importance of social value within the construction industry. Focusing on how social value is there to support, grow and create positive change within communities. All three guests on our latest episode play a key role in the Peddimore project Rokneddin Shariat Policy and Governance Manager Birmingham City Council, Emma Rhymes Social Value Manager Winvic Construction and Jackie Cuthbert Social Impact Director Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland.
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Building Brum: The Briefings
MasterChef and Warwick Bar
April 26th 12.30 : 14.00 | Cosy Club Birmingham
Exploring the most anticipated developments taking place across the region from the project teams delivering them.
Peaky Blinders creator and renowned industry figurehead Steven Knight establishes Digbeth Loc. Studios
The Digbeth Estate (Oval Real Estate) has re-launched The Bond on Fazeley Street, Digbeth
Planning approved for Drum in Birmingham’s Grand Central
Speller Metcalfe appointed to deliver technical centre as part of City Learning Quarter vision
Birmingham City Council planners have given the go-ahead for the BBC’s new home at the historic Typhoo Tea factory in Digbeth
HBD was awarded planning permission by Birmingham City Council this week for their latest Jewellery Quarter development designed by BPN Architects “Neighbourhood”
D5 Architects received unanimous approval for their Leopold Works residential development in Birmingham.
Mercia Real Estate has been granted planning permission for the mixed-use redevelopment of 10 – 38 Birmingham Road designed by BHB Architects.
Enterprise Wharf applies for Smart Building Certification in a first for Bruntwood SciTech and Birmingham
Vyse Street Food Project Stage 1 - An Urban Transformation
Glancy Nicholls Architects submits plans for The Essington to Birmingham City Council
Coventry University to join cultural transformation of city’s former IKEA building
“The biggest political shake-up in midlands local government for almost 30 years” Adam Farrell BECG Director looks ahead at the impact on the upcoming local elections
Studio Egret West appointed to £3.2bn Arden Cross
Tamworth Borough Council appoints Speller Metcalfe as delivery partner
Work started on £43m West Midlands Metro depot expansion as more new trams arrive
Winvic and Edmond de Rothschild Celebrate Eighteenth Storey Topping Out on Birmingham City Centre BTR Scheme
Lendlease submits plans for £1.9 billion regeneration of Smithfield Birmingham
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Designing, Planning and Building Birmingham
All three of our special guests were recently nominated for the British Council for Offices (BCO) NextGen Rising Star Midlands Award. We are joined by Rosie Cotterill incoming Chair of the BCO NextGen Midlands Committee who plays an instrumental role in the planning and delivery of Birmingham’s award-winning Paradise Development as a Director at Turley
Alex Slatter BCO award winner is both the Chair of the British Council for Offices Next Gen Midlands and an associate at Associated Architects delivering both commercial and education projects, with considerable experience in the refurbishment and conversion of commercial buildings.
Francesca Ghavami one of Glenn Howells Architects senior interior designers working on a macro master planning scale right down to the micro interior details on a selection of high-profile projects
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Plans approved for historic Heath Town Baths
Masterplan to deliver new mixed-use community in Stafford approved
Birmingham's new MasterChef studio approved by Birmingham City Council
Hammerson and Make unveil plans for Drum – reinventing Birmingham’s Grand Central
Cole Waterhouse and Taurus Investment Holdings Complete on Second Joint Venture – Upper Trinity Street, Digbeth
Muse Director Maggie Grogan explains some of the most important aspects of Muse being on board as the new development partner at Arden Cross
Birmingham City Council grants planning permission for the first phase of Aston Villa FC’s redevelopment and expansion of Villa Park
Plans for a new Health and Wellbeing Facility & Self and Custom Build Homes in Wolverhampton have been submitted by ADP Architecture
The Digbeth Estate is set to re-launch The Bond on Fazeley Street, Digbeth.
Striking “Bellingham” bridge set to light up HS2’s gateway into Birmingham
Delivering placemaking through digital solutions
We caught up with Matt Warren, Head of Digital Engineering and Integrated Solutions at Lendlease Europe to discuss the delivery of city centre regeneration projects and how advancements in technology are changing the ways in which teams collaborate and work together to drive positive change and regeneration. We look back at work by Lendlease in Elephant and Castle, London and ahead to the upcoming Birmingham Smithfield redevelopment.
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The race to net zero in the West Midlands with Willmot Dixon
Building Brum partners Willmott Dixon bring together an expert panel to discuss how the West Midlands built environment progresses to net zero.
Glancy Nicholls Architects submit Chamber of Commerce for full planning approval to Birmingham City Council
Project Update: Hockley Mills, Birmingham
Take a tour around Hockley Mills with Sir Robert McAlpine Quantity Surveyor, Sam Davey, and watch drone footage captured by ScanTech Digital of the development.
Stoford submits planning application for BBC’s new Digbeth Factory home
Moseley Road Baths Completed Capital Works Make a Splash
Ambitious community visions for the future of the Jewellery Quarter have been released
Funding package for major Coventry city centre regeneration scheme set to be approved
Jewellery quarter welcomes brand new flexible workspace following £5million investment
Arden Cross Selects Muse as development partner
First phase of Wolverhampton’s Brewers Yard redevelopment to get more than £5m of WMCA investment
HUB and MARK submit plans for landmark Birmingham BTR scheme
£200m Forward Funding Agreement for Court Collaboration’s One Eastside
‘Strength in partnership’ says Birmingham City Council’s Paul Kitson at BECG roundtable event
£52m transformation of Queensgate Square plans unveiled
Cadence Projects share the first images of the new MasterChef development
National award for Perry Barr Residential Scheme
Extension of pioneering engineering college completed by Morgan Sindall
Building Birmingham with Birmingham City Council
Tune in and hear from Simon Delahunty-Forrest Assistant Director of Development Planning and Development at Birmingham City Council and Verity Barr Director at Cavendish Advocacy, part of the BECG discuss the future of Birmingham. We look at what the Future City Plan means for both the City and developers plus investors who are looking to relocate and establish themselves in the UK’s second city following its recent global success at hosting the Commonwealth Games.
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Investment and development company Cole Waterhouse has completed the acquisition of a key development site in Digbeth
First steps set to be taken on journey to adoption of new Birmingham Local Plan
HBD submits planning for new £130m Jewellery Quarter scheme
New Masterplan and Levelling-Up Fund bid to transform Edgbaston Stadium
New Medical & Technology Campus to deliver world-beating innovation in healthcare as part of the £3.2 billion Arden Cross development
DHL BREAKS GROUND ON NEW 25,000M² COVENTRY HUB
Building Brum Presents: Construction Through Collaboration
In partnership with Careys, chaired by Cundall, and hosted by WSP
How do we elevate standards from planning through to project completion and beyond, to deliver operational excellence?
Legal & General Modular Homes selected as preferred developer for major Wolverhampton residential Canalside South scheme
Talking tough on embodied carbon: Holistic design, innovation and re-animation
As time ticks away to BCC’s Net Zero by 2030 target we caught up with Rob Nield - leader of the Webb Yates Engineers Midlands office and chartered structural engineer – to talk about his approach to lowering embodied (or upfront) carbon which can be responsible for a significant portion of a building’s carbon life cycle.
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GMI CONSTRUCTION GROUP TO BUILD NEW SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION CENTRE IN THE JEWELLERY QUARTER
Government signals Investment Zones for the West Midlands as transport plans get fast-tracked
Pluto Finance regional expansion with funding for 22m Elevate Property Group scheme
Dudley bus and Metro interchange plans get green light
Major progress for Capital&Centric’s The Goods Yard as path cleared for construction in Stoke-on-Trent
Restoring history: Cordia Blackswan completes heritage redevelopment
BBC set to occupy Birmingham’s historic Typhoo Tea Factory in Glenn Howells Architects’ masterplan
Aston Villa unveils new CGIs of Villa Park redevelopment
Masterplan to deliver new mixed-use community in Stafford launched
St. Modwen achieves double planning success
Goodstone Living secures planning permission for 550 next generation homes in central Birmingham
Restoration of three Leamington buildings to begin after £4.2 million deal agreed with Midlands contractor
City of Wolverhampton Council has bid for £20 million from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund Round 2 to help deliver phase 1 of its ambitious Green Innovation Corridor
The Future of the High Street with Creative Retail
Building Brum Podcast | Episode 26
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Seddon completes £2m regeneration of Staffordshire’s Shire Hall
Moda and Sisk complete Birmingham’s tallest residential tower
TODD Architects wins approval for hotel-led refurbishment of Grade II* Central Methodist Hall in Birmingham
East Birmingham regeneration plans announced at BECG event
Building Brum & BCO NextGen Midlands Present:
How I Built This: Career Stories from Industry Experts
Building Brum Podcast | Episode 25
Special guest speakers: Calthorpe Estates Masterplanning and Development Director Ralph Minott, Turley Senior Director and Head of Planning Midlands Angela Reeve and Associated Architects Director Stephen Townsend.
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Plans approved for second Tamworth Enterprise Centre
Birmingham CWG Business Breakfast: 3 Cities Retrofit
Hosted by Birmingham City Council
Mon, 1 August 2022 | 07:45 – 09:15
Venue: Vinoteca, 2 Chamberlain Square, Paradise, Birmingham, B3 3AX
London investment company buys Jewellery Quarter building for resi scheme
Court Collaboration announces new partnership with PGIM Real Estate partners for Birmingham city centre build-to-rent scheme
Plans have been put forward by Homes England for over 800 new homes and apartments to replace Birmingham's City Hospital
GMI Construction set to start work on £24m Birmingham student accommodation
Laing O’Rourke wins HS2 Interchange Station contract
Intex Projects awarded £3.6m office fit-out project at 103 Colmore Row
British Council for Offices Next Gen and Building Brum Present:
“How I Built This” Career Stories from Industry Experts
July 6th 2022 | 17:30 - 21:00 | Senator Showroom | Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
Aston Villa launches consultation on plans for the expansion of Villa Park
The latest HBD development would turn a disused car showroom into a new community
Ergo Real Estate awarded planning permission for Two Brindley
National focus on Levelling Up Birmingham hosted by Building Brum partners BECG
CEG is bringing forward plans for Smallbrook Queensway Buildings
Supporting communities and building construction legacies within Birmingham
Following on our from recent Building Brum roundtable event held with Careys and hosted by Cundall, we caught up with Careys Regional Director for the Midlands, Tom Wraight, to talk about what is being done in Birmingham to help tackle unemployment within the City.
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Willmott Dixon sets standard for SEND school provision
Plans submitted for exciting major development at iconic Spode Pottery Works
Image Credit: Studio RBA
HS2 reveals first design images for Washwood Heath Depot in Birmingham
Telford Station Quarter development plans unveiled at public exhibition
Birmingham City Council backs Apsley House Capital major mixed-use development
WMCA investment unlocks regeneration plans for two more historic buildings
Plans for new Aldridge Station unlocked following Government backing
Photo courtesy of DJ Norton, Birmingham
Residential developer HUB is set to reveal its first ideas for a new residential development in Snow Hill
New plans have been submitted for a second Vita Student residence in Birmingham
Arcadis appointed to bring forward Birmingham’s “Future City Plan”
Wolverhampton City Council Leader welcomes £20 million City Learning Quarter boost
£2 billion Midlands Rail Hub programme announced by Network Rail and Midlands Rail Hub
Initial designs for first phase of Smithfield Birmingham set to be unveiled
Claremont Property Group reveals residential plans for historic Jewellery Quarter buildings
Elevate appoints a trio of contractors to deliver £32m+ builds across the Midlands
Award winning communications consultancy BECG to partner with Building Brum
Berkeley St Joseph announce new mixed-use canalside neighbourhood in Birmingham
Final schemes under £19.6m Worcester Towns Fund to be considered
CBRE Investment Management Acquires Prime Office Building in Birmingham
The energy crisis and net-zero: preparing for the future
Legal & General announce £4bn investment commitment, working in partnership with West Midlands combined authority
Delivering net-zero developments with Willmott Dixon
This month on the Building Brum podcast we are joined by Francesca Wilkinson, Sustainability and Environmental Manager at Willmott Dixon. Francesca provides us with a unique insight into how the fuel crisis we are facing in society today is impacting the Net Zero agenda. We also look at how net-zero technology is being successfully implemented on projects across the country and the approach from the private sector in net zero and net zero ready buildings.
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Wolverhampton Council celebrates major milestone as its multi million-pound city centre transformation begins taking shape
Cordia Blackswan New Projects Director Marika Lawrence reflects on diversity and inclusion within the industry
West Midlands Interchange, the 734 acre Strategic Rail Freight Interchange, has appointed Winvic Construction Ltd as its design stage delivery partner
WMCA announces second major investment to regenerate Corporation Street’s historic buildings
Plans to revamp Birmingham Methodist Central Hall have been revealed
Construction Through Collaboration
In partnership with Careys
Chaired by Cundall
First look at 103 Colmore Row Members’ Club
Destination Digbeth with Jo Salmon - Oval Real Estate - Head of Estates
Digbeth has been on a journey of regeneration and transformation since Oval Real Estate acquired the Custard Factory, Fazely studios and numerous other sites back in 2017. In this month’s Building Brum podcast we caught up with Oval's Head of Estates Jo Salmon who has been at the heart of the regeneration.
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Building Brum partners and reality capture specialists ScanTech Digital appoint former Kier Head of Design as Managing Director
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