‘UK’s largest’ homeless accommodation project under way

Work to lift more than 500 concrete beams which will support the seven platforms at Birmingham’s high-speed terminus is now under way.

Plans to build more than 70 flats and townhouses on a former Shelton factory site have been given the thumbs-up by city council planners this morning.

From AI-powered warehouses to mounting pressure on the UK’s energy infrastructure, the logistics sector is undergoing rapid change. Place Midlands caught up with Paul Weston, regional head of Prologis UK, to discuss why the region remains central to the industry’s future.

Spades are now in the ground at Mastin Moor, part of a joint venture with affordable housing provider Sage Homes.

Prologis has gone public with its bid to acquire the London-based REIT, which ‘unequivocally’ rejected an all-share offer earlier this month.

The South Midlands engineering and environmental consultancy has made two appointments to its newly formed executive board.

The consultancy has continued the expansion of its valuation and advisory business, recruiting a Birmingham-based team of six from BNP Paribas, led by Thomas Eagleton.

Developer and investor Hillwood has agreed terms to bring the furniture retailer to an 80,000 unit at the Quattro Raunds logistics hub in Northamptonshire.

Across the Midlands and wider built environment, the industry is increasingly moving to a ‘reuse first’ approach. This is a welcome shift given the wealth of existing building stock in the region and the enormity of opportunity for embodied carbon and cost reduction, writes Andy Godber of Curtins.