Bolton Wanderers embrace energy demand management

Bolton Wanderers’ Toughsheet Community Stadium Bolton Wanderers FC, which these days plays in the third tier of English football, is installing smart thermostats to cut its heating and cooling costs.Technology from French energy management company Voltalis is...

Salford contractor moves to employee ownership

Lowbury Construction, based in Cadishead, Salford, specialises in civil engineering, utilities and building projects. Former owner Peter Flynn will continue to lead Lowbury Construction as managing director but the business is now owned by an employee ownership trust...

Clancy maintains growth momentum

Chief executive Matt Cannon is the third generation of the Clancy family to lead the businessIn the year to 30th March 2025, family-owned Clancy increased turnover by 13% to £430m (2024: £379m) and grew pre-tax profit by 34% to £28.0m (2024: £20.9m).  This success has...

New guidance for structural assessments

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has published Appraising factors of safety in existing engineered structures in response to what it perceives as a growing awareness in the built environment of the importance of structural assessments, either as part...

Old Stockport high school comes down

Offerton High School is coming downFollowing asbestos removal, Freeley is demolishing two derelict structures – Bridge College in Woodlands Drive, and the Curzon Building in The Fairway. The smaller building, Bridge College, is being taken down first, with the whole...