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 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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
