A ground breaking ceremony has taken place at the Birmingham100 site. This project will see the construction of an industrial warehouse unit that will measure just over 100,000 sq. ft. located on a 5.72 acre site north of Birmingham City centre. The Walsall Road project is owned by Barwood Property
Applications are now being accepted for the 13th DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards. These awards have become well known by industrial companies over the 13 years the event has taken place. They act as a certificate of workplace safety, sustainability and high operational skill. The DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards
A ground breaking ceremony has taken place at the Birmingham100 site. This project will see the construction of an industrial warehouse unit that will measure just over 100,000 sq. ft. located on a 5.72 acre site north of Birmingham City centre. The Walsall Road project is owned by Barwood Property 2015 Limited Partnership. The Property Partnership is a five year Fund which is run by Barwood Capital, a Northampton based investment and development business that focuses on then real estate sector. The Fund managed by First Industrial, a specialist industrial real estate development business based in Warwick. Both these parties have named Buckingham Group Contracting Limited the contractor for the Birmingham100 project. It is thought that the contract will lead to the employment of more than 100 people. This partnership has a history, with Buckingham Group Contracting Limited having already delivered more than 860,000 sq. ft. over the last few years for First Industrial. Hopefully this new Birmingham project will be a continuation of that good working relationship. It is hoped that this project will be completed on time and on budget. The ground was officially broken at the ceremony by three members of the partnership for the project. Edward Henson who is director of Barwood Capital and Oliver Bertram, the development Director of First Industrial and Tony Hooper of the Buckingham Group completed the ceremony to mark the start of the development. The project should represent the confidence in the growing demand for the industrial market in Birmingham. The development could lead to more growth and employment for the area. Creating industrial sites makes space for businesses looking for industrial units in the Midlands. Birmingham100 is a warehouse unit that will be a single storey high and will be fully fitted with the ability to offer office spaces to be occupied by 130 people. There will also be space for 47 HGV trailers to park, and 95 car parking spaces. The plan is for the project to be finished by the third quarter of 2017, and is expected to be marketed at £11.5 million or available to rent at £6.50 per sq. ft.
Applications are now being accepted for the 13th DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards. These awards have become well known by industrial companies over the 13 years the event has taken place. They act as a certificate of workplace safety, sustainability and high operational skill. The DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards have helped with the promotion of initiatives that can save lives as well as protect the environment. The awards are judged by a jury of workplace safety, environment and operations experts. Application forms for the awards can be submitted until April 23rd 2017. There will then be an opportunity to complete the entry which should include a summary of any project wanting to be considered for the award, the deadline for the more extensive information is 31st May 2017. The DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards was launched in 2002 and has had an increased number of applicants each time the event is run. In 2015, entries were almost 150% higher than they were in 2013. The applications for these awards comes from a variety of different industry sectors from around the world. Applications for the DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards are allowed from every company or organisation that has the ability to show significant achievements in the event categories. The three categories are: Safety, Sustainability and Operational Excellence. The process of the Awrds will be that the regional winners will be announced at some point in the early summer, then the global winner will be revealed in September at an awards ceremony. This awards ceremony will take place within the XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Singapore. Each category will be judged according to a set criteria which includes management commitment, cultural evolution, performance improvement, innovation and stakeholder engagement. The winners will receive a trophy and a certificate at the Singapore award ceremony.
