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PROPERTY WEEK: Quantity Surveying Enters AI Age

As part of our anniversary celebrations, McBains has placed an opinion article in Property Week reflecting on how the surveying profession has evolved.

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McBains Celebrates Centuries of Collective Excellence

This year is a hugely significant year for McBains, as 2025 marks the major anniversary of not one, but both, of the firm’s founding companies. Quite remarkably, it's been 240 years since the establishment of Henry Cooper & Sons in 1785, whilst McBains (in its original entity) was founded an entire century ago in 1925.

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Pevensey Bay Sea Defence Scheme

McBains provided PPP handback advice to the Environment Agency as the Pevensey Bay Sea Defence PFI contract draws to a close.

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PROPERTY WEEK: A New Course for University Assets

We’re pleased to share that Mark Leeson, Operations Director at McBains, has been featured in Property Week, offering expert insight into how universities can take a more strategic approach to managing and optimising their estates.

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Sussex Cancer Centre given green light by planners

The next phase of the Brighton Trauma, Teaching and Tertiary Care (3Ts) redevelopment at the Royal Sussex County Hospital was granted planning permission last week, signalling the green light for the new Sussex Cancer Centre and marking a significant milestone in the transformation of cancer care across the region.

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McBains ESG Team Shortlisted for ESG Team of the Year Award

The McBains ESG team has been shortlisted for ‘ESG Team of the Year’ as part of the Unlock Net Zero Awards, which seek to celebrate individual and organisational contributions to a carbon free future for the UK housing sector.

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McBains signs the Armed Forces Covenant

We’re proud to announce that McBains is now a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.

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McBains secures go ahead for 133 new homes within Wixams Village in Bedfordshire

Permission has been granted for a Reserved Matters Planning Application by McBains, on behalf of Vistry Group, for 133 dwellings at Parcel 3.2 within the Wixams Village 3 development in Bedfordshire.

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McBains secures place on LHC’s Retrofit and Decarbonisation Framework

We’re delighted to announce that McBains has been appointed to LHC's Retrofit and Decarbonisation (N9) Framework to deliver retrofit solutions for the public sector.

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PROPERTY INDUSTRY EYE: Why purpose built student accommodation could be the BTR sector to thrive in 2025

Managing Director of McBains, Clive Docwra shares his opinion in Property Industry Eye, looking at the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector and its growth potential.

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