Southwark Council celebrated a topping out ceremony to commemorate building works reaching the roof level at its council homes site in Peckham. Southwark Council is developing the old Flaxyard site to provide 96 new council homes for local people and 24 council shared ownership homes. Building contractor...
Berkeley Group was awarded the Carbon Reduction Award at the 2022 National Sustainability Awards in October. The cross-sector awards, from The Better Society Network, celebrate ‘the pioneers of sustainability’ across the UK. The Carbon Reduction Award recognises Berkeley’s ambitious, holistic climate action strategy including solutions to cut carbon emissions – creating low carbon,...
New research published by Landsec has revealed a distinct lack of clarity around what ‘hybrid’ working means, with less than one in five UK workers agreeing on a definition. This hybrid ‘hotchpotch’ is having a negative impact on bosses’ relationships with their teams. The research, commissioned in...
Real estate investment firm FORE Partnership has awarded Willmott Dixon the £50m construction contract to transform an out-of-date 1990s office building next to Tower Bridge into one of the UK’s most sustainable and healthy offices. FORE announced earlier this year that funds managed by KKR, a...
Alumno has opened its latest scheme in Bermondsey with students moving into the building at the beginning of the academic year. The scheme was designed by architects Greenaway Architecture and the building lies on the edge of the beautiful Bermondsey Spa Gardens with rooms having...
Landsec provided an operational and development update on its Central London portfolio, a key pillar of the Company’s growth strategy, during a tour of its development opportunities in Southwark. Attendees at the event hosted on September 21, heard that: Operational momentum continues within the Central London portfolio ...
Berkeley Homes supported the Peckham Festival both as a sponsor and with kind-hearted staff who helped created a new community garden. Peckham Festival is a hyper-local festival, promoting artists, makers, creators, and community groups, with a single aim of celebrating creative and cultural Peckham. As Sustainability Partner,...
Adroit Accountax sponsored the Southwark Business Excellence Awards 2022 photobooth – and are continuing to offer 10% of their accountancy services for the first 12 months. The photobooth was a star feature of The Gatsby Gala, this year’s awards ceremony with a 1920s, vintage theme. To take...
Newly-published figures show 156 small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in London have received personalised Help to Grow training from industry experts at London South Bank University (LSBU). Businesses supported include Crust Bros. and Monetary Solutions Ltd who are based in Southwark and Croydon. As well as personalised...
Southwark Council is pleased to announce the local projects in Elephant and Castle that will benefit from £75,000 of grant funding, including a community garden providing horticultural therapy and a free group offering disability support for the Latin American community. Applicants to the Elephant & Castle...
