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New face at Willmott Dixon

Willmott Dixon has appointed Janie Chesterton as its new head of education in the UK.Read

Spate of new lettings at science park's campus

Birmingham Science Park Aston (BSPA) has seen 14 new lettings across the campus.Read

Birmingham office rent levels fall by a fifth as market gloom bites

Rent levels for prime office space in Birmingham city centre have tumbled by nearly 20 per cent in the last four years, according to new research.Read

South Birmingham College invests £2.5m on facilities

South Birmingham College has invested £2.5 million in extensive refurbishment works to improve its facilities for students.Read

Green light for McLaren after Warwick site is completed

Warwickshire construction firm MCS, has created a new showroom for Rybrook Holdings to retail the stunning new McLaren MP4-12C sports car.Read

Plans to boost Walsall retail scene are passed

Proposals to redevelop part of the Old Square Shopping Centre and create a new heart to Walsall’s retail core have been given the backing of Walsall Council’s planning committee.Read

Adroit Construction Services collapses with loss of 67 jobs

A construction firm which once had dreams of restoring motor-racing venue Donington Park to its former glory has collapsed amid a tough market and after an unfortunate sequence of events.Read

Little Waitrose store to open at One Colmore Row in Birmingham

Supermarket Waitrose is to open the first of its new concept stores outside the M25 in Birmingham’s Colmore Business District. Read

Profits rise at Carillion as John McDonough reveals retirement plan

Construction giant Carillion has revealed a 10 per cent rise in first-half pre-tax profit – and said its chief executive would stand down at the end of the year.Read

£1m investment to kickstart Warwick industrial estate Budbrooke Point

A key part of a major industrial estate is being re-born thanks to a £1 million investment.Read

Construction firms named on £3bn West Midlands regional framework

Building firms Mansell, Morgan Sindall, Thomas Vale and Willmott Dixon have secured places on the £3 billion West Midlands regional framework.Read

PPDG agrees five year leases on Black Country offices

A deal involving Midland property companies Bond Wolfe and Real Estate Investors has seen Pertemps People Development Group take offices in both Wolverhampton and West Bromwich.Read

Building firm wins a £5m deal to build Birmingham youth centre

Morgan Sindall has won the £5 million contract to construct the first youth centre built in Birmingham in more than five years.Read

Birmingham Post Business Awards: 2011 shortlist announced

The shortlist for the Birmingham Post Business Awards 2011 has been announced.Read

Final letting at Wolverhampton trade park

The last remaining unit at the TradeCentral trade park in Wolverhampton has been let to J P McDougall & Co Limited, trading as ICI Dulux Decorator Centres.Read

DBK given role at the Cube

DBK Partners has been appointed to provide fund and development monitoring services on three separate fit out projects at the Cube totalling £10 million.Read

Pair boost Colliers regen plans

The Birmingham office of Colliers International has boosted its regeneration and public sector capabilities with the appointment of two new consultants.Read

Councils 'ill-prepared' for planning regime

Only a quarter of local authorities in the region are ready for a new planning regime set to be introduced later this year, according to new research.Read

LSH acquires offices at Blythe Valley

Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has acquired a major state-of-the art office building on Solihull’s Blythe Valley business park on behalf of construction and development services group Kier.Read

CBRE to market Mailbox offices

CB Richard Ellis has been appointed to market 45,000 sq ft of office space at The Mailbox.Read