Virgin Money has announced today that it has launched a new range of products for the Help to Buy Equity scheme in London – including a two-year fix at 55% LTV is available at 1.78%. A five-year fixed rate is available at 2.40%. Both products come with a £995 product
Global advertising and marketing agencies, Ogilvy & Mather UK and MEC, have moved their creative businesses to the iconic Sea Containers on the South Bank. Collaborative working is at the heart of this ambitious project. BDG Architecture + design in partnership with Matheson Whiteley have created a dynamic workplace that
Aggregate Industries, the Construction and infrastructure company has announced that their ‘Concrete Rugby’ scheme has been a success, as it has managed to reach more than 1,000 pupils in Leicestershire. Aggregate is based in Coalville and has been working with the rugby union team Leicester Tigers in order to offer
20-year-old Level 3 NVQ Plastering Apprentice, Cory Bruce, from Gateshead, has secured first place in the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Skill Build 2017 senior competition at Leeds College of Building. Cory, who works four days per week at specialist construction services company, MGM Limited in Team Valley and
Virgin Money has announced today that it has launched a new range of products for the Help to Buy Equity scheme in London – including a two-year fix at 55% LTV is available at 1.78%. A five-year fixed rate is available at 2.40%. Both products come with a £995 product fee and £500 cashback. The 55% LTV range is also available for customers buying outside of the London area. Earlier this week, Virgin launched a new range of Help to Buy Equity Loan products for Scotland. Available at 80% LTV, the two-year fixed rate is available from 2.04% and the five-year fix from 2.79%. Peter Rogerson, Virgin Money’s Commercial Director for Mortgages said: “London’s Help to Buy scheme is incredibly important for those who want to realise their dream of owning their own home in London. Our new products have been designed specifically to support the London scheme and we look forward to working with our intermediary partners in the capital.” Source link
Global advertising and marketing agencies, Ogilvy & Mather UK and MEC, have moved their creative businesses to the iconic Sea Containers on the South Bank. Collaborative working is at the heart of this ambitious project. BDG Architecture + design in partnership with Matheson Whiteley have created a dynamic workplace that is designed to drive integration and innovation. They achieved this by placing the office spaces in the lower parts of the building and reserved the upper floors for open areas where staff and clients can meet overlooking world-renowned views across the Thames. Moving to Sea Containers has helped bring Ogilvy & Mather into the cultural and creative heart of London. Global advertising and marketing agencies, Ogilvy & Mather UK and MEC, have moved their creative businesses to the iconic Sea Containers on the South Bank. Collaborative working is at the heart of this ambitious project. BDG Architecture + design in partnership with Matheson Whiteley have created a dynamic workplace that is designed to drive integration and innovation. They achieved this by placing the office spaces in the lower parts of the building and reserved the upper floors for open areas where staff and clients can meet overlooking world-renowned views across the Thames. Moving to Sea Containers has helped bring Ogilvy & Mather into the cultural and creative heart of London. A large-scale 200-person amphitheatre plays a prominent role in this vision. Heradesign ceilings from Knauf AMF are fitted in the amphitheatre. BDG architects Toby Neilson and Elena Angulo explained how Heradesign fulfilled the brief. “For such a key space in the building, we looked for high quality materials with natural qualities that would provide the aesthetic we wanted and the appropriate acoustic properties. We wanted to create an atmosphere that would feel less corporative and closer to a theatre. Heradesign matched our architectural approach and its surface design was more contemporary and organic than other products.”Heradesign is a range of high-performance ceiling and wall panels manufactured from sustainably sourced wood-wool. With its distinctive woven surface, Heradesign brings a natural warmth and visual energy to interiors. This visual appeal has been used to great effect in the amphitheatre which has been designed to accommodate a variety of activities from small and intimate gatherings to large presentations and meetings. To help maintain a comfortable acoustic level for this multi-functional space, Heradesign provides outstanding Class A sound absorption to reduce reverberation and enhance speech intelligibility. Heradesign’s versatility is unmatched when it comes to creating truly unique designs. Heradesign can be specified in any colour and can be matched to swatches or fabric. Its flexibility offers a number of hanging options: fitted as a suspended ceiling, hung as rafts or fins, or directly onto walls or ceilings. BDG architecture + design specified Heradesign in black for the amphitheatre. The panels are fitted directly to the ceiling and sit above the lights to disguise other ceiling services. The matt black surface is non-reflective which helps create optimum lighting conditions for when the amphitheatre is used for presentations. Toby Neilson and Elena Angulo are thrilled with the bespoke design for Ogilvy’s London HQ and plan to use Heradesign for future projects: “Working with Heradesign and Knauf AMF has been very successful. Heradesign has delivered on quality and performance. The installation and co-ordination with other ceiling devices was very simple. We are currently working on a number of projects where we are looking to use Heradesign.” If your project has demanding acoustic and aesthetic needs that require a unique approach, contact Knauf AMF at info@knaufamf.co.uk or visit www.amfceilings/heradesign to make an appointment with your area manager. Source link
Aggregate Industries, the Construction and infrastructure company has announced that their ‘Concrete Rugby’ scheme has been a success, as it has managed to reach more than 1,000 pupils in Leicestershire. Aggregate is based in Coalville and has been working with the rugby union team Leicester Tigers in order to offer children in local schools, education about healthy lifestyles as well as introducing a range of key rugby skills. During these workshops, the children learnt how to play contact or touch Rugby while also engaging in a selection of discussions that look into healthy eating, drugs, road safety, peer pressure and online safety. This scheme has been a great way for the construction and infrastructure company to give back to the local community. This scheme and others like it, are important to help raise awareness of healthy lifestyles and the role that sport can play in this. The programme has been led by the Rugby Development Officer at Leicester Tigers, Blaine Bonnin-Ward. The first nine months of the scheme have helped to highlight the importance of health and wellbeing for local children and schools. The Concrete Rugby scheme first started in November 2016 and has since been delivered to 1,081 children across 13 secondary schools. This scheme has been incredibly beneficial for school children in the area, with Rushey Mead School reviving their after school rugby club and more than forty children attending the newly created girls’ rugby club at Saint Martin’s School in Nuneaton. Aggregate Industries is involved in the quarrying, manufacture and supply of a range of heavy building materials in the construction industry. The company looks to deliver a wide ranging portfolio of sustainable solutions alongside their more traditional product offering. The company works across the UK, Channel Islands and Northern Europe. Aggregate Industries, are continuously working on a range of different projects and activities as part of their work with local communities.
20-year-old Level 3 NVQ Plastering Apprentice, Cory Bruce, from Gateshead, has secured first place in the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Skill Build 2017 senior competition at Leeds College of Building. Cory, who works four days per week at specialist construction services company, MGM Limited in Team Valley and studies one day at Northumberland College’s Ashington Campus, competed against other colleges from across the North last month and now stands a strong chance in securing a spot in the National Finals, after placing first in the senior plastering heat. The competition, which is organised by CITB, has been running for more than 45 years and sees the very best in construction talent compete against each other to be crowned the Skill Build winner in their chosen craft occupation. The senior competition, which Cory competed in, is designed for those who are studying a minimum of NVQ Level 2 in their chosen craft occupation. Prior to the competition, organisers request competitors to cut out a panel mould, which is used for the duration of the heat. Competitors are allocated six hours under exam conditions to then create a specific decorative housing piece, using their pre-made profile. Cory said: “Coming first in this competition has given me a lot of confidence and I am so proud of my achievement. “The course I am currently doing at College has provided me with the advanced skills to be able to take part in such a competition, whilst also developing my employability skills for going forward within the industry. “The tutors here are excellent, so friendly, supportive and experienced. They encouraged me to compete, which is great and I know now having such a skill on my CV will be beneficial to my career within the industry.” Cory had been working in the plastering industry for over a year, and returned to College as an Apprentice to gain further qualifications to be able to advance in the plastering trade, which include modules on heritage craft techniques that are used within period property restoration, David Hancock, plastering tutor at Northumberland College said: “Northumberland College are the only College in the area who specialise in this course. Cory completely embraced the skill build competition and he fully deserves his first place award.” Sam Mitchell, Apprenticeship Officer said: “Cory has been an exceptional apprentice from day one of his apprenticeship; with an infectious passion and enthusiasm for his trade as well as being extremely conscientious, determined and demonstrating excellent skill. Cory is excelling in College and on site and is without a doubt one of the best apprentices I have worked with to date, he is a credit to CITB, Northumberland College and MGM and should be proud of his accomplishments thus far.” The National Final will take place in November and if Cory has secured enough points from his regional heat, he will be competing against other finalists from across the UK. Students on a NVQ Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Plastering study a range of modules and techniques including how to install dry lining and plasterboard products to interiors, produce plaster components, position and secure fibrous plaster components, apply plaster materials to produce complex internal and external surfaces, from screeds and granolithic finishes and how to prepare and run in-situ moulds. Facilities in Northumberland College’s brand-new Technology Park boast the latest industry-standard equipment across both the Construction and Engineering and Renewables Academies. Following an Ofsted inspection that was carried out in May 2017, Northumberland College was praised for its clear vision to deliver high quality learning and its findings confirm the college as one of the best in the region. Northumberland College are currently enrolling for September 2017. To find out more about courses in construction at Northumberland College please visit www.northumberland.ac.uk
