Luxury Scottish five-star resort, Cameron House, has unveiled the first glimpse of the interior of its major extension, which will include a brand-new ballroom and 68 bedrooms, following the news of planning approval from the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority. The resort has released a stunning digital
DCV Engineering Ltd is a plant hire business based in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK. The company has purchased the first Doosan wheel loader for its extensive rental fleet – the new DL300-5 wheel loader has been added along with a number of new Doosan crawler excavators, including DX140LC-5 and DX140LCR-5
BLE Lighting & Power Ltd helped to make history by providing Emergency Lighting Power Solutions for the brand new RNHRD and Brownsword Therapies Centre located at the Royal United Hospitals site in Bath. Originally opened as Bath General Infirmary in 1738 as a free hospital for the poor, the historic
McLaren has cemented itself as one of the UK’s leading construction companies thanks to another successful financial year. Latest figures from the firm for the financial year ended July 2019 show an 11% turnover increase on year to £650.9 million, delivering an operating profit of £3.6m. This 12-month period has
A new pioneering engineering building is set to bring an array of cutting-edge facilities to the University of Exeter. National firm Morgan Sindall Construction has completed the development and handed it over to the university ahead of its scheduled opening in May 2020. The building will include VSimulators – a
Luxury Scottish five-star resort, Cameron House, has unveiled the first glimpse of the interior of its major extension, which will include a brand-new ballroom and 68 bedrooms, following the news of planning approval from the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority. The resort has released a stunning digital walkthrough including CGI footage of a new 7,345 square foot ballroom and pre-function space complete with spectacular views of Loch Lomond. Suitable for large gatherings, the new ballroom is perfect for weddings and dinners, with capacity for 350 guests and over 400 people in a theatre or reception style arrangement. Expected to be completed by summer 2021, the extension will include 68 new bedrooms on the upper three floors, the majority featuring large balconies with loch-facing views. A large outdoor terrace on the lower ground floor will create a separate, external space for smaller events with views overlooking Loch Lomond and the hills beyond. Following a careful and sensitive restoration, Cameron House Hotel will re-open in late 2020 offering unrivalled five-star luxury and one of the most unique function venues in the UK. The hotel is now taking bookings for functions from January 2021. Andy Roger, resort director at Cameron House, said: “We warmly welcome the National Park Authority’s planning approval, which is a major step forward in the multi-million-pound redevelopment of the hotel. “The proposed extension will maximise the stunning views of Loch Lomond whilst fully respecting the architectural integrity of the original house. The plans include a new loch-facing ballroom and 68 bedrooms, which will adjoin the hotel’s existing leisure wing. This will bring the resort’s total offering to 208 bedrooms, including 28 spectacular suites. “The extension will also allow us to increase the number of weddings, functions and guests we’re able to accommodate at Cameron House, and we’re confident these improvements will have a significant positive impact on the local economy.” Cameron House is investing £17.5 million in the extension, which has been developed by architects 3DReid, closelysupported by principal Designer Thomson Gray, Interior Designer Greyline Design, and Hirst Landscape Architects. For more information please visit Cameron House’s dedicated web pages. For MICE enquiries https://meetings.cameronhouse.co.uk and for weddings please visit https://weddings.cameronhouse.co.uk. For further information please contact events@cameronhouse.co.uk or contact Cerelle Gooding: cgooding@cameronhouse.co.uk
DCV Engineering Ltd is a plant hire business based in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK. The company has purchased the first Doosan wheel loader for its extensive rental fleet – the new DL300-5 wheel loader has been added along with a number of new Doosan crawler excavators, including DX140LC-5 and DX140LCR-5 14 tonne and DX225LC-5 25 tonne models. The new Doosan DL300-5 wheel loader is currently on hire to a local recycling and recovery business in Wellingborough. David Venn, Joint Managing Director of DCV Engineering, comments: “We began purchasing Doosan equipment in 2014. Our first Doosan machine was a DX225LC-3 crawler excavator. With the excellent quality, reliability, performance and residual prices offered by Doosan equipment, it is not surprising that we have continued to purchase Doosan excavators and now Doosan wheel loaders.” Part of a fleet comprising over 500 pieces of equipment for hire, the range of excavators available from DCV Engineering (www.dcvengineeringltd.co.uk) covers all sizes from 1-30 tonne and, in addition to the larger crawler excavators from Doosan, also includes a new 1 tonne DX10z mini-excavator from Doosan. Nationwide Hire Service Centrally based with very close connections via major roads such as the M1, M6, A45 and A14, DCV Engineering provides a nationwide service. As well as self-drive and operated plant hire, the company has branched into road sweeping and access equipment and has a large telehandler fleet. The company also has specialised knowledge and experience of the recycling industry, with a wide variety of mobile waste recycling equipment for hire, including crushers, trommel screens and deck screens. DCV Engineering is accredited with silver under FORS (Fleet Operators Recognition System). DCV Engineering also offers engineering services including equipment repair and installation/relocation of equipment and the company is a recognised hauler with FORS Silver accreditation. David Venn added: “We started as a one man and van operation. Today the company has four service engineers and three full time delivery drivers. Other members of our staff are also fully trained with HGV licences so they can help out with deliveries if necessary. We are a family company and this is indicative of the extensive training we want to provide for our staff – DCV Engineering believes very strongly in investing in our people.” Since the company was established in 2001, DCV Engineering has achieved considerable year on year growth. This has been achieved by offering a large, modern stock of plant at very competitive rates, backed by excellent customer service. David Venn continued: “The residuals are part of the excellent low cost of ownership offered by the Doosan range of construction equipment. The excellent service/parts support Doosan provides is also crucial and parts are correctly priced. We expect the same and better support from our suppliers than that we provide for our customers.” Wide Range of Applications for the New DL300-5 Wheel Loader With a bucket capacity of 3.0 m3, the new Doosan DL300-5 wheel loader at DCV Engineering is intended to meet a wide range of material-handling needs from loading and transporting granular material (such as sand and gravel) to industrial, mining and quarrying applications. The DL300-5 wheel loader is powered by the Doosan DL08 6-cylinder diesel engine, with an output of 202 kW (271 HP) of power at 1800 rpm. The cab on the DL300-5 places operator comfort at the very centre of its design priorities. Offering generous headroom and an ultra-comfortable, fully adjustable, heated Grammer air suspension seat, the cab features a steering column design giving more clearance for the operator’s legs and knees. The steering wheel can also be tilted and moved telescopically to match the operator’s preferred position. The increased space, better visibility and plentiful storage space in the cab allows operators to work for hours without fatigue or discomfort. Meeting ROPS/FOPS regulations, the cab also offers a wide emergency exit (located on the right hand side) to provide fast and easy evacuation in critical situations. The 5.7 inch full colour LCD panel in the cab is suitable for day and night work. The user-friendly monitor has two customisable screen displays to suit the operator’s preference, giving a full readout of machine settings and maintenance data. The rear-view camera greatly enhances visibility and safety. The screen in the cab shows the operator what the camera sees and includes several lines to help judge distances; it also has other functions, including light intensity control, viewing angle control, language setting and power on/off setting. For more on Doosan construction equipment, visit the website: www.doosanequipment.eu
BLE Lighting & Power Ltd helped to make history by providing Emergency Lighting Power Solutions for the brand new RNHRD and Brownsword Therapies Centre located at the Royal United Hospitals site in Bath. Originally opened as Bath General Infirmary in 1738 as a free hospital for the poor, the historic building was closed and services gradually moved over to the new facility which, became fully operational in early September 2019. Former patron of the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases; HRH The Duchess of Cornwall officially opened the centre on 22 October 2019. She was given a guided tour of the £20m building and introduced to local entrepreneurs Andrew and Christina Brownsword, whose £1m Match Funding Challenge enabled the hospital charity to raise £2m towards the overall cost of the new Centre. Over the years the hospital developed a reputation as a national leader of rheumatology therapies and chronic pain services. They now continue their service with the benefit of a purpose-built facility allowing them to utilise modern amenities including a large hydrotherapy pool, group rooms, a specialist gym, rehabilitation equipment, and a biologics treatment space. The 3-story building utilises a wireless DALI lighting system throughout and BLE’s inverters were requested, in the initial project plan, to provide power to the emergency lighting in the event of a failure, allowing patients, visitors and staff to exit safely should they need to. The key challenge was ensuring BLE’s inverters worked effectively with a non-BLE Lighting system. Other lighting companies may refuse to supply emergency lighting power without also having supplied the emergency lighting fixtures. This is where BLE stands out; its emergency lighting solutions are always offered with the customers specific requirements at the core. BLE took a front facing role working with the consultant to make sure the inverters would cooperate with the pre-identified lighting and DALI system. Although the product had been requested within the initial project, BLE’s partners were unsure of the specifics regarding what power was required and needed assistance. Contained power was not an option because too much lighting power was required. BLE therefore recommended two of its 400W inverters and one 200W inverter which fit the purpose completely. Additionally, the company remained on hand to provide assistance regarding the requirements for emergency lighting legislation and what the facility needed to do to in order to be compliant and ensure the safety of its occupants and the smooth opening and operation of the new facility.
McLaren has cemented itself as one of the UK’s leading construction companies thanks to another successful financial year. Latest figures from the firm for the financial year ended July 2019 show an 11% turnover increase on year to £650.9 million, delivering an operating profit of £3.6m. This 12-month period has seen McLaren work on a number of high profile projects across the UK, including the completion Bracken House, Lakeside Shopping Centre, securing another contract for Wembley Park and making progress with the Leicester City Football Club training centre. To diversify the pipeline of contracts to the business units, the group has invested considerable effort in establishing new routes to market within the public sector, primarily through places on national and regional framework agreements. McLaren is evolving its digital strategy to stay at the forefront of technology, construction design efficiencies, data management, and supply-chain collaboration. The company achieved BIM Level 2 accreditation in 2019 and remains on track to deliver its three-year digital strategy. This will include the integration of a common data environment with project design, programme and procurement process – ensuring that all projects have an associated ‘Digital Delivery Plan’. The business continues to prioritise health, safety and wellbeing and has maintained excellent safety records with an Accident and Incident Rate well below the industry average. In a similar vein, the business is minimising the impact of its operations on the environment and enhancing systems and processes to focus on carbon reduction, monitoring energy use and implementing circular economy principles. As part of McLaren’s commitment to leaving a positive legacy in the communities in which it works, the business continues to conduct its activities in an ethical and socially sustainable way, delivering on project community plans, improving social value targets and enhancing the lives of local people. Kevin Taylor, chairman, commented: “McLaren continues to shine as one of the UK’s most successful, privately-owned construction companies and as a partner of choice for both private and public sector businesses. “The appointment of four of our company directors to the main board demonstrates how we support the development of our colleagues and seek to promote from within. Our investment in delivering projects to the public sector shows our commitment to diversifying and securing future contracts in challenging market conditions and bringing more much-needed homes to the UK. “Our focus remains on exceptional customer-delivery, which is why we have invested in new business approaches that meet the modern needs of agile and forward-thinking organisations. A defined digital strategy means we are bringing additional design efficiencies, data management and innovative project management processes to our business for the new decade.”
A new pioneering engineering building is set to bring an array of cutting-edge facilities to the University of Exeter. National firm Morgan Sindall Construction has completed the development and handed it over to the university ahead of its scheduled opening in May 2020. The building will include VSimulators – a multi-disciplinary research platform funded by a £4.8 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. VSimulators offers a state-of-the-art, world class facility, combining virtual reality (VR) technology capable of immersing up to nine occupants simultaneously in headset-projected VR scenarios. A 4×4 metre, custom designed motion platform, linked to the VR scenarios, enables users to perceive realistic motion as they move around in a virtual world, while optical and inertial motion capture systems and an array of force plates will record their experiences. VSimulators will be used by academics and industry to support multi-disciplinary human factors research and innovation. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Paul Cockram, area lead and operations manager at Morgan Sindall Construction, said: “The University of Exeter’s ambition for new facilities has been at the heart of the delivery of this project and we’ve enjoyed the opportunity to work collaboratively with the university to bring this unique vision to life. “We’re pleased to be handing over the new building on schedule, which will provide a stunning new home for the university’s engineering, mathematics and scientific researchers. “As a centre of excellence, the new facility will open up new opportunities for research and innovation, helping to further bolster the University of Exeter’s world-leading reputation as a critical thinker in this field.” This new facility will boost the innovative science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medical, or STEMM, offering in Exeter, acting as a pivotal centre of excellence for the College’s world-leading structural engineering research. Hugh McCann, estates business partner at the University of Exeter added: “This is an exciting new facility for the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, and the University as a whole. “I am delighted that we have taken delivery of the new facility, and look forward to marking the launch of the VSimulators facility later this year.”
