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“The priority of the multi-agency response remains the recovery of the missing men so they can be returned to their families. Specialist officers from Thames Valley Police continue to support the families at this difficult time and we are providing them with regular updates on the progress. “The site owners
Costain and Laing O’Rourke have been trying out a new way to test the strength of sprayed concrete on their Bond Street Station Upgrade (BSSU) project for London Underground. Above: Engineer Francisco Gallego uses a thermal imaging camera to monitor a section of sprayed concrete lining at Bond Street Station
A new Ayr Academy secondary school, built by Keir Construction and delivered by construction and infrastructure-focused partnership hub South West on behalf of South Ayrshire Council, is set to open when the school summer holidays end later this month. Ayr Academy, whose origins can be traced back to 1233 but
City Facilities Management has secured its first contract in the health care sector. The privately-owned FM provider has commenced a three-year, hard FM contract with health care provider, Four Seasons Health Care, who offer a range of care for older people and are considered specialists in Dementia Care. Under the contract
Wates Smartspace (FM) has won a contract with The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to maintain its prestigious London estate. The three-year deal which commenced on 1 August, will see Wates Smartspace deliver planned preventative maintenance services across 30 campus buildings, nine halls of residence and a
Bond Bryan Architects is delighted that its Sheffield Hallam University, Charles Street project has been shortlisted for the Brick Awards within the Education Building Award category. The prestigious awards ceremony, hosted at The Hilton, Park Lane, will take place 9 November 2017. The annual Brick Awards celebrates the use of clay
Construction of Istanbul’s 356m high Küçük Çamlıca TV Tower (KCTV), with facades devised by UK building engineering designers Newtecnic, has commenced. When the futuristic building is completed the £36m structure will be the city’s tallest replacing several unsightly existing broadcast towers. As part of its work, Newtecnic developed an innovative
Coo-Var has added a new formulation to its solar reflective aluminium paint range which now gives an even brighter sheen finish, creating considerably more dissipation of heat and reflection of sunlight. The solar reflective aluminium paint available in Coo-Var’s Specialist Paints range is a bituminous based aluminium paint that gives
ASW Property Services, a property services specialist covering Wales, the Midlands and the South West of England, has signed an agreement with Family Housing Association, a registered social landlord in Swansea, to maintain its 2,800 properties over the next four years. The deal creates job security for more than 100
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“The priority of the multi-agency response remains the recovery of the missing men so they can be returned to their families. Specialist officers from Thames Valley Police continue to support the families at this difficult time and we are providing them with regular updates on the progress. “The site owners RWE have overall responsibility for the safety of buildings and structures on their site. They must produce a plan for a safe method of working before the next stage of the recovery can begin. Once this is received and approved by HSE, emergency services are on hand to recover the missing men. “Preparation at the site, for the recovery, is taking place and will continue over the weekend. “We are working hard to identify as soon as possible what caused the building to partially collapse, to provide answers and prevent such a tragedy happening again.” Source link
Costain and Laing O’Rourke have been trying out a new way to test the strength of sprayed concrete on their Bond Street Station Upgrade (BSSU) project for London Underground. Above: Engineer Francisco Gallego uses a thermal imaging camera to monitor a section of sprayed concrete lining at Bond Street Station The Strength Monitoring Using Thermal Imaging (SMUTI) technique is a patent-protected invention created by Dr Benoit Jones from Cambridge University. SMUTI uses a thermal imaging camera to track the temperature of concrete as it is sprayed to form the tunnel lining. Tracking the temperature history enables the engineers to calculate the amount of hydration that has taken place in the concrete, and hence its strength. Costain senior tunnel engineer Aled Davies, who has worked closely with Dr Jones on the trials, described it as a significant step forward for health and safety. “SMUTI allows us to directly monitor the compressive strength development of sprayed concrete whilst remaining at a safe distance,” Aled Davies said. “This is a substantial improvement over the current method, which relies upon a small test panel being representative of the entire sprayed concrete advance to prevent personnel being at risk from sprayed concrete lining falls.” After extensive laboratory testing, production trials began on-site for the first time in March at BSSU. First, the concrete in 12 sprayed concrete panels was tested simultaneously using the established in-situ tests and SMUTI. This provided enough data for trials in an actual production environment. “The trials have gone very well and the workforce was very appreciative of the time and efforts being taken to improve their safety,” said Mr Davies. “The data is now being analysed but we hope to have the results by September, when we will present them to tunnelling sector clients and design partners. We hope to see SMUTI become the primary method of early strength monitoring on all tunnelling projects.” This article was published on 5 May 2016 (last updated on 5 May 2016). Source link
A new Ayr Academy secondary school, built by Keir Construction and delivered by construction and infrastructure-focused partnership hub South West on behalf of South Ayrshire Council, is set to open when the school summer holidays end later this month. Ayr Academy, whose origins can be traced back to 1233 but did not come to be known by its present name until 1796, has moved to the Craigie Estate from its former location in the town’s Fort Street. The new Ayr Campus will cater for 1,000 school students, with the capacity for a further 300, and will create a modern and inclusive facility where students can learn in a sustainable and well-designed environment. The £25M project is a part of a £94m pipeline being delivered by the authority across South Ayrshire in the next 18 months with the aim of enhancing standards through targeted investment. During its construction the new Ayr Academy was used as a part of hub South West’s bespoke programme, ‘Your Future starts in Construction’, during which it collaborated with the Prince’s Trust and Ayrshire College to enable local youngsters to gain work experience on a live site and achieve a unique accreditation. Ayr Academy was the first project in Scotland to reach financial close post European System of Accounts (ESA 10) resolution in January 2016. Michael McBrearty, Chief Executive of hub South West, said: “Ayr Academy Campus is a wonderful state-of-the-art facility that I’m sure all students and teachers will enjoy. “It is the latest project we have delivered on behalf of South Ayrshire Council over the past twelve months andis great tribute to partnership working that we can now celebrate the finished result. The new campus will be a great asset.” Brian McQuade, Managing Director of Kier Construction’s Scotland and North-East England business said; “We are pleased to have delivered this leading, modern Academy with fantastic new sports facilities for students and the wider community to enjoy, building on our track record of delivering quality schools throughout Scotland. “Through hub South West, we have worked with local suppliers and SME’s to ensure that the project boosts the local economy of Ayr and the surrounding area, including training and employment opportunities. During the construction of Ayr Academy we have created 17 work placements, 16 apprenticeships and two graduated traineeships, giving local young people valuable experience of working in this thriving and rewarding industry.”
City Facilities Management has secured its first contract in the health care sector. The privately-owned FM provider has commenced a three-year, hard FM contract with health care provider, Four Seasons Health Care, who offer a range of care for older people and are considered specialists in Dementia Care. Under the contract terms, City are responsible for delivering a full range of electrical, mechanical, building, fabric, catering and laundry services across the entire Four Seasons estate, which includes over 260 care homes across the UK. Campbell Murdoch, Chief Operating Officer for City Facilities Management commented: “We are delighted to have been awarded this contract by Four Seasons and very much look forward to working in partnership to deliver our comprehensive FM model over the next three years and beyond. “Not only will City’s integrated services provide a dedicated, 24/7 response to Four Seasons’ maintenance needs but it will provide a seamless approach to our delivery and ensure that residents continue to enjoy efficient and well maintained homes.” City’s agreement with Four Seasons includes a blend of national self-delivery and sub-contractors comprising of multi-skilled technicians across the UK and Northern Ireland.
Wates Smartspace (FM) has won a contract with The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to maintain its prestigious London estate. The three-year deal which commenced on 1 August, will see Wates Smartspace deliver planned preventative maintenance services across 30 campus buildings, nine halls of residence and a 9.5 hectare sports ground spread across the City, from Aldwych to New Malden. The team are currently in the process of carrying out an asset and condition survey and transferring four engineers from the previous FM provider. The LSE is a globally renowned university and ranked the second in the world for social sciences. The British institution employs over 3,000 members of staff and educates around 9,500 full-time and 1,000 part-time students from over 140 countries, with an annual turnover of approximately £299 million. James Gregg, Managing Director of Wates Smartspace (FM), commented: “We are extremely proud to to be working in partnership with The London School of Economics and Political Science at such a critical and exciting chapter for the university, in the midst of a huge investment programme to create a better campus environment so that it can continue to attract some of the world’s leading minds.” The contract award follows a number of recent successes for the Wates Smartspace (FM) business with high profile, public interfacing clients including Twycross Zoo, ACCA and the Canadian High Commission in London.
Bond Bryan Architects is delighted that its Sheffield Hallam University, Charles Street project has been shortlisted for the Brick Awards within the Education Building Award category. The prestigious awards ceremony, hosted at The Hilton, Park Lane, will take place 9 November 2017. The annual Brick Awards celebrates the use of clay brick in every aspect of design and construction. Recognising the excellence of architects, developers, manufacturers and brickwork contractors, the Brick Awards has established a reputation as one of the industry’s most respected and well-attended events. Brickwork is a key component of the Charles Street project and its context; Bond Bryan approached the design and detailing of this element as an opportunity to engage with the immediate context whilst also reflecting the historical significance found within the detailing of the adjacent Grade II listed Butcher Works building. Charles Street, Sheffield Hallam University, shortlisted for Brick Awards All bricks for the project were provided and made bespoke by Forterra in the Wilnecote factory in Staffordshire and installed by Marlborough Brickwork Contractors. Working alongside the specialists, Bomd Bryan Architects utilised a pattern of projecting headers with single and double cant brickwork to create depth and to address scale and massing. The completed elevations provide a real sense of place within the city’s Cultural Industry Quarter (C.I.Q.) and ensure a distinct dialogue with the listed building.
Construction of Istanbul’s 356m high Küçük Çamlıca TV Tower (KCTV), with facades devised by UK building engineering designers Newtecnic, has commenced. When the futuristic building is completed the £36m structure will be the city’s tallest replacing several unsightly existing broadcast towers. As part of its work, Newtecnic developed an innovative facade concept that allows inhabitable spaces to be attached to the whole of the tower’s core. Newtecnic CEO Andrew Watts explained the significance of the design, “Because of the complexity and cost of building, towers of this height normally have accommodation only at the top. Using specially developed algorithms we devised a design that allows lightweight pre-fabricated glass reinforced concrete (GRC) panels to be attached all the way up the central column. These hang like a curtain and are securely clipped to the main central core to create large interior spaces”. The tower which will host 125 broadcasting transmitters is expected to attract 4.5 million annual visitors and become a new city landmark. The design which incorporates restaurants, exhibition and meeting spaces, two high level observation decks and a panoramic elevator was wind tunnel tested. This allowed Newtecnic to develop accurately sized facade components from the first stage studies. It also provided the data to optimise the envelope build-up and obtain an accurate understanding of the impact of the facade loads on the structural behaviour of the concrete structure. This was crucial to ensure integrity and long term reliability as the tower is sited on a hill and will, when complete, reach 580m above sea level. Newtecnic engineered the facade to more than double its life to 60 years. Andrew Watts Said, “The envelope system was designed to minimise installation time and uses an innovative method that integrates thin GRC rainscreen panels, stiffened by a steel frame. This is fixed directly to a backing wall that incorporates integrated glazed openings”. 3D printing was used to produce components for structural and assembly testing and Newtecnic’s Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis ensured that numerous design iterations could be quickly assessed and verified. Newtecnic’s engineering expertise is in high demand around the world and the company is currently working on several era-defining buildings for international clients. Andrew Watts concluded, “We are proud to see our work on dramatic and intriguing structures contributing prestige and value to UK export success.”
Coo-Var has added a new formulation to its solar reflective aluminium paint range which now gives an even brighter sheen finish, creating considerably more dissipation of heat and reflection of sunlight. The solar reflective aluminium paint available in Coo-Var’s Specialist Paints range is a bituminous based aluminium paint that gives a highly reflective metallic finish. It is designed to reflect and dissipate heat and sunlight on roofs resulting in a reduction of heat build-up. You can apply direct to roofs including flat roofs. Available in 5 litres and 25 litres, it is suitable for felt, asphalt, wood, brick & concrete. Ideal for large commercial contract work as well as for residential property. The new formulation helps to to decrease the need for air conditioning, fuel consumption, emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants. About Coo-Var Coo-Var started manufacturing paints in 1908, initially supplying marine and industrial finishes to the industrial and shipbuilding markets. Since then the company has diversified into specialist and functional coatings; not only do they protect and decorate but also perform a specific function. For example our new Anti-condensation Paint, Antigraffiti coatings preventing permanent marking by graffiti: Anticlimb Paint, Antislip Paint, Antifouling Paint are all included in a large product range. Specific colours can be matched; specialist paints to meet a requirement can be make; Coo-Var supply problem solving products for walls, roofs and floors to enhance safety and security as well as the appearance.
ASW Property Services, a property services specialist covering Wales, the Midlands and the South West of England, has signed an agreement with Family Housing Association, a registered social landlord in Swansea, to maintain its 2,800 properties over the next four years. The deal creates job security for more than 100 staff employed by ASW, will enable the company to invest in apprenticeships and provides certainty and a quality service for the tenants of properties managed by Family Housing Association. The deal was signed this week by Anthony Thomas, managing director of ASW, and Karen Dusgate, chief executive of Family Housing Association, which develops and manages homes for thousands of people across South West Wales from Pembrokeshire in the west to Neath Port Talbot in the east. As a result of the agreement, tenants will be able to access a responsive, emergency hotline available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, which they can call if they have problems in their homes. Emergencies will be attended within 2 hours by ASW. ASW will also be responsible for refurbishing void properties when tenants have moved out, making them available as quickly as possible to the next residents. Its target in terms of turnaround time is just ten days – significantly faster than the industry average. The agreement also means that ASW can invest in training a new generation of apprentices. ASW’s Thomas estimates that in the duration of the four-year deal, up to 16 apprentices will work on properties owned by Family Housing Association. He stresses that such schemes are critical when it comes to being able to invest in training a new generation of workers. ASW will also engage with the local communities providing work experience placements and supporting local community projects. Anthony Thomas said: “Agreements such as this are important to both organisations for several reasons. It gives the tenants of Family Housing Association a reliable and high quality service they can call on at any time and know they will receive good service. “For us, it allows us to plan over the next four years in terms of our workforce and training. We will be able to invest in training apprentices while offering job security to our existing staff. On top of that, all our staff live locally and therefore also spend their wages locally, keeping wealth in the area and boosting the local economy in a way that does not happen if larger companies from further afield are awarded such work.” Karen Dusgate, Chief Executive at Family Housing Association, said: “We went through a very comprehensive tender process, working closely with our tenants at all stages and are delighted to have appointed ASW Property Services to provide our day to day repairs service and empty homes repairs management. “We look forward to building on our strong existing relationship with ASW to deliver a repairs service that makes a positive difference to the lives of our tenants and the communities they live in.”
