Birmingham City University has appointed BAM Construction for a £41m new build project at its City South Campus in Edgbaston. BAM will construct new premises for courses in sports and life sciences. The three-storey building will have laboratories and teaching spaces, with specialist facilities for research and physiotherapy. BAM is
Work has been cleared to start later this year on a £175m regeneration project in west London that will deliver 605 new homes. Above: The Oaklands development Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has given final approval to plans for the first major housing development at the Old Oak regeneration site
Federica Guidi has quit as Italy’s economic development minister Matteo Renzi’s government was shaken on Thursday by the abrupt resignation of Federica Guidi, the economic development minister, amid allegations that she had sought to shape last year’s budget law to favour an oil project from which her partner stood to
Addington Capital was first established in 2010 by Martin Roberts and Matthew Allen. The company works in independent asset management and investments. Since the business was established, Addington has been able to complete more than £850 million of deals and has also developed a platform in the office, retail and
Alpha Rail has been selected to carry out work in one of the most loved parks in Nottinghamshire. The metal railings and gate specialists have been appointed for the construction work which will take place on the campus of the University of Nottingham. There is a Grade II listed park
Brookhurst has delivered handmade clay roof tiles to a property renovation and new build project that is located in Suffolk. The company works to deliver a range of high quality tiles crafted by hand using traditional hand moulding and firing techniques which allow for the creation of a bespoke and
Birmingham City University has appointed BAM Construction for a £41m new build project at its City South Campus in Edgbaston. BAM will construct new premises for courses in sports and life sciences. The three-storey building will have laboratories and teaching spaces, with specialist facilities for research and physiotherapy. BAM is also refurbishing part of the existing Seacole building and carrying out additional external works. The contractor has already been carrying our enabling works and is due to start its main contract in June 2016, completing towards the end of 2017. It is a two-stage design and build contract. The architect is Sheppard Robson, with whom BAM recently worked on the remodelling of Hull University’s Brynmor Jones library. This is the third phase of moving all the university’s teaching and learning to two campuses, City Centre and City South, and it forms part of a wider £260m transformation of facilities. Construction director Steve Roome said: “Our extensive experience in this sector and our collaborative approach to construction are the critical factors in creating these very modern new facilities in a cutting edge educational field. I have a dynamic team and it is an exciting challenge for us.” The project is similar to what BAM is already doing at Coventry University, where it is midway through a £37m contract for a Science & Health faculty building. Mr Roome added: “Modern University campuses are changing beyond recognition and the technology we are using to create them has also moved on significantly. We’ll be bringing a lot of that to bear on the new facilities for students and professionals here at Birmingham City University.” This article was published on 26 May 2016 (last updated on 26 May 2016). Source link
Work has been cleared to start later this year on a £175m regeneration project in west London that will deliver 605 new homes. Above: The Oaklands development Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has given final approval to plans for the first major housing development at the Old Oak regeneration site in London, after intervening to boost the number of affordable homes in the scheme. The Oaklands project also involves the construction of a new link road from Old Oak Common Lane into the site, opening up the wider area to regeneration. Demolition of the existing site buildings will start later this year and construction work on this phase is expected to take three years to fully complete. The application was approved by the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation, the organisation that has planning control over the Old Oak regeneration site, on 13th July 2016 [see our previous report here] and subsequently went to the mayor for sign-off. Planners reckon that Old Oak and Park Royal have the potential for 25,500 new homes over the next 30 to 40 years, as well as becoming a key transport interchange for Crossrail and HS2. Sadiq Khan said: “The scale and ambition for this development shows London is very much open for business. Despite the uncertainty caused by the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, it remains clear that developers and investors see long-term potential in our great city.” The developers are Genesis Housing Association and Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR). QPR has other strategic land interests in Old Oak and would like to build a new stadium as part of the wider development, providing a new home for the club. Genesis chief executive Neil Hadden said: “We are delighted that the redevelopment at Oaklands, in one of Hammersmith and Fulham’s most important regeneration sites, has been approved. We will now be able to provide hundreds more affordable homes for Londoners on a once derelict site. Partnerships such as the one we have with QPR enable us to invest, not only in building new homes, but in developing new communities.” QPR co-chairman Tony Fernandes said: “We are delighted that the Mayor has granted planning permissions for the Oaklands development, including hundreds of affordable homes for Londoners. Along with our development partners Genesis Housing Association we look forward to creating this new neighbourhood, building a sustainable community where people can live, work and play. We are committed to bringing forward other development sites in Old Oak as soon as possible to create the homes that London desperately needs.“ Of the 242 affordable homes, half will be for social and affordable rent, with the other half being for shared ownership. Further Images This article was published on 4 Aug 2016 (last updated on 4 Aug 2016). Source link
Federica Guidi has quit as Italy’s economic development minister Matteo Renzi’s government was shaken on Thursday by the abrupt resignation of Federica Guidi, the economic development minister, amid allegations that she had sought to shape last year’s budget law to favour an oil project from which her partner stood to benefit financially. Ms Guidi’s departure represents a significant blow for Mr Renzi, the centre-left prime minister, who has cast himself as a young reformer far removed from the sclerotic and often corrupt ways that Italian politics has been run in the past. More On this topic IN Europe Ms Guidi announced her resignation in a letter to Mr Renzi while the prime minister was in the middle of a four-day visit to the US. Ms Guidi is well-known in Italian industry and internationally, since she was responsible for trade and investment policy and often led commercial delegations around the world, recently including visits to Iran and Egypt. In her letter to Mr Renzi, Ms Guidi said she was “absolutely certain” of her “good faith” and the “appropriateness” of her work”. But she was resigning “as a matter of political opportunity”. Mr Renzi said he “respected” and “shared” her decision, praising her work over the past two years as “serious, decisive and competent”. Ms Guidi’s departure came after the contents emerged of a wiretapped conversation in late 2014 during which she reassured Gianluca Gemelli, her partner, that the annual budget law would include an amendment to help speed up production at the Tempa Rossa oilfield, in southern Italy. The project is run by Total, the French oil company, and Mr Gemelli was due to benefit from it financially as a contractor. Italy’s opposition parties immediately cried foul, demanding Ms Guidi’s resignation but adding that Maria Elena Boschi, the reforms minister and a close ally of Mr Renzi, should join her in quitting. In the wiretapped conversations, Ms Guidi said that Ms Boschi “agreed” that the amendment to the budget law should pass. Ms Boschi has been under fire since last year’s rescue of Banca Etruria, the Tuscan bank, at which her father was a high-ranking official before it collapsed. “They all collude, they are all accomplices, their hands are dirty with oil and money,” tweeted Beppe Grillo, the former comedian who leads the populist Five Star Movement, Italy’s second-strongest party. They all collude, they are all accomplices, their hands are dirty with oil and money – Beppe Grillo Ms Guidi’s resignation is the second high-profile scandal to rock Mr Renzi’s government. Maurizio Lupi, transport and infrastructure minister, was forced to quit last year after prosecutors and police unveiled a ring of corruption involving some of the nation’s most lucrative public works projects. But Ms Guidi’s departure could be more damaging because it comes ahead of municipal elections in June and a constitutional reform referendum in the autumn which will be tests for Mr Renzi. The prime minister’s ruling Democratic party remains solidly ahead of its rivals in opinion polls. But it has felt an increasing challenge from the Five Star Movement, which has put the fight against corruption at the top of its agenda. Ms Guidi’s alleged move to favour an oil production project could also damage the government ahead of an April 17 referendum to ban offshore drilling near Italian coastlines. While opposition parties, including the Five Star Movement, have urged Italians to vote in favour of the ban, Mr Renzi has called for abstention. This could lead the referendum to fail since it needs more than 50 per cent turnout to be valid. But the circumstances of Ms Guidi’s resignation could help galvanise support for the measure. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2016. You may share using our article tools. Please don’t cut articles from FT.com and redistribute by email or post to the web. Source link
Addington Capital was first established in 2010 by Martin Roberts and Matthew Allen. The company works in independent asset management and investments. Since the business was established, Addington has been able to complete more than £850 million of deals and has also developed a platform in the office, retail and residential sectors. Addington work with their partners in order to deliver value through active asset management services. In their latest venture, Addington Capital has formed a partnership with EPISO, a shopping centre owner. The partnership has been formed an opportunity fund which has been advised by Tristan Capital Partners. This transaction has attracted Tim Hortons looks to open in the Queens Arcade Shopping Centre in Cardiff. Tim Hortons is a well-known Canadian Coffee House and the chain will be taking out a ten-year lease on Unit 20 of Queens Arcade. The 2,500 sq. ft. and it is thought that the new coffee house will occupy a prominent location close to the entrance of the shopping centre. Tim Hortons is one of the largest restaurant chains in North America and operates in the quick serve sector. The company is well known for their lattes and “Dark Roast” coffees. There are more than 4.600 restaurants in Canada, the United States and the Middle East. This newly announced agreement will be the first in the chain to be opened in Wales, with a restaurant recently being opened in Glasgow. Tim Hortons started off as a single location in Canada in 1964 and now TIM HORTON® is well known for being one of the largest restaurant chains in North America. Offering a range of drinks, baked goods, and pre prepared savoury food such as sandwiches, wraps and soups. The chain looks to cater to a wide range of customer tastes with their wide ranging menu.
Alpha Rail has been selected to carry out work in one of the most loved parks in Nottinghamshire. The metal railings and gate specialists have been appointed for the construction work which will take place on the campus of the University of Nottingham. There is a Grade II listed park located on University Boulevard which is currently in the middle of a significant level of renovation work. Highfields Park is being worked on to remove the silt from the boating lake and to improve the infrastructure of the park. The work is being carried out with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Big Lottery Fund’s Parks for People programme and Nottingham City County Council. The restoration has been valued at £4.8 million and the main contractor for the project is Carillion Plc. Alpha Rail has been appointed to the project by Carillion in July and will be operating on the site on an ongoing basis, taking down and replacing existing metal railings and gates at the park as well as carrying out restorations of the railings and gate in areas that need repairs and repainting. For Alpha Rail the value of this contract is over £100,000 and will allow the company to sustain their current workforce of 50 people. The entire restoration project at the University Boulevard Park is expected to last 42 weeks, with plans to have all of the work complete by the middle of 2018. It is thought that local parks seriously lack local funding. Highfields Park is iconic and popular with a large number of people therefore in order to preserve Highfields and other similar parks across the UK is vital that the gap in funding does not increase. The lack of funding for public parks could significantly damage the conditions and health of public parks across the nation.
Brookhurst has delivered handmade clay roof tiles to a property renovation and new build project that is located in Suffolk. The company works to deliver a range of high quality tiles crafted by hand using traditional hand moulding and firing techniques which allow for the creation of a bespoke and delicate final product. The company was supported by Sahtas in order to create tiles that match the reclaimed ones already being used. The original barn on the site had been restored using clay pantiles which have been replaced with well-matched reclaimed tiles. Because of the number of outbuildings on the site, making sure that a good match for the roof tiles was found was vital. The construction took place in Thredling Hundred in mid-Suffolk. This location is close to the village centre of Debenham. The site was purchased in auction by Joe and Sandra Johnson. Joe is a carpenter and builder and the couple designed the new house themselves with the support of Tim Linstead, who is an architect and works for the Norwich based Anglia Design LLP. The site contained a two-storey car lodge, a barn built in 1914 and a converted tower mill dating back to 1839. The property sits in the spectacular suffolk countryside, a county known as an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the birthplace of John Constable. Permission was given to knock down the cottage on the site and construct a new one due to the extensive work required to make the property habitable. Also installed on the site is photovoltaic solar panels, an air source heat pump and a heat recovery ventilation system. The addition of the latest technology has allowed for the finished property to be highly sustainable. The construction work first started in 2014, with Sahtas UK being selected as contractor in early 2015 and given the drawings.
