A former office building in Sheffield city centre has been transformed into 32 32 high-end apartments by Building Company Ventures with support from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The new residential scheme on Queen Street include 24 one-bed apartments and eight two-bed apartments with completion expected at the end of December.
A market leader in concrete mixers, Telford-based Hymix, has entered a long-term supply agreement with automotive components specialists GKN and is set to relocate to the same industrial site. The agreement will give the company access to improved quality and capacity in component supply and assembly. The significance of the
On Thursday the 29th of June an agreement has been reached for the construction of Cumbernauld Community Campus. The £34.5 million construction project has been planned in order to create a new high-school as well as a theatre and arts venue. The purpose built construction project for the combined arts
Any electrical product that has active components are required by law to be properly Electro Magnetic Compatibility, or EMC, tested. As a part of this EMC testing program, certain lighting products are required to go through this testing as a part of the conformity that is required for the CE
With the Rent Smart Wales scheme put into effect, the first landlord has been fined for non-compliance to the new scheme. The Rent Smart Wales scheme has been implemented by Cardiff Council and looks make sure that the rental market is compliant with legislation that has been put into place
Story Homes, the award winning house building company has announced that they are focused on improving the experience of their customers. The company has made a move towards these improvements with the appointment of a Head of Customer Experience and Communications and a Quality Assurance Project Manager. Story Homes is
One Way has released a study that has looked into the new homes areas that are looking for sales and marketing specialists. The construction and rail recruitment specialist has has released the top five areas in the UK that are looking for the sales and marketing experts. This analysis has
A former office building in Sheffield city centre has been transformed into 32 32 high-end apartments by Building Company Ventures with support from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The new residential scheme on Queen Street include 24 one-bed apartments and eight two-bed apartments with completion expected at the end of December. Building Company Ventures has invested £800k into the redevelopment of the Omnia One building which will have an end value of £4.2 million, with Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking backing the project with a development loan worth £820k. The Omnia One building has been owned by Building Company Ventures since 2004, and was operated as serviced offices until redevelopment works began in April this year. Sebastian Brown, director at Building Company Ventures, said: “There’s a strong demand for residential property in Sheffield at the moment, and the new apartments are in a great location. “This is our largest redevelopment to date, and the support we’ve had from Lloyds Bank has been important in helping us achieve this. “The bank was keen to get involved from the outset, and helped us getting started with the project straight away.” Lloyds Bank supported Building Company Ventures when the firm acquired the Omnia building 12 years ago, with a finance package worth £1.7 million. Danny Brooks, relationship director at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, added: “Being only a short walk from the city’s bars, shops and restaurants, we’re confident the new high-end flats will be a hit. “Lloyds Bank is committed to supporting SMEs and since 2011, we have grown our net to SMEs by more than 29 per cent, building on six years of consistent lending growth.”
A market leader in concrete mixers, Telford-based Hymix, has entered a long-term supply agreement with automotive components specialists GKN and is set to relocate to the same industrial site. The agreement will give the company access to improved quality and capacity in component supply and assembly. The significance of the agreement, and the combination of the GKN facilities and the new Hymix building, will greatly increase the capacity, reducing lead times dramatically, which will bring major benefits to both companies. Hymix has a reputation for innovation, which has led to the universally acclaimed new P2 model. The relocation will provide a separate workshop for the development of new designs so that investment into innovation can continue. The assembly of specialist machines and temperature controlled stores will also enable the business to better service the aftermarket. Nick Humpish, Managing Director of Hymix UK, said working with GKN will allow the company to continue to grow and develop new technologies for the heavy building materials sector, with the Hymix Engineering Team having already expanded to take advantage of the new facility. Mr Humpish said: “We are always looking at ways we can do things better. The move to GKN will give us the chance to bring forward many of the exciting developments we have underway. One of these is the recently launched new P2 model. As well as this mixer weighing less, and therefore able to carry more, it delivers advanced functionality focused on safety and ease of operation. The machine is built with systems chosen for reliability, and is expandable to meet the evolving needs of a demanding industry. “Expanding production capability on a single site will also save time and money and ensure we not only remain competitive in our industry, but also continue to lead the field in innovation. The Hymix P2 offers the mix and delivery performance of all Hymix Machines, but uses modern materials, techniques and proven components to offer lighter trucks with more carrying capacity. GKN will add world class automotive quality, increased capacity and on time delivery for a perfect mix! “This is a very exciting time for Hymix, and we are very much looking forward to working at the new site, and enjoying the advantage of working with GKN.” As a supplier to Hymix, GKN will provide a quality driven process consistent with the demands of TS16949 and a level of operational management that will deliver effective production control. With existing on-site E-coat facilities and a new shot blast and powder coating facility specific to the agreement, the result is excellent corrosion resistance with a uniform durable finish coat. Hymix is a private company which began in 1988. The company employs sixty staff, all of whom will be moving to the new production site and offices.
On Thursday the 29th of June an agreement has been reached for the construction of Cumbernauld Community Campus. The £34.5 million construction project has been planned in order to create a new high-school as well as a theatre and arts venue. The purpose built construction project for the combined arts and high school project will be built on the site of the existing Cumbernauld High School. The new project will lead to a brand new secondary school that will be able to accommodate 950 students. This capacity is required following the merge of Cumbernauld and Abronhill High Schools that took place in the 2014-15 academic year. The construction project will also create a new theatre and arts venue that will be used by the Cumbernauld Theatre Trust Ltd and will contain 400 seats in the main auditorium as well as a box office and a collection of different digital arts rooms. Built into the theatre and arts spaces will also be other performance spaces, administrative offices and other support spaces needed to make the new theatre and arts venue popular and operational. This construction project is taking place on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council, and completed by hub South West. This work is thought to be the latest project that has been started by the construction and infrastructure partnership. The lead contract for the construction work is Morrison Construction, who have expressed their hope for a successful development with their partners Hub South West and North Lanarkshire Council. Morrison has worked with this partnership on three projects over the course of three years. No doubt this construction work will be just as successful. These projects that have been carried out over the course of the last three years are all school projects, with the partnership designing and building Clyde Valley Campus and Greenfaulds High School.
Any electrical product that has active components are required by law to be properly Electro Magnetic Compatibility, or EMC, tested. As a part of this EMC testing program, certain lighting products are required to go through this testing as a part of the conformity that is required for the CE marking on a product. It being vital to obtain the CE marking on a range of lighting products, the electrical testing of products is an important factor of the development process before a product is put on to the market. The LIA Laboratory is the largest independent test laboratory in the UK for the ISO 17025 requirements and the product certification, or the ISO 17065, on behalf of the National Certification Body. While being at the forefront of this testing market, the LIA are focused on making sure that they stay at the cutting edge of technological developments. By making sure that they have access to state of the art equipment, the laboratory can deliver a wide range of fast and affordable EMC services. Whether the service required is just a quick check or a more comprehensive inspection, LIA have the capacity to test products to ensure that they are operational and safe. LIA offer faster checks as well as checks of one mode voltage, full tests for one mode voltage and tests that can take place for a product with a dimming function. LIA also boast a service which offer assistance with the constraints of the market as well as the reduction of risk and the ability to demonstrate safety and conformity needed with relevant legislation and regulation. The Laboratory that is operated by the Lighting Industry Association work to offer the best service possible while carrying out the tests and inspection, with the cost of the tests starting at £700.
With the Rent Smart Wales scheme put into effect, the first landlord has been fined for non-compliance to the new scheme. The Rent Smart Wales scheme has been implemented by Cardiff Council and looks make sure that the rental market is compliant with legislation that has been put into place across the 22 Welsh local authorities. The Rent Smart Wales scheme entails that landlords must be registered if they are expected to comply to the Housing (Wales) Act 2014. The landlords that have rental property in Wales must be registered and have a license granted by Cardiff Council, the designated Licensing Authority for the whole of Wales. Those landlords that do not comply to the registration face legal action, and it has been revealed that one Cardiff landlord that has failed to comply with the Rent Smart Wales scheme has been fined. The Cardiff landlord does not reside in Wales, yet if the property is in Wales, landlords must register. Shelley Bailey from Wotton-Under Edge in Gloucestershire has been prosecuted under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 for breaking the law regarding licensing. As part of this Act, all private landlords with properties in Wales should register, with all self-managing landlords and agents expected to become trained and licensed. Rent Smart Wales acted in information that in this case, the landlord has not complied to the regulations, with officers from Rent Smart Wales trying to contact Ms Bailey in order to inform her of her non-compliance and that she was required to register herself as well as her seven different rental properties that are located in Cardiff. Also, as she was a self-managing landlord, Ms Bailey was required to complete training as well as becoming licensed. However, Ms Bailey failed to take any steps to comply and was then issued with a £150 Fixed Penalty Notice. This too was not paid and Cardiff Council took the next step to prosecute on behalf of the Welsh Government. In her absence, Shelley Bailey was found guilty of 21 offences at Cardiff Magistrates and was fined £3,580 as well as being ordered to pay £457 in costs. This news is an important reminder of the need to obtain the correct registration in order to rent property in Wales.
Story Homes, the award winning house building company has announced that they are focused on improving the experience of their customers. The company has made a move towards these improvements with the appointment of a Head of Customer Experience and Communications and a Quality Assurance Project Manager. Story Homes is in the prestigious position of being one company of only 14 across the entire of the UK that holds a five star rating for their customer service. The five star Homes Builders Federation 5 Star Builder award has been retained by the company for the past four years. This industry awarded accolade is great news for this well known company, who has already managed to develop a reputation for the quality of the houses they build as well as the service that is offered to their customers. The House building company is keen to maintain and develop on their customer service reputation with these two new senior management appointments. Story Homes also the proud holder of the Gold and the Outstanding accreditation’s from In-house Research which is another customer satisfaction body operating in the residential property sector. Story Homes has expanded recently, beginning to operate in Scotland, the North East and the North West in more recent years. However the developer that is headquartered in Carlisle is still looking to make sure that their expansion plans don’t impact on their customer service levels. The developer have promoted two of their existing employees into the roles of Head of Customer Experience and Communications and a Quality Assurance Project Manager. Tracy Calvert has been working for the company for four years and has been appointed as the Head of Customer Experience and Communication. Adam osliff has been appointed into the Quality Assurance Project Manager role after working in the the site-based production team at Story Homes for 13 years. Both new appointments will bring experience and expertise to their roles and will no doubt aid Story Homes as the company continues to expand.
One Way has released a study that has looked into the new homes areas that are looking for sales and marketing specialists. The construction and rail recruitment specialist has has released the top five areas in the UK that are looking for the sales and marketing experts. This analysis has come after a Government report has been published named ‘Fixing Our Broken Housing Market’. The Government report has looked into the different ways in which the construction of new residential properties could be made more efficient. This report and analysis released by the Government and One Way has come during a period where more newly constructed semi-detached homes have been registered than at any other point since records began in 1986. The top five regions around Britain that could benefit from the new homes sales and marketing expertise. The first area that would make the most of the sales and marketing knowledge is Bedfordshire. In this region of the UK there are set to be up to 18,000 new homes built. This mass of construction work is being predicted as part of the creation of four new villages that will be located east of Biggleswade and a new settlement that is planned near to Tempsford. There is also plans for the construction of 2,000 individual homes near to Arlesey. These new building projects in Bedfordshire have a low number of commercial hubs to drive employment in the area which means that sales and marketing specialists will be required to sell the new build homes. Another area that requires sales and marketing specialists in order to increase the sales of new builds in Inverness and the Highlands. In these regions 2,050 new properties are being developed incorporating up to £10 million of affordable housing and funded in part via the Highland Infrastructure Fund. Cornwall is also in need of more sales and marketing experts as one of the biggest single developments is planned to take place, creating more than 27,000 new homes. Hampshire is could also benefit from more knowledge in order to support the high number of construction projects underway or about to be approved. The final area in need of more marketing and sales specialists in Birmingham, with the planned Soho Loop project and a number of other property projects across the area.
