The UK’s longest railway bridge is under construction as part of the HS2 delivery. The Colne Valley Viaduct will span 2.1 miles across a series of waterways on the Hillingdon and Hertfordshire border, eventually carrying high-speed trains between London, Birmingham and the North. Deck segments, weighing up...
Inland Homes will soon be beginning work to deliver more than 500 homes in Hillingdon after a judicial review into the decision by The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to approve plans was quashed. The plan to build more than a dozen housing blocks in Hillingdon...
Sidra Capital has purchased Coca Cola’s head office in Uxbridge for £43.7million. The 122,000 sq ft property has been fully let to the soft drinks company for another six and a half years. Acquisition finance for the purchase was provided by the National Bank of Kuwait. Hani Baothman,...
This week marked the launch of Uxbridge’s new state-of-the-art Family Hub at the Civic Centre. The multi-use space includes Uxbridge Children’s Centre, the Youth Justice Service, the multi-agency psychological support team and adolescent development service. The hub is open Monday to Saturday and delivers support to families...
Fran Beasley, Chief Executive of Hillingdon Council, is retiring at the end of the year. Fran has worked at the council for 13 years, serving nine of them as Chief Executive. Commenting on her upcoming retirement, Fran said: “It has been an absolute honour to serve the...
The Tesco store in Hayes has changed hands for £70m, it is reported. Property Week says that Realty Income Corporation has acquired the 100,000 sq ft store from Henley Investments, who have owned it since December 2019, when they paid just over £50m for it. Realty Income...
Uxbridge College is pioneering the latest in high tech learning with its new training technologies for electric and hybrid car maintenance and repairs. The college recently took delivery of a Mini Electric, which is being used hand in hand with its new state-of-the-art electric car simulator,...
The ‘HN Flex’ courses are individual units drawn from the full BTEC HNC courses which are also taught at West London Institute of Technology (WLIoT) in Construction, Digital Technology, and Engineering subjects. The first HN Flex course is a seven week Level 4 course. The aim...
SEGRO has started construction of its urban industrial scheme in Hayes - SEGRO Park Hayes - the redevelopment of part of the former Nestle factory, which will be developed with four industrial units totalling 239,665 sq ft. The largest unit, totalling 97,600 sq ft, has already been...
Barratt London’s plans for additional homes at the former Nestle factory in Hayes have been approved. In June 2018, Barratt London and SEGRO received planning permission for a new mixed-use development on the site of the former Nestle factory to provide 1,386 homes, employment areas and...