The new sales centre at Miller Homes East Midlands latest Derbyshire development has opened its doors.  

Project partners for a new housing development in Long Lawford, Rugby gathered on 31st August to celebrate its start on site.  

Miller Homes East Midlands has opened the doors to a stylish new showhome at its latest Leicestershire development.  

Not one, but two unique environmentally friendly automatic door systems developed by ECO Automation Ltd were unveiled at a special launch event held recently at the House of Lords hosted by Lord Mackenzie of Farmwellgate OBE LL.B.  

Shrewsbury based vehicle hire specialist Jolly Good Van Hire has stepped forward to support a St. Modwen cycle team in their bid to raise £50,000 for charity.  

William Davis final year apprentice bricklayer Luke Welstead, has reached the national final of the 2010 SkillBUILD competition, the largest multi-trade competition in the country for apprentices.  

Miller Homes East Midlands has announced that it has started building the second phase of its highly-popular Dukes Mead development in Bingham.  

A leading Birmingham-based medical research and manufacturing company, The Binding Site, has acquired a long leasehold interest from Calthorpe Estates for the 107k sq.ft. award-winning, sustainable office development on Calthorpe Road in Edgbaston  

Armoury Group has been appointed by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to demolish an ageing towerblock in the heart of Larne, County Antrim.  

Birmingham based Trebor Developments and Wrenbridge Land have announced the execution of a development agreement with public sector partner, Dacorum Borough Council, for the Maylands Business Centre (formerly known as Axis Point) in Hemel Hempstead, with phase one including a new office innovation centre and 18 industrial starter units.  

The iconic design of Bournville College’s new £66 million building is starting to appear as main contractor Shepherd Construction begins to install a series of huge wooden beams that will lend a distinctive appearance to the college frontage.  

A forklift driver from Miller Homes East Midlands has been presented with the prestigious Operator Performance Award in the national Forklift Driver Awards - for the fourth time.  

The city centre lifestyle is continuing to attract young professionals taking their first steps onto the property ladder, according to Crest Nicholson – the force behind the award winning Park Central development in Birmingham city centre.  

Miller Homes East Midlands’ staff member Peter Lee has been bowled over by his leaving gift, following his retirement from the award-winning housebuilder.  

The results of a new poll have unveiled Cotgrave as one of the most desirable places to live in Nottinghamshire.  

18 year old plumber Chelsey White, a female apprentice at Loughborough-based contractor and developer, William Davis Ltd, is already enjoying a series of early successes in her chosen career.  

Whilst the economic downturn has hit the construction industry extremely hard, the current trading climate has not waned William Davis’ commitment to aspiring youngsters from Leicestershire and this week, eight teenagers from across the County were the latest to join the Loughborough-based contractor and developer’s award winning apprenticeship scheme.  

The parish of Ordsall, near Retford in north Nottinghamshire will celebrate acquiring a brand new Rectory when the building is handed over to The Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham by William Hill Builders on Wednesday 25th August.  

Leading building services provider JS Wright has won a £4.5-million contract to fit out a new £46-million regeneration scheme in London.  

Residents of Lincolnshire could find that they have an extra £1,000 to spend just by recommending Miller Homes to a friend.  

A new employment initiative targeting Dudley’s long-term unemployed has created sixteen new jobs and training places at the region’s flagship extra care development on Middlepark Road in Russells Hall.  

Miller Homes East Midlands is urging potential homebuyers to take advantage of its special ‘Mi Price’ offer at its popular Nottinghamshire development, Dukes Mead, before it’s too late.  

St. Modwen is expanding its Midlands land bank with the announcement that it has signed an agreement with Branston Properties Ltd to develop a 280 acre site in Branston, Burton on Trent.  

A new, three-bedroom display home has been officially opened by Loughborough-based developer William Davis Homes on the company’s flagship private housing development, Grange Park to widespread interest from potential homebuyers.  

The Vinden Partnership is pleased to announce the appointment of Bruno Quiligotti as a Senior Consultant of Corporate Solutions.  

Leading building services provider Birchall has milked its first order in the Channel Islands by fitting out Europe’s most modern dairy.  

A stretch of prime retail space in Warwickshire is set to get a new lease of life after resembling a ghost town in recent years.  

Two years after a collection of freehold townhouses were sold out at Crest Nicholson’s Park Central scheme in Birmingham city centre, the developer has announced that a new phase of the innovative homes will be released at the award winning development this autumn.  

A turf cutting ceremony has marked the start of £4.2 million project to promote business and innovation across Leicestershire.  

George Martin, Willmott Dixon’s head of sustainability has been voted one of the region’s first Top 50 Green Leaders. The Sustainability West Midlands ranking, launched this week, celebrates the region’s greatest contributors to a low carbon economy by 2020.  

Reflecting the cautious optimism currently permeating some sectors of the construction industry, Loughborough-based developer William Davis Ltd has announced its first letting at Gresley Business Park, Tetron Point, Swadlincote.  

St. Modwen is continuing to clear the way for future employment and residential space at Longbridge, with the demolition of 270,000 square feet of empty buildings off Lickey Road.  

For the third successive year, a firm of Derby architects will be volunteering its time and expertise to the nationwide ‘Architect in the House’ scheme, which has already raised more than £800,000 for the charity Shelter.  

University students have been developing their management expertise in partnership with a regional housing group.  

Leading Midland developer Stoford and La Salle Investment Management have completed the first freehold sale of a speculative warehouse unit at Vale Park West in Evesham.  

From the roof of their offices in St George House, Hill Street, Gallan highlighted features of their £45million mixed-use scheme in Upper Dean Street adjacent to the Bullring shopping centre - a key regeneration area featured in Birmingham’s ‘Big City Plan’.  

Today marks the start of a new era for nine Worcestershire care homes as they join leading UK housing and social care provider Sanctuary Group.  

The opening of two new showhomes from Miller Homes East Midlands has given potential buyers in Lincolnshire the opportunity to discover the advantages of modern living in a peaceful setting.  

Birmingham based Fusion Building Consultancy has begun work on a new £6.1m flagship Audi dealership in Bristol.  

Award wining developer, Blueprint, have revealed images of its next potential development in the St George’s area of Leicester city centre.  

Loughborough-based contractor and developer, William Davis Ltd has been appointed contractor on a multi-million pound support scheme, which is set to revolutionise homelessness services in Northampton.  

Homebuyers at Park Central in Birmingham could beat the landlord and save hundreds of pounds each month by getting on the property ladder rather than renting, according to Crest Nicholson – the force behind the award winning city centre development.  

In a bid to persuade the children of Mansfield to play safe during the school summer holidays, a team of health & safety professionals from Loughborough-based contractor and developer, William Davis Ltd visited its second school in the County in less than a week to highlight the hazards of playing on a construction site.  

Fourteen hardy souls have reached their £5,000 fundraising target for a Coventry cancer centre after completing the Three Peaks Challenge with minutes to spare.  

Hundreds of Sandwell residents gathered at Smethwick's Victoria Park to celebrate their local area and hear more about plans for its transformation.  

Government plans announced today to enable villages in England to build homes without seeking council planning permission have been generally welcomed by Coalville-based Midlands Rural Housing (MRH).  

Huntingdon Primary and Nursery School in St Ann’s, Nottingham played host recently to the Health & Safety team from Loughborough based contractor and developer William Davis Ltd and a representative from Tuntum Housing Association, who delivered a very timely lesson on the dangers of playing on a building site and gave a taste of next terms Out & About Foundation topic for Foundation Stage.  

Housing provider Derwent Living has jumped nine places in a list of the top fifty developers in the country.  

The return of ‘off-plan’ sales across Walton Homes’ Midlands development portfolio is a clear sign of market recovery, says the award-winning regional developer.  

Willmott Dixon’s innovative approach to inspiring excellence in the built environment has been recognised by the British Council for School Environments (BCSE), after the design and build contractor picked up three awards, including ‘Schools Contractor of the Year’.  

Highcross has attracted GoIndustry DoveBid, a market leader in asset intelligence, to its Livery Place office building in Birmingham city centre.  

Derwent Living is encouraging local residents to give their bikes a health check when it helps launch a bicycle road show on Derby market place next week.  

Residents at The Grange, the picturesque development in the charming Leicestershire village of Rothley, enjoyed an afternoon Summer drinks reception courtesy of Loughborough-based developer, William Davis Homes.  

Coventry-based mother and baby charity Baby Lifeline which cares for pregnant women and their newborn babies across the UK is laughing all the way to the bank after holding a successful comedy night in the city – Live at the Belgrade!  

Residents from over 2,700 Derwent Living properties in Derbyshire will get the chance to win impressive prizes when they take part in a survey gauging customer satisfaction.  

Homeowner, Amit Singala invited senior representatives from Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to view his home at Grange Park, Loughborough, which was purchased under the HomeBuy Direct scheme.  

Two Derbyshire site managers for Miller Homes East Midlands are celebrating after winning a prestigious national award.  

Derby housing provider Derwent Living has launched a new facilities management company – and intends to use thousands of pounds made in profit to boost affordable housing schemes across the county.  

A prominent regional housing association has notched up an impressive ‘first’ with its innovative use of cork as an eco-friendly insulating material.  

Willmott Dixon’s West Midlands office has unveiled plans to construct one of the greenest buildings in the country following the company’s recent appointment as the preferred bidder by Northamptonshire County Council for its £55 million academies building programme in Kettering.  

Phoenix Square's unique design, creative space and sense of community has secured Leicester's mixed used development a place on the shortlist of two more awards.  

Four property professionals from St. Modwen’s Midlands and North Staffordshire regions will be getting on their bikes to complete the 900 mile cycle ride from Lands End to John O’Groats in September, in a bid to raise at least £50,000 to be shared between four nominated charities – The Donna Louise Children’s Hospice Trust; Breast Cancer Campaign; the British Heart Foundation; and the James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer.  

Crest Nicholson Regeneration is celebrating the successful launch of a new phase of apartments at Park Central in Birmingham city centre. Here, pent up demand from today’s homebuyers resulted in a flurry of sales, sealing Park Central’s status as one of Crest Nicholson Regeneration’s best performing schemes.  

The Macdonald Burlington Hotel, the luxury four star hotel situated within the Burlington Arcade off New Street, in the heart of Birmingham’s City Centre, has recently completed a £2million refurbishment scheme.  

Crosby Lend Lease has reported a sell out success at its 123 bedroom Hub development in Birmingham city centre.  

Willmott Dixon is on the verge of becoming a £1 billion after posting a substantial 69 per cent growth in turnover.  

Jessica Peters (11), a pupil at Holly Hall Mathematics and Computing College in Dudley, has seen her winning Health & Safety design printed onto high-visibility vests as part of an awareness campaign launched by Loughborough-based contractor and developer, William Davis Ltd, Birmingham-based housing and regeneration group, Midland Heart and Dudley Council  

Some of the greenest homes in Derbyshire have been recognised with a national award in the 10th Annual Green Apple Awards.  

Leading Birmingham-based building services provider JS Wright is set to turn a world-leading 60-year-old theme park into an 'overnight' success.  

Winyates Co-operative Housing, one of five self managed neighbourhood co-operatives supported by Redditch Co-operative Homes in Redditch, Worcestershire, has been honoured with a national Co-operative Award.  

Instead of cutting a ribbon to mark the opening of the refurb at a former Victorian textile mill in Nottingham – delegates had to step through a camouflage curtain instead.  

Derby-based housing provider Derwent Living has announced a £774k increase in surplus since 2008.  

A development which will provide much-needed homes for the people of a popular Warwickshire village is officially underway, thanks to a ground-breaking partnership.  

Leading building services provider JS Wright is all pumped up to deliver extra warmth and comfort for frail elderly residents at three new schemes in Walsall.  

Cedar House Investments, one of the region’s most proactive developers, has scooped the title of Property Company of the Year at the 2010 regional Estates Gazette Awards for the successive year.  

Potential buyers at Grange Park, Loughborough will be able to add a touch of Spain to their new homes with the launch of a new range of ceramic tiles for kitchens and bathrooms.  

St. Modwen, the UK’s leading regeneration specialist has successfully secured the sale of the final property at its Centre 500 industrial and distribution scheme in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.  

A local firm specialising in business safety has become one of only a few organisations in the Midlands to be awarded official accreditation by City and Guilds.  

Derby-based project managers and construction cost consultants, Armsons, have promoted Duncan Brown to the post of associate director.  

Work is underway on an innovative community-led housing development for local people in Harbury.  

Willmott Dixon Group remains one of the UK’s greenest companies according to the Sunday Times Green List. Finishing 6th our of 60 companies on the list, the position reflects the company’s progress in the past 12 months, including diverting 85 per cent of site waste away from landfill sites.  

William Davis Homes sales co-ordinator, Stephanie Holland has just five plots available under the HomeBuy Direct scheme at the company’s flagship private housing development, Grange Park in Loughborough.  

There are further signs that the resurgence in Northamptonshire’s new homes market is continuing, following the announcement that only two properties remain at Miller Homes’ renowned Woodland Park development.  

Armoury Group has been awarded a major new demolition contract which will clear the way for the regeneration of Basingstoke’s primary town centre business hub, fitting in with the council’s ambition to create a 21st Century centre for commerce.  

Six West Midlands businesses in the construction sector found out more about opportunities in the USA at a specialist conference earlier this week.  

Flower power is back in vogue in Staffordshire. But there’s no sign of flares, tank-tops or hippies – just a glorious display of beautiful blooms throughout the gardens and balconies at a Lichfield retirement village.  

Coventry has sparked national interest as building work at one of Coventry’s most ambitious redevelopment projects got underway  

Youngsters from Willenhall, Coventry, are getting off the streets and into the ring thanks to funding from Whitefriars Housing Group.  

An energetic new housing programme has been launched in North Staffordshire to provide homes and badly-needed community facilities for hundreds of residents.  

Crest Nicholson has reached a milestone at its Park Central development in Birmingham city centre, where construction is now under way on a £15 million phase of new apartments and innovative family homes.  

The sales centre at Miller Homes’ latest Leicestershire development has officially opened its doors.  

Families in Coventry who need support so they don’t face losing their home are being given extra help thanks to Whitefriars Housing Group.  

Miller Homes West Midlands has scored an ace with its latest delicious offer for househunters this June.  

Bright sparks who want to slash their electric and gas bills - and reduce their carbon footprint - are being urged to attend a Staffordshire event to pick up tips on saving energy and switching suppliers.  

Willmott Dixon’s Business Development Manager, Angelique Runnalls has been recognised for her unique contribution to the Midland’s property and construction industry after picking up a Birmingham Real Estate Novel Development Award. (Brenda).  

The sales team for Miller Homes East Midlands has come out in force to campaign for votes as part of a national competition from the award-winning housebuilder.  

BSP Consulting is celebrating the news that a new medical centre which benefited from the firm’s civil, structural and geotechnical engineering expertise has been named the best health property in the UK.  

Cedar House Investments, one of the region’s most proactive developers, has scooped the title of Property Company of the Year at the 2010 regional Estates Gazette Awards for the successive year.  

Green fingered residents have been digging for victory at a special event held by Whitefriars Housing Group to help Coventry in its bid for the 2010 Britain in Bloom awards.  

A group of women from Derby have set up a support group for sufferers of domestic violence.  

First time buyers are invited to visit Park Central in Birmingham city centre on Wednesday 16 June, when developer Crest Nicholson will be introducing the next generation of homeowners to HomeBuy Direct – a government backed scheme which can help Park Central buyers secure a new apartment from just £63,000.  

A college lecturer from Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire is calling on people in the East Midlands to help him win £7,500 as part of a nationwide competition from Miller Homes.  

A Derwent Living resident is enjoying a new home and a new career in retail, thanks to help from YMCA Derbyshire and Derwent Living.  

Cold storage and warehousing specialist Chalcroft has been awarded a Silver accolade by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).  

Derwent Living has appointed Suzy Brain England OBE to take over the reigns as its new chair.  

Chord (St Paul’s Square) Ltd has released the three penthouses at its St Paul’s Place scheme in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.  

Chalcroft Construction is due to complete the civils phase as part of the transformation of a disused production area into a new bottle blowing and filling line at Coca-Cola Enterprises’ (CCE) Edmonton site.  

The £8.7m ACT-UK Simulation Centre opens today in Coventry as the UK’s first virtual reality training facility for the construction industry.  

Birmingham-based Stoford Developments is one of three Midland companies that are going the extra mile to achieve the lofty aims of a major charity challenge.  

A company which specialises in digital video technology has put itself in the picture to land more business after completing the move to a new home.  

The unique and inspiring Shopping Village at St. Modwen’s Trentham Estate and Gardens is continuing to attract retailers with vibrant new foodstore Brown and Green.  

Orbit Heart of England Housing Association and its development partner Orbit Homes have appointed Wates Living Space (Midlands) to deliver the first social housing scheme in the Midlands to achieve PassivHaus Certification – the world’s leading standard in energy efficient construction.  

Miller Homes West Midlands new site in Northfield enjoyed great success as it opened this weekend, with interest in the new homes evident with prospective buyers watching as prices were unveiled.  

One of the most prominent retail locations in the Birmingham suburb of Northfield has come on the market after more than 50 years as the home of one of the city’s longest established businesses.  

Nottingham-based design and fit-out specialist, Paragon Interiors Group Plc (Paragon), is to open an office and showroom in central Manchester as part of a five year expansion plan.  

Lichfield architects Brownhill Hayward Brown have won the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Building Conservation Award for the repair and conservation of a 17th Century Malthouse located within the grounds of Harvington Hall, a Grade I listed Manor House in Worcestershire dating back to the 14th Century.  

Rider Levett Bucknall has been awarded a ‘hat-trick’ of projects by Opus Land reflecting the trend of green shoots activity in the private sector marketplace, despite ongoing concerns regarding availability of funding.  

Landowners with telecom masts on their property are being urged to read the small print before signing any new contracts with their phone company.  

St. Modwen has successfully completed the bespoke construction of a £3 million building for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service at its Trentham Lakes business park in Stoke-on-Trent.  

Lighthouse Property Services has promoted former Residential Lettings Manager Simon Sewell to become a Director of the company.  

A Sleaford business park, Pride Court situated on the town’s Sleaford Enterprise Park was officially completed only four months ago but such has been the high level of demand that already it is fully let as enquiries from other businesses eager to move there continue to flood in.  

Walton Homes has launched its first new development of 2010. Carisbrooke House - the second and final phase of Greenway Park in Tamworth - has been released to the market this week.  

Highcross has completed the sale of a 2.6 acre plot at its Finepoint business park in Kidderminster to Wyre Forest District Council.  

Experienced property man Matt Cullen has taken a role at Nottingham agent heb boosting the company’s growing retail and licensed leisure department.  

Shropshire chartered surveyors Berrys has appointed Nick Williams, a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute to further expand its planning and development services throughout the region.  

A former pub and hotel in Wirksworth town centre is facing a new lease of life as a home for two commercial units and six apartments  

Body-hugging lycra and bulging biceps are not strictly necessary at a Staffordshire gym which caters specifically for people aged 55 and over who want to stay fit and active.  

Birmingham building services provider JS Wright has received a coveted award from a world-renowned training organisation for investing in its people.  

A special relationship between Riverside, Mansell and two West Bromwich primary schools has been cemented with a painting competition aimed at underlining the dangers of construction sites.  

With confidence returning to the property market, Miller Homes East Midlands has seen an upsurge in interest for Part Exchange as potential buyers look to avoid lengthy chains.  

The Institute of Directors West Midlands is to further enhance Brindleyplace’s reputation as a leading business destination, through its relocation to Eleven Brindleyplace in June.  

Willmott Dixon Construction has been named the Midlands most sustainable constructor at the West Midlands Constructing Excellence Awards.  

BPG Investments Ltd has acquired Northampton House in Solihull, West Midlands. The 7,000 sq ft mixed-use building was purchased for circa £2 million, representing an equivalent yield of nine per cent.  

A Birmingham-based firm of residential property management specialists has significantly expanded by opening a new office.  

Derwent Living is bidding farewell to its board chairman Duncan Smith after three years at the helm.  

A Solihull-based property developer has agreed the sale of two care homes in the UK for just under £20 million.  

The Crosby Project, a low cost property initiative by Crosby Lend Lease, is soon to be a sell out success with just two of a total 38 properties available under the scheme now remaining.  

Derwent Living is helping unemployed people to get back on their feet by giving them the chance to join its workforce through the government’s Future Jobs Fund.  

It’s bargain time for first-time property buyers if they can secure the finance, according to Bigwood director Jonathan Hackett, head of the firm’s residential agency business.  

For the majority of first time buyers, taking the first step onto the property ladder can be a confusing process, with the dilemma of deciding whether to buy a home or rent. Another key factor in the decision-making process is location with buyers looking for an area that can offer city feel with rural appeal nearby.  

Work on a £1.1 million community fire station with library and police office at Wragby will, subject to detailed planning approval, start this summer and will herald the start of an envisaged 5-year plan by developers to bring new businesses and ultimately 1,000 new jobs to the area.  

Chartered surveyors at Berrys were on to a winner at South Shropshire Hunt’s Point to Point meeting at Eyton on Severn on May Bank Holiday Monday where a large crowd enjoyed a superb day’s racing.  

Food sector and pharmaceuticals specialist Chalcroft Construction is once again assisting leading healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).  

Less than six months since Phoenix Square first took Leicester by storm, it has surpassed all initial expectations, with April proving to be its strongest month yet.  

Developer Broadlands Wolverhampton Limited, a joint venture between Peveril Securities Limited and B& R Properties Limited, has announced that international information technology services company, Atos Origin, has signed a deal to take 20,000 sq ft (1,858 sq m) of grade A office space at Wolverhampton Business Park.  

Highcross has sold a 39,000 sq ft headquarters building at its i Quarter office and industrial development at Central Park, Rugby in an £8.9 million deal.  

Sinead Butters, Chief Executive of the Aspire Group, has been appointed Chair of the North Area Social Housing Forum (NASHF).  

City living is continuing to win the vote of today’s young professionals, according to Crest Nicholson. The developer’s award-winning Park Central scheme in Birmingham is scoring highly with homebuyers who want to enjoy all the lifestyle benefits of owning a stylish apartment in a prime city centre location.  

Leading Midlands developer Cedar House Investments has announced the sale of further office space at Charter Point, its five-acre, flagship office development in Ashby.  

A bright idea has set the wind of change blowing through a Staffordshire city where a housing association is investing in energy technology and boosting its green credentials.  

National property and construction consultancy Wakemans is overseeing remediation works at the former Goodyear factory site in Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, which will pave the way for phase one of a major new residential development.  

Elderly residents of a new Sandwell housing regeneration development have been saying a big “thank you” to Mansell and Riverside employees who made and distributed blankets to help them keep out the cold.  

Stoford held a pre-completion tour of Severn Trent Water’s new operation centre in St John’s Street, Coventry to showcase the stunning £60million flagship office scheme.  

Dozens of house hunters look set to have a real spring in their step this May as Miller Homes embarks on its 75th anniversary celebrations in style - with holidays, iPods and even £,7500 in cash, all up for grabs in the developer’s big “Birthday Bonanza” which launches on 8 May.  

Award winning manufacturer, Wade Ceramics Ltd, has marked its 200th anniversary by moving into a new purpose built factory within Etruria Valley, part of the 300 acre Business Park being developed by Stoke-on-Trent Regeneration, a joint venture between St. Modwen and Stoke City Council.  

Cladding specialist James & Taylor announce the completion of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) which has moved from London to a permanent new home in Coventry.  

A Coventry housing association is cementing its commitment to supporting residents from ethnic minorities by breaking down cultural and language barriers.  

The repair and conservation of a 17th Century Grade II listed malthouse by leading Midlands architects Brownhill Hayward Brown has been shortlisted for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Awards 2010.  

More than 50 jobs have been created or retained in Radford thanks to work by Castle Cavendish, the local regeneration company responsible for the £900k refurbishment of Tennyson Hall on Forest Road West.  

Building features made by a Kingswinford company may not be antique but they have defied the doubters and stood the test of time.  

Work is set to start Birmingham’s first affordable ‘zero-carbon homes’ as part of the final phase of an £17.1m development of the former Nimmings Farm Estate, following the sale of land to West Mercia Homes Limited.  

The Armoury Group’s demolition of two multi-story tower blocks has paved the way for the regeneration of a dilapidated area of Solihull.  

A team of apprentices and technical trainees from construction company Mansell have been getting their hands dirty, cleaning up a local school pond.  

Fusion Building Consultancy director, Gavin Stephens has continued to roll out the hugely successful Guitar Guitar brand, project managing the fit out of the premier music retail tenant at 100 Hagley Road.  

Energy efficient lighting company LEDinlight is the newest firm to set up its headquarters at the ultra green No.1 Nottingham Science Park – a move that will create three new jobs.  

The unique design, creative space and sense of community at Phoenix Square has bagged the mixed used development a top award from national homeowner magazine First Time Buyer.  

Crest Nicholson has released 56 apartments at Park Central in Birmingham city centre, with this latest collection of new homes including exclusive properties with views across eight acres of parkland at the heart of the award winning development.  

Leading building services provider JS Wright is all set to boost Birmingham’s world-class educational standing by fitting out its 5,000th student apartment within the city.  

The Stourbridge-based Western Region of Mansell has started work on a contract worth £8.3 million to build sheltered housing for a Birmingham charity which can trace its roots back to 1525.  

Phase one of the St. Modwen developed Trentham Lakes District Centre has reached full occupation following the letting of the final retail unit to Set In Stone Hair Design Ltd.  

A new green housing development in the Meadows area of Nottingham is donating £1,800 to a local community group – the proceeds from selling old railings around the site.  

There are now more options for first time buyers and families looking for a new home in Lincolnshire, following the launch of a new development from Miller Homes East Midlands.  

Miller Homes East Midlands has seen a huge rush of interest from homebuyers looking to move into its newest development.  

Apprentices and management trainees from the Stourbridge-based Western region of Mansell Construction Services are spreading the word to promote a new companywide safety initiative aimed at making safety personal.  

Residents of a Staffordshire retirement village are banking on the success of a new venture which is helping them save for a rainy day.  

Deeley Construction, which is part of the Deeley Group based at George House in the city, has created a Special Projects Division to carry out a range of works from property alterations and refurbishments to niche projects.  

Welton Football Club’s Under 16 A team has been kitted out with new training tops and shirts as part of a sponsorship deal with housebuilder, Miller Homes East Midlands.  

National property consultancy Wakemans is underway with the first phase of development at Whittle Square, a £25m retail and residential scheme on the outskirts of Gloucester.  

Super fast broadband is helping to attract hi-tech businesses to Nottingham, according to developers at No.1 Nottingham Science Park where a private fibre optic connection has been installed.  

Melton Mowbray Building Society has agreed a unique mortgage to make it easier for first-time buyers to get a foot hold on the property ladder.  

Derwent Living has appointed a new service manager for its mechanical and electrical division.  

Nottingham-based architects Cox Freeman have helped a Derbyshire church become a hub of activity after managing a complete rebuild of the community facility.  

When call centre operator, MNT Limited, acquired new premises in Basford, they also took over the business which was already operating there.  

Staff at Miller Homes East Midlands have received a number of prestigious awards in recognition of their continued commitment to high standards.  

A leading board member of the National Housing Federation has added her weight to the debate about lack of graduate opportunities in housing associations, saying more openings need to be made.  

Birmingham’s newest landmark building, 100 Hagley Road, has received its first ground floor retail tenant, the premium music retailer, GUITARGUITAR.  

The UK’s leading regeneration specialist, St. Modwen, has announced its Centre 38 scheme in Barton has been selected as the European hub for a global manufacturing company, which has purchased a 35,278 sq ft light industrial unit at the Staffordshire business park for £1.75 million.  

Walton Homes has announced the imminent launch of its first new development of 2010; Carisbrooke House, located at Greenway Park off Peelers Way in Two Gates, Tamworth.  

Shadow Housing Minister, Grant Shapps made a visit to Trent & Dove Housing Ltd’s new affordable housing development, Charrington House in Burton upon Trent, the former Trading Standards Building currently being redeveloped by Loughborough-based William Davis Ltd.  

Birmingham-based building services provider JS Wright has boosted its capacity for helping customers go green by appointing a sustainable energy manager.  

The expertise and careful planning of demolition and enabling works specialists, Armoury Group, meant that a historic Tudor facade was successfully protected and retained during the demolition of a former textile factory in Leicester.  

Lincoln’s innovative business centre Think Tank is up for its fourth award in eight months thanks to its forward-thinking and eco-friendly design.  

A leading Birmingham developer is helping First-Time Buyers get onto the property ladder and in some style.  

A project to transform a Stoke-on-Trent Church into a purpose built community centre and café has received a £25,000 funding lifeline from the St. Modwen Environmental Trust.  

Derwent Living is joining forces with Groundwork Derby and Derbyshire to run a social enterprise project that will create training and job opportunities for its customers.  

Birmingham-based Trebor Developments has announced it is forging ahead with two major public sector projects, putting the developer in pole position for a successful 2010.  

The Vodafone Contact Centre, developed by St Modwen subsidiary, Stoke on Trent Regeneration Ltd at Etruria Valley Business Park in Stoke on Trent has been Highly Commended at the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists’ (CIAT) national awards ceremony, recognising technical excellence in construction.  

Miller Homes is welcoming the new Consumer Code for Home Builders, labelling it the ‘rubberstamp’ for best practice in customer service within the housebuilding industry.  

Specialist social housing developer William Davis Ltd has formally signed contracts to begin the construction of the first new council homes in Mansfield for more than 30 years.  

Generous staff at Pershore-based Chalcroft Construction have raised more than £600 for the Midlands Air Ambulance.  

St. Modwen has purchased a factory on Victoria Street, Hednesford, from automotive re-manufacturer ATP Industries Group, in a deal which unlocks the development potential of the £50 million Hednesford Gateway scheme in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire.  

With the rate at which new homes are being built having fallen to its lowest level since 1946, Walton Homes is warning that new homes in the Midlands could become a rare commodity.  

A planning application has been submitted by Morrisons to develop a foodstore and new district centre at Edgbaston Galleries.  

Award-winning house builder Miller Homes East Midlands is asking people in Nottinghamshire to help them in the hunt for memorabilia linked to a former hotel that once played host to the stars.  

Liam Byrne, Treasury Secretary and Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill backed efforts to provide more family housing in Washwood Heath when he attended a residents’ meeting arranged by the housing developer, Bovale but reiterated his commitment to his longstanding campaign for a new school on the Smith and Nephew site on Alum Rock Road.  

Fisher German Chartered Surveyors is pleased to announce that one of its Partners has successfully become a Member of the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (MIGEM).  

Two teams of peak performers from Mansell Construction overcame a mountainous challenge to scale the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales and raise cash for charity.  

Staffordshire house builder Walton Homes has announced that the winner of its unprecedented £100,000 ‘Win An Apartment’ competition at Radbrook Rise in Corby is local couple, Mr and Mrs Jordan.  

Whitefriars Housing Group has received regional recognition for a pioneering project to help tenants find their way through the ‘money maze’.  

Crest Nicholson, the force behind the award-winning Park Central scheme in Birmingham city centre, scored two major wins at the recent Housebuilding Innovation Awards 2009 – ‘Sustainable Housebuilder of the Year’ and ‘Housebuilding Innovator of the Year’.  

One of the ‘greenest’ affordable housing developments in Derbyshire completed recently and has already welcomed its first residents!  

Mansell has hosted a two-day construction skills showcase in a bid to give pupils at two Solihull primary schools first hand experience of the construction industry.  

A major regeneration project transforming the Trent River Park into a nationally renowned tourist attraction and access route in Nottingham has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.  

In a unique partnership, two Notts building firms are to present a seminar on how they together created a zero carbon home in the East Midlands.  

Leading expert in demolition and enabling works, Armoury Group, has strengthened its commercial offering with the appointment of Tony McGovern as commercial manager.  

As confidence begins to return to the housing market, Miller Homes East Midlands is continuing to help first-time-buyers in Nottinghamshire onto the property ladder with the launch of its Deposit Match scheme.  

Walton Homes has announced that all of the plots on its prized Willowmead development in the traditional Staffordshire village of Stapenhill are now released and available for sale, following a series of recent sales.  

Mansell staff working on a major project to build a new primary school in Bilston have been showing off the new building to the pupils who will study there.  

The UK’s largest privately owned housebuilder, Miller Homes, has announced record high scores on its latest round of customer satisfaction survey results, published this week.  

The UK’s largest privately owned housebuilder, Miller Homes, has announced record high scores on its latest round of customer satisfaction survey results, published this week.  

Mansell Construction laid on a skills day at one of its biggest building projects in a bid to give youngsters hands-on experience of the construction industry.  

Pupils from Holly Hall Mathematics and Computing College, Dudley were appraised this week of the Health & Safety issues surrounding construction sites in a special presentation delivered by Loughborough-based contractor and developer, William Davis Ltd and Birmingham-based housing and regeneration group, Midland Heart.  

Solihull based housebuilder Miller Homes West Midlands is making a confident start to the decade with two new developments in the region.  

bdht, Bromsgrove’s largest provider of affordable housing, is resubmitting a revised planning application for a development on Shaw Lane in Stoke Prior.  

Potential homebuyers in Derbyshire are being given a helping hand to move into a new property following the launch of the Part Exchange Price Promise from Miller Homes East Midlands.  

Frozen and chilled food sector specialist Chalcroft Construction, based in Pershore will be showcasing its work at FoodEx 2010 exhibition in March.  

Walton Homes reports that footfall and strong interest for the collection of luxury apartments at The Lincombes in Mere Green has significantly improved, mirroring the heightened activity in the local marketplace as a whole.  

A nine-storey block of flats in West Bromwich performed one last useful purpose before demolition – thanks to Mansell Construction and West Midlands Fire Service.  

The Blue Ice Plaza Complex in Solihull has reported a rise in visitor levels following a £1.1 million investment in improvements to the ice rink. And with the spotlight on ice skating following the success of the ITV1 show Dancing on Ice plus the forthcoming arrival of hit touring production Holiday on Ice to the region, the popular leisure venue is gearing up for a busy end to the winter season.  

A two day public exhibition has been launched this week on ideas for the potential redevelopment options for Paradise Circus in Birmingham city centre.  

West Midlands Minister, Ian Austin MP, has launched the West Midlands Construction Taskforce action plan which will target support for the construction sector in the region.  

A clever investment in additional laboratory equipment has steered Leicester based construction and regeneration consultancy Nicholls Colton away from recession woes and into a force to be reckoned with in its market  

Food sector construction specialist Chalcroft has launched its new website, offering visitors a real flavour of its work.  

Aspire Housing employees are getting a boost with the launch of a new Talent Academy.  

Miller Homes East Midlands has announced the launch of a new phase at its popular Dukes Mead development in Bingham, following increased demand for new build properties in the area  

A new housing project designed to help alleviate the shortfall of affordable homes by utilising pockets of derelict City Council land across Leicester is now complete and has been officially handed over by Loughborough-based contractor and developer William Davis Ltd to project partners East Midlands Housing (EMH)  

Following on from their successes at the end of 2009, two site managers from developer William Davis Homes have confirmed their status as the best of the best!  

The commercial benefits of installing innovative, environmental technology are to be discussed at a Nottingham business event. Green Roofs – The Only Way Is Up is being held at Crown Plaza, Nottingham on Tuesday 2 February.  

First time buyers looking for free independent advice on getting onto the property ladder in 2010 are being urged to visit Park Central in Birmingham city centre on Wednesday 3 February, where developer Crest Nicholson is hosting an open evening from 5pm to 7pm.  

Birmingham Development Company (BDC) is set to sponsor Birmingham Young Professional of the Year’s 10th anniversary awards ceremony.  

St. Modwen, the UK’s leading regeneration specialist, has announced that it completed in excess of 223 transactions on more than 1,500,000 sq ft and 93 acres of commercial space across its Midlands portfolio throughout 2009.  

Food sector specialist Chalcroft Construction has completed work on a new £4m cold and chill store facility that will help third-party logistics firm Grocontinental expand its services.  

St. Modwen has reported a sell out success at Trentham Office Village after securing a lease on the final property at the popular office location.  

Nottingham-based commercial design and fit-out specialist, Paragon Interiors Group Plc (Paragon), has secured another local project, this time with NEMS Healthcare Ltd (NEMS) following their recent project for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce.  

Crest Nicholson has announced that 2009 has been a very successful year at its Park Central development  

Walton Homes is making it even easier for first time buyers and those looking to climb up the property ladder to live at Hemlingford Mill, by introducing its hugely successful Lion’s Share initiative.  

The CCS is a national initiative, set up by the construction industry, to improve its image. Sites like The Avenue and companies that register with the scheme sign up and are monitored against a code of considerate practice. This is designed to encourage best practice beyond statutory requirements.  

Two new property sales have been secured at Trentham South part of Trentham Lakes, the 400 acre business and leisure community being developed by Stoke on Trent Regeneration Ltd, a joint venture between St. Modwen and Stoke on Trent City Council.  

Edwin Maxwell, managing director of Nottingham-based EAM Building Group, and chair of the New Art Exchange in Hyson Green, Nottingham, is to be presented with an MBE in recognition of his services to the local community.  

Fourteen Woolhope residents have celebrated the new year in comfort after being handed the keys to new affordable homes by Kemble Housing.  

Walton Homes has launched a new incentive scheme at its luxury apartment development in Mere Green, which covers the largest costs of moving, the estate agency fees.  

Solihull- based Mar City, which specialises in the development of affordable housing and urban regeneration, won a bronze award in the ‘Best Sustainable Development’ category at the ‘What House? Awards 2009’, which showcases the best new homes in Britain  

Property and construction consultancy Wakemans has celebrated Christmas and the New Year with an unusual gift to clients that will preserve local woodland and benefit the environment. Wakemans has dedicated a quarter of an acre of woodland in Wassell Wood, Trimpley on behalf of all its clients instead of sending a more traditional Christmas gift.  

Construction has commenced for the creation of the landmark new £66 million Bournville College, a major element in the next phase of £1 billion redevelopment of the former MG Rover works at Longbridge, by the UK’s leading regeneration specialist, St. Modwen and joint land owner Advantage West Midlands.  

The UK’s leading regeneration specialist St. Modwen has moved a step closer to progressing its plans for a £100 million, leisure-led mixed-used development – known as the Long Marston Masterplan – on a 478 acre site in Warwickshire, following a resolution to grant planning permission from Stratford on Avon District Council.  

Guerbet Laboratories, the UK subsidiary of Guerbet Group, has taken one of the last remaining offices at Barteak Developments’ Avon House, in Solihull.  

The doors to a new luxury showhome have officially opened at Miller Homes East Midlands’ popular Derbyshire development, Cavendish Wharf.  

A Birmingham building services company is promising a greener future for a growing area of its business after being made an accredited installer of Mitsubishi electric air conditioning equipment.  

A new, contemporary business park currently under construction in Bromsgrove is proving a 'gem' location for regional and nationalbusinesses, having signed up its first occupiers.  

Award-winning housebuilder Miller Homes East Midlands is helping to give students a better degree of understanding of the construction process.  

Two site managers at Miller Homes East Midlands have proved once again that they are the best of the best and can demonstrate real pride in their jobs.  

Brick tinting pioneers Bebbington Brick Services will soon complete a major project to transform the appearance of a large red retail unit.  

A major Midlands construction project is set to get under way before the end of 2009 after St. Modwen, the UK’s leading regeneration specialist, appointed Shepherd Construction to build the new £66 million Bournville College at Longbridge.  

Miller Homes is set to give first time buyers a major boost by paying their stamp duty on homes which reserve and complete by the end of January 2010.  

WORK is due to start on site this month on major renovation work at Melton Mowbray-based Pera, one of Europe’s leading innovation and business support organisations.  

A Birmingham building services company has just begun work on a major £3 million contract in London.  

Miller Homes East Midlands is urging prospective house-hunters in the region to consider the many advantages of choosing a new build property when looking to take a step on the property ladder.  

This month marks the beginning of year long celebrations for award winning housebuilder Miller Homes as it reaches the milestone of 75 years in business.  

Rider Levett Bucknall has been crowned ‘Top UK Employer’ by taking the top spot in The Telegraph sponsored Corporate Research Foundation’s ‘Britain’s Top Employers’ table  

Award-winning house-builder Miller Homes East Midlands has revealed that it now only has a handful of exclusive properties remaining at its popular Harrow Place development in the sought-after Leicester suburb of Knighton.  

First time buyers and renters in the East Midlands have given strong backing to shared equity schemes which are designed to help people get onto the housing ladder.  

Construction, property and development consultancy DBK has recruited David Sammons to head up its affordable housing consultancy team.  

Work by GBM Demolition to pull down the Doncaster Odeon began today (Monday 9th November 2009) using a new piece of Kocurek ultra-high reach telescopic demolition equipment - one of only three in the UK.  

An apprentice at a Birmingham-based building services company has scooped a top prize in a West Midland-wide competition.  

In his first job after leaving university, first-time buyer Richard Smith was struggling to afford a new house of his own.  

Avon Estates Ltd, which owns and operates three holiday parks alongside the River Avon in Stratford, has submitted plans to build a multi-million pound clubhouse at the heart of the parks overlooking the river.  

A time capsule, designed to give children in 50 years time a sample of what life was like in 2009, has been buried on the site of a new £3.2m housing development in Burton-on-Trent.  

St. Modwen has taken a massive step forward in creating the £100 million town centre at Longbridge, with the appointment of Holder Mathias Architects.  

A major historic building in the heart of Leicester’s Belgrave area is being transformed into a £9.8 million landmark development. Housing and regeneration group, LHA-ASRA is transforming the former Sangra textile building into 102 new homes, comprising 62 Extra Care apartments for older people and 40 affordable homes for rent and low-cost home ownership.  

A group of super fit work colleagues from a Birmingham-based building services company are celebrating raising £2,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support after completing the EDF Energy Birmingham half marathon last Sunday.  

The 1st Coombs Wood Scout and Guide Group has had its future secured at Coombeswood Business Park thanks to the UK’s leading regeneration company, St. Modwen.  

Potential home-buyers in Derbyshire are being invited to take one final peek around the last remaining property on sale at Miller Homes East Midlands’ popular Fernwood Place development.  

Lincoln’s first mixed use ecological and energy efficient business park – Cedar Parc – which is currently being developed on the outskirts of Lincoln near the village of Doddington will soon be welcoming its first tenant.  

A prominent empty building on the edge of Derby city centre is set to be transformed to house three businesses.  

Two of Derby’s most high profile firms scooped the top awards at the 2009 East Midlands Property Dinner.  

DERWENT Living is celebrating after being shortlisted for three national awards.  

Midlands’ developer Regal Property Group is holding a one day consultation event on 14 October to gather views on the proposed £125 million Regal Tower scheme on Birmingham’s Broad Street.  

Bike riders from Mansell Construction Services have pedalled their way to a charity bonanza and donated more than £17,000 to Cancer Support Dudley.  

Miller Homes East Midlands is urging first time buyers to ‘act now’ or be left behind as a flurry of new housing data suggests that the market is on the road to recovery.  

Residents in north east Coventry got a glimpse of their future through a 3D model of the first phase of new homes in the £360m redevelopment of Wood End, Henley Green, Manor Farm and Deedmore.  

A Black Country architectural metalwork fabricator is celebrating after joining the ranks of winners of Mansell’s coveted Supply Chain Award.  

St. Modwen’s North Staffordshire office challenged employees and business contacts to raise at least £10,000 in 2009 for the Donna Louise Children’s Hospice in Stoke on Trent by completing the Three Peaks Challenge. They have significantly exceeded the target with £11,842 raised to date.  

A Derby developer is planning to transform an old industrial site in the city and build speculative units, despite the recession.  

Racing rowers from Mansell Construction Services have made a splash by donating an “oarsome” £10,000 to BID Services – formerly the Birmingham Institute for the Deaf.  

Leading Midland architects Brownhill Hayward Brown have completed the first phase of an innovative ‘energy conscious’ community centre in Kingstanding, Birmingham.  

ACTING on behalf of Nottingham City Council, heb has let 3 Cheapside, Nottingham to continental style bakery retailer Bakerino  

THINGS are ‘hotting up’ for Marchini Curran Associates (MCa) as the Nottingham-based architects put the finishing touches to the designs for a new beach resort in Brazil.  

The doors have been opened to home-buying opportunities at one of Miller Homes East Midlands’ premier Nottinghamshire developments, Laurel Wolds.  

The Stourbridge-based Western Region of Mansell Construction has completed a £3.7 million refurbishment of hospitality suites at Aston Villa Football Clubs ground in record time.  

Miller Homes East Midlands is inviting househunters to visit its exclusive Buxton development, Heritage View, to discover how a Government-backed initiative could help them to take their first steps on to the property ladder.  

Two nationally renowned town planners have joined forces to set up a consultancy. John Jowitt and Graham Parker have been behind a swathe of regeneration schemes in cities across the UK, most notably in Birmingham and Bristol.  

High profile Midlands architect Gary Church has set up his own practice.  

BDHT, the largest provider of affordable housing in the district of Bromsgrove, has handed over the keys to the first tenant at John Corbett Way, its new affordable housing development in Stoke Prior.  

Climbers from Mansell Construction Services are on a high after donating more than £14,000 to Macmillan Cancer Support.  

The Regional Economic Taskforce has recognised the need to support the West Midlands construction industry as it continues to struggle in the recession.  

East Midlands construction companies looking for advice, support or financial help to develop their innovative ideas are encouraged to attend the Renewable Technology briefing event.  

Gallan Group has secured planning consent and pre-let 90% of its £45million Upper Dean Street site in the heart of Birmingham city centre.  

New businesses in the Black Country are being helped by UK Steel Enterprise, the Corus Group regeneration finance arm.  

Joint venture partners Wrenbridge & Close Brothers have let Barton 150, a new 150,000 sq ft warehouse at Burton Upon Trent to 3PL Ceva Logistics.  

A fascinating piece of history is set to stand tall in the future thanks to an innovative collaboration between business and academia in the East Midlands.  

BDHT, the largest provider of affordable housing in the district of Bromsgrove, has been given planning approval to tackle the acute shortage of affordable housing by building a new residential development in Bromsgrove.  

Time is running out for buyers wanting to snap up the remaining few properties at one of Miller Homes East Midlands’ most sought-after developments, Highfields Park.  

A text message alert on his mobile phone helped a new home buyer get the plot he wanted for his young family.  

Nottingham - based construction consultants WT Partnership has been appointed to work on a leading zero-carbon residential project in Derby.  

Mansell has held a special presentation to mark the halfway point of a major £115 million housing improvement programme in Solihull.  

Leicestershire based PTS has joined forces with OLCI Construction Training to become the sole supplier to its 13 nationwide training centres, enabling it to offer exclusive discounts to PTS account customers.  

Birmingham based Associated Architects, the architect behind the award winning mixed-use development The Mailbox, has moved its team of 60 employees into 7,000 sq ft of ambitiously designed Grade A space at the scheme.  

The Stourbridge-based Western region of construction company Mansell has come up with a “vantastic” way of raising cash for the firm’s centenary charity fundraising efforts.  

‘Green’ buildings invented in the heart of Mansfield are promising to improve or even save the lives of thousands of people living in countries hit by natural disaster.  

The property sector is finding that sustainability matters, according to a Birmingham legal expert.  

A Mansell project manager is the toast of pupils at a West Bromwich primary school after organising a six-week soccer school.  

Birmingham based Fusion Building Consultancy has assisted the West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) move into its brand new £2.3 million state of the art headquarters at Nechells, Eastside.  

A trio of site managers at Loughborough-based William Davis Homes has again been successful in achieving the coveted Pride in the Job Quality Awards run by the National House Building Council (NHBC).  

St. Modwen, the UK’s leading regeneration specialist, has agreed a £3 million development for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service at the 400 acre Trentham Lakes Business Park in Stoke-on-Trent.  

The Stourbridge-based Western Region of Mansell Construction Services Ltd has refurbished part of Stourbridge Cricket Club’s Amblecote headquarters as part of the firm’s sponsorship of the club.  

Start-ups and young growing companies in the West Midlands are being given a vital business boost by a leading developer.  

Newlyweds Sarah and Chris Trim watched on as their new Miller Home was built and perfected by the award-winning housebuilder, and so can now be sure that it’s crafted just the way they wanted.  

East Midlands construction companies looking for advice, support or financial help to develop their innovative ideas are encouraged to attend the Code for Sustainable Homes and Resource Efficiency briefing events.  

Burbage Holiday Group, one of the UK’s premier holiday accommodation providers is enjoying a busy British summer season despite the weather, thanks to Leicester-based KPW obtaining planning approval for a re-development project in just four short weeks!  

Award-winning housebuilder Miller Homes East Midlands has extended a Government-backed scheme that has successfully increased confidence in the new homes market.  

The first refurbished property of an award winning housing regeneration project in New Houghton, Bolsover is now complete.  

East Midlands construction companies looking for advice, support or financial help to develop their innovative ideas are encouraged to attend the Code for Sustainable Homes and Resource Efficiency briefing events.  

Contractor and developer, William Davis Limited joined with local dignitaries, project partners and residents recently, to celebrate the completion of the first phase of a £135m housing regeneration scheme in Sheffield.  

A skills development company is setting up its own venue to train workers for the construction industry and so provide labour when the economy improves.  

Nottinghamshire - based architects Rayner Davies has completed a £2m commercial development at Spellow Farm, near Radcliffe on Trent.  

Pupils at a Coventry primary school have been learning about construction from Mansell staff who are working on a nearby housing project.  

National property and construction consultancy Wakemans has judged a product design project at Hall Green School in Birmingham that required Year 9 students to design and build a clock face and stand.  

Derwent Living has teamed up with building society, The Nottingham, to help give first time buyers a lift on to the housing ladder.  

Property developer Chord Deeley has appointed Birmingham-based demolition contractor DSM to carry out clearance works at its St Georges’ site in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.  

Site managers at Miller Homes East Midlands are celebrating after scooping awards for demonstrating outstanding levels of Pride in the Job.  

An expanding national firm of chartered surveyors and property consultants is the first business to move into a new £13 million high-specification office development adjacent the A1 at Fernwood, near Newark currently being developed by Cheshire based commercial developer Gladman Developments  

BAM Properties, the company behind the new £65million Fore Grade A office scheme at Junction 4 of the M42 is spending £710,000 on improving the ecology of the surrounding 17 acre country park and the River Blythe.  

Leading global construction consultancy Davis Langdon and strategic design consultants DEGW have today announced a merger.  

Derwent Living has appointed two highly respected housing figures to join its board.  

Leicester-based KPW Architects, one of the East Midlands most diverse architectural practices, has completed the first project under the four year Quantum Consortium framework agreement.  

Despite the recent economic downturn, leading regional developer Cedar House Investments has sold another unit at Calico Business Park, its five and a half acre mixed-use development in Tamworth.  

Aston Student Villages has confirmed the appointment of Emprima Limited, the Solihull-based construction and economic development consultants, as project managers for the second phase of its £215 million scheme to build a new student village on the Aston University campus in Birmingham.  

Pupils at a Redditch primary school have been learning all about building houses with the help of staff from Mansell who are working on a nearby environmental homes project.  

National property and construction consultancy Wakemans has strengthened its Travelodge pre-construction team with two new appointments. Sandeep Singh Sunner and Andrew Griffiths join as Senior Quantity Surveyors.  

Global swimwear brand, Speedo, is reinforcing its long-term commitment to the East Midlands and safeguarding high quality jobs for the region’s workers with the announcement of its intention to move its international headquarters to new premises at Nottingham’s premier business location.  

The Birmingham office of Drivers Jonas has successfully project managed the delivery of three new GP health centres in Wolverhampton to the value of £3 million.  

Stuart Bates is celebrating his promotion as a director of Nottinghamshire-based construction consultants WT Partnership.  

The French façade specialist that recently opened a UK head office in Birmingham has appointed its new local team to expand its activity and deal directly with the UK market.  

Office workers can put the discomfort of stifling summer temperatures behind them thanks to a super-cool initiative from an award-winning Birmingham building services provider.  

Three of the four inspirational showhomes that were built as part of a Leicestershire “show village” by Miller Homes have been released for sale.  

Derby based housing provider Derwent Living has announced a £435,000 surplus – and a 20.5% rise in social housing lettings to £15.97 million in 2008.  

Confidence in the housing market has increased so much recently that Miller Homes East Midlands has announced that it is due to launch a second phase of its highly-popular Sandhurst Gardens development in Mansfield.  

Derwent Living has been shortlisted in the Inside Housing magazine Sustainable Housing Awards 2009.  

Multi-award winning housebuilder, Miller Homes East Midlands is to showcase how a Government-backed scheme could be helping people to get a foot on to the property ladder in Derbyshire.  

Miller Homes East Midlands is urging children across Lincolnshire to stay safe this summer by warning of the potential hazards posed by venturing unsupervised on to building sites.  

Notts-based architects Rayner Davies has been working on plans for a new classroom and multi-purpose room worth £250,000 at St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School in Colwick.  

The Champagne corks are popping at Wolverhampton-based ArcGen Hilta as it celebrates being voted the best place to work in the construction industry.  

St. Modwen, the UK’s leading regeneration specialist, has safeguarded the delivery of the new £35 million Warwickshire College in Rugby and in the process, has saved many of the jobs on site that were put at risk as a result of the news that Ashford Construction had gone into administrative receivership.  

The land deal for the new £81 million Magistrates’ Court at Masshouse in Birmingham’s Eastside has been signed, securing the start on site in March 2010.  

Birmingham-based Stoford Developments has made a major contribution to a new nationwide safety test by completing three Multi-Purpose Test Centres (MPTCs) worth £12 million for the Driving Standards Agency.  

A development of two highly efficient and innovative eco-offices has recently been named ‘Best Sustainable Development’ at the East Midlands Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Building Excellence Awards.  

Award-winning housebuilder Miller Homes East Midlands is urging people to think more about how buying a new home is a cost-effective alternative to renting.  

Birmingham City Council has appointed local architect companies Axis Design Collective and BM3 to design council homes as part of the Council's first phase of council house building, delivering 131 homes with an investment of £15.2 million.  

Many months of hard work have paid off, as the high profile Birmingham Gymnastics and Martial Arts Centre (GMAC) won the award in the 'Projects up to £10m' category at the Construction News Quality Awards last week.  

t-mac is the only mini building management system on the Carbon Trust’s Energy Technology list  

Work has started at the National Arboretum in Alrewas on the St John Ambulance memorial garden, with construction equipment provided free of charge courtesy of world leading manufacturer, JCB.  

Project partners gathered on site at the former Staffordshire County Council Trading Standards Building in Burton-Upon-Trent this week to observe the final stage of demolition in the presence of the Mayor of East Staffordshire, Geoff Morrison.  

Cedar House Investments, one of the region’s most proactive developers, has scooped the title of Property Company of the Year at the 2009 regional Estates Gazette Awards.  

A Derbyshire company that specialises in providing temporary buildings has finished its two biggest projects in terms of both size and financial deals.  

A number of staff from Birmingham based national property and construction consultancy Wakemans have got on their bikes to cycle to work and take part in a charity bike ride in aid of the British Heart Foundation.  

The Stourbridge-based Western Region of Mansell Construction has been awarded a contract worth nearly £4 million to refurbish hospitality suites at Aston Villa Football Clubs ground.  

Derby based Derwent Living is bucking the trend during the economic downturn and has been named as one of the top 50 developers in the country.  

Marchini Curran Associates (MCa) has begun work on the refurbishment of a period building in St James Street in London.  

National property and construction consultancy Wakemans is close to completing a new fast food development, incorporating a KFC drive-thru and a Dominos Pizza takeaway outlet, in Kingswinford, near Stourbridge.  

Planning application has been submitted by regional development agency Advantage West Midlands and global property group Goodman, to develop the former Jaguar site at Browns Lane in Coventry.  

Pupils from William Cowper Primary School in Newtown, Birmingham were given an extra-special lesson in Health & Safety this week from contractor and developer William Davis Ltd and RSL Midland Heart, accompanied by ‘Ivor Goodsite’.  

Mansell staff working on a £6 million project to build a new primary school in Stoke-on-Trent have been taking part in a Skills Week to demonstrate building skills to the pupils who will occupy the new buildings.  

Three Midlands companies working with Mansell’s Stourbridge-based Western region have each been awarded the firm’s coveted Supply Chain Award for their work on a prestigious museum contract.  

Loughborough-based contractor and developer William Davis Ltd has welcomed G&H Associates onto its prestigious Gresley Business Park at Tetron Point, Swadlincote, South Derbyshire.  

Mansell has handed over the 100th new-build home as part of a major multi-million pound urban regeneration programme in Sandwell.  

Roofing boss Jason Wright may be used to heights…but next week faces the ultimate challenge as he tackles Mount Kilimanjaro! 40-year-old Jason, MD of Bulwell near Nottingham-based J Wright Roofing, has been preparing for the climb since Christmas.  

A recreated Victorian fried fish dealer at the world-famous Blists Hill Victorian Town in Ironbridge Gorge has served its very first portion of fish and chips. The shop is part of a £10 million redevelopment scheme at the museum.  

Shane Cross, a trainee technologist at Leicester’s KPW Architects, one of the East Midlands leading architectural practices, has got the X Factor!  

A West Midlands construction company developing new products which cut the quantity of materials needed for concrete floors - thereby reducing CO2 emissions - has won the 2009 Building Exchange (BEX) Innovation Competition.  

Work is set commence this week on the preliminary stages of the remediation of former IMI James Bridge copper works - kick starting the regeneration of Walsall’s Darlaston area.  

Luke Welstead, an apprentice bricklayer at Loughborough-based contractor and developer William Davis Ltd, has won the East Midlands round of the national SkillBUILD competition.  

The Stourbridge-based Western region of construction services company Mansell has launched a new Health division to look after health service contracts across the Midlands.  

A Derby architect’s practice has been involved in making surroundings more comforting for patients at the city’s new superhospital.  

Birmingham based Fusion Building Consultancy has delivered the first interactive, educational, experiential learning centre for safety in the West Midlands on behalf of the West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS).  

A Birmingham plumbing and central heating company working for Mansell’s Stourbridge-based Western region has been awarded the firm’s Supply Chain Health and Safety award. The success follows its work at a major urban regeneration project in Sandwell.  

Falcon Heath is an exclusive development in the beautiful, historic village of Dunholme, with the Lincolnshire Wolds on its doorstep and the city of Lincoln just five miles away.  

A Black Country electrical contractor working for Mansell’s Stourbridge-based Western region has been awarded the firm’s highly-prized Supply Chain Health and Safety award. The success follows its work at a major urban regeneration project in Sandwell.  

In a completely separate exercise to the proposed 600 acre Middle Quinton Eco Town, St. Modwen has submitted planning proposals for its 478 acre portion of the site at Long Marston, Warwickshire.