London Build Expo

✨London Build’s exhibitor and attendee feedback really speaks for itself! Prime exhibition space is filling up fast. Get in touch today for the latest floorplan and packages. What’s new for 2024? ⭐London Build is doubling in size taking over both Grand and National Halls at Olympia London. ⬆️More facilitated meetings, networking parties and opportunities to do business with 35,000+ leading contractors, architects, developers and construction professionals. 🔥Due to significant growth and high demand, the London Build Fire & Security Expo is taking over Olympia London’s National Hall as its own dedicated show. 🤝🏽Meet the Buyers tripling in size. Our recent buyers include Skanska, Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke, Bouygues, Morgan Sindall and Costain. And so much more!

The skybridge of a residential building under construction in Bangkok separating in Friday’s earthquake.

#LondonToday. Latest progress on Opus. The tallest skyscraper under construction in Central London. 🚀 Opus is a 50 storey skyscraper designed by PLP Architecture and being built by Multiplex. Opus is part of the Bankside Yards development next to the Thames River, the “UK’s first fossil fuel-free major mixed-use development”. Bankside Yards will feature 8 new buildings, Opus is set to be its first residential building to open at and will yield 250 apartments. Due to complete in 2026. Opus will stand immediately next to the Mandarin Oriental Bankside Yards London, a new 33-storey five-star hotel set to open two years later in 2028.

Exhibit at the UK’s leading & largest construction show! ⭐️ Showcase your products and services to 38,000+ buyers and decision-makers from contractors, architects, developers, house builders, civil engineers, government and construction professionals. Enquire today as we expect the show to sell out soon!

A HUGE £2bn ‘Wellness Village’ with 400 homes and offices to be built at South Bank in London 👀 The Standard has reported that a £2 billion office and homes development called ‘The Round’ will be built on the South Bank. The Round will be located on a 1.8 acre site at the former Sainsbury’s HQ near to Blackfriars bridge. The development from Hines will have the ‘most extensive workplace wellness facilities yet seen in London’ as employers increase efforts to persuade staff to stop working from home. The development will be comprised of two residential 40 and 22 storey residential buildings and a 45-storey office tower. There will be 20,000 sq ft of creative, cultural and educational space, and a 300-seater auditorium as well as a new public plaza. The Round which will be designed by Foster + Partners will feature spa-style amenities such as hot and cold therapy rooms, pilates studios, napping pods and digital detox rooms. This will be in addition to more familiar features such as a gym and swimming pool.

Get ready for the world’s LARGEST living wall to be built in London. 🌳 The Standard has reported on the construction of the world’s largest living wall in Brent in north east London. A 7400 sqm data centre which is currently under construction, is being developed by Pure Data Centres (Pure DC). The building is being built at JVC Business Park next to the North Circular and the M1, bordering the Brent Reservoir. Its living wall will envelope the building and will contain more than 750,000 individual native plants. Its huge size will make it the world’s largest living wall. The record is currently being held by a building in Qatar. The Standard reported that ‘the plants that will grow on the living wall have been selected for their value to wildlife as well as their ability to absorb pollutants. These include Bergenia, Euphorbia, Rosmarinus, Lavendula, Helleborus and Geraniums’ Bird boxes will be integrated into parts of the living wall to boost bird numbers in the area. This has been coordinated with the support of Brent council and ecologists at Brent Reservoir. Completion of the £1 billion development is expected in 2028. The development is surrounded by a wider regeneration of the area, including the new Brent Cross Town. Built on a 180-acre brownfield site this will deliver 6,700 new homes, offices and leisure facilities.

Get ready for the incredible transformation of these THREE iconic London buildings. 👀 Three famous London buildings are set to be repurposed. LEFT: The world’s largest ever conversion of an office skyscraper in London. Plans have been unveiled to transform 8 Canada Square. When HSBC bank vacates the tower in 2027, it is set to be redeveloped, including the removal of large chunks from its facade. Cuts to the tower will carve out new terraces and divide the building into 8 sections. The higher floors would become an entertainment complex with museum, restaurant and garden. The lower floors would be new frontage for shops and restaurants. TOP RIGHT: Plans to transform and re-purpose London’s former City Hall (the former HQ of the Mayor of London) into shops, restaurants and offices have been approved. Its new face-lift will involve its exterior glass shell removed and new balconies fitted. BOTTOM RIGHT: The BT Tower is to be turned into a luxury hotel after its £275m sale to MCR Hotels. The 177 metre tower which opened in 1965 was originally called The Post Office Tower and was London's tallest building for 16 years.

#LondonToday. Western Europe’s TALLEST skyscraper, 1 Undershaft, wins planning permission to go ahead ✔️ Plans for the UK’s tallest skyscraper were given the green light to go ahead today by the City of London Corporation. 1 Undershaft in the City of London will rise to 306.9 metres, the exact same height as the Shard. The tower from developer Stanhope has been designed by Eric Parry Architects. It will feature 150,000+ sqm of Grade A office space, education space at levels 72 and 73 curated by the London Museum; Europe’s highest publicly accessible viewing gallery at the top of the building; a 2,500 sqm publicly accessible podium garden with a glass floor, cafes and shops across levels 10 to 12. Upon completion, 1 Undershaft will become the joint tallest building in Western Europe.

Incredible transformation of London’s former City Hall gets planning approval to go ahead. ✔️ Plans to transform and re-purpose London’s former City Hall into shops, restaurants and offices have been approved this week. The former HQ of the Mayor of London and London Assembly, was designed by Lord Norman Foster. The building has been empty for the last three years, after mayor Sadiq Khan relocated offices. Plans for the repurposing of the building were submitted by its landlord St Martins Property Investments. Its new face-lift will involve its exterior glass shell removed and new balconies fitted. The ground floor will feature new cafes, shops and restaurants, with office space on the upper floors.

#LondonToday. 60 Gracechurch Street gets planning approval. A new generation of sustainable office building. ✔️ The City of London Corporation has approved a 36-storey commercial development at 60 Gracechurch Street. The £500m development from Sellar has been designed by 3XN and is being touted as one of the most sustainable and first of a new generation of office buildings 60 Gracechurch Street will sit on the western edge of the City Cluster, providing over 37,000 square metres of Grade A office space. It will also deliver a range of public benefits including a sheltered public realm at ground floor level; widened pavements; a free-to-access destination known as the ‘Sanctuary’ space at level 35. As well as a public roof garden offering outstanding views.