YourTRIBE wins £47m loan to refinance London PBSA scheme

Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) operator YourTRIBE has secured a £47m senior investment loan from Investec Bank to refinance its Elephant and Castle scheme, London. The post YourTRIBE wins £47m loan to refinance London PBSA scheme appeared first on Property Week.

Contractors picked for initial work on £450m Scottish Borders leisure scheme

Leisure operator Center Parcs has appointed Scottish contractors RJ McLeod and D.E. Fencing for the first phase of its £450m Scottish Borders holiday village development. Glasgow-based RJ McLeod (a subsidiary of OCU Group) has been appointed to carry out enabling works, including a 2.5km access… The post Contractors picked for initial work on £450m Scottish Borders leisure scheme appeared first on Construction News.

Competition watchdog set to approve Welltower’s landmark care home deal

The US REIT has offered to remedy competition concerns arising from its £5.2bn October acquisition of Barchester Healthcare by selling some homes and transferring others to a different operator. The post Competition watchdog set to approve Welltower’s landmark care home deal appeared first on Property Week.

National Grid DSO publishes Strategic Roadmap

National Grid Distribution System Operator (DSO) has published its new Strategic Roadmap, setting out how the organisation will deliver on commitments to customers and stakeholders during the remainder of RIIO-ED2, while “supporting the transition to a smarter, more flexible energy system”, it said. The post National Grid DSO publishes Strategic Roadmap appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Your workers are certified – but are they competent to do today’s job?

Jose Arcilla is chief executive of the Health and Safety Institute Picture this: a maintenance crew arrives for a high-risk shutdown. Their certificates are valid, their paperwork is in order and supervisors sign them without hesitation. Work begins. Then an experienced operator spots two unfamiliar… The post Your workers are certified – but are they competent to do today’s job? appeared first on Construction News.