Browser does not support script. Contact us Ben Derbyshire has been elected the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He will take over the two-year presidential term from Jane Duncan on 1 September 2017; from 1 September 2016 he will officially become RIBA President-Elect. The position
Cheshire developer Altin Homes Ltd has been fined for safety failings at a site in Altrincham. Above: The toppled blocks that led to the prohibition notices Altin Homes was running the building works at a former petrol station on Woodlands Road in Altrincham, acting as both client and main contractor
VolkerInfra has won a £5m contract to install nearly 10 kilometres of power cables for the Galloper offshore wind farm. Above: Galloper is a sister project of the existing Greater Gabbard wind farm Working for GE’s Grid Solutions, a division of GE Energy Connections, VolkerInfra will provide the substation interconnectors
Residential Secure Income plc has announced that they will be launching their initial public offering. The company is newly established and is a closed-ended investment company that has been incorporated in England and Wales. Through launching their initial public offering Residential Secure Income are hoping to raise as much as
The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) are very pleased to announce that they have set aside an initial sum of £30,000 to assist the membership who will be required to meet the CISRS CPD requirement for their Scaffolders and Advanced Scaffolders from 1st July 2017. This will enable them
Hoskins Brick, the wholly owned distributor of Vandersanden bricks in the UK, has today announced a full rebrand and unveiled its new corporate identity. Effective immediately Hoskins Brick will be known as Vandersanden Group, a name that better represents its company ownership. At the same time, the company unveiled a
Browser does not support script. Contact us Ben Derbyshire has been elected the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He will take over the two-year presidential term from Jane Duncan on 1 September 2017; from 1 September 2016 he will officially become RIBA President-Elect. The position of RIBA President was established in 1835 and has been previously held by significant architects including Sir George Gilbert Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, Alfred Waterhouse and Sir Basil Spence. Ben Derbyshire is chair of HTA Design LLP, a 150 strong multidisciplinary practice based mainly in London and Edinburgh, where he has been a partner since 1987. He has a number of other Board positions including at RIBA Enterprises, Design for Homes, and is a trustee of The London Society. Speaking today Ben Derbyshire said: “Once again we find ourselves in turbulent times. In winning this election I am conscious of a great sense of responsibility owed to architects everywhere, in all corners of the UK and overseas. Jane Duncan has laid the foundations for change at the RIBA that I look forward to driving forward, when I take up the role of President. My primary goal is to champion architects so that they, our sister professions and clients, can advance architecture as the cornerstone of the well-designed and more sustainable built environment society desperately needs. All architects, wherever and however we practice, need an RIBA that works for us.” RIBA President Jane Duncan said: “Congratulations to Ben Derbyshire on his successful election and to Alan Jones and Andrew Salter for putting themselves forward for this fantastic role. During the next year of my Presidency, I will be playing my part in implementing the RIBA’s new five-year strategy which distilled the collective views of our membership. I look forward to passing this important baton on to Ben Derbyshire and ensuring that our profession has a strong voice and all our members, wherever they are, have the skills and support they need to thrive.” Follow Ben on Twitter at www.https://twitter.com/ben_derbyshire -ends- Notes: For further press information contact Melanie Mayfield in the RIBA Press Office melanie.mayfield@riba.org 020 7307 3662 An image of Ben Derbyshire can be downloaded from: https://riba.box.com/s/nk3pyo1o9i1m8kwpzitx5ebaznllotdi The election turnout was 15.2%; Ben Derbyshire was elected with 53.8% of the votes after the exclusion and re-allocation of 1st preference votes. Ben Derbyshire was trained first at Birmingham then at Cambridge School of Architecture from where he joined HTA in 1976 as its fifth member. He became a partner in 1986 and has taken a lead role managing the practice since 1998. He describes the ethos of the multidisciplinary practice as ‘curious, creative, collaborative and communicative’ and he has widely contributed to publications and thought leadership both as a partner of the practice (Chair since 2016) and in his role for other organisations such as The Housing Forum and The London Society. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a global professional membership body that serves its members and society in order to deliver better buildings and places, stronger communities and a sustainable environment. www.architecture.com Follow us on Twitter for regular RIBA updates www.twitter.com/RIBA Posted on Tuesday 9th August 2016 Search architecture.com just start typing and hit enter again × Browser does not support script. Browser does not support script. Source link
Cheshire developer Altin Homes Ltd has been fined for safety failings at a site in Altrincham. Above: The toppled blocks that led to the prohibition notices Altin Homes was running the building works at a former petrol station on Woodlands Road in Altrincham, acting as both client and main contractor employing numerous trade workers and labourers on site. The site first came to HSE’s attention in June 2014 following the collapse of building blocks across the pavement and cycle lane on Woodlands Road. When an HSE inspector investigated, he noted that there were other poorly stacked blocks on site that were at risk of crashing through the hoarding for a second time. The company was told to remove them as soon as possible to reduce this risk. The HSE inspector served two prohibition notices and two improvement notices, along with a notification of contravention during the first site visits. Trafford Magistrates’ Court heard that some of the issues had been satisfactorily dealt with by Altin Homes following HSE’s first intervention but on a second visit, a fortnight later, it had failed to remove the unsafe blocks that had caused the original incident. It had ignored the recommendations of the inspector and put its own workers and members of the public at continual risk. Altin Homes was charged with failing to protect the safety of employees, failure to protect the safety of others including subcontractors and members of the public and one count of failing to plan, manage and monitor construction work so that it was carried out in a safe manner. Altin Homes Ltd of Altin Court, 1a, Woodlands Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 1HG pleaded guilty at Trafford Magistrates Court to breaching Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 22(1)(a) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007. It was fined £40,000 with £3,000 costs. HSE inspector Matt Greenly said after the case: “Altin Homes Ltd failed in their duty to protect their workers, subcontractors and members of the public passing by this site from a foreseeable risk of serious harm. “Luckily no one was injured when the blocks fell through the site hoarding but, given the size and weight of the building blocks that fell onto the pavement and highway, there was the potential to cause serious injury or even death to both employees and the general public. It was nothing other than good fortune that no pedestrians were passing along the pavement when the blocks fell.” This article was published on 27 Apr 2016 (last updated on 27 Apr 2016). Source link
VolkerInfra has won a £5m contract to install nearly 10 kilometres of power cables for the Galloper offshore wind farm. Above: Galloper is a sister project of the existing Greater Gabbard wind farm Working for GE’s Grid Solutions, a division of GE Energy Connections, VolkerInfra will provide the substation interconnectors and onshore export cables for the project. VolkerWessels’ specialist cabling subsidiary will design, supply, install and pre-commission test two 132kV onshore export cables (5,300 metres of cable in total), as well as six 132kV cable circuits in the Galloper substation (1,350 metres in total), two 132kV cables to connect Galloper to a new substation at Sizewell (1,660 metres in total), two 132kV offshore cables (180 metres in total) and six 33kV circuits totalling 1,200 metres of cable. VolkerInfra technical development director Peter Cooke said: “Following on from the successful delivery of our first 132kV project for GE’s Grid Solutions at Salle Substation, we are really excited to have been selected to support them on this much larger and more complex scheme. It is testament to the work we have been doing with other clients and another success for us. We are looking forward to establishing our site presence later this month.” Galloper offshore wind farm is an extension of the existing and fully operational Greater Gabbard wind farm off the coast of Suffolk. The wind farm, which has grid connection secured, has an average annual generation capacity equivalent to the domestic needs of up to 336,000 average UK households. This article was published on 23 Mar 2016 (last updated on 23 Mar 2016). Source link
Residential Secure Income plc has announced that they will be launching their initial public offering. The company is newly established and is a closed-ended investment company that has been incorporated in England and Wales. Through launching their initial public offering Residential Secure Income are hoping to raise as much as £300 million. This money is expected to be raised by placing and offering a subscription of ordinary shares in the capital of the investment company. Residential Secure Income will begin this process by applying for the admission of its ordinary shares on the premium listing section of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority. After this has been done and the application has been passed, the shares will then be admitted for trading on the Main Market. It is on the Main Market that they will be listed for securities of the London Stock Exchange. It is the intention of the Residential Secure Income plc to become a real estate investment trust. As a part of this any of the proceeds that have been made by the issuing of ordinary shares will then be invested into residential asset classes that are made from the UK social housing providers stock. It is thought that most of the social housing providers that will be invested in in this way will consist of Local Authorities and Housing Associations. It is thought that reinvesting in this manner will lead to long-dated and inflation-linked income returns that then create the opportunity for capital growth while also reducing the sensitive nature of the residential housing market. It is thought that the increase demand for housing as well as a reduction of the new UK Government grant is making it more appealing for Housing Associations around the UK to look for other funding opportunities when carrying out their development plans. Local Authorities across the UK are also trying to increase the number of houses that they have available and are looking to private funding in order to make up the reduction in grants offered by the Government. It is thought therefore, that Residential Secure Income is making the most of an attractive market.
The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) are very pleased to announce that they have set aside an initial sum of £30,000 to assist the membership who will be required to meet the CISRS CPD requirement for their Scaffolders and Advanced Scaffolders from 1st July 2017. This will enable them to make a payment of £125 to NASC member companies, who support their employees through this process and meet the costs of their CISRS CPD courses. NASC President Alan Lilley of Commercial Scaffolding Ltd in Hull said: “The Confederation fully supports the introduction of the CISRS CPD requirement prior to card renewal, we see the benefits it will bring to the scheme, the individual card holder and their employers. We do realise however, that as with all training these benefits do not come without costs. As such NASC is looking to reinvest a substantial amount of money into NASC member companies who support their employees through this process and meet the costs of the CISRS CPD training.” The £30,000 figure will help to subsidise training costs for 240 operatives in the first instance, with a further £20,000 ring-fenced for additional CPD funding (160 operatives), should this initiative prove successful. To be eligible to access this funding the operative must hold a current valid CISRS Scaffolder or Advanced card which has been renewed via the CISRS CPD 2-day course. NASC will provide members with a link where they will complete an online application form in order submit a claim. All applications will then be verified via the CISRS database prior to funding being released, payments will be made within 4-6 weeks for those who meet the criteria. Any individual member company will be limited to a maximum of 10 applications initially. CISRS Scheme Manager Dave Mosley said: “It’s great to see the level of financial support NASC is willing to make available to assist their membership a possible figure of £50,000 and I hope I can convince them to consider further funding in 2018.” All UK Scaffolding Contractors who currently pay CITB levy will be able to apply for CITB short duration training daily attendance grant of £50 per day for employees completing CISRS CPD training. For further information visit their website. CITB are currently running a funding pilot with NASC members which if successful will allow that daily attendance grant figure to be raised to £100 per day for those undertaking CPD when the new CIITB funding (2017/18) is made available towards the end of the year. Again, this will be available to all both NASC and non NASC members CISRS with the support of National Construction College, LTC Group 87, Safety and Access Ltd and Simian Skill Ltd intends to run a number of fully subsidised CPD courses across the UK in the coming months. These will be open to all employers on a “first come, first served” basis, initially companies will be limited to 1 candidate per company. CISRS will then look to team up with other CISRS approved Providers as the programme progresses. Further information will be disseminated via participating Training Providers. CPD Course dates are available for bookings at approved Providers. Go to the site for contact details. For details about becoming an NASC member and to find out more about the NASC – the scaffold industry guidance trade body organisation – please visit www.nasc.org.uk or email: enquiries@nasc.org.uk. Or for further details on the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS), please visit www.cisrs.org.uk or email enquiries@cisrs.org.uk.
Hoskins Brick, the wholly owned distributor of Vandersanden bricks in the UK, has today announced a full rebrand and unveiled its new corporate identity. Effective immediately Hoskins Brick will be known as Vandersanden Group, a name that better represents its company ownership. At the same time, the company unveiled a new identity and redesigned website, www.vandersandengroup.co.uk. Vandersanden Group is one of the largest brick manufacturers in Europe, with a total annual production capacity of approximately 500 million bricks. The company consists of 8 brick factories, employing more than 600 employees. In the UK, there are 14 members of staff working from a newly relocated office in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. The new name better represents where the company is today and its vision for the future. Vandersanden Group demonstrates the company’s desire to offer direct access to the manufacturer in the UK, improving communication and building long-term relationships with its customers. Jean-Pierre Wuytack, Chief Executive Officer of Vandersanden Group commented; “I am delighted to take this opportunity to announce that Hoskins Brick is now rebranded as Vandersanden Group. We’re excited to roll out our new name and new look, and feel it celebrates our commitment to the UK market and customers we serve.” For further information about the Vandersanden Group please visit the company website www.vandersandengroup.co.uk.
