A private investor, advised by international real estate advisor Savills, has sold the long leasehold of the ATOS Data Centre at Blenheim Industrial Estate in Nottingham to Technical Real Estate Ltd for £3.4 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.96%. Set across 3.3 acres (1.3 hectares) of land, the
£320 million to be invested in ‘central heating for cities’ Published: 30 June, 2016 £320 million will be invested over the next five years in heat network schemes across the UK, in order to supply low carbon heat to homes and businesses. The government is now consulting on how best
The project consultancy company, Trivandi Chanzo has managed to increase their team working on the site of the 5th Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games for more than 700 members. As the event gets closer, the project consultants have increased the size of their team, with more than 300 staff with
Specialist Surfacing has announced the completion of a contract that has seen the delivery of a new closed road circuit in Hull. The 1km circuit has been constructed to be used by cyclists in the area. The new track has cost £650,000 and can be found next to the Ennerdale
Skanska has been awarded a contract by the City of London Corporation to carry out mechanical and electrical maintenance and look after the fabric of the Corporation’s buildings. The contract begins in July 2017 and lasts for five years, with the option to renew for a further two years. The
Scott, former bid director for the Group sales division at Capita, has a strong background in large-scale sales solutions. While at the five-billion-pound professional services organisation, Scott headed up the growth engine within Capita, and was responsible for securing new business contracts worth 50million pounds and above. Following a successful
London has seen a record number of requests to build new homes in 2017, analysis from the Fifty Thousand Homes campaign revealed today. Record number of planning applications gives London a shot at 50,000 homes target But challenge remains to convert applications into new front doors opening Fifty Thousand Homes
A simplified rebate system and the inclusion of smaller developments from 40* plots upwards: the exclusive package agreed with the HBF, provides members with GTC’s reliable, high-speed UltraStream300 Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) on new-build sites at discounted rates. This new deal benefits housebuilders by widening the range of developments qualifying for the
Emo Oil, one of the largest distributors of fuel and lubricants to homes farms and businesses around the UK has conducted a survey into the ability of British adults and their knowledge of how to carry out necessary household tasks. The survey asked 1,439 UK adults about their abilities when
New white paper / know-how for data center professionals / maximum value for deploying Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) solution. Wetzikon, August 29, 2017. R&M, the global Swiss developer and provider of cabling systems for high-quality network infrastructures, today announced the availability of “The Maturity Model for Automated Infrastructure Management.” This
A private investor, advised by international real estate advisor Savills, has sold the long leasehold of the ATOS Data Centre at Blenheim Industrial Estate in Nottingham to Technical Real Estate Ltd for £3.4 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.96%. Set across 3.3 acres (1.3 hectares) of land, the property comprises a data centre totalling 45,200 sq ft (4,199 sq m). The building is currently let in its entirety to ATOS IT Solutions and Services Limited and generates an annual rental income of £214,700. Victor Ktori, head of office at Savills Nottingham, comments: “This was a unique opportunity to acquire a data centre asset in one of Nottingham’s most pre-eminent industrial locations. Due to the property’s good credentials, including a strong covenant, a secure income and on-going asset management potential we were able to achieve an excellent price on behalf of our client. “Following the Chancellors announcement yesterday regarding stamp duty on commercial property the completion date was brought forward to both parties benefit.“ Source link
£320 million to be invested in ‘central heating for cities’ Published: 30 June, 2016 £320 million will be invested over the next five years in heat network schemes across the UK, in order to supply low carbon heat to homes and businesses. The government is now consulting on how best to deploy the £320 million fund allocated in the Spending Review for investment in heat networks. Dubbed ‘central heating for cities’, heat networks are already used widely across Scandinavian cities to keep homes warm in winter. The government believes heat networks have the potential to reduce heating costs by more than 30% in some households, with the Department for Energy & Climate Change (DECC) dubbing the investment “exciting news for the country’s towns and cities”. Instead of having individual heaters in each building, a heat network comprises a big central heat source (or more than one source), heat from which is then piped to a number of buildings. Heat can be taken from a range of sources including large heat pumps, combined heat and power plants and deep geothermal plants, which take heat from underground rocks miles below the surface of the earth. It is then pumped around homes and businesses, potentially bringing down the cost of energy bills and it also helps to reduce carbon emissions. DECC believes heat from waste incinerator plants can also be harnessed in this way, distributing it to nearby homes and businesses. Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, said: “This is an important next step in developing more home-grown energy, which is a vital part of our plan to ensure long-term energy security and affordable energy for our families and businesses. The funding we’re consulting on today will enable these schemes to provide affordable low carbon energy to thousands of homes and businesses across Britain’s towns and cities.” More information on the consultation can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-the-heat-networks-investment-project-hnip. Source link
The project consultancy company, Trivandi Chanzo has managed to increase their team working on the site of the 5th Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games for more than 700 members. As the event gets closer, the project consultants have increased the size of their team, with more than 300 staff with Games experience from 20 different countries have been mobilised to be involved with the preparation at Ashgabat over the course of the last year. The international experts have also been working recruit and train more than 400 national staff through the Ashgabat 2017 Games Academy in order to make sure that there is a human legacy of event professionals for Turkmenistan. Trivandi Chanzo Limited, the project consultancy company has been appointed as the Operator for the Games Planning and Delivery in June 2016. The combined international and national team working for Trivandi on this event is thought to be the largest ever outsourced solution used for a major event planning and operations. The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games will be help in the city of Ashgabat, in Turkmenistan. The event will take place in September and over 6,000 athletes and officials will take part in the events. The athletes will be travelling from 65 delegations in Asia and Oceania. The Martial Arts Games will consist of 351 medals events across 21 sports in 15 venues. In the past the project consultants have been involved with a number of high profile projects. Trivandi Chanzo, is a joint venture that was first founded by two of the former members of the London 2012 Organising Committee. Trivandi has been co-founded by former London 2012 Venues and Infrastructure Director, James Bully. Chanzo was founded by the HR and Workforce Director for London 2012, Jean Tomlin. Chanzo delivers the expertise in HR, Workforce, Volunteering and international recruitment that is required for major events such as the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
Specialist Surfacing has announced the completion of a contract that has seen the delivery of a new closed road circuit in Hull. The 1km circuit has been constructed to be used by cyclists in the area. The new track has cost £650,000 and can be found next to the Ennerdale Leisure Centre. The facility that has been created with the help of Specialist Surfacing is thought to be the only one of its kind in East Yorkshire. The new circuit will offer space for training to be used by experienced amateur road-racing cyclists as well as anyone wanting to try the sport out for the first time. The new all-weather track has been constructed on a site that has been used in the past for outdoor pitches, but was susceptible to flooding. The all-weather circuit now on the site next to the leisure centre features a number for loops and straights for cyclists to make the most of. PBS Construction has been appointed by the project funders, Hull City Council and British Cycling. The construction company then sought out Specialist Surfacing in order to carry out the bespoke surfacing work for the facility. The new cycle circuit required more than 2,500 tonnes of asphalt laid in three different layers, with the final width of the track put down in one run with the help of extension boxes on the paving machine. Carrying out the work in this way allows for a smooth surface without any joints. As with a number of road improvements that were made around Yorkshire in order to prepare for the opening stages of the Tour de France a few years ago, the surfaces for cyclists need to be precise, therefore when constructing the new Hull circuit, laser controls were used as well as tracers that followed piano wire in order to finish the job to the highest precision and specification possible.
Skanska has been awarded a contract by the City of London Corporation to carry out mechanical and electrical maintenance and look after the fabric of the Corporation’s buildings. The contract begins in July 2017 and lasts for five years, with the option to renew for a further two years. The City Corporation is a unique public body, with a large and diverse portfolio of properties. Iconic infrastructure in the capital includes Mansion House, Tower Bridge, the Old Bailey, the Guildhall and the Barbican together with Smithfield and Spitalfields markets. The City Corporation’s estate spreads outside of London to include Epping Forest, Hampstead Heath, Tilbury Docks and Burnham Beeches. It has everything from schools and police stations to libraries and a large investment portfolio of commercial offices, retail and leisure. Pete Collinson, Operations Group Director at the City of London Corporation, said: “We’re pleased to appoint Skanska with the demanding task of delivering a quality maintenance service to our built environment and our heritage and green spaces. Providing continued maintenance and improvement to our property and facilities for the benefit of visitors and users is an ongoing priority.” Katy Dowding, Managing Director at Skanska, commented: “We are thrilled to have won this contract. We look forward to working with this prestigious new customer. We’ll be using lots of new ideas and innovations to deliver a first-class service.” www.skanska.co.uk
Scott, former bid director for the Group sales division at Capita, has a strong background in large-scale sales solutions. While at the five-billion-pound professional services organisation, Scott headed up the growth engine within Capita, and was responsible for securing new business contracts worth 50million pounds and above. Following a successful four years at Capita, Scott was headhunted by Servest, the leading integrated FM service provider, in a strategic move to upscale the business development and retention strategies, focussing on larger, complex opportunities. Scott, working closely with sales, operations and divisional managing directors will be involved in developing and implementing innovative solutions and streamlining processes, while enhancing Servest’s tailored offering to further meet and exceed client demand. “We are delighted to welcome Greg to the team,” said Andrew Sugars, Executive Director at Servest. “Greg’s arrival will enhance a more innovative, customer-centric and insight led approach. The experience that he brings to the team will no doubt be a contributing factor in our continued success.” Scott commented: “The opportunity presented to me by Servest was so compelling that I decided to make the jump. I’m excited about working with the teams to further develop how Servest goes to market and to introduce change that will help the growth and success of this organisation.” www.servest.co.uk
London has seen a record number of requests to build new homes in 2017, analysis from the Fifty Thousand Homes campaign revealed today. Record number of planning applications gives London a shot at 50,000 homes target But challenge remains to convert applications into new front doors opening Fifty Thousand Homes campaign puts the ‘scores on the doors’ with detailed Ordnance Survey data Over 42,000 planning applications for housing have been submitted in the first six months of 2017, a 38% increase on the average rate since 2010 and the highest number of applications over this time1, giving London an opportunity to reverse decades of failing to build the number of homes the capital needs. But, with over one in three planning permissions falling by the wayside in 2016, London faces a huge challenge ahead to convert planning applications into new front doors opening. Jasmine Whitbread, Chief Executive of London First who launched the business-backed Fifty Thousand Homes campaign, said: “There is an appetite to build in London, but we need the Mayor, boroughs and developers to step up and make that ambition a reality. Nobody expects London’s housing crisis to be solved overnight, but 2017 is an opportunity for local authorities to grant more permissions than ever before and for record breaking levels of construction to begin. We must unlock the housebuilding hold ups that are forcing so many Londoners out of our capital.” The analysis, developed by Grant Thornton UK LLP who are part of the Fifty Thousand Homes campaign, found that London is currently building less than half the number of homes it needs, with construction over a full year peaking at 23,913 in 2015. But, with over 15,000 new homes already completed in 2017 and previous years seeing more homes completed in H2, London has an opportunity to deliver a bumper year for housebuilding, both in terms of permissions granted and new front doors opening. Central London appears to be building the overwhelming majority of properties, with boroughs in zones 1-3 building nearly 70% of all the capital’s new homes. But unless boroughs in zones 5 and 6 dramatically step up the pace, they will miss the housing targets for 2017 set out in the Mayor’s London Plan by over 50%. Ian Tasker, Director, Grant Thornton UK LLP, said: “We know there is a desperate need to boost housing supply across the capital and our analysis allows us to better understand the areas that hold the greatest opportunity but also the greatest challenge. “The uplift in the first half of 2017, in both applications and permissions, is encouraging but there is still more to be done. London’s status as a leading global city relies heavily on businesses being able to attract local and global talent and we need to find new ways of working collaboratively to tackle the ongoing housing pressures they face. We have the appetite, we now need to focus on how we convert this into homes.” London needs 50,000 homes a year to help keep up with its growing population. The Mayor has set out new planning rules to help speed up the building of more affordable housing and the government has committed £3.15bn to support new homes in the capital. Public land is also being identified that can be used to deliver new housing and the Mayor is already fast-tracking 75 sites, across 300 acres of TfL land, that could deliver up to 10,000 new homes for Londoners. But with net departures to places outside London totalling 93,000 in the year to mid-2016, up more than 80% from five years earlier2, there has to be a dramatic and sustainable increase in the number of homes being built to protect and enhance the capital’s competitiveness as a global city.
A simplified rebate system and the inclusion of smaller developments from 40* plots upwards: the exclusive package agreed with the HBF, provides members with GTC’s reliable, high-speed UltraStream300 Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) on new-build sites at discounted rates. This new deal benefits housebuilders by widening the range of developments qualifying for the scheme and by further reducing the cost of installing the latest high-speed fibre for their customers. UltraStream300, available as standard to all HBF members, offers reliable, ultrafast speeds of 300Mbps, one of the UK’s fastest, and is future-ready to give 1Gbps when higher speeds are required. This is good news for housebuilders, with surveys showing that reliable broadband is a ‘must have’ for the majority of UK homebuyers, valued above highly-rated schools[1]. Significantly, new homes will be fibre-ready when their owners move in. New homeowners will also benefit from the widest-available choice of five independent service providers, offering an extensive range of broadband and phone packages. Discounted Sky TV packages are also available. This open-access fibre network is delivered as part of GTC’s multi-utility installation programme, ensuring that fibre is included in the live connection of all utilities prior to the new homeowner moving in. This multi-utility approach gives housebuilders a straightforward and reliable service for their utility requirements, simplifying the installation, co-ordination and management of networks via one provider. GTC’s track record as the trusted utility provider over many years and for many HBF members, is a further reassurance for housebuilders. Full details of the new HBF agreement and technical guides can be found on GTC’s website and on GTC’s customer portal, GTC Live. The offer incorporates unlimited free site assessments, dedicated site technical management and after-sales benefits which include product training, promotional marketing material and a complimentary sales-suite ultrafast broadband connection. Craig Ferrans, HBF technical director commented, ‘We are committed to working with service providers such that we can deliver the high-speed, future-proofed broadband that homeowners are looking for.’ Tom Brough, GTC’s Sales and Marketing Director said, ‘We are committed to offering HBF members, many of whom we have worked with for years, the best commercial terms that we can, combined with our market-leading FTTH product and the reliability of delivery for which GTC is known. With this new agreement, even more projects will be able to take advantage.’
Emo Oil, one of the largest distributors of fuel and lubricants to homes farms and businesses around the UK has conducted a survey into the ability of British adults and their knowledge of how to carry out necessary household tasks. The survey asked 1,439 UK adults about their abilities when it comes to a range of household maintenance and discovered that 39% of the population can’t change a fuse. Of those involved in the survey, 41% said they were unsure of how to turn off their mains water, and 19% said that they weren’t able to safely change a lightbulb. Even for more menial tasks, Brits struggled, with 16% of those asked unsure of how to descale a kettle. All’s not lost however, as the internet is here to help. 67% of the participants have said that they searched online to work out how to do a job. In the past, tasks like this were passed on from generation to generation. In some instances, this is still the case, as 38% have admitted to asking parents how to fulfill a household task. 23% also reported that friends are a good source of information when unsure of how to complete jobs in the home. Slightly less popular as a font of wisdom, at 12%, were neighbours. Although it is apparent that technology is the favourable source of information, going back to people; whether that is family, friends or neighbours, is still a part of how adults in Britain learn new things. It is great that so much information is available online, but what if a problem arises and the internet is down? Google can’t help you then. Or what if you don’t have time to search for how to turn the mains water supply off? It is still vitally important for future generations to have some vital information passed down. Being able to pick up these skills and live independently, even from the internet.
New white paper / know-how for data center professionals / maximum value for deploying Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) solution. Wetzikon, August 29, 2017. R&M, the global Swiss developer and provider of cabling systems for high-quality network infrastructures, today announced the availability of “The Maturity Model for Automated Infrastructure Management.” This new white paper clearly outlines what data center professionals need to know to derive maximum value when deploying an automated infrastructure management (AIM) solution. Over the last several years, AIM has become a strategic investment for optimizing resource usage and cabling documentation in data centers. Automation benefits servers, storage and switches, but the cabling that interconnects it all largely remains a cumbersome, manual, error-prone management mess. As one of the primary driving forces behind the AIM industry, R&M was ideally positioned to create “The Maturity Model for Automated Infrastructure Management.” The white paper leads through the five levels of the Maturity Model for AIM and offers a guideline how to identify the current infrastructure’s status and how to proceed to the next level. “We have been providing leadership to the AIM industry for half a decade and have helped dozens of companies improve capacity management and cabling documentation in the data center,” said Dr. Thomas Wellinger, Market Manager Data Center at R&M. “Through this experience, we learned that data center professionals could benefit from a primer on how to get started with AIM. We wrote “The Maturity Model for Automated Infrastructure Management” to share our expertise of moving an organization towards automated data center operations.”