The Mailbox development in Birmingham, hailed as the largest timber frame project in the country, has been completed.

Alpha Timber Frame of Surrey designed, manufactured and erected the three- and four storey structure on top of a city centre shopping mall, eight storeys up.

Carillion was the main contractor for the £2m development which comprises 135 flats.

  • Morgan Sindall has agreed in principle to purchase Carillion’s social housing arm. If the deal goes ahead Morgan Sindall would be the UK’s biggest social housing operation.