BSP Consulting, the civil and structural engineering company based in the East Midlands have been celebrating their ten-year anniversary. It has been a decade since the company opened their Leicester office on De Montfort Street. This Leicester office was the third to be opened by the group. Since moving to
The star-studded BMN Awards 2017 has taken place in order to celebrate excellence across the builder’s merchant sector, Martin & Partners Limited in Northampton were among those celebrated, as they took home the coveted award for Tool Showroom of the Year. This prestigious accolade was received by the managing director
What should Wales look like in 2030 ? Should we be looking to host the Olympic Games? How about being a major tourist destination given our fantastic coastline, landscape and heritage? China recently stated that it plans to win the football World Cup by 2050. Saudi Arabia has a 2030
Great Yarmouth Ceilings, a leading interiors contractor, has won the Great Family Owned Business Award at their local Spirit of Enterprise Awards. Great Yarmouth Ceiling’s Managing Director, Stuart Adams, explains why this business award means so much to them: “We’re really proud to be a family business. The company was
The companies have signed a project development agreement to develop the facility at Rookery South Pit near Stewartby, Bedfordshire, reports Construction News’ sister title Materials Recycling World. The plant will process municipal, commercial and industrial residual waste from the surrounding area. When completed, the facility is expected to generate more
The masterplan for the 3,000-home Bertha Park development on the edge of Perth has been approved by the council. Springfield Properties submitted the masterplan for the £1bn, 333ha project to Perth & Kinross Council last summer and it was approved on Wednesday. A detailed plan of the first phase is
Slate has been used as a roofing material throughout the UK since the middle ages. There’s no doubt that it’s one of the most stunning finishes whether your property is historic or modern. If you’re thinking about going slate, or replacing your existing roof, here’s everything you need to know
Rider Levett Bucknall, or RLB, the leading independent construction, property and management consultancy company has announced that they will be launching a new dedicated Contract Advisory service. This service will work to deliver specialist advice to RLB’s customers, and covers all aspects of procurement and contract drafting and negotiations as
J Tomlinson has announced that they have won a £7.25 million contract that will see the company provide the mechanical and engineering services for a new student accommodation scheme. J Tomlinson is an established and privately owned company that has a vast amount of experience in the provision of construction
The HomeOwners Alliance have collaborated with King’s College London in order to launch a guide for homebuyers who are looking to purchase a new build property. The new guide is 28 pages long and is called ‘Buying you new home: your rights explained’. This publication is the first of its
BSP Consulting, the civil and structural engineering company based in the East Midlands have been celebrating their ten-year anniversary. It has been a decade since the company opened their Leicester office on De Montfort Street. This Leicester office was the third to be opened by the group. Since moving to Leicester, BSP Consulting has moved to larger premises in order to cater for the increasing demand for their services in the area. The larger location is twice the size of their original De Montfort premises, which were opened in December 2007. When the office first opened, three staff worked there, and has since developed and grown, allowing the Leicester arm of BSP Consulting to establish themselves as a key civil and structural engineering company in the city. Over the decade that the company has been in operation in Leicester they have managed to increase the range of services that they offer to include pre-planning support as well as traffic and transport engineering. Because of the expansion of services offered at the site, there has been an expansion in the team. This growth of services has also helped to improve the company’s reputation, helping to attract more and more customers and leading to the employment of more and more engineers and technicians from their Leicester base. Over the past ten years, the company has grown their team from three to fifteen, who now work across the city, country and beyond. In Leicester BSP has offered their civil and structural engineering services to a range of key projects in Leicester and Leicestershire. These projects include Makers’ Yard in Leicester’s Creative Quarter as well as buildings for Brooksby Melton College and refurbishment work that has taken place at Loughborough University. The company has also worked to support the development of the Get Busy Living Centre located near to Melton Mowbray, a rehabilitation centre for those who have life-changing sporting injuries. This centre is spearheaded by the Matt Hampson Foundation, a charity set up by the former England Under 21 and Leicester Tigers player Matt Hampson who was paralysed in a Rugby accident.
The star-studded BMN Awards 2017 has taken place in order to celebrate excellence across the builder’s merchant sector, Martin & Partners Limited in Northampton were among those celebrated, as they took home the coveted award for Tool Showroom of the Year. This prestigious accolade was received by the managing director of the company, David Dickens, who is also a member of the NMBS management board and a part of the h&b Group lightside committee. Martin & Partners is known for being the largest independent builders’ and plumbers’ merchant in Northampton and has been in operation for in excess of 80 years. The company was first established in 1935 and originally worked from high street premises, Regent Square in Northampton city centre. The Managing Director joined the company in 1965 at 15 and has worked his way up through the company to owning the business. David’s grandson is walking in his footsteps and working at the company as a Saturday boy. As it has developed a great deal since 1935, Martin & Partners Limited now operates from a large out of town industrial unit on Gladstone Close. The family run business sees David’s wife Marguerite, daughter Rebecca and son-in-law Mark fellow directors. The business work hard to ensure that they offer the best customer service possible. The builders’ and plumbers’ merchants only stocks the industry’s leading brands, with Makita as the brand of choice in their power tool sector. Martin & Partners have stocked other brands in the past such as Milwaukee, Bosch and Hitachi however the business has found that these brands simply do not measure up against Makita equipment. Customer demand also demonstrated a preference for Makita and offer the high quality equipment at competitive prices. The showroom of Martin & Partners has been fitted with 15 meters of power toll racking and branded toolbars that has been supplied and installed by Makita, the company have expressed their delight at winning the BMN Award and has said that the achievement would not be possible without the support of their suppliers and the contributions that they have made to the company.
What should Wales look like in 2030 ? Should we be looking to host the Olympic Games? How about being a major tourist destination given our fantastic coastline, landscape and heritage? China recently stated that it plans to win the football World Cup by 2050. Saudi Arabia has a 2030 vision which is guiding all the change the country’s going through. By having a long term vision businesses can plan and grow. If the vision keeps changing, or if there is no vision, we stay stuck in day to day problems without a guiding light to show us the way. Bristol Airport has over 7 million people go through its doors, half of whom are from Wales. Dublin Airport has over 30 million people travel through every year, although the Irish population is similar to that of Wales. They have set up the ability to clear immigration in Dublin for the US. This is in response to the slow process once you land in America, so the Irish do it quicker and people route through Dublin to take advantage of it. I went to Cornwall this summer for our family holiday, and was impressed at the amount there was to do as a tourist. We spent over £200 at the Eden Project alone, and enjoyed doing so. When we came back, we decided to be tourists in Wales. We visited somewhere near Neath, which was advertised for cycling and walking. We had a good walk but on return were informed that the café stopped serving food at 3pm (on a Bank Holiday Monday). I was struggling to part with my money. Cardiff has some great tourist venues, but where is the Roald Dahl centre or the Scott of the Antarctic experience? How do we start to have a Vision for 2030? Perhaps we should maximise what we’ve got and build from there.
Great Yarmouth Ceilings, a leading interiors contractor, has won the Great Family Owned Business Award at their local Spirit of Enterprise Awards. Great Yarmouth Ceiling’s Managing Director, Stuart Adams, explains why this business award means so much to them: “We’re really proud to be a family business. The company was started 40 years ago by my Dad, Keith Adams. He still works here, as does my wife, my brother, my cousin and even family friends. We’ve grown and diversified a lot since then. The fact that we’re a strong, family business has been really key to that success. We know how each other think, work and thrive in the business environment. We know each other’s strengths. We also have the freedom to challenge each other’s ideas, which can make for some interesting discussions, but ultimately brings the best out of the business.” Great Yarmouth Ceilings provides a single point of contact for ceilings, partitions, glazed partitions, dry lining, plastering and more, working with both commercial and residential developers. Stuart continues: “Whilst we now work on big projects across East Anglia and into London, Great Yarmouth still holds a special place in our hearts. It felt very fitting to be recognised for our hard work in our “home town” as we celebrate our 40th anniversary.” The awards, now in their 10th year, are organised by enterpriseGY, Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s business support service, to encourage enterprise in Great Yarmouth. The award was presented at a prestigious annual celebration. “It was great to see the construction industry represented at these awards. The past decade has come with its challenges for the industry. Thanks to our strong reputation and our ability to adapt to the changing economic situation, we’re able to show that we’re thriving.”
The companies have signed a project development agreement to develop the facility at Rookery South Pit near Stewartby, Bedfordshire, reports Construction News’ sister title Materials Recycling World. The plant will process municipal, commercial and industrial residual waste from the surrounding area. When completed, the facility is expected to generate more than 50 MWe of electricity and will create around 300 jobs during construction, with 40-50 permanent roles including apprenticeships. The project was originally backed by the then Infrastructure Planning Commission nearly five years ago, but two councils and the Waste Recycling Group (now FCC Environment) opposed the scheme. Petitions alleging negative effects on the environment, transport networks and the local community were dismissed in a rare legal move by a special joint committee of the two houses of parliament. In May 2013, Covanta warned it could pull out of the UK unless it found a buyer or a partner for its three sites that had planning consents or permits for EfW facilities, including Rookery South. It blamed the move on a failure to win preferred bidder status on a 30-year municipal contract on Merseyside. The company no longer has any offices in the UK and liaises with Veolia from its US base. A company spokesman said further partnerships were possible for European projects. Veolia and Covanta said their project team will now seek final approvals, complete project financing and engage with key stakeholders and consultees. It is anticipated that construction will start in 2017, with the facility becoming operational in 2020. Covanta senior vice-president and head of corporate development Matthew Mulcahy said: “We are pleased to have found a partner in Veolia that will help us to develop this important growth project. The facility will provide a vital outlet for the sustainable disposal of residual waste and deliver clean, renewable power to the grid.” Veolia UK and Ireland senior executive vice-president Estelle Brachlianoff said: “This project will contribute to increased landfill diversion and will help the UK to meet its carbon reduction commitments. The scheme will also create direct employment and boost the local supply chain.” Source link
The masterplan for the 3,000-home Bertha Park development on the edge of Perth has been approved by the council. Springfield Properties submitted the masterplan for the £1bn, 333ha project to Perth & Kinross Council last summer and it was approved on Wednesday. A detailed plan of the first phase is expected to be assessed by committee next month. The first phase, which is likely to begin construction in 2017, covers 1,100 new homes including private, affordable and retirement accommodation ranging from apartments to 4-bedroom houses. Springfield has opted for a traditional look and feel for Bertha Park. Each home will have easy access to green space and all are being designed to be highly energy efficient. The new community will include 25ha of employment land, a new primary and secondary school as well as shops, restaurants, medical, leisure and community facilities. The development will be built over 30 years. This article was published on 13 May 2016 (last updated on 13 May 2016). Source link
Slate has been used as a roofing material throughout the UK since the middle ages. There’s no doubt that it’s one of the most stunning finishes whether your property is historic or modern. If you’re thinking about going slate, or replacing your existing roof, here’s everything you need to know about slate roofing. The upsides, the downsides, and the best products on the market. Slate roof tiles – Upsides Aesthetics – There’s no doubt about it, slate is a beautiful, natural product that gives properties a classy and authentic feel. Adding slate roof tiles to the right property can instantly add curb appeal and value. Durability – The reason slate roofs look beautiful and traditional is because they last so long. You can expect slate tiles to last for 150 years. It’s no wonder we associate them with chocolate box villages and sturdy buildings made to last. Slate is also fire resistant, which makes it a sensible alternative to some other traditional roofing finishes. Low impact – Although slate is quarried, the finishing process is relatively simple. However, the real measure of the material is that it rarely makes its way to landfill. Normally, the preparation of natural slate comprises exclusively mechanical processes. This means that no chemical waste whatsoever is generated. The waste disposed of at the dump is totally natural. The majority of other roofing types contain asphalt shingle, which needs replacement every 20 to 30 years. Something that lasts 150 years, and can be found reselling at reclamation yards all over the country, speaks for itself. Slate roof tiles – Downsides Cost – Cost is often the biggest barrier to slate tile installation. However, as the material lasts so long, the lifetime price is actually quite low. Installation – Slate roofs can be quite heavy, so ensure your roof is structurally sound and able to handle the weight beforehand. There are also some cowboy roofing contractors who have no experience working with slate. Ensure you use a contractor who knows how to work with the material. A poorly installed slate roof will not last 150 years! Slate Roof Tiles – Products Slates come in various different sizes and grades. CUPA R12 Excellence is the best roofing slate we’ve come across and happens to be the best selling roof slate in the UK. The slates have a higher grading selection process compared to some other natural slate tiles. They are also easier to install, so you can ensure a perfect finish. CUPA PIZARRAS, who produce the roof tiles, offer a 100 years warranty on CUPA R12 Excellence slates. This underlines the longevity of slate tiles and the warranty ensures that you’ll not end up with an inferior low-grade product. The company is the world leader in natural slate and has been producing it since 1892.
Rider Levett Bucknall, or RLB, the leading independent construction, property and management consultancy company has announced that they will be launching a new dedicated Contract Advisory service. This service will work to deliver specialist advice to RLB’s customers, and covers all aspects of procurement and contract drafting and negotiations as well as dispute avoidance and dispute resolution. The Contract Advisory service will be headed up by Aziz Mehtajee. Aziz joined RLB from Arcadis and has been involved in the launch of this new service. Aziz is known for being an authority on procurement as well as contract advice. He also has more than 25 years of experience from a wide variety of construction projects that have taken place within the public, utilities, infrastructure and private sectors. The Head of Advisory services at RLB, Mark Schumann has said that the independent construction, property and management consultants are delighted to launch this new Contract Advisory Service and that the company’s new offering builds on the work that has been put into this area already, and another example of how the company is able to respond to and assist their customers. Aziz Mehtajee the new Contract Advisory head has said that the changes are a part of a very exciting time for the company and that RLB are already at work on a number of commissions in the UK. One of these commissions is helping the Centre for Environmental Fisheries & Aquaculture Science and Mulbury City with their procurements. RLB has also be instructed on a quantum expert commission that is connected to a dispute on an infrastructure contract. The independent consultants have also been joined by Karolina Grzegorek, who has joined the company as a senior Consultant. Karolina will be an asset to the company and has experience in advising and implementing strategic procurement solutions as well as contracting strategies for the public and private sectors.
J Tomlinson has announced that they have won a £7.25 million contract that will see the company provide the mechanical and engineering services for a new student accommodation scheme. J Tomlinson is an established and privately owned company that has a vast amount of experience in the provision of construction refurbishment, repairs and maintenance, mechanical and electrical engineering and facilities management. The work being completed as a part of this new contract will see J Tomlinson working on the creation of the 922-bed student accommodation scheme. The company was appointed by the project’s main contractor Galliford Try in order to carry out the mechanical and electrical work on the £52.2 million development that is taking place on Paradise Street in Coventry. The new halls of residence will be spread across three blocks of three 12 and 14 storeys. The development is taking place on the site of a former garage which is close to the city centre. As a part of this development there will also be an additional two low-rise housing blocks. As a finishing touch to this site there will also be landscaping and a recreational area that will be created for students to enjoy as well as office and maintenance facilities that will be used by the proposed management company AXO Student Living. J Tomlinson’s extensive portfolio of work and experience providing integrated building services and standalone mechanical, electrical and plumbing services for clients across a range of different sectors made them the perfect candidates for this project. The company have been appointed to design, supply, install and commission the mechanical, electrical and plumbing services for the project. The main contractor for this project, Galliford Try Building East Midlands was appointed to this construction work by The Elite Group. The project is expected to start soon with the project expected to be complete in August 2019.
The HomeOwners Alliance have collaborated with King’s College London in order to launch a guide for homebuyers who are looking to purchase a new build property. The new guide is 28 pages long and is called ‘Buying you new home: your rights explained’. This publication is the first of its kind and will explain to the reader in clear and concise language the process of buying a new home and the rights that the buyer has. Included in the booklet is how a buyer can complain when things go wrong and how to resolve disputes with developers and how to make a claim under the warranty. The launch of this information has taken place following the Chancellor Philip Hammond’s commitment to building 300,000 new homes each year in the Autumn Budget. Speaking about the creation of the new guide, Philip Britton from The Centre for Construction Law at The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, has said that the information will help new homebuyers know and understand their rights. People who buy new homes often find that they have less protection that they previously thought. Buying a new home is a bit of a minefield and it is often difficult for homebuyers to know where to turn. As an extension of the service offered with the release of this booklet, the School also offers the King’s Legal Clinic, which is a free service that will offer legal advice to the public. The new build sector has a range of challenge, from complicated contracts to bad quality of work amongst other contractual restrictions. Because of this, buyers need to be better informed of their rights, with the publication of the ‘Buying your new home’ guide answering a large number of questions, taking some of the complexities out of the process.