Coventry fitness club lodges padel court plan

Local authority proposals to buy up hundreds of buses from coach firm National Express could be given the green light next week.

A derelict riverside factory site could become almost 500 new homes after being earmarked for residential development in an updated local framework.

Richard Dean will work across the global engineering, architecture, and consultancy firm’s Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, and Chester offices to build up its private development project pipeline.

Wolverhampton’s £61m city learning quarter scheme took another step forward this week, after refurbishment works were completed at the city’s Central Library.

Urban regeneration specialist Wavensmere Homes has appointed Anthony Cakebread as the firm’s new finance director.

Four parcels of local authority-owned land will be heading for property auctions, as Birmingham City Council continues with sell-off plans.

A £13m sustainable housing scheme will be built in south Birmingham, after WB Property Group completed a deal to build 52 new homes on behalf of social housing provider Citizen. 

In no particular order and purely based on what’s caught our eye, Place Midlands runs down some of the key projects set to move forward in our region over the coming year.

Construction employers across the region should rethink the narrative around a ‘skills shortage’ and instead focus on stronger collaboration with training providers if they’re to realise the opportunities that lie ahead, writes Rebecca Waterfield, head of employer engagement at South and City College, Birmingham.