The chances are as a pedestrian and a building user, you’ve been through a few revolving doors in your lifetime. The revolving door is a common sight amongst larger commercial buildings and in many places where there is a high foot fall. The revolving door, usually consists of three or
Saskatoon is a rapidly growing city in central Saskatchewan, Canada where the Wilsons Group of Horticultural related companies, owned by brothers Steve and Carl Wilson are planning to build a new $5 million Garden Centre. They already own 80 acres of land on which approximately 8 acres will be used
A bold new vision for an ageing building on a key gateway into MediaCity has been unveiled. Housing association Salix Homes has revealed the first artist’s impressions for a £300,000 facelift at Ailsa House on Langworthy Road, Salford. The residential building, which houses 24 apartments, sits on a main route
SeaPlanner has been selected by E.ON to help manage the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase of the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm through its software system. The SeaPlanner software has been used on the project since April 2013, providing personnel and operations management during the construction phase. This first-hand experience
Energy companies will be forced to wait a further six months for the findings of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) probe after the regulator said it needs to refine its analysis of the energy market. The CMA said on Monday that it will delay the deadline for the investigation
Scottish Water has started tunnelling work on a £7 million project to improve the water quality of the River Clyde and reduce the number of flooding issues in Glasgow. The construction of a new half mile-long sewer in the Yorker area of Glasgow has just begun following the delivery of
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Saskatoon is a rapidly growing city in central Saskatchewan, Canada where the Wilsons Group of Horticultural related companies, owned by brothers Steve and Carl Wilson are planning to build a new $5 million Garden Centre. They already own 80 acres of land on which approximately 8 acres will be used for the new centre. Two years ago the brothers began discussions with Ower based Architects HPW thanks to the Hampshire firm’s excellent reputation within the Garden Centre industry. HPW have since advised them throughout the site appraisal process and provided masterplan layouts and visuals to negotiate with the City and developers in Saskatoon and, following a visit by the Wilson brothers to their Ower offices, have now been awarded the project. Steve Wilson, president of Wilsons, said: “We really need to work with people who fully understand the garden centre industry. HPW has a great track record, not only in the construction of Garden Centres, but the interior design and also the full branding opportunity. We look forward to getting the project started immediately.” Gary Wilburn, Director of Design and Sustainability at HPW say that they were delighted to meet the Wilsons and also to gain the contract: “Whilst most of our projects have been with major UK groups such as Dobbies, Blooms and Wyvale, also Haskins Garden Centres at West End Southampton, we have also successfully worked in Germany for Worlein Garden World near Munich, this will be our first on the continent of North America!” HPW, founded in 1986 currently employs a team of 18 qualified and experienced personnel to cover demand from the retail, leisure and high quality residential developments.
A bold new vision for an ageing building on a key gateway into MediaCity has been unveiled. Housing association Salix Homes has revealed the first artist’s impressions for a £300,000 facelift at Ailsa House on Langworthy Road, Salford. The residential building, which houses 24 apartments, sits on a main route into MediaCity at Salford Quays and is in desperate need of modernisation. Salix Homes, which owns 8,500 homes across central Salford, will work alongside Oldham-based building specialists Emanuel Whittaker to transform the apartment block as part of a wider £22m investment in social housing across Salford over the next two years. Mark Foster, head of investment at Salix Homes, said: “Ailsa House was built in the 1960s and is in desperate need of modernisation, so this development marks a major milestone in our £22million investment programme to homes and communities across the city, which will greatly improve the quality of life of our tenants. “The apartment block sits on a key route into MediaCity, so we are very proud to be able to deliver these essential improvements which will complement the wider regeneration in Salford and ensure our tenants have modern and desirable homes they can be proud of.” Externally the building will undergo a dramatic transformation, complete with new windows and doors and the old balconies will be replaced with modern, glass balconies. John Gallagher, contracts director at Emanuel Whittaker added: “We are really excited to be helping to give Ailsa House a much-needed makeover. Not only will the residents be able to appreciate their new and improved homes, but externally everyone can enjoy the new look of this landmark building.” The improvement work is expected to get underway in November, subject to planning approval, and is due to be completed by next summer. Following the transfer of 8,500 homes from Salford Council to Salix Homes earlier this year, the housing provider is carrying out much-needed improvements to 2,200 homes in Salford over the next two years.
SeaPlanner has been selected by E.ON to help manage the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase of the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm through its software system. The SeaPlanner software has been used on the project since April 2013, providing personnel and operations management during the construction phase. This first-hand experience of the Humber Gateway project, combined with SeaPlanner’s extensive industry knowledge that has built up over 8 years in offshore renewables, provided E.ON with the ideal solution for managing the operations and maintenance of the project located off the Holderness coast. SeaPlanner will be providing E.ON’s O&M team with a complete management and monitoring solution, which includes personnel and vessel tracking, certification management and also the latest feature of the software, Induction Manager – which helps minimise cost and administration time for inducting personnel and contractors. Katie Wright, Maintenance Coordinator at E.ON’s Humber Gateway Wind Farm, commented: “SeaPlanner has helped us maintain both safety and efficiency. We’ve been impressed with its capabilities and believe it to be a cost-effective solution, making it the preferred choice for the generation phase of Humber Gateway.” This new contract extends SeaPlanner’s presence on E.ON’s sites, having previously been successful under a framework for Humber construction, Amrumbank and Arkona offshore wind farms, E.ON is also currently using the SeaPlanner Spatial database and SeaRoc GIS services at its Robin Rigg and Scroby Sands offshore wind farms – monitoring seabed movements and facilitating data management with the sites OFTOs. Humber Gateway adds to SeaPlanner’s extensive portfolio of O&M projects which include Thanet, Kentish Flats, Teesside and Dan Tysk offshore wind farms.
Energy companies will be forced to wait a further six months for the findings of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) probe after the regulator said it needs to refine its analysis of the energy market. The CMA said on Monday that it will delay the deadline for the investigation from 25 December to June 2016 to give itself time to take into account the industry’s responses, but it expects to deliver its final remedies to the energy market by April. Currently UK suppliers face the possibility of partial price regulation under the CMA’s proposed fixes, after the authority accused suppliers of taking advantage of disengaged customers. But these assumptions have been consistently called into question, and may now have prompted the inquiry group to reconsider its analysis. “We now need to refine our analysis in the light of the many responses we have received, to design potential measures that are effective and proportionate to remedy each possible issue, and then to consult widely on those potential measures. “This is a huge programme of work and we have concluded that we could not complete it by the original statutory deadline,” the CMA said. The CMA’s early findings revealed concerns about customer engagement, the role that regulation has played in shaping the market, and the level of profit made by the incumbent energy suppliers. But the big six have consistently raised questions over the calculations used by the CMA. Centrica said in its latest submission to the CMA investigation that it has “serious concerns” about the validity of the assumptions which drive its provisional findings, branding them “inconsistent with commercial reality” and claiming that they would fail to stand up to rigorous peer review. “We do not believe that the analysis of profitability and margins in the [provisional findings] is sufficiently robust to support a conclusion that excessive profits are being earned in retail markets,” Centrica said. The CMA said it wants to make sure that it has time to take into account the many detailed responses received from suppliers, consumer groups, government and regulators to its findings and admitted that this will lead to a change in its analysis. “[T]his is a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of this market for the better. It’s important that we get it right,” said the CMA’s chairman of the energy investigation Roger Witcomb.
Scottish Water has started tunnelling work on a £7 million project to improve the water quality of the River Clyde and reduce the number of flooding issues in Glasgow. The construction of a new half mile-long sewer in the Yorker area of Glasgow has just begun following the delivery of a new tunnel boring machine (TBM). The scheme will result in the development of a new combined sewer overflow (CSO) with powered screens at the site of the former Blawarthill Hospital. The new CSO will spill waste in storm conditions to the new sewer, which will then discharge the waste water into the Clyde, as permitted by the Scottish National Protection Agency. This will help relieve flooding issues that have affected a nearby commercial property. Scottish Water regional communities team manager Joanna Peebles said: “The project, which will benefit the environment for years to come, is on schedule and we expect to continue to make good progress as the TBM works its way along the tunnel route below ground over the coming weeks and months.” Contractor George Leslie, working for Scottish Water, is expected to complete the work next summer, depending on weather conditions. The improvement work in Yorker is part of Scottish Water’s £250 million investment in the Greater Glasgow area’s waste water network.
