A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.
Green light for the ‘Hollywood of the north’
Liverpool City Council has approved plans to turn the former Littlewoods building into a world-class film and television campus.
Developed by Capital & Centric, the project includes restoring the 1930s Edge Lane building (CGI pictured). It has received £17m in funding from the Liverpool City Region.
HS2 archaeological digs
Thousands of artefacts, including the bust of a female Roman statue (pictured), have been excavated from more than 60 HS2 sites between London and the West Midlands.
HS2 has awarded a six-year contract to a consortium led by Headland Archaeology to analyse and archive the relics.
Hove Beach Skate Park
Morgan Sindall has built a new wheeled sports area for Brighton & Hove City Council as part of the ongoing Hove Beach Park project that Is regenerating rundown facilities on the seafront.
The skatepark includes a 600 sq m roller area and a 150m-long BMX pump track.
Veterans self-build in Plymouth
Clarion Housing Group, Morgan Sindall’s housebuilding arm Lovell, Plymouth City Council and homeless charity Alabaré have launched an initiative in Barne Barton that allows ex-armed forces personnel to build their own house under the supervision of a construction company.
Terri the Terrapin
A red-eared terrapin native to southern North America was rescued by a Southern Water ecologist at a river extraction site within the Testwood Water Supply Works in Southampton. Terri was rehomed by Project Terrapin at Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare.
Brewery pilots pioneering heat pump
West Sussex-based Hepworth Brewery has said it is the first UK business to trial a new type of heat pump which could cut emissions by up to 90%.
Unlike most heat pumps, which deliver hot water up to around 80°C, startup Futraheat’s Greensteam technology says it can produce steam up to 130°C.
