Datacentres are the current hot topic in the construction sector. Designated as critical national infrastructure in 2024, the demand for datacentres continues to grow. The government wants the UK to become a leader in AI technology, which means there is little chance demand will slow anytime soon. London is now...
Crystal Jenkins and Euan Kellie of Euan Kellie Property Solutions, discuss the planning process and the challenges developers are currently facing. The conversation covers planning permission, delays, highways approvals, development plans, the impact of the Building Safety Act, viability and feasibility studies, cost planning and project programmes. They also explore...
Crystal Jenkins, Associate Director at Overford, recently joined Tim Heatley, co-founder of Capital&Centric, and Place North West to discuss the growing challenge of bringing older buildings back into use. The discussion explored the commercial and practical pressures affecting retrofit and regeneration projects. They discuss why repurposing existing assets is becoming...
Coming soon – the Overford ride returns! We’ll be organising our charity cycling event again in Sheffield for our 3rd year in a row. This year’s event takes place on 25 September with a slightly adjusted route and another opportunity to support Weston Park Cancer Charity as well as meeting...
Most construction programmes do not fail because of a single event, but they fail because of gradual, unmanaged drift. Project management relies heavily on detailed planning and tight controls in order to achieve successful programmes. But sometimes, despite well-planned programmes, events outside your control can cause the programme to drift....
Cllr Ben Miskell, chair of Sheffield City Council’s transport, regeneration and climate policy team and Jason Sharp founding partner at Overford sat down with Place North’s Sally Gibson to discuss the regeneration taking place across Sheffield and the wider South Yorkshire region. Successful regeneration projects rely on more than vision...
