At its heart, Property Butler’s proposition puts the estate agent in the driving seat by offering competitive conveyancing services early in the purchase process Property Butler, part of Sort Limited, has announced today that it has launched a new conveyancing and concierge service for estate agents. The new service will
©Bloomberg Oil markets will remain awash with crude well into 2017, Opec warned on Monday, as the resilience of the US shale industry and new streams of oil production threaten to keep pressure on prices. The producer cartel revised higher for this year and next oil supply forecasts from non-member
Peacock Engineering has been awarded a contract to offer asset management solutions for Flogas. The management solution will be delivered by Peacock for their client’s installation and maintenance engineers who operate across the nation. Peacock Engineering Ltd was first created in order to deliver a range of Asset and Service
The national equipment hire group, GAP Hire Solutions, care about the impact they have on the environment. Their Green Action Plan sets out the steps they are taking to reduce their carbon footprint and the support they provide to their customers to help them increase their own sustainability. In support
Habinteg has launched a campaign recently that urges the government, councilors and developers to recognise the importance of creating accessible homes. The organisation that champions the creation of more accessible and inclusive housing is hoping their campaign will make the government and property developing companies will start to create more
Roofers and Builders operating in Shrewsbury have been given the opportunity to learn about latest developments taking place in roofing systems. The advanced glass fibre roofing systems are being tested out as part of a training day which will be hosted by the builders’ merchants General Building Plastics, or GB
Last week the University of Wolverhampton launched the first Demolition Management Master’s Degree. This course is the first of its kind on offer in the UK, and a local businessman is among the first people to sign up for the course. Richard Dolman works for the Nuneaton based company AR
Castlehouse Construction, the Leeds-based construction company has begun sponsoring a local junior football club. The construction company will be sponsoring Gomersal and Cleckheaton Football Club. Castlehouse has awarded this sponsorship as a part of their community engagement programme, which looks to improve the company’s connections with local areas and communities.
Trimo UK is one of the leading composite panel manufacturers in Europe and will be exhibiting their new façade systems at the London Build event which will be taking place on the 25th and 26th October. The manufacturing company will be showing their range of world class solutions for visitors
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
At its heart, Property Butler’s proposition puts the estate agent in the driving seat by offering competitive conveyancing services early in the purchase process Property Butler, part of Sort Limited, has announced today that it has launched a new conveyancing and concierge service for estate agents. The new service will ensure clients are properly represented by conveyancers right from the beginning of the house purchase process. Powered by SortRefer, Property Butler offers agencies a white labelled online portal to a select conveyancing panel. This means that estate agency advisers can produce penny accurate quotes, instruct online and then be able to access progress reports 24/7 via their desktop or by smartphone or tablet app. In addition, Property Butler will be offering :- • Fee Guard – Free to clients, it offers peace of mind for the upfront costs involved with a property purchase. Fee Guard covers disbursement fees for unforeseen events to a value of £1,500. • Concierge Service – Provides a bespoke service for estate agencies to pass referrals and let the Property Butler team convert the opportunities The new service will be run by Tim Price, who has an impressive twenty five year career in estate agency and property markets with Parkers and Legal & General and then providing important ancillary services to the industry through ONN Financial and The Live Organisation. Tim said: “Conveyancing is one of the key areas of any property transaction, but is traditionally slow with poor communication to estate agents and their customers. This can and does lead to operational frustrations and poor sales pipeline control for the property professional, which is why we believe that Property Butler’s proposition will appeal strongly to estate agents. At its heart, Property Butler’s proposition puts the estate agent in the driving seat by offering competitive conveyancing services early in the purchase process, which will go a long way to improving pipeline control and communication with the client. Sales progression benefits from Property Butler’s real time pipeline updates, through the portal, email and app notifications. Our solicitor partners are integrated which means you receive updates as they happen ensuring you are always informed.” Source link
©Bloomberg Oil markets will remain awash with crude well into 2017, Opec warned on Monday, as the resilience of the US shale industry and new streams of oil production threaten to keep pressure on prices. The producer cartel revised higher for this year and next oil supply forecasts from non-member countries, implying that demand for its crude will remain far lower than current near record output of more than 33m barrels a day. More On this topic IN Commodities The larger than expected surplus threatens to derail hopes that supply and demand will come into balance by next year, putting a damper on prices that remain less than half mid-2014 levels. Opec is due to meet other large producers later this month to discuss possible output curbs, with talks likely to receive a jolt of urgency following the latest forecasts. Brent, the international crude benchmark, fell 2 per cent to $47 a barrel shortly after the publication of the cartel’s monthly oil report. Opec kingpin Saudi Arabia and Russia, the largest exporter outside the group, agreed last week to work together to stabilise the market but there are still big doubts that a deal to reduce or freeze production is attainable. Opec countries have stepped up production to a near record 33.2m b/d, according to secondary sources. While production is down slightly from August, it is more than 1m b/d above a year ago. The so-called “call on Opec” — or the amount of crude the market needs from the group — is at 31.67m b/d for 2016 and 32.48m b/d for 2017. Output outside of the cartel is expected to expand next year, potentially leaving the market with a more than 750,000 b/d of surplus crude if Opec’s production remains at today’s heightened levels — 2017 non-Opec production was revised up by 350,000 b/d from last month to an average of 56.52m, an increase on this year. Opec said its revised forecasts were mainly due to the resilience of the US shale oil output in the face of lower prices and the long-delayed Kashagan field in Kazakhstan, which is expected to come on stream later this year. Kashagan, the world’s most expensive oil project, has been dogged by technical challenges, delays and cost overruns. It has cost the consortium — which includes Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, Total, Eni and CNPC — more than $50bn to develop. You need JavaScript active on your browser in order to see this video. The project, which has some 10bn barrels of recoverable reserves, was halted in 2013 to make pipeline repairs. It is scheduled to relaunch in October, with initial production of 75,000 b/d being targeted by November, according to officials in Kazakhstan. Analysts say new streams of production from the North Sea, Russia, Brazil and the US Gulf of Mexico may also delay any rebalancing of supply and demand, as well as Opec’s own production. Some producer countries such as Venezuela and Algeria have pushed for a global deal to curb further increases in crude production and prevent any more drops in the oil price. Saudi energy minister Khalid Al Falih said last week there is no hurry to limit output but there is a possibility to do so in the future. Iran, meanwhile, has said it supports measures to stabilise the market but has not committed to any output restraint until reaching 4m b/d — a level at which it was pumping before the imposition of western sanctions against its oil industry. Opec data showed Iranian output has held near 3.6m b/d for several months. Analysts say that, even if these Opec exporters, together with non-Opec peers such as Russia, agree on freezing output around current levels later this month, it would do little to raise prices as many are pumping flat out. Additional reporting by Neil Hume 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
Peacock Engineering has been awarded a contract to offer asset management solutions for Flogas. The management solution will be delivered by Peacock for their client’s installation and maintenance engineers who operate across the nation. Peacock Engineering Ltd was first created in order to deliver a range of Asset and Service Management solutions to industries that are often asset intensive. The consulting team at the company has an average of 12 years’ experience working with the Maximo Professional system. Their consulting team has also built up more than 250 man-years working on implementing the Maximo system. Peacock Engineering works with their clients in order to offer them the most efficient and affordable solution to meet all of their requirements. The company appear to be the ideal candidate to help Flogas with their asset management. The IBM Maximo Asset Management solution gives a company better visibility for their asset usage and is used to support companies in a range of key industries. Flogas are looking to expand their use of the Maximo system as part of the management solution. The system will be used to cover the company’s inventory, procurement, maintenance and installation for Flogas’ domestic and commercial customers. When the solution is set up it will be integrated with the ClickSoftware and Fingertip in order to allow engineers up to date and in real-time information and scheduling that will eliminate down-time and also allow engineers to work online safely in ATEX zoned environments. By working with Peacock Engineering, Flogas will be receiving a comprehensive asset management solution that will be used throughout the company’s work-order lifecycle. The awarding of this contract and the management solution that will be delivered will offer the company an opportunity to have visibility of their assets in a way that hasn’t been possible with systems that they have used in the past.
The national equipment hire group, GAP Hire Solutions, care about the impact they have on the environment. Their Green Action Plan sets out the steps they are taking to reduce their carbon footprint and the support they provide to their customers to help them increase their own sustainability. In support of this action plan, GAP have committed to a further sixty X-ECO tower lights from the expanding lighting tower manufacturer, Trime. This brand new order follows the £3m investment made by GAP in Trime lighting products in 2016. GAP’s Green Action Plan document states, “The X-ECO LED 6 from TRIME is the most innovative lighting product on the market. Thanks to its LED lamps and automated start/ stop technology, the X-ECO uses less than a third of the fuel required to run a standard lighting tower, producing 888kg less CO2 per month as a result”. GAP now has nearly 500 X-ECO LED lighting sets, making it the largest LED powered hire fleet in the UK. Commenting on this latest order, Ken Stewart, GAP’s Head of Procurement added, “The sustainable elements of the X-ECO are very apparent. But equally as important is the favourable reception we get from our customers when we supply them with these units. We are seeing an increasing number of contractors specifying the X-ECO when they are planning their site layouts.” The GAP Group now employs 1,633 staff, an increase from 1,503 a year earlier, and has grown to 137 locations throughout the UK. The Trime manufacturing plant is based in Cassinetta di Lugagnano, near Milan and the UK operation is situated in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. The company is highly experienced in developing and marketing environmentally biased lighting sets for the construction and event rental markets.
Habinteg has launched a campaign recently that urges the government, councilors and developers to recognise the importance of creating accessible homes. The organisation that champions the creation of more accessible and inclusive housing is hoping their campaign will make the government and property developing companies will start to create more properties that have accessible features in order to meet the national demand. A number of events have been held in recent weeks by tenants in order to tell their own stories and challenges in order to highlight how vital it is that accommodation is offered to suit a range of different needs. The staff and tenants of Habinteg have also paid a visit to Parliament in order to meet MPs from right across the political spectrum in order to further make their voices hear about the creation of more accessible homes. During their meeting in Parliament, the staff and tenants met, among others Melanie Onn MP of the Shadow housing team and the Minister for Disabled People, Penny Mordaunt MP. Habinteg is the leading national provider of affordable and accessible homes and support services. The organisation supports inclusion through the creation of sustainable neighbourhoods of Lifetime Homes and wheelchair standard properties for both disabled and non-disabled people to share and enjoy. The organisation uses their knowledge and experience in order to fight negative social issues and educate as well as promoting the rights of disabled people and boost accessibility standards in the housing sector. It is as important now as it ever was to promote the case from accessible and inclusive homes for the entire population. Habinteg was formed from the belief that with accessible homes, more people can live independently and can lead to further inclusion in community life as well as education and the workforce. In a time with stricter budgets, increasing the number of accessible homes available can help money go further in terms of health and social care.
Roofers and Builders operating in Shrewsbury have been given the opportunity to learn about latest developments taking place in roofing systems. The advanced glass fibre roofing systems are being tested out as part of a training day which will be hosted by the builders’ merchants General Building Plastics, or GB Plastics. The training day is planned to go ahead on the 21st September and GB Plastics have been working with the materials supply company Cromar in order to host the event at their Shrewsbury branch. The event will take place on the Battlefield Enterprise Park later this month and give the attendees the opportunity to try out the latest roofing solutions. The Shrewsbury training day will explore the features and applications for the brand new Cromar Pro GRP system. This product is an advanced liquid applied glass reinforced polyester flat roofing solutions that has been specifically engineered for a wide range of flat roof applications across the UK. The new ProGRP is a fully integrated seamless system. All of the components of the system have been designed to work together and can be installed on a wide range of flat roof types. These different types are up to and including vertical surfaces such as the sides of a dormer or the inside face of a mansard or parapet style roof. GB Plastics’ training day will be ideal for builders and roofers that are keen to install these types of roofing solutions as part of their portfolio of work. The training day will also form part of an ongoing commitment to supporting roofers and other building trade professionals as well as keen DIY-ers and other customers who are looking to improve their flat roofing skills. This training day looking at the Cromar ProGRP solution will be the fourth training day to be held by GB Plastics across the Midlands and the third to be held at this Shrewsbury branch. There are around sixty local roofers and installers in the local area and many of these have signed up to take part in the training day.
Last week the University of Wolverhampton launched the first Demolition Management Master’s Degree. This course is the first of its kind on offer in the UK, and a local businessman is among the first people to sign up for the course. Richard Dolman works for the Nuneaton based company AR Demolition and has enrolled on to the course which will begin this month at the University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment. The Master’s Degree course has been accredited by the Institute of Demolition Engineers. The new Demolition Management course has been created with the assistance of industry experts and it is thought that the syllabus will be delivered to the students by academics and specialists in the demolition sector. The creation of this course has taken place after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by the University of Wolverhampton and the IDE. This Memorandum was signed in September last year and looked to introduce a range of new opportunities for both students and those already working in the industry. The demolition sector works of more than £8 billion worth of projects each year. The new qualification will hopefully attract more young people to this sector as well as making sure that current demolition engineers have access to the best opportunities for professional development possible. A number of central representatives from the industry and academics that are a part of the curriculum delivery team have attended a range of different planning meetings that have been held over the course of the last two years in order to design and create the new Master’s Degree in Demolition Management. The degree course is a great way to make the industry more professional. For Richard Dolman, getting a degree in his career subject was an interesting prospect, and could also appeal to those who were less interested in academics earlier in life. The degree course is another step towards plugging the skills gap present in the demolition industry at all points.
Castlehouse Construction, the Leeds-based construction company has begun sponsoring a local junior football club. The construction company will be sponsoring Gomersal and Cleckheaton Football Club. Castlehouse has awarded this sponsorship as a part of their community engagement programme, which looks to improve the company’s connections with local areas and communities. Castlehouse Construction operates in a wide range of sectors such as industrial, commercial, healthcare, education and residential. The company works on a traditional design and build basis and has managed to develop an increasingly diverse portfolio following a number of expanding partnerships that have been formed with major retailers. It is inspiring to see companies give back to the communities that they are operating within. Gomersal and Cleckheaton FC is affiliated with West Riding FA and has been established for more than 4 decades. The club works to support a range of both boys and girls’ teams for a variety of ages. With something on offer for under sixes to under 18s the Club focuses on providing facilities for their teams as well as promoting opportunities for the entire community to get involved in football. Castlehouse Construction has expressed their delight at being able to support Gomersal and Cleckheaton FC as well as showing their support for football at grassroots level. It is hoped that the sponsorship offered by the Leeds based construction company can improve the facilities used by the club as well as improve their ties to the community and help the young players achieve their football dreams. Gomersal and Cleckheaton is known for being one of the oldest established junior football clubs in the area. The Club allows children for all backgrounds the opportunity to play and enjoy football. The support from Castlehouse will allow the club to invest in new football kits and equipment to be used by the children.
Trimo UK is one of the leading composite panel manufacturers in Europe and will be exhibiting their new façade systems at the London Build event which will be taking place on the 25th and 26th October. The manufacturing company will be showing their range of world class solutions for visitors to the event to see at JD9. The London Build event will take place at London Olympia. Trimo UK will have a team on hand to demonstrate the innovative products on offer by the company. Trimo will be promoting the functional features of their market leading composite control panes as well as their aesthetic properties. The panel systems manufactured by Trimo UK and on display at the exhibition will be the Qbiss One and Trimoterm. The products mentioned above that have been created by Trimo have been praised for their non-combustible cores and their simple and stylish look. The solutions delivered by Trimo UK have been used in the past by architects that include Mecanoo and Grimshaw. London Build is the largest expo for construction in the UK and focuses entirely on offering opportunities in the London and the South East. The expo is now in its third year and is attended by thousands of professionals from a range of different industries such as contractors, developers, architects and manufacturers. The London Build expo is a great opportunity for Trimo to exhibit alongside a range of other industry professionals. Having the opportunity to exhibit at events like this will help the company to expand and network while also demonstrating their commitment to creating market challenging solutions for today’s market. The company uses their specialist knowledge, sustainability, reliability and a focus on the future. Trimo UK has a portfolio of well-known partners including Airbus, London Heathrow Airport, Nestle, Philips, DHL, Porsche, McLaren, IKEA, Mercedes Benz, Coca Cola and Prologis.
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