June 12, 2017

U+I targets Kent and Surrey with £250m PRS developments

Developer U+I has unveiled plans to build £250m-worth of private rental sector housing in Kent and Surrey. U+I has submitted planning applications to develop housing in Ashford, Maidstone, Swanley and Woking – more than 1,000 new rental homes in total. “We have selected these sites very carefully,” said U+I deputy

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Dubai investment unit axes most of its staff

Istithmar World, the investment unit at the heart of Dubai’s financial crisis, has made most of its staff redundant as the emirate cuts costs further to deal with the regional economic downturn sparked by the sustained slump in oil prices and global economic weakness. More than 15 staff at the

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Happy Mortgage Freedom Day

According to new research from Halifax, today (19th April) is the day when new borrowers will have earned enough to pay off the annual cost of their mortgage – or this year’s UK Mortgage Freedom Day. As the result of average annual mortgage repayment edging up by £17 during the

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Leeds BS announces record H1 results

Leeds BS announces record H1 results Leeds Building Society has announced this morning that further growth in mortgage lending has boosted its performance for the first half of 2016. The UK’s fifth largest building society has now delivered sustained growth for over five consecutive years and has mortgage balances of

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Essentia and MJ Medical Form Partnership for Healthcare Planning Projects

Essentia Trading Ltd, the healthcare planning and infrastructure consultancy, has formed a strategic partnership with healthcare planning, equipment and technology experts, MJ Medical, to offer their combined services on healthcare projects in the UK, Middle East and overseas. Under the partnership, Essentia will focus on upstream healthcare planning, headed by

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Gilberts Has Been Seen Really Successful Levels of Growth

Gilberts the British engineering business has been seen really successful levels of growth recently. The growth that the business has seen has led the the company having to increase their warehousing space by nearly 10%. Gilberts is a family owned and run company that is based in Blackpool. The company,

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Graeme Ogle Has Been Appointed as the Senior Associate

Graeme Ogle has been appointed to be the Senior Associate at Hamilton Architects. The Architect’s Firm offer a range of different services to their clients across a number of different disciplines. The Firm’s Clients are based in Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK as well as Mainland Europe. Hamilton Architects

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June 12, 2017

U+I targets Kent and Surrey with £250m PRS developments

Developer U+I has unveiled plans to build £250m-worth of private rental sector housing in Kent and Surrey. U+I has submitted planning applications to develop housing in Ashford, Maidstone, Swanley and Woking – more than 1,000 new rental homes in total. “We have selected these sites very carefully,” said U+I deputy chief executive Richard Upton. “Each one is close to a train station, beautiful parks and located in quality towns where consistent rental and capital growth will be evident and each will remain relatively affordable for the wider population.” In Ashford (below), U+I is planning a development of 200 homes on a six acre site owned by the Homes & Communities Agency opposite Ashford International train station. The proposed development would also have a 120-bed hotel, an Aldi food store, a new brewery and visitor centre for local wine and beer maker, Chapel Down and flexible retail and commercial space. Construction of the project could start in early 2017 depending on planning permission.   The site in Maidstone (below) comprises two phases with planning consent already obtained to develop 192 residential units in the first phase. An application will shortly be submitted for the second phase of the project to develop 300 residential units, the majority of which would be delivered as private rental homes in a 17-storey tower block. Both the Ashford and Maidstone schemes have been designed by Guy Hollaway Architects. In Swanley (above), an application was submitted in July to extend Swanley Square shopping centre, which is owned by U+I. The extension would include 340 residential units, 46,780 sq. ft. of new commercial and retail, restaurants, shops, new office space and a new car park. The Swanley town centre project is designed by HLM Architects. In Woking, U+I has submitted a planning application to redevelop Elizabeth House, a vacant 1980s office building, into 241 new flats, as well as offices, shops and restaurants. Architect is RTKL, a build-to-rent specialist.   Richard Upton said: “Home ownership is no longer the be-all and end-all – increasingly, a new generation is choosing to rent and they want high quality and affordable accommodation to match their lifestyle and aspirations. This generation has high expectations – meeting these expectations and delivering great new homes for rent is a key part of our offer as a business. These 1,000 homes represent the first chapter in our unfolding rental story.”   Further Images This article was published on 28 Sep 2016 (last updated on 28 Sep 2016). Source link

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Dubai investment unit axes most of its staff

Istithmar World, the investment unit at the heart of Dubai’s financial crisis, has made most of its staff redundant as the emirate cuts costs further to deal with the regional economic downturn sparked by the sustained slump in oil prices and global economic weakness. More than 15 staff at the unit given the task of selling the assets of its parent Dubai World have been given their notice and will gradually exit the company in the coming months, people aware of the matter said. “This is an important cost rationalisation,” said one executive briefed about the decision. “Just a skeleton staff will remain — it was too expensive.” Dubai World declined to comment. Istithmar will continue as a corporate entity, but negotiations over asset sales will be handled by other government bodies, such as Investment Corporation of Dubai, the state entity that holds the emirate’s corporate crown jewels, such as Emirates airline. Istithmar, or “investment” in Arabic, retains stakes in assets such as boutique investment bank Perella Weinberg Partners, retailer Barneys New York, Hong Kong’s Hans Energy and game reserves and resort lodges in Africa. Dubai has the most diversified economy of the oil-rich Gulf and is still seeing strong growth in sectors such as aviation. But the tourism- and services-oriented emirate is nonetheless feeling the reverberations of a sustained drop in oil prices. Dubai is also weighed down by a debt burden of 126 per cent of gross domestic product, including $52bn of bonds and loans coming due over the next three years. Related article New regulations seek to protect executives at failing businesses from criminal prosecution The downsizing at Istithmar reflects the growing number of redundancies across the city as businesses trim workforces or replace older professionals with younger staff. Istithmar rose to prominence before the global financial crisis with debt-fuelled acquisitions of global companies such as Time Warner, Standard Chartered and global hotels and real estate such as the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York. After Dubai’s economy was hit by a real estate crash, some of Istithmar’s mortgaged assets were reclaimed by banks with the remainder being sold off over time in a bid to repay creditors under the terms of the $25bn restructuring of parent Dubai World in 2011. But the value of the sales was not enough to repay the overall debt and in 2015, creditors agreed to restructure the 2011 agreement and extend Dubai World’s repayment of $14.6bn until 2022. The last assets held by Istithmar are proving difficult to sell, bankers say. Attempts to sell Istithmar’s lossmaking, retired Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship, or refurbish the historic liner as a hotel, have so far failed and the vessel remains docked at Dubai’s Port Rashid harbour. “This is the final stage of a multiyear run off, and while these last assets will take time to unwind — you don’t need a huge infrastructure to do so,” said a senior banker. Sample the FT’s top stories for a week You select the topic, we deliver the news. Source link

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Happy Mortgage Freedom Day

According to new research from Halifax, today (19th April) is the day when new borrowers will have earned enough to pay off the annual cost of their mortgage – or this year’s UK Mortgage Freedom Day. As the result of average annual mortgage repayment edging up by £17 during the year, this year’s Mortgage Freedom Day occurs a day later than last year’s. Rental Freedom Day, on the other hand, comes 16 days later on the 5th May – again a day later than in 2015. Based on the average annual mortgage repayment cost of £7,584 and the average net annual income of £26,023, Halifax has calculated that homeowners with a mortgage will have today earned enough on average to cover their mortgage payments for the rest of 2016. Londoners have the longest wait There is a wide variation in Mortgage Freedom Day across the country, with home owners in Scotland and Northern Ireland achieving this on 12th March, followed by Yorkshire and the Humber (25th), the North West (26th) and the North (27th). Mortgage Freedom Day for Londoners doesn’t arrive until 26th June – three months later than in northern England. Rental Freedom Day across the country Regionally, the North was the first to achieve Rental Freedom Day (5th April) this year, just ahead of Yorkshire and the Humber (9th April) and the East Midlands (13th April). Tenants in London have to wait until 13th July.   Craig McKinlay, Mortgage Director, Halifax, commented: “For most homeowners, mortgage payments are the biggest outgoing every month; knowing they’ve earned enough to pay off their mortgage for another year should be a reassuring thought. On the other hand, those who rent will need to work a further couple of weeks to have earned enough to cover their annual rental cost.” Mortgage Freedom Day comes early in Scotland At local authority district level, new borrowers in West Dunbartonshire recorded the earliest Mortgage Freedom Day in 2016, on 21st February. Eight of the ten earliest Mortgage Freedom Days this year take place in Scotland, including Inverclyde and East Ayrshire (both 23rd February) and North Lanarkshire (25th February). The remaining two local areas are Copeland in Cumbria (27th February) and Blaenau Gwent (2nd March). Home owners in South Bucks have to wait until the autumn for Mortgage Freedom Day (12th September), followed by Hammersmith and Fulham (21st August), Brent in North West London (19th August) and Ealing (8th August). Source link

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Contract Drilling Market – Global Industry Opportunities and Forecasts 2023

Category: Construction Industry Today | Subscribe to Construction Industry Today Feed Published Thu, Mar 3rd 2016 Contract Drilling Market – Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 – 2023 Posted via Industry Today. Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday The Global increase in the drilling activities in order to cater the energy requirements of industrial and nonindustrial sectors has direct implications on the global contract drilling market. Rapid growth in population of different countries has further created an additional pressure on governments to supply the life line energy. Requirement of high capital expenditure and technical capabilities for the purpose of maintaining and purchasing the drilling equipments has augmented the market for contract drilling services. The service provider companies carry out all the drilling operations on the behalf of principal company as per the terms of contract. Movement towards the offshore drilling activities that require special expertise to carry out the drilling operations has further given a boost to such companies that are specialized in providing drilling services on a contract basis. Segmentation of the contract drilling market can be done on the basis of service type, contract length, terrain types and geographies. Sometimes the principal companies require only a particular type of service that forms only a part of the drilling process. Depending upon the tenure of the project contract drilling market can be classified into short term and long term contract drilling market. Contract length for such product depends upon the size of the project or the number of wells that are to be drilled. Contract drilling services can be used to serve both the onshore and offshore drilling operations. Onshore contract drilling companies are taking advantage of the investments by principal companies to exploit unconventional shale gas, shale oil and coal bed methane reservoirs. Advancement in drilling technologies has led to a shift of contract drilling companies towards the offshore areas in search of oil and gas reservoirs. Companies are willing to invest in exploring the shallow as well as the untapped deep and ultra deep water areas. Download Research Report Brochure for more info: http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/sample/sample.php?flag=B&rep_id=7724 Geographical segmentation of the contract drilling market can be done by identifying the major oil and gas producing countries. Major countries include the United States, Canada and Mexico in North America; Russia and Offshore areas of the United Kingdom and Norway in the North Sea. Middle East and African segment include major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Angola Libya and Nigeria. Surge in the development of oil and gas industry in the African continent is expected to be beneficial for the contract drilling companies willing to invest in the African market. The Latin America segment includes countries such as Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia. Increased drilling operations in the offshore areas of Brazil coupled with the surge in drilling activities to tap the shale gas reserves of Argentina has the potential to attract the contract drilling companies. Rising energy demands, increase in the onshore and offshore drilling activities, advancement in drilling technologies and the movement towards development of unconventional sources of energy are the major drivers for the contract drilling market. High capital requirement for purchase and maintenance of drilling equipments is the major restraint to the contract drilling market. Untapped hydrocarbon reserves of North African nations can act as the opportunities for the contract drilling market. Some of the key players of the contract drilling market include companies such as Schlumberger Limited, Basic Energy Services, Sidewinder Drilling, Inc., Baker Hughes Incorporated and Halliburton. Full Research Report: http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/contract-drilling-market.html Contact information Mr. Sudip .STransparency Market ResearchState Tower, 90 State Street,Suite 700,United StatesAlbany12207+91- 8600924083 Source link

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Leeds BS announces record H1 results

Leeds BS announces record H1 results Leeds Building Society has announced this morning that further growth in mortgage lending has boosted its performance for the first half of 2016. The UK’s fifth largest building society has now delivered sustained growth for over five consecutive years and has mortgage balances of £12.2bn, savings balances of £10.6bn and 738,000 members, all higher than at any time in its history. Leeds Building Society Chief Executive Peter Hill said: “I’m pleased to report another strong set of results as we continue to help more people save and have the home they want. We have worked hard to provide security and value in this historically low interest rate environment. As a result, membership numbers and mortgage and savings balances are all at record levels. Mortgage lending We remain focused on helping more borrowers by offering competitive mainstream products, and supporting those who are not well served by the wider market. New residential mortgage lending increased by 33% to £1.93bn (£1.45bn to June 2015), which is significantly above our market share. Our mortgage products continue to be recognised by the industry and we received the ‘Innovation in Personal Finance’ accolade at the 2016 Moneyfacts Awards for our Interest Only product. In the first half of 2016 we helped more than 3,900 First Time Buyers step onto the property ladder, accounting for over £500m of mortgages and 27% of our total lending through initiatives including shared ownership and the Government’s Help to Buy equity scheme. Savings While borrowers have benefited from historic low rates, we recognise it remains challenging for savers. In this difficult market, we worked hard to provide value for savers. We paid an average of 1.77% (1.82% for the same period in 2015) across our savings range, and increased the amount we paid above the rest of the market average to 0.77% (0.53% for the same period in 2015). Savings balances grew in the first half of 2016 by 6% to £10.6bn (£9.2bn to June 2015). The Society also received the award of ‘Best Regular Savings Account Provider’ for the second year running from the independent consumer advice website Savings Champion, and ‘Best Building Society Savings Provider’ at the 2016 Moneyfacts Awards. Financial performance We anticipated that increased competition in the mortgage market, which we started to see in the second half of 2015, would continue and this has resulted in our Net Interest Margin reducing to 1.37% (1.66% June 2015). Strong lending growth and a reduction in impairment losses and provisions charges have helped to deliver an increase in profit of 5% in the first half of 2016 to £58.0m. Continuing wind down of our commercial loan portfolio resulted in a credit of £1.0m being released from provisions, compared to a charge for impairment losses as at June 2015 of £5.5m. Commercial balances now represent just 1.1% (2.5% in June 2015) of total loans and the Society’s residential arrears (1.5% or more of outstanding mortgage balances) continued to reduce, falling to only 1.24% (1.62% in June 2015). As a result, we have been able to increase Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to a record £832m (£746m in June 2015) and the ratio remained strong at 15.4% (15.5% in June 2015), which is in excess of the regulatory minimum. Total assets increased by 10% to £14.9bn (£12.7bn in June 2015) and our Leverage Ratio was 5.3% (5.6% June 2015) compared to the minimum requirement of 3%. Liquidity remained strong as we built funding in anticipation of potential EU Referendum volatility. Our excellent performance and financial strength meant the credit ratings agencies, Moody’s and Fitch, both affirmed our long-term ‘A’ ratings at the end of June and early July respectively. Investing in the future We continue to invest in the Society to support sustainable growth, improve the customer experience and for the long-term benefit of our current and future members. This included creating 140 new roles as we further increase our capacity. We now employ 1,360 colleagues, more than at any time in our history, and engagement has increased to 79%, well above the sector benchmark. It is these talented colleagues who deliver excellent customer service to our members and we achieved a customer satisfaction score of 93%[4]. As a result of this investment, our cost to asset and cost to income ratios increased to 63p (60p in June 2015) per £100 of assets and 43% (34% in June 2015) respectively. However, our focus on efficiency will ensure these ratios remain among the best in the building society sector. Outlook The Society has delivered strong growth during the first six months of 2016, whilst maintaining financial strength. Following the vote to leave the EU, we’ve seen volatility in the financial markets and Bank Base Rate was reduced to only 0.25% yesterday. This is likely to lead to still lower rates for savers and increased competition in the mortgage market. The Society’s financial strength leaves it well-placed to deal with any economic shocks as we continue to deliver our investment programme, further develop our customer service and remain focused on what we do well, which is help people save and have the home they want.” Source link

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Outokumpu investment in bar finishing capabilities in the European market

Outokumpu has commissioned an investment in its bar finishing capabilities for Degerfors Long Products in Sweden. The investment comprises a new pit furnace, straightener, peeler as well as bar stock services. These investments have been installed during spring and will be in operation during June 2017. Outokumpu is now able to offer stainless heavy bar in size range 70 to 300 mm with peeled surface condition. The new peeling line increases the size range of the peeled heavy bar and billet offering as well as enhances the capabilities to serve the customers requiring high surface quality. Outokumpu has invested in stock services for the bar product range to ensure quick deliveries within Europe. The stock service enables lead times of 2 weeks within Europe and even shorter deliveries in Nordic countries. The customers are also able to order smaller batch sizes from stock when needed. Says Olle Källgren, head of Degerfors Long Products, Sweden: “The investment will open up new possibilities to serve seamless tube customers as well as European and Asian based distributors requiring special bar and billet in larger dimensions. Degerfors Long Products has in-depth material knowledge of stainless steel and its end-use applications. We help customers to select right grade for the specific conditions.” Degerfors Long Products is specialized in stainless steel grades for the most demanding applications. The offering contains austenitic, ferritic, duplex and precipitation hardened grades in Outokumpu Forta, Ultra and Therma ranges as well as Prodec range products for superior machinability. The unit has also NORSOK approved duplex grades specially designed for Oil & Gas industry. Outokumpu has a century of experience in creating efficient, long-lasting, and recyclable stainless steels. Our global offering includes quality-critical long products for the buildings and infrastructures. Our Long Products sites are located in the US, the UK, and Sweden, and are known for their high quality products, flexibility, and world-class delivery performance. Read more about Outokumpu Long Products offering at outokumpu.com/longproducts. ​​

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Essentia and MJ Medical Form Partnership for Healthcare Planning Projects

Essentia Trading Ltd, the healthcare planning and infrastructure consultancy, has formed a strategic partnership with healthcare planning, equipment and technology experts, MJ Medical, to offer their combined services on healthcare projects in the UK, Middle East and overseas. Under the partnership, Essentia will focus on upstream healthcare planning, headed by Healthcare Planning Director, Tina Nolan. It will also be able to provide programme and project management, cost management and optimisation. MJ Medical, led by Technical Director, Danny Gibson, will support from a detailed design perspective, enhanced by its expertise in equipment and technology strategy, design, specification, cost and procurement. Both sides see significant benefits to clients from the combination of unique skills and expertise, continuity of the team and avoiding duplication of effort. The partnership will deliver a greater degree of design accuracy and economy, more certainty on construction costs and reduced risk. Essentia’s healthcare planning team is one of the largest in the UK. It works with clients all over the world to create the best environments and ensure they are clinically and financially sustainable. Its recent projects include the world-class Guy’s Cancer Centre, South London and Maudsley NHSFT estate strategy and Dublin’s new children’s hospital. John Kelly, Healthcare Planning Director at Essentia Trading Ltd, comments: “We’ve known MJ Medical for a number of years and have great respect for them. It makes great sense for us to come together to offer our joint services under one agreement. We will be approaching each project on a case by case basis, meaning that clients will have a bespoke solution for the commercial and technical approach as well as the structure and service delivery.” MJ Medical provides consultancy services that aim to deliver innovative, effective and adaptable healthcare services and facilities that respond to the changing needs of the community. Established for 30 years, MJ Medical‘s diverse and extensive experience spans more than 250 projects across 75 countries totalling approximately US$80 billion in capital value. Nathaniel Hobbs, Director, adds: “Within a fast-changing global healthcare market, clients are increasingly looking for an integrated service that connects considerations of technology strategy and detailed planning with the early modelling and briefing stages. Essentia and MJ Medical are both leaders in our fields; our skills and service offering overlap, but in a complementary way that delivers a service whose whole is considerably greater than the sum of its parts.” For further information about the partnership, its team and services visit the website or telephone 020 7188 6000.  

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Cream of the Construction Industry Gathers to Celebrate Top Trades of 2017

The fifth annual Trades Awards, which were once again sponsored by Stewart Milne Group, took place at Ardoe House Hotel on Friday 9th June, to celebrate and reward excellence within the North East trades and construction industry. 13 awards were handed out across the evening, recognising both individual and company achievements, ranging from “Apprentice of the Year” to “Best Trades Business, 11+ Employees”. This year’s special award for “Outstanding Contribution” went to Gordon Gerrie of Scotia Homes, for his dedication and commitment to apprentices and those entering the construction industry across the past 40 years. The black tie ceremony raised over £4,000 for the official Trades Awards 2017 charity partner, Instant Neighbour, and their CEO Sophy Green was there to tell the audience about the charity’s strong ties to the trades and construction industry via the social enterprise, Joiners Inc. Mearns & Gill are delighted to reveal that the winners of Trades Awards 2017 are: Home/Building Improvement – Interior, sponsored by Flexistore Hyve Architects Home/Building Improvement – Exterior, sponsored by WM Donald MB Landscapes and MCK Construction – joint winners Tradesperson of the Year, sponsored by The Evening Express Keith Murray, WM Donald Excellence in Health & Safety, sponsored by Safety Scotland Stewert Milne Group Young Surveyor of the Year, sponsored by Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Stephen MacPhail, CALA Homes Site Manager of the Year, sponsored by CALA Homes Allan Barclay, Barratt Homes Outstanding Customer Service, sponsored by AD Heating Barratt Homes Best New Business, sponsored by Thorpe Molloy John Willox Kitchen Design Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by Scotia Homes Luke Robinson, Aircon Scotland Trades Innovation, sponsored by The Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen Granite City Ceilings Best Trades Business, 0-10 Employees, sponsored by Revive The Finish Hyve Architects Best Trades Business, 11+ Employees, sponsored by Richard Irvin Energy Solutions WM Donald Outstanding Contribution Gordon Gerrie, Scotia Homes Michael Wilson, Managing Director of Mearns & Gill, the event organisers, said “Friday night was an incredible celebration of the skill, passion and dedication that is present within the North East construction industry. The atmosphere was electric as each of this year’s winners were announced, and our Trades Awards judges were finally allowed to relax after a particularly intense judging process, due to the high standard of applicant this year.” “On behalf of everyone at Mearns & Gill, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate each of this year’s extremely worthy Trades Awards winners, and to thank every person and company who took the time to enter this year. Without your support, there would be no awards ceremony, and we very much hope to speak with you all again when Trades Awards 2018 launches in December!” Neil Thomson, Construction Director of Stewart Milne Homes said “We at Stewart Milne Group are delighted to have been main sponsor of Trades Awards for the 3rd year running.  It remains hugely important to us to promote our industry in a positive way, and to have the opportunity locally, to remind individuals working both within and out with the industry, that they can have a long, very successful, and very rewarding career in construction.” “On a personal note, it was an honour for me to represent Stewart Milne Group on the judging panel again, and to see first-hand that the future of the North East construction industry is in very safe hands.” Mearns & Gill Founded in 1936, Mearns & Gill is a creative marketing agency offering a range of services to a diverse client base, including graphic design, brand strategy, website development, digital strategy and event management. Trades Awards The Trades Awards is an annual event, which rewards and recognises tradespeople and trades businesses in the North-east of Scotland. The awards are open to any individual or business that comes under the category ‘construction’, which by definition is any individual or business involved in the design (internal and external), decoration, modification or restoration of a building or structure. For further information, please contact Isla Stewart, Account Manager, Mearns & Gill on 01224 646311 or isla.stewart@mearns-gill.com

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Gilberts Has Been Seen Really Successful Levels of Growth

Gilberts the British engineering business has been seen really successful levels of growth recently. The growth that the business has seen has led the the company having to increase their warehousing space by nearly 10%. Gilberts is a family owned and run company that is based in Blackpool. The company, Gilberts is the leading air movement specialist in the UK has seen an increase in the levels of demand they experience for their advanced grilles louvres and diffusers and other natural ventilation solutions. The company works to supply their products to customers in the UK market as well as overseas. The company has recently seen in growth in part because of the health of British building and construction sector. This expansion in the construction sector has been reflected in Gilberts’ own development. The company has been investing into a facility to carry out cutting edge R&D and testing. The company has also seen expansion as they has adopted a new sales strategy that has been put into action with the help of a larger sales team. Gilberts has also been able to capitalise on the expansion taking place in the construction sector by investing in progressive processing technology which includes developing a laser fabrication centre. The mixture of all of these investments and developments that have been made by Gilberts mean that they will be able to deliver tailored products that are of a high quality and good value to the consumer as well as offering a range of technical support. The business’ head office in Blackpool includes a manufacturing facility which measures 85,000 sq. ft. as well as an innovative testing facility. Hopefully Gilberts will be able to carry on making the most of the increase in construction projects and the expansion of the sector in order to continue growing and developing more innovative air movement solutions.

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Graeme Ogle Has Been Appointed as the Senior Associate

Graeme Ogle has been appointed to be the Senior Associate at Hamilton Architects. The Architect’s Firm offer a range of different services to their clients across a number of different disciplines. The Firm’s Clients are based in Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK as well as Mainland Europe. Hamilton Architects LLP has offices in London, Belfast and L’Derry and was first founded in 1972. The company therefore has more than 40 years of experience working in order to produce high quality architectural work from flagship commercial and retail spaces to major sports stadia. Graeme is a registered architect and has more than 12 years of post part 3 experience. In his new role as Senior Associate for Hamilton he will be in charge of the management throughout and the delivery of a range of projects that will be carried out by the firm in a number of different sectors. Graeme will be involved in projects from their inception right the way through to their completion. Graeme Graduated with his BSc in Architecture from Queen’s University Belfast. Graeme Ogle also completed his Bachelor of Architecture and his Certificate in Professional Practice and Practical Experience from Queen’s University. In previous roles, Graeme has worked at a number of different leading architecture practices and has therefore gained a range of experience on projects in a number of sectors. The new Senior Associate has worked as a part of projects in the Education, Housing, Commercial and Healthcare sectors throughout his career so far. This experience will stand Graeme in good stead for his new position at Hamilton Architects. Some of the projects that Graeme have been involved in include Ashfield Girls’ School which is located in Belfast; Hemsworth Court, a su[porting housing space for Dementia Care in Belfast. Other projects that Graeme has been involved in include Arvalee School and Resource Centre, Strule Shared Education Campus in Omagh and Castle Tower School which is in Ballymena.

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