On behalf of Huntingdonshire District Council, Savills has been instructed to market office space at Pathfinder House on St Mary’s Street in Huntingdon. The available suite comprises 3,983 sq ft (370 sq m) of Grade A office accommodation on the third floor of the property with Huntingdonshire District Council occupying
A marketing company faction known as Prodo Housing with a location in Cheshire has recently been awarded for its efforts of designing a special online app at the Housing Innovation Awards this year. It is a sign that the building and construction industries dealing with the development of housing all
The Belle Vue area in the bustling city of Manchester is experiencing an exciting building and construction initiative that will help it to ensure that work is complete on time for an all new LCV remarketing site. The building work itself is well under way and targeted to be completed
Arco, a company which specializes in the procurement of health and safety services to different companies all around the United Kingdom, is very pleased to declare that it has secured itself a vital new contractual partnership with one of the leading giants in property building and construction: the Wates Group.
The rise of health and safety standards in the workplace means that it is more important than ever for companies to consider the various methods of PPE that they can procure for their workers. To use an example of a popular media source, the friendship between Bob the Builder and
Window as well as door manufacturing outlet Polyframe Group Limited took the right decision to seek the advice of a law advisory enterprise called Bond Dickinson LLP in order to see what the building and construction enterprise could do to increase its turnout and annual revenue in the years to
A new toolkit has been compiled and set up by two leading organizations in order to address and amend the issue of modern slavery in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. The Chartered Institute of Building (also known as the CIOB) has worked incredibly hard over time
Jewellery was the strongest performing sector for year-on-year growth in July 2016 with a 7.2% increases in sales, according to Savills research based on data from its managed shopping centres across the UK*. The sporting goods sector was the next best performer, continuing its consistently positive recent performance with a
Huge stock disparities in neighbouring towns Although UK wide there is a shortage of new property stock, you can find big disparities in stock levels in neighbouring property markets According to the latest findings from online estate agents HouseSimple.com, dispite being located a mere 20 miles
12 buildings have been shortlisted for RIBA East Midlands (Royal Institute of British Architects) 2016 Awards; the winners will be announced at an Awards evening at Nottingham Contemporary on Wednesday 27th April. The buildings that have been shortlisted are: Chatsworth Stickyard Outdoor Education Centre, Bakewell by Peak Architects Contour
On behalf of Huntingdonshire District Council, Savills has been instructed to market office space at Pathfinder House on St Mary’s Street in Huntingdon. The available suite comprises 3,983 sq ft (370 sq m) of Grade A office accommodation on the third floor of the property with Huntingdonshire District Council occupying the rest of the building. The space is being offered at an all-inclusive quoting rent of £111,000 per annum and benefits from shared use of restaurant, cafe and conference / meeting room facilities. Edward Gee, associate in the business space team at Savills Peterborough, comments: “Situated in Huntingdon town centre, Pathfinder House provides premium office space in a good location with strong transport links. Due to the property’s excellent credentials we expect to receive a good level of interest from a range of potential occupiers.” Source link
A marketing company faction known as Prodo Housing with a location in Cheshire has recently been awarded for its efforts of designing a special online app at the Housing Innovation Awards this year. It is a sign that the building and construction industries dealing with the development of housing all across the United Kingdom can be pleased that they are paving the way not just physically but also in the digital age. The enterprise was rewarded for their efforts by being given the trophy for the Most Innovative Housing App and the award was for Orbit Move. This unique house acquisition app enables potential buyers to quickly and simply sort out the administration necessities that usually cost more time and money if done on paper, but is made much easier in no more than five simple online stages. The app itself was designed in collaboration with an app-building company known as Orbit, who specialize in creating online apps in the housing industry and have a client base of more than 100,000 people dotted all over the different expanses of the country. The judging panel was clearly in awe of the new online tool, which will help to facilitate the home and property acquisition processes that are usually such a headache and a drag for customers all over the country. Whilst the English reportedly like queues, all they will need now to acquire property that they can afford will be having access to that special app, and time and money will be saved in the long run thanks to the combined inventive efforts of Orbit and Prodo Housing. Paul Billington the MD of Prodo was delighted that the app was such a success at the event and was pleased to see his company’s efforts being recognized and rewarded in such a lavish and congratulatory way. It is a sign that the building, construction and property industries can go forward with the digital revolution after all.
The Belle Vue area in the bustling city of Manchester is experiencing an exciting building and construction initiative that will help it to ensure that work is complete on time for an all new LCV remarketing site. The building work itself is well under way and targeted to be completed and ready for the site to roll by Q3 2017. An ambitious venture indeed for the city as a whole, the site will be a total of 6.5 acres large and is situated right next to a 32 acre auctioning outlet. Representing the first time that BCA have ever built a remarketing facility for light commercial vehicles, this represents a very significant step in the business’ progression on the market and will mean that it stands taller than ever alongside other transport and logistics competitors. Indeed, it has been reported that once up and running the brand new facility will be capable of showcasing under the cover a grand maximum total of 400 vehicles. Similarly, in the company’s emphasis on building more and more areas of technological capability, full “Online Support” will equally be provided once the site is fully up and running. The year 2016 was, despite the financial fluctuations and the economic uncertainty that many businesses have experienced and still are experiencing, a very lucrative one for the transport industry, particularly in the LCV sector. This is clearly something which BCA plans to capitalize and invest upon and its decision to build in Manchester represents its commitment to generating good transport and logistics services to companies and enterprises in a variety of different enterprises and industries, particularly in the Northern regions of the country. Indeed, Duncan Ward of BCA emphasizes that the Belle Vue area will be ideal not only for the future of the company but also for the future of the plans to make the idea of the “Northern Powerhouse” a reality come true.
Arco, a company which specializes in the procurement of health and safety services to different companies all around the United Kingdom, is very pleased to declare that it has secured itself a vital new contractual partnership with one of the leading giants in property building and construction: the Wates Group. Currently one of the greatest UK-based family-run enterprises operating within the building and construction industry of property development, it is hoped that this three year contractual agreement will be mutually beneficial to both leading enterprises. Essentially, what the health and safety company Arco will provide to the Wates Group is PPE over the course of the next three years. With more than 4,000 employees at the ready, the owners of the Wates Group are extremely concerned with the safety of their workers on whatever sites that they are working on in the country and it is hoped that Arco are the perfect match in terms of being able to supply their workforce with the appropriate and necessary protective equipment that the workforce will need in order to carry out the various tasks that it will need to carry out for its 10,000-plus base of investors and partners. With this contractual agreement valued at no less than £2 million a year, it is widely hoped that the partnership will be a success and will ensure the future safeguard and wellbeing of every Wates Group employee. As John Dunne of Wates Group explains, the company’s commitment towards achieving a “Zero Harm” accreditation by the end of the next three years through the combined services and health safety supplies of Arco means that they have high hopes that the company and its workers will be able to blossom and work safely with the implementation of PPE supplied by the ever-reliable Arco services. Placing great emphasis on the safety and wellbeing of their workforce, it is hoped that the contract will ensure that they are safer and happier than ever before working for the Wates Group.
The rise of health and safety standards in the workplace means that it is more important than ever for companies to consider the various methods of PPE that they can procure for their workers. To use an example of a popular media source, the friendship between Bob the Builder and his truck friends Scoop, Muck, Dizzy et al indicates a harmony between man and machine that building and construction companies would be well advised to follow as an example in the future years to come. Not enough building and construction firms or private contractors in this company set themselves the appropriate accreditation of health and safety standards that ought to be met on every worksite in this country. Whilst there are many companies in the industry, as has been mentioned in previous articles of this kind, that are dedicated to supplying decent and protective PPE to their employees and are concerned with achieving targets of “Zero Harm” and reduced damage costs, it is evident that more firm managers and site supervisors need to follow the example set by the children’s television series in order to ensure that the safety of their onsite workers are not put into jeopardy as they so often are. Whilst it might seem easy for a grown man to sneer at a show like Bob the Builder with the serpentine hiss of the cynical adult, it is evident that more construction firms need to go back to basics and put the safety and wellbeing of their workforce first before anything else. Indeed, history has shown all too well the ignorance and lack of commitment to health and safety in the workplace. The steep rise in fines reported by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) this year is something which all enterprises in the building and construction industry need to be aware of. Watching Bob the Builder might not be a cure, but it might be one way of arousing the respect and compassion that all members of the construction workforce deserve but which so many (as the IOSH demonstrates) do not get.
Window as well as door manufacturing outlet Polyframe Group Limited took the right decision to seek the advice of a law advisory enterprise called Bond Dickinson LLP in order to see what the building and construction enterprise could do to increase its turnout and annual revenue in the years to come. Indeed, representing the manufacturing business and its main investing mogul Cairngorm Capital, the experts of the rule of law at Bond Dickinson were able to secure a number of lucrative contractual deals that will mean that the company will significantly prosper as the years go on. By conducting its trade deals under a new name known as Customade, the manufacturing company has been blessed with acquiring the opportunity to gain annual revenues that will pass the £100 million mark as well as a greater amount of employees at their ready and more produce to sell to its expanding client base. Thanks to Bond Dickinson’s services, Cairngorm Capital and Polyframe will benefit from the company receiving a major influx of new staff that will total 900 new employment opportunities as well as greater opportunities for the company to increase its variety of windows and doors to an enthusiastic public demand. Having advised them over the last year, it is clear that Bond Dickinson are able and very capable as a law firm in securing major new deals for companies in construction, building or other manufacturing industries to ensure that they grow and expand in the ways that they want to. Indeed, John Naylor-Leland at Cairngorm Capital emphasized that the hard work and lucidity of Simon Pilling and his team at Bond Dickinson helped them immensely over the course of the last few months and is pleased that they as a law firm understood all the pitfalls and angles of securing deals and investment opportunities in the building and construction industry as a whole.
A new toolkit has been compiled and set up by two leading organizations in order to address and amend the issue of modern slavery in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. The Chartered Institute of Building (also known as the CIOB) has worked incredibly hard over time with Stronger Together in order to bring businesses in the building and construction industry to the attention of figuring out new ways to solve this very real problem in the 21st Century. With an approximate amount of 45 million people (and many more that have slipped under the radar of human rights organizations or are simply too well hidden by evil individuals in power) guessed to be currently subjected to modern slavery all over the globe, there is no doubt that companies and enterprises in the building and construction industry will want to read the report and find out the different things that they can do in order to tackle this problem that in a supposedly progressive liberal society is a shock to the system and an indication of our failure to tackle this barbaric issue. What this new kit will provide to building and construction firms that seek it out is UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights that has been approved by the United Nations themselves. It is adamantly clear that the issues of human rights are very much alive today and it is the responsibility of businesses with a revenue of over £36 million to explain to the government what they are doing to address issues of human rights in the workplace, according to the 2015 UK Modern Slavery Act. The report itself was instigated based on the findings of an earlier report commissioned by CIOB known as “Building a fairer system.” This report found shocking amounts of evidence that showed the many aspects of modern slavery to which workers around the United Kingdom were being subjected.
Jewellery was the strongest performing sector for year-on-year growth in July 2016 with a 7.2% increases in sales, according to Savills research based on data from its managed shopping centres across the UK*. The sporting goods sector was the next best performer, continuing its consistently positive recent performance with a sales increase of 6.6%. Other growth categories included cafes, travel and value or discount stores. By contrast, homeware sales decreased by -13.9% in July after showing positive growth in the first half of the year. Savills suggests this could be a result of caution among house buyers and sellers in the immediate aftermath of the vote to leave the EU. Womenswear and menswear continued to see sales decline in July (-8.8% and -7.5% respectively), in line with a longer term negative trend. Savills also reports that footfall across its managed shopping centres saw a slight increase in July of +0.4%, compared with national average declines of between -0.4% (according to Footfall) and -2.1% (according to the British Retail Consortium and Springboard). Stephen Toal, head of property management research at Savills, says: “Although it is still too early to pick out specific trends based on the result of the EU referendum, value retail has seen an immediate uptick while homeware appears to have felt the impact of some consumer uncertainty. However, the success of jewellery in July shows that shoppers are still keen to purchase higher value goods. It remains to be seen to what extent these trends continue in the second half of the year; and we will be monitoring them closely with a particular focus on Christmas which will provide a strong barometer for consumer sentiment.” Looking further back than July, the electrical sector was the top performing category in the first half of the year with growth of nearly 20% from January to June 2016 compared with the same period in 2015. Other strong performers over the period included childrenswear (+8.3%), sporting goods (+7.6%) and health and beauty (+5.2%). Conversely, value retailers saw a sharp drop over the period (-9.6%), along with confectionery (-7.6%) and womenswear (-7%) over the first six months of this year. *Information was collated using over 1,200 pieces of turnover from across more than 50 UK shopping centres. Source link
Huge stock disparities in neighbouring towns Although UK wide there is a shortage of new property stock, you can find big disparities in stock levels in neighbouring property markets According to the latest findings from online estate agents HouseSimple.com, dispite being located a mere 20 miles from each other, Darlington and Durham’s property supply couldn’t be further apart. The data revealed that while Darlington enjoyed an August rise of 30.2% in new properties listed compared to July, Durham saw supply drop by almost a third (31.2%). Similarly, Telford and Hereford are both in the West Midlands, and just over 50 miles apart, but Telford saw the biggest rise (39.7%) in property supply in August of any town analysed by HouseSimple, while Hereford saw the biggest fall (33.3%) of any town. To compile the Index, HouseSimple looks at data on more than 500,000 listed properties, to track the number of new properties marketed every month in more than 100 major towns and cities across the UK and all London boroughs. Across the UK, property supply was down 8.6% in August compared to July, with almost two thirds (63.8%) of the country’s towns and cities experiencing a drop off in new property listings. The following table shows the UK towns and cities that experienced the biggest falls in new property listings in August versus July: Town/City Region % fall in new listings in July vs. June Hereford West Midlands -33.3% Durham North East -31.2% Canterbury South East -29.8% Hemel Hempstead East -27.8% Birmingham West Midlands -23.4% Basildon East -22.5% Exeter South West -22.0% Brighton South East -21.4% Luton South East -20.4% Perth Scotland -20.3% Although the majority of towns and cities saw property supply fall in August – including London, which saw new property listings falls 14.4% – more than a third actually experienced a rise in new listings. The following table shows the 10 UK towns and cities that experienced the biggest rises in new property listings in August versus July: Town/City Region % rise in new listings in July vs. June Telford West Midlands 39.7% Darlington North East 30.2% Winchester South 29.5% Runcorn North West 29.2% Bootle North West 24.5% Chichester South East 23.5% Inverness Scotland 23.4% Rotherham South Yorkshire 21.8% Rugby West Midlands 20.7% King’s Lynn East 20.3% Alex Gosling, CEO of online estate agents HouseSimple.com comments: “Our latest supply index shows that although UK wide there is a shortage of new property stock, you can find big disparities in stock levels in neighbouring property markets. For example, sellers in Durham appear more reluctant to put their properties on the market than they do in Darlington, with Durham seeing new property listings falling by more than 30% while Darlington experienced a 30% hike in new listings. August is traditionally a quieter month for the property market, so we would expect to see stock levels down during July and August when families head off for their summer holidays. But with such low levels of property stock at the moment across the country, we have seen slightly unusual stock behaviour since the EU Referendum. A third of towns and cities we researched saw property supply rise last month when we would normally expect it to fall. September is a buoyant time for the property market, and typically we would expect to see new property listings rising across the country. If that doesn’t happen then alarm bells may start ringing. Hopefully the boost from a cut in interest rates, and more confidence generally in the state of the UK economy post-Brexit, should provide the reassurances that both buyers and sellers need.“ Source link
12 buildings have been shortlisted for RIBA East Midlands (Royal Institute of British Architects) 2016 Awards; the winners will be announced at an Awards evening at Nottingham Contemporary on Wednesday 27th April. The buildings that have been shortlisted are: Chatsworth Stickyard Outdoor Education Centre, Bakewell by Peak Architects Contour House, Derbyshire by Sanei Hopkins Architects Derby Arena by FaulknerBrowns Architects Garden Buildings, Warmington, Northamptonshire by Ashworth Parkes Architects Heart of Campus, Nottingham Trent University by Evans Vettori Architects Leicester Print Workshop by Takero Shimazaki Architects Lincoln Castle Revealed by Arrol & Snell Ltd Nottingham One by Levitate NUAST, Nottingham by Bond Bryan Architects Oundle School Pavilion by Levitate Private house, Northamptonshire by James Gorst Architects The Portland Collection, Welbeck Estate, Worksop by Hugh Broughton Architects RIBA East Midlands Chair, Valeria Passetti welcomed the news: “I’m delighted that 12 projects have been shortlisted for the RIBA East Midlands Awards 2016. The range and diversity of the projects selected really showcases the truly inspiring architecture that this region has to offer.” All shortlisted buildings will be assessed by a regional jury with the winning buildings announced at the RIBA East Midlands Awards evening and reception on Wednesday 27th April at Nottingham Contemporary, a 2010 RIBA Award-winning building. The Awards will be hosted by BBC East Midlands presenter Marie Ashby, with guest of honour RIBA President, Jane Duncan. Regional Award winners will be considered for a highly-coveted RIBA National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, the results of which will be announced in June. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning buildings later in the year. -ends- Notes to editors: 1. For further press information please contact: Lucy Grierson; lucy.grierson@riba.org 2. RIBA East Midlands Awards Shortlist: Chatsworth Stickyard Outdoor Education Centre, Bakewell Peak ArchitectsChatsworth Stickyard involved the conversion and regeneration of a 19th century cart shed and associated outbuildings to provide a series of flexible teaching and presentation spaces as part of an outdoor education centre within the grounds of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire. The project aimed to conserve, protect and convert the buildings, with works combining the use of traditional stone and historic lime mortars with stainless steel used both structurally and decoratively. Contour House, Derbyshire Sanei Hopkins Architects LtdThe brief was to design a replacement house which was open, light and contemporary using high quality traditional materials, which called for stone and natural timber plus exposed natural materials internally. The house follows one of the gently curving meadow contours, in the same way a ‘dry stone wall’ or a ‘stone barn’ follows such contours across the Peak District landscape. The emphasis is on a good family orientated space combining cooking, living and socialising in an informal setting. Derby Arena FaulknerBrowns ArchitectsDerby Arena sets a new standard for local authority sports facilities providing an aspirational and invigorating place to participate in sport. The Arena contains a uniquely raised 250m indoor cycle track allowing unimpeded access below to a central multi-use sports infield which, together with a 1500 spectator grandstand, additionally creates a space for cultural and music events. Extensive café foyer, fitness and multi-function rooms flank one side of the cycle track with the spectator grandstand opposite. The dynamic external form, which tightly shrink wraps the internal accommodation, provides a new truly iconic civic building for Derby. Garden Buildings, Warmington Ashworth Parkes Architects LtdThe project is a collection of new ‘agricultural’ style buildings at the threshold between the formal garden of the main house and meadow beyond in a small Northamptonshire village. The property is located in the centre of the village across from the Grade 1 listed St Mary’s Church. The brief asked for the demolition of an existing garage, a garden store and the remains of an old piggery and in their place: a ‘Studio’ building’ with catering facilities and a bathroom, where the owners might ‘go away’ for the weekend, Heart of Campus, NTU Clifton Evans Vettori ArchitectsThe two buildings replace worn out 1960s teaching blocks on an incoherent site, with new state of the art spaces, thus creating a new ‘front door’ for the University’s Clifton campus. The new 2,000sq.m ‘Pavilion’ provides large and small spaces for collaborative learning and social interaction, whilst the Teaching Block, which provides flexible classrooms and lecture spaces, plays a supporting role in the ensemble of new buildings around the Plaza, complementing the new Pavilion. Leicester Print Workshop Takero Shimazaki ArchitectsThe project comprises the transformation of a 1970s former glass warehouse to create new printmaking studios, library, gallery and education spaces for Leicester Print Workshop in the city’s Cultural Quarter. Leicester City Council gifted the freehold of the original building and funding came primarily from Arts Council England, together with investment from major grant making trusts and various fundraising events and activities by the artists themselves. The project was a focal point of community development and bonding in the area among not only the artists but also the wider public. Lincoln Castle Revealed Arrol & Snell LtdThe Castle site comprises a complex series of features and listed buildings within a scheduled monument with highly sensitive archaeological issues. The project received substantial Heritage Lottery Fund finance and included the restoration of the castle walls with the introduction of a new railing system, designed to have minimal visual impact, while a complete circuit of the wall walks was achieved by introducing a series of stairs and bridges. The 18th and19th Century prison complex was fully repaired and conserved to provide new visitor facilities, and the 1840s Crown Wing cell block was made fully accessible for the first time and fitted out with an interpretation of prison life and also an archaeological display of finds uncovered during the course of the works. A new display and interpretation space was created for Magna Carta and Charter of the Forest – the only place where both documents can be seen together.