And finally… top of the class for former Henry Boot HQ

Located on Queensgate in the town centre, the grade two-listed Ramsden building has undergone internal and external restoration works, as well as an MEP overhaul. 

Place Yorkshire spoke to Ashley Roberts, associate director of EFM, about the major Runway Park advanced manufacturing development it is bringing forward at the former City Airport site. 

The UK’s renewed focus on new towns is prompting fresh debate about how to create places that thrive for generations. At a panel session hosted by Place North, industry leaders were tasked with a thought experiment: how would they design a settlement from scratch?

The 3,000-home development near Cattal railway station now has a masterplan framework, which will guide future planning applications at the new village. 

At a panel event hosted by Place North and sponsored by Trowers & Hamlins and Studio Hoodless, leading figures from the development industry in both nations came together to discuss how they are working to deliver on bold visions and create new kinds of cities.

It’s the first time the construction group has secured a place on the Department for Education’s school rebuilding programme. 

Part of phase one of the town’s £262m Our Cultural Heart regeneration masterplan, the hub is being built by BAM Construction as an extension to the revamped former Queensgate Market, which is well on its way to becoming a foodhall. 

Sewell Construction is lead contractor on the delayed Willowfield Free School, which will be delivered by Hull City Council in partnership with Hull Esteem LEP, with funding from the Department for Education.

Trowels at the ready – Leeds College of Building’s South Bank Campus will be the battleground for some speedy bricklaying today, as it hosts the Super Trowel North England Regional.