Ridge appoints head of water

Bobby BrownChartered civil engineer Bobby Brown has joined Ridge as a partner from Turner & Townsend, where he had worked for eight years on projects including the Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area project – a £120m, 17km flood defence scheme.He previously...

Build-to-rent investment hits new high

The Hill Group, Peabody and Goodstone Living are coming together to develop 360 BTR apartments at Dagenham Green in London Analysis by software provider Property Inspect has found that in the first quarter of 2025 alone, £832m was pumped into the UK build-to-rent...

Willmott Dixon returns to profit and builds orders

Willmott Dixon chief executive Graham DundasIn the 12 months to 31st December 2024 Willmott Dixon turned over £1.2bn, much the same as the previous year, but turned 2023’s £14.4m pre-tax loss into a profit of £46.8m this time.The losses of 2023 were partly down to...

APS joins Global Energy family

APS (former) owner Paul Oakes and managing director Gerry Donnelly The takeover of Approved Power Services (APS)is intended to strengthen Global Energy Group’s presence in the power and utilities infrastructure sector.APS joins a group that already includes civil...

Professions slam removal of apprentice route

Studying in the RIBA library [image CC 3.0]Funding for Level 7 (masters-level) apprenticeships will cease from January 2026 for all but those aged between 16 and 21, or who are on existing apprenticeship schemes. The levy funding for Level 7 will instead be diverted...