23/01/23

National Highways awards Balfour Beatty Lower Thames Crossing Roads North of the Thames contract

National Highways has today (23 January 2023) announced that Balfour Beatty has been awarded the Roads North of the Thames contract on the proposed Lower Thames Crossing project. The start...

09/12/22

Vistry and Countryside Combination

Countryside Partnerships (Countryside) with Vistry Group (Vistry) have now successfully completed their merger. The full announcement can be found on the London Stock Exchange. The combination of Countryside with Vistry...

29/11/22

Lower Thames Crossing plans accepted for examination

Yesterday (28 November 2022), the Government’s independent planning authority, the Planning Inspectorate, confirmed it has accepted National Highway’s application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for detailed examination of the...

04/11/22

Essex Housing Awards 2022 announces winners

The Essex Housing Awards 2022, in association with Birketts, have announced the winners of this year’s awards, celebrating their outstanding innovation, steadfastness and exceptional sense of community. The award ceremony...

14/10/22

Lower Thames Crossing Carbon Academy at heart of plans to futureproof skills

National Highways has today (13 October 2022) announced a digital Carbon Academy as part of a new strategy to give local people and businesses work and training on the Lower...

14/10/22

Essex Housing Awards 2022 to culminate in awards ceremony

The Essex Housing Awards 2022, in association with Birketts, is counting down to its awards ceremony next month. The Awards, which recognise high-quality developments, services and or individuals from the...

08/08/22

“UK ‘Property Brothers’ look to aid previous generation in revitalising housebuilding sector”

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) estimates that 80% of SME housebuilders have disappeared in the last 30 years and that up to a third of the current SME housebuilding workforce...

28/07/22

Essex Housing Excellence Awards shortlist announced

The shortlist for this year’s Essex Housing Awards, in association with Birketts, has been announced. Following a day of judging by a panel made up of leading practitioners and advisors...

07/06/22

Essex Developers Group launch their Climate Action Charter making a commitment to become zero carbon by 2030.

With a four-fold aim to: securing global net-zero by mid-century and keep 1.5 degree C within reach, adapting to protect communities and natural habitat, mobilising finance and working together; this...

25/05/22

Essex’s best in housing to be celebrated at annual ceremony

Essex Housing Awards, in association with Birketts, is returning for 2022 – once again highlighting the best housing companies, projects and partnerships across the county. This year there are 12...