Browser does not support script. Contact us RIBA President Stephen Hodder said: “The Construction 2025 agenda has played a major part in helping the UK Construction sector rise to the challenge of getting Britain building. If we are to tackle the housing crisis and deliver the infrastructure needed it is
Ofgem has announced its fifth, and biggest, tender round for offshore transmission owners (OFTOs) will kick off on 10 October. The round will allow companies bid to become owners of five transmission links to offshore windfarms, which have an estimated value of £2 billion in total and
30 March 2016 | Herpreet Kaur Grewal Facilities company Shetland FM has won a three-year catering contract with major oil company BP. The company will provide meals at its Sella Ness site for BP staff and contractors. Shetland FM has experience providing hotel services,
Servelec, the Sheffield-based technology and software group, has won a contract by a UK gas supplier to provide a remote operations solution for a gas platform in the North Sea. The group will achieve this by deploying a specially developed Servelec Controls system. Work has now started on the project
Civil engineering business Moulding Contracts Limited is set to cut the jobs of 90 workers after being placed into administration by the High Court. A process to secure a buyer and additional funding for the £18m-turnover firm were unsuccessful. Diane Hill and Mark Getliffe of business advisory firm CLB Coopers
Browser does not support script. Contact us RIBA President Stephen Hodder said: “The Construction 2025 agenda has played a major part in helping the UK Construction sector rise to the challenge of getting Britain building. If we are to tackle the housing crisis and deliver the infrastructure needed it is vital that government works with the whole sector, including architects and other professional services, who coordinate, enable and drive this work.” “The loss of the Chief Construction Adviser role at this crucial time will leave a significant gap in terms of drawing together the skills of the sector. The industry needs to look at how the workstreams announced will be coordinated to avoid silos developing in the new approach. It’s therefore vital that the work of the new Construction Leadership Council is informed by the whole of the industry and the professional services sector has strong representation.” -ends- NOTES TO EDITORS 1. For further press information please contact Melanie Mayfield in the RIBA Press Office melanie.mayfield@riba.org 020 7307 3662 2. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) champions better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and our members www.architecture.com 3. Follow us on Twitter for regular RIBA updates www.twitter.com/RIBA Posted on Friday 17th July 2015 Source link
Ofgem has announced its fifth, and biggest, tender round for offshore transmission owners (OFTOs) will kick off on 10 October. The round will allow companies bid to become owners of five transmission links to offshore windfarms, which have an estimated value of £2 billion in total and a generation capacity of 2.3GW. Ofgem senior partner, networks, Jonathan Brearley, said: “Since the launch of the OFTO regime, the first three tendering rounds have delivered £700 million in savings and have attracted over £3 billion in investment value. “By providing the opportunity for investors to now participate in the tendering of over £2 billion of assets in the next round, it should ensure the delivery of further value for consumers and contribute to reducing the overall cost of offshore wind.” The five offshore windfarms for which transmission links are being tendered are Dudgeon, off Cromer in Norfolk; Galloper, off the East Coast of England; Race Bank in the northern reaches of The Wash off the Norfolk coast; Rampion near Sussex and the Walney Extension in the Irish Sea. Ofgem released the shortlist of five bidders competing to own and run the £230 million transmission link to the Burbo Bank Extension windfarm this month. The Burbo Bank Extension is being tendered through the fourth round of the OFTO regime, and the preferred bidder will be announced in April 2017. The regime was launched by Ofgem in 2009 and uses competitive tendering for licensing offshore electricity systems. The first three tender rounds brought several new players into the UK transmission market. The OFTO regime also offers a range of organisations including UK life insurers and pension funds opportunities to invest in long-term infrastructure. Source link
30 March 2016 | Herpreet Kaur Grewal Facilities company Shetland FM has won a three-year catering contract with major oil company BP. The company will provide meals at its Sella Ness site for BP staff and contractors. Shetland FM has experience providing hotel services, recreation and welfare, security and logistics. It took control of the operation and management of Sella Ness in February 2015. Since Shetland FM began running the Sella Ness site, it has expanded its operations in the islands and is developing business in other areas of the world. In addition to Sella Ness, now refurbished and home to Petrofac and Total engineers working on final commissioning of the Shetland Gas Plant, Shetland FM leases the former Viewforth care home from Shetland Islands Council. Shetland FM also recently signed a partnership agreement with Shetland Islands Council Active Schools to allow its recreation and welfare staff to help sports and community groups. Source link
Servelec, the Sheffield-based technology and software group, has won a contract by a UK gas supplier to provide a remote operations solution for a gas platform in the North Sea. The group will achieve this by deploying a specially developed Servelec Controls system. Work has now started on the project and is expected to contribute towards revenues in the current financial year. Following installation on the first platform by May 2017, there are options to extend the system to cover additional platforms. Alan Stubbs, chief executive officer of Servelec Group, said: “As a business focused on helping our customers to reduce their Opex whilst extending the life of ageing assets, we are proud to be working with our customer on this game-changing project. “The remote operations and monitoring system provided by Servelec will extend the operational life and viability of the platform for years to come. “This project marks a significant achievement for Servelec and further strengthens the Group’s position with regards to winning additional contracts on this customer’s other assets as well as with other OEMs; many of whom we are already in discussion with about future opportunities.” Article taken from https://bdaily.co.uk/industrials/21-12-2016/sheffield-tech-group-servelec-wins-contract-with-major-uk-gas-supplier/
Civil engineering business Moulding Contracts Limited is set to cut the jobs of 90 workers after being placed into administration by the High Court. A process to secure a buyer and additional funding for the £18m-turnover firm were unsuccessful. Diane Hill and Mark Getliffe of business advisory firm CLB Coopers in Manchester have been appointed as joint administrators for Moulding Contracts, which operated from from bases in Greater Manchester, Oxfordshire and County Durham. Mark said: “Moulding Contracts will complete some specific contracts but there is no prospect of it continuing to trade as a going concern. “The workforce was already in a redundancy consultation.“ Speaking further, he said there is “every prospect of creditors being paid a distribution”, adding: “The expectation is that we will be able to distribute funds back to creditors in 2017. “A plan has been agreed to effect this and creditors will be consulted early in the New Year.“ Founded in 1950 as a family-run plant hire company in the North West, Moulding Contracts went on to become a major service provider for both the quarrying and brick making industries across the North and Midlands. In 1996, after a string of successful joint venture projects, Moulding Contracts merged with a North East-based regional landfill engineering business. Employees affected include site agents, site engineers, plant operators and groundworkers. CLB Coopers’ Mark Getliffe continued: “It’s unwelcome to see people lose their jobs at any time of year but there is a chronic shortage of these skills across civil engineering and construction, so it’s our hope and belief that the workforce will be able to find alternative employment.“ Article taken from https://bdaily.co.uk/industrials/21-12-2016/90-jobs-lost-as-civil-engineering-firm-moulding-contracts-enters-administration/
