It’s not a big project but for the University of Oxford it has a certain significance. Above: CGI of Kellogg College’s new social hub The university has this week started construction of a new £2m social hub at Kellogg College. It will be the first building on the University of
One of Britain’s longest-established construction and heritage restoration companies has fallen into administration after attempts to secure a deal with creditors failed. Above: William Anelay started the business 269 years ago On 8th September 2016, Julian Pitts and Bob Maxwell of Begbies Traynor were appointed as joint administrators of William
Ms Howlison joins the government-owned operator from the Department for Transport where she spent three years as its finance director. She will take up her new role on the 20 June, taking over from Steve Dauncey who has held the position since 2009. The appointment comes a year after Highways
Annie Hampson, who replaced Peter Rees as the City’s chief planning officer, has confirmed she will address the Summit on the Square Mile’s skyline and property development. Beijing Construction Engineering Group’s operations director Gavin Taylor will take to the Summit stage as the Chinese contractor continues to grow in the
Taking the next leap to tackle the digital skills gap, The Juice Academy has relaunched its graduate scheme to help place talented graduates, passionate about social media, into creative industry positions. The course follows a hugely successful pilot graduate programme in November 2015, in which 19 roles in businesses were
A RISING star from leading independent management, design and construction consultancy Pick Everard has won the Young Achiever of the Year award at this year’s Constructing Excellence National awards. 31-year-old Mike Reader said he was thrilled to win the Young Achiever award, which recognises the very best emerging talent in
Introducing the World’s First Elevated Home: Is It the Answer to the UK’s Housing Issues? While some industries are constantly heralded as holding the keys to a bright and progressive future, others are derided as moribund and increasingly irrelevant in the modern age. Take manufacturing, for example, which despite accounting
Vital Energi would like to congratulate York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on their work to lower carbon emissions, which has been honoured for the fourth time at a national awards ceremony. This will help bring inline York Healthcare programmes. “Best Examples of Efficiencies” The Trust’s energy project at The
The Considerate Constructors Scheme – the national Scheme to improve the image of construction – has made appointments with a new Statutory Board of Directors. The new board includes four independent non-executive Directors: Roma Agrawal, a distinguished structural engineer; Richard Byrne, a prominent Health and Safety Director; Nick Coley, a
The property management team from Sheffield solicitors, Taylor&Emmet LLP, is achieving national recognition of its skills, after being shortlisted for a prestigious industry award. Taylor&Emmet is one of the final four firms in the running for the legal services category at this year’s Property Management Awards (PMAs). The competition celebrates
It’s not a big project but for the University of Oxford it has a certain significance. Above: CGI of Kellogg College’s new social hub The university has this week started construction of a new £2m social hub at Kellogg College. It will be the first building on the University of Oxford estate built to Passivhaus standards. “This building will not only provide an exciting new social hub at the heart of the College campus, open to all members of the college, it will also be a low-energy model for the university, both in terms of energy use and running costs,” said Chris Davies, acting president at Kellogg College. Construction company Speller Metcalfe was appointed as building contractor at design stage alongside architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. “We have a real specialism in delivery of highly sustainable projects, including Passivhaus design, which can see a reduction of up to 90% in energy bills,” said Adrian Speller, director of sustainability at Speller Metcalfe. “It is fantastic to work with a client who is so forward-thinking and willing to invest in a building that will have a much lower impact on the environment in the longer term.” Located on Banbury Road, the new hub will provide social space for post-graduate students and incorporates a new kitchen, café and common room. The project is set to complete in April 2017. Further Images This article was published on 14 Sep 2016 (last updated on 14 Sep 2016). Source link
One of Britain’s longest-established construction and heritage restoration companies has fallen into administration after attempts to secure a deal with creditors failed. Above: William Anelay started the business 269 years ago On 8th September 2016, Julian Pitts and Bob Maxwell of Begbies Traynor were appointed as joint administrators of William Anelay Ltd. The York-based company has now ceased trading and 126 staff have been made redundant. William Anelay is a £38m turnover, eighth-generation family business that had been trading since 1747. It has completed scores of high-profile historic and listed buildings schemes throughout the UK including Lambeth Palace and Wilton’s Music Hall, London. It had 17 live projects on site at time of collapse, including at York Mansion House, Bradford City Hall and Lancaster Castle. Following cash flow difficulties, the business sought a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) with creditors, but was placed into administration when a CVA proved unviable. The administrators said that they were assessing how best to maximise value for creditors as well as liaising with the 140-strong workforce. William Anelay also operates associated businesses Lowery Roofing, Hare & Ransome Joinery, Anelay Traditional Masonry and Anelay Building & Conservation. All of these are unaffected by the administration and will continue to trade as normal. Andrew Walker and Doug Robertson from law firm Irwin Mitchell in Leeds are advising the administrators. “It is very sad to see the demise of such a historic Yorkshire family business,” said Julian Pitts, joint administrator. “Unfortunately, William Anelay ran into cash flow difficulties following a period of expansion and problems with some complex projects. Despite attempts to secure a CVA, this did not prove viable and there was no alternative but to place the business into administration. “We will be working closely with the management to realise returns for creditors and will keep the employees fully informed as the situation becomes clearer. We are now in discussions with various interested parties and are hopeful that it may prove possible to novate some of the company’s contracts to ensure that work can be completed with the minimum of disruption to clients.” Chairman and special projects director, Charles Anelay, the eighth generation of the founding family, said: “We have worked very hard to save the business and do the best for our creditors by proposing a CVA. We really believed that we had a good plan to get through our cash difficulties, and were supported by our bank and HMRC. “The last few weeks have been the worst of my life. We are hugely disappointed that it has come to this. We thank all our staff for their commitment and loyalty, apologise to those clients and creditors who have given their support and who will now lose out, and thank all past friends of the firm and members of the public who kindly gave their support. “All I can hope is that at some point in the future people will look back at William Anelay Ltd and recognise 260 years of skilled craftsmanship which gave us the privilege to restore parts of our country’s architectural heritage with some amazing projects on some very special buildings which will be admired far into the future.” William Anelay Ltd was founded in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and built many of the town’s most prestigious properties with many, including the Mansion House, still in daily use. The company moved to York In the early 1900s and by the middle of the 20th century, it had gained a reputation for quality construction which enabled it to work throughout Yorkshire and eventually the whole of the UK. This article was published on 9 Sep 2016 (last updated on 9 Sep 2016). Source link
Ms Howlison joins the government-owned operator from the Department for Transport where she spent three years as its finance director. She will take up her new role on the 20 June, taking over from Steve Dauncey who has held the position since 2009. The appointment comes a year after Highways England replaced the Highways Agency as the body to oversee England’s strategic roads network. Ms Howlison will play a key part in the delivery of Highways England’s £15bn roads investment strategy, with funding for roads projects set to grow by £1.2bn between now and 2020. The appointment marks the latest in a list of high-profile public sector roles held by Ms Howlison. Before the DfT, she spent four years as FD at the Department for Energy and Climate Change as well as four years leading Ofsted’s finance team. Source link
Annie Hampson, who replaced Peter Rees as the City’s chief planning officer, has confirmed she will address the Summit on the Square Mile’s skyline and property development. Beijing Construction Engineering Group’s operations director Gavin Taylor will take to the Summit stage as the Chinese contractor continues to grow in the UK. Property developer Irvine Sellar will be interviewed by BBC presenter Andrew Neil on the first day. Leaders of major infrastructure clients Crossrail 2, Gatwick Airport, Highways England, Horizon Nuclear, Network Rail and Tideway are also among the many confirmed speakers for this year’s Summit, which becomes a two-day event for the first time. Airport City Manchester, Land Securities’ Nova site and the Forth Replacement Crossing will be among the project case studies. The Summit will also include technical talks on subjects including: building better offices; the next generation of tall buildings; regional regeneration; and disruptive technology. Other themes planned for discussion include the evolution of government policy and construction skills, the role of the National Infrastructure Commission, the future of transport and energy, and turning the Northern Powerhouse into a reality. New in 2016 This year the Summit contains brand new workshops for delegates to work together to deliver tangible outcomes for the entire industry. The event’s new Skills Hackathon, in partnership with Build UK, will work collaboratively on day one to generate real-life solutions to the skills challenges that hold businesses back, which will be presented to the whole audience on day two with a commitment to take them forward. A tech hackathon will also take place, to be judged by a panel including HS2 head of innovation Iain Roche. Plenary sessions will once again be chaired by BBC journalist and Daily Politics host Andrew Neil. CN Summit 2016 floorplan The Construction News Summit takes place on 11 & 12 October at the Hilton Bankside in London. CN readers can get a 20 per cent discount on delegate passes when they use the promotional code: CNREADER Visit summit.constructionnews.co.uk for further information. Confirmed speakers include: Irvine Sellar, founder, Sellar Property Group Sadie Morgan, co-founding director, dRMM and commissioner, National Infrastructure Commission Andy Mitchell, chief executive officer, Tideway Jim O’Sullivan, chief executive, Highways England Ged Fitzgerald, chief executive, Liverpool City Council Lynda Shillaw, divisional chief executive, property, Manchester Airport Michèle Dix, managing director, Crossrail 2 Simon Blanchflower, major programme director – Thameslink, Network Rail Simon Hesketh, director of regeneration, U+I David Climie, project director – Forth Replacement Crossing, Transport Scotland Mike Grice, construction director, Battersea Power Station Development Company Justin Black, development director, Land Securities Gavin Taylor, operations director, BCEGI Suzannah Nichol, chief executive, Build UK Paul Morrell, former government chief construction adviser Iain Roche, head of innovation, HS2 Peter Henry, development director, Harworth Estates Carl Delvin, programme director, Horizon Nuclear Jeroen Pat, TDI Chris Williamson, director, Weston Williamson Trevor Burns, executive director of development, East Thames Annie Hampson, chief planning officer, City of London Paul Williams, director, Derwent Ray Melee, development director, Gatwick Airport Francis Keenan, managing director, FK Group Tech Sprint Judges – How to reduce construction costs Iain Roche, head of innovation, HS2 Kuldeep Gharatya, head of technical strategy, systems performance and innovation, London Underground Malcolm Taylor, head of technical information, Crossrail Rick Robinson, IT director for smart data and technology, Amey Source link
Taking the next leap to tackle the digital skills gap, The Juice Academy has relaunched its graduate scheme to help place talented graduates, passionate about social media, into creative industry positions. The course follows a hugely successful pilot graduate programme in November 2015, in which 19 roles in businesses were created in the area at leading companies such as BJL, Manchester Science Partnerships, Forever Manchester and Smoking Gun PR. Graduates will have the chance to work with top companies throughout the North West while training concurrently at The Juice Academy, based right here at Tangerine HQ. The six month long programme, starting this December, will equip graduates with the practical experience and knowledge required to step onto the career ladder and secure a full time position. Sandy Lindsay MBE, founder and chair of Tangerine and The Juice Academy said: “The Juice Academy’s social media graduate programme is a unique training opportunity for both North West based businesses and graduates. To date we’ve trained over 180 apprentices through The Academy and now we will be providing even more highly trained young professionals to businesses in the region. “It can be difficult getting that first foot on the career ladder, but I have every confidence that the programme will provide invaluable training and practical experience for digitally talented young people from across the region so they can get their start in the creative industry.” Graduates will earn while they learn throughout the course, gaining six months work experience in a top North West company. Those holding a Foundation diploma or Higher National Diploma will also be considered. If you think you have what it takes, please apply at www.juiceacademy.co.uk or email carly.phillips@juiceacademy.co.uk before the deadline on 25th November. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to the ‘boot camp’ selection day on 29th November. If you would like to take on a Graduate for your business, please email amy.coney@thejuiceacademy.co.uk. To apply for the boot camp selection day at The Juice Academy, Manchester, please visit www.juiceacademy.co.uk or email carly.phillips@juiceacademy.co.uk.
A RISING star from leading independent management, design and construction consultancy Pick Everard has won the Young Achiever of the Year award at this year’s Constructing Excellence National awards. 31-year-old Mike Reader said he was thrilled to win the Young Achiever award, which recognises the very best emerging talent in the construction industry across the UK. Held at the Marriott Grosvenor Square on 4 November, Mike said: “I am very honoured to receive the award. The support and development opportunities I’ve been given at Pick Everard over the last nine years has been amazing. “It was humbling to have initially won the regional award in the East Midlands, so to be selected for the national award is a huge personal achievement.” Pick Everard has 11 offices across the UK in London, Birmingham, Inverness, Derby, Bury St Edmunds, Cardiff, Nottingham, Leicester, Glasgow, Manchester and Taunton. We’re immensely proud of Mike’s achievement Alastair Hamilton, partner at Pick Everard, said: “We’re immensely proud of Mike’s achievement. In our 150th anniversary year as a business, it’s fantastic to see our staff being recognised in this way. It’s a testament to the hard work and determination Mike shows on a daily basis that he’s achieved this award.” Mike has flourished during his career at Pick Everard and was appointed as national director of strategic development, last year. His career progression has seen him develop from a graduate civil engineer to national director level within just nine years. During this time, he has helped to propel Pick Everard forward, helping to take the firm into new sectors and areas of work, consistently challenging traditional ways of working and offering more effective solutions. Mike is the youngest director ever appointed at Pick Everard and is already establishing himself within the national built environment sector. He is a tenacious and hardworking individual who is passionate about the industry and promoting the successes not only of Pick Everard, but the industry as a whole, and regularly goes over and above what is expected of him to achieve that. He has built a specialist strategic development team within Pick Everard, which has helped to transform the traditional marketing, business development, bidding and client care functions of the firm. Mike is also committed to upskilling the construction industry as a whole and works hard to engage with schools, colleges and universities to help to encourage the next generation of talent. This will help with more students becoming the Young Achiever. The annual Constructing Excellence awards recognise the very best achievements by construction industry firms, individuals and clients across the region. Pick Everard, which is today one of the UK’s top 30 multi-professional consultancies, operates regionally and nationally across a broad range of sectors including education, blue light, healthcare, defence, custodial, industrial & manufacturing and workplace. Its services include project management, cost management, architecture, building surveying, building services engineering, civil engineering, structural engineering and management advice
Introducing the World’s First Elevated Home: Is It the Answer to the UK’s Housing Issues? While some industries are constantly heralded as holding the keys to a bright and progressive future, others are derided as moribund and increasingly irrelevant in the modern age. Take manufacturing, for example, which despite accounting for 52% of UK exports and generating 2.5 million jobs in the UK is still viewed as a declining entity. A similar gap between perception and reality is also evident in the construction sector, particularly as the demand for new homes has suffered in line with rising price points. Despite this and the challenges created by Brexit, however, the construction sector actually showcased impressive growth while the Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index increased to a healthy 52.6. The World’s First Elevated Home, and What Will it Means for the UK? While supply, demand and determinism shape the robust nature of the construction sector, however, there is another important factor at play. This is innovation, which was in evidence recently as a UK developer applied for planning permission to construct an experimental property that can rise on jacks in the event of a flood. Although still at the planning and stage, the idea is the subject of both domestic and international patents and it has the potential to revolutionise the property market (particularly in the UK). The structure itself, which will be built in Spalding, Lincolnshire once planning permission has been granted, will sit on a steel ring beam instead of conventional foundations. It will also boast a modular, steel-frame design that can be easily disassembled at will, while the mechanical jacking system (which includes eight individual jacks) will be powered by a central metre and elevate the property by up to 1.5 metres. According to moderate estimates, this system can fully elevate the property within a period of five minutes, enabling home-owners to react to unexpected flooding and safeguard their home before seeking out temporary accommodation. Are There Any Potential Issues with the Build, and How Might it Influence the Marketplace? Aside from planning delays and potential construction issues, there are other issues that may prevent this innovative project from coming to fruition. To begin with, the cost of the build is likely to be high, particularly when you scale the idea and factor in features such as integrated, rooftop solar panels and complex pipe networks. Given the challenges that construction firms face when attempting to budget their working capital across large-scale projects, an inflated cost base could make the completion of multiple units unlikely in the near-term. With that being said, however, there is no doubt that this ground-breaking concept could have a seminal impact on the housing market in the UK. Not only could it increase the level of demand for property in coastal areas, for example, but it may even enable private sector firms to build on land that is currently inaccessible due to the risk of flooding. With demand currently outstripping supply in the housing market, elevating homes could correct this imbalance and lower price points accordingly. This is a long way off, of course, and there are many challenges to overcome before the first elevating house can even by built. If the concept is a commercial and theoretical success, however, it could open up more land to construction firms and help to re-establish a viable equilibrium in the property market.
Vital Energi would like to congratulate York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on their work to lower carbon emissions, which has been honoured for the fourth time at a national awards ceremony. This will help bring inline York Healthcare programmes. “Best Examples of Efficiencies” The Trust’s energy project at The York Hospital was “Highly Commended” in the “Best Examples of Efficiencies” category of the Building Better Healthcare Awards 2016. This follow wins by the Trust at the Association for Decentralised Energy Awards, the H&V Awards and achieving “Highly Commended” status at the NHS Sustainability Awards 2016. Vital Energi have been working in partnership with the Trust to implement a range of energy conservation measures in addition to installing a state-of-the-art, low carbon energy centre. The project is underpinned with an energy performance contract, provided by Vital Energi, which guarantees carbon reductions of almost 3,000 tonnes of CO2 per year and financial savings of £848,000 per year over the course of the 15 year contract. Regional Director, Mike Cooke commented, “This project has been extremely successful and we are delighted to see it, once again, honoured at a national awards ceremony. This was one of the first projects to be procured through the Carbon & Energy Fund and what it has done is clearly demonstrate the financial and carbon savings which can be made by Trusts who embrace the two-step approach to energy reduction and energy generation and we are sure more, like-minded Trusts will follow in York’s footsteps going forward.” After the project at The York Hospital proved successful, Vital Energi was commissioned to undertake similar projects at the Trust’s Scarborough and Bridlington hospitals. These three projects will deliver a guaranteed £22.2m savings and reduce carbon emissions by over 87,000 during their 15 year contracts. Jane Money, Head of Sustainability, York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said: “This project, procured through the Carbon and Energy Fund, has allowed us to tackle carbon reduction through engineering solutions, which included speeding- up replacement programmes, reducing operating costs and achieving critical plant resilience. With the guaranteed financial savings and the reduction in carbon emissions achieved in the first year, the obvious next step for us was to replicate these arrangements at Scarborough and Bridlington Hospitals, and continue this carbon and cost reduction work with Vital Energi. The Trust is delighted to receive national recognition for this project.” All in all this is great for the future of York Healthcare plans.
The Considerate Constructors Scheme – the national Scheme to improve the image of construction – has made appointments with a new Statutory Board of Directors. The new board includes four independent non-executive Directors: Roma Agrawal, a distinguished structural engineer; Richard Byrne, a prominent Health and Safety Director; Nick Coley, a successful entrepreneur within civil engineering and contracting; and Simon Harvey, a renowned strategy and marketing director with a wealth of experience of launching consumer products to younger generations. They were appointed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Scheme in London on 2 November. Scheme Executive Chairman Isabel Martinson leads the new Statutory Board of Directors, which also comprises representatives from the Schemes owners, Dr Diana Montgomery, Chief Executive of the Construction Products Association (CPA), Professor John Nolan, Chairman of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and Chief Executive of CIC, Graham Watts OBE. Mike Petter joins the Board as Chairman of the new standing Service and Performance Committee. I am delighted to announce the newly formed Statutory Board of Directors Isabel Martinson, Executive Chairman of the Considerate Constructors Scheme, said: “I am delighted to announce the newly formed Statutory Board of Directors. The new directors bring experience and expertise across a wide spectrum of disciplines and industries, as well as a passion for the construction industry and the built environment. They are all fully committed to the ethos of the Scheme’s vision to further improve the reputation and image of the industry and to change perceptions held by Government, the general public, educators, careers advisors, parents and individuals, including the next generation and career changers.” The new standing Service and Performance Committee, led by Mike Petter, will oversee the operational management of the Scheme and will report in to the Statutory Board of Directors. Click here to find out more about each of the new appointments.
The property management team from Sheffield solicitors, Taylor&Emmet LLP, is achieving national recognition of its skills, after being shortlisted for a prestigious industry award. Taylor&Emmet is one of the final four firms in the running for the legal services category at this year’s Property Management Awards (PMAs). The competition celebrates the dedication and passion of those in the property management sector. To make the shortlist, Taylor&Emmet was required to demonstrate its quality of service, depth of knowledge, excellence in communication and commitment to staff development. Winners will be announced on December 1 at a special black tie ceremony at Wembley Stadium in London. They will be chosen based on the combined results of a public vote and the scores of an independent judging panel. We are really excited to reach the finals of the PMAs for a third consecutive year. Cassandra Zanelli, Taylor&Emmet’s head of property management, said: “We are really excited to reach the finals of the PMAs for a third consecutive year. Our team is relatively small in comparison to other contenders, but we are proving a big hit with all types of clients across the UK. Our services are becoming increasingly sought after, thanks to the quick and consistent results we achieve and our focus on customer service.” Taylor&Emmet’s PMA shortlisting follows hot on the heels of success at the Yorkshire Legal Awards, where it was named the region’s top residential conveyancing firm. To support Taylor&Emmet’s bid for a Property Management Award, visit www.propertymanagementawards.co.uk/vote before 5pm on Monday, November 14. For more information about its property management services, telephone (0114) 218 4000, visit www.tayloremmet.co.uk or follow the firm on Twitter @tayloremmet.