NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics, who have their firm base in the town of Wakefield, are reinvigorating themselves for January 2017 by restructuring their 36-strong line of tractor vehicles. These, furnished by a company in Birstall known as Crossroads Truck & Bus, are expected to be hired continuously by NewCold for
With the impending celebration of innovation by the JEC Group Awards to be scheduled between March 14th-16th in Paris, France, it might be of use to the building enthusiast to know which contestant was awarded the well-regarded construction prize. As announced, the construction prize went to a Spanish company known
The German company Voith Composites GmbH has recently been awarded the prize for most innovative manufacturing process by the JEC Group. They have been awarded this for a new process known as a “Voith Roving Applicator.” (VRA) The aim of this incredible new design is to create neat stacks that
One of the most prolific businesses for indoor renovations, design and decoration currently operating in the Midlands has been recently handed the brilliant achievement of “Excellence” in terms of a work area’s safety measures. This company, known as Rhino Interiors Group, has been recognized by Alcumus SafeContractor for its consistent
The doom and gloom decrying that not enough companies within the field of construction has been lifted by the latest findings of a survey conducted by Tata Steel back in 2016, which reveals that of the firms that replied and accepted the survey, more than 80 per cent of them
Amiri Construction have been receiving an extended helping hand from Clarke Willmott LLP on how to restructure themselves for the challenges of 2017 that lie ahead of them. Based exclusively in the Southern regions of this country, Amiri have been in place since 12 years ago and manage lucrative projects
INTRODUCTION OF STAMA Homes: STAMA Homes, is a supplier of off-site manufactured timber frame houses, which belong to STAMA Group, a Manchester based property development company. STAMA is in a strategic partnership with Property Alliance Group and personally supported and mentored by David Russell. MARKET DEMAND: Construction and housing market
A celebration of all the different aspects of sustainability in buildings is being set under way as a result of the nominations that have finally been called out. With potential winners of the coveted BREEAM Award to be revealed on the 7th March of this year, the potential entrees range
Finally, something for BDC subscribers worth watching! For anyone with an interest in the progression and evolution of housing across the centuries in Scotland, then a new BBC ALBA series in four parts is the ideal program to watch. The program is hosted by Mister Ewen MacKinnon, who himself has
A series of guidelines have been released in order to encourage construction workers to stay safe in the workplace. With the everyday pressures of impending deadlines and the stress of work, it can be very easy to overlook some very important guidelines that ensure the safety and wellbeing of workers.
NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics, who have their firm base in the town of Wakefield, are reinvigorating themselves for January 2017 by restructuring their 36-strong line of tractor vehicles. These, furnished by a company in Birstall known as Crossroads Truck & Bus, are expected to be hired continuously by NewCold for a grand total of three years to come. Fitted with an all-new I-Shift transmission by Volvo themselves, it is hoped that this will allow NewCold to operate during the adverse winter conditions and to cope with the wishes of its increasingly popular client base. The amount of double-deckers will also increase to 12, thus allowing costs to the environment and of travel to be significantly reduced by the Wakefield company. The Managing Directors of NewCold are confident that by the end of this year alone, they will have invested in and deployed an extra 30 double-decker transport vehicles to demonstrate their concern for lowering transport costs and increasing their impressive regard for the safeguard of the environment. Mister Jon Miles, its Country Director, is adamant that such vehicles NewCold have been investing in such as the FH4 500 are extremely popular among fleet drivers and are equally beneficial to the company in their cost efficiency on fuel usage. Mister Miles is also extremely satisfied with their ongoing partnership with Crossroads Truck & Bus and is hopeful that they will be able to continue this bounteous future with them and that their support will be mutual with the harsh winter months ahead. With bases of food storage all over Europe, including in France and Poland, NewCold’s announcements today are encouraging signs that up-and-coming successful companies like itself are committed to ensuring that their rising profits and success does not run at the expense of the natural environment. One can only hope that similar companies will be as conscientious as the team behind NewCold.
With the impending celebration of innovation by the JEC Group Awards to be scheduled between March 14th-16th in Paris, France, it might be of use to the building enthusiast to know which contestant was awarded the well-regarded construction prize. As announced, the construction prize went to a Spanish company known as Acciona for developing all new materials different to the ones ordinarily used in rail tunnel building. The product itself was developed following a potentially disastrous amount of water seeping into the Pajares tunnel and covering approximately a total of 30 per cent of the length of the structure. With a problem as great as this to be solved, Acciona were going to need to turn to more inventive solutions than the standard procedure normally used to dealing with problems encountered along tunnel railways. In order to circumnavigate the structural and chemical problems inherent, Acciona developed some new panels that were able to be bent in order to match the shape of the tunnel itself. At 9.2 meters in length, it was imperative that each of these panels would be pliable enough to be fitted easily into the Pajares tunnel. There was then however another problem that the designers of these panels needed to contend with: how would they be able to produce the 1,500 needed within a foreseeable schedule and at a reduced cost? The ingenious resolution to this was to increase the panel production regularity through the implementation of various cheap anti-flammable resin into the material. With this method in place, Acciona were able to make as many one individual panel every half an hour. Ultimately, the installation of 15,000 panels across an area of 200,000 square meters was greatly facilitated by the panels’ lightness. The combination of cost effectiveness, the various advantageous properties of the new material itself and its relatively simple methods of implementation ensured that the tunnel was repaired and at not too great a cost either, making Acciona the deserving winner of the JEC award dedicated to construction.
The German company Voith Composites GmbH has recently been awarded the prize for most innovative manufacturing process by the JEC Group. They have been awarded this for a new process known as a “Voith Roving Applicator.” (VRA) The aim of this incredible new design is to create neat stacks that are not wet from manufacture and are created in a series of ingenious different steps. The manufactured product is first collected into a tape with a width of precisely 50 mm. Then the binding substance is joined, made sure to be accurate by the VRA machine itself, and then positioned on a worktop table by the machine’s moveable grips. What it ultimately leads to is a compact shape that can be positioned anywhere depending on the necessity and desire of the user. It is clear that the many advantages of Voith’s product are its efficiency and its ability to reduce the amount of waste products from the materials that it stacks. In fact, hardly any amount of waste is ever produced by the new system supplied by VRA. Their achievement is equally that their product is able to complete all of the manufacturing processes in a limited amount of processes, resulting in an easy use for employees as well as a greater manufacturing speed. Adaptation is perhaps the key advantage of the VRA machine, meaning that prospective users will be able to tailor its settings to whichever materials that they would seek to manufacture. The prize having been awarded to Voith Composites GmbH is a sure sign that they are one of the most successful advocators of sustainability and have been duly rewarded with this prize by the JEC prize. It is hoped that other similar CAD/CAM manufacturing firms will follow suit and encourage other businesses to consider the advantages of researching greater methods of invention and creation within the manufacturing industries.
One of the most prolific businesses for indoor renovations, design and decoration currently operating in the Midlands has been recently handed the brilliant achievement of “Excellence” in terms of a work area’s safety measures. This company, known as Rhino Interiors Group, has been recognized by Alcumus SafeContractor for its consistent advances in making the working space for its 20-plus workforce a safer and better place. This is undoubtedly fantastic news for Rhino, who have had contracts with as many star-studded enterprises as diverse as Aston Martin and Siemens. With clients as wide and varied as that, it is clear that Rhino deliver very high standards of output and are consistently able to satisfy their famous clients again and again. Yet an investigation of Rhino’s health and safety standards was however essential as, being such a high-profile company, as explained by SafeContractor Director Gemma Archibald, certain standards had to be met and checked. It is clear that SafeContractor were also eager to ensure that Rhino Interiors Group passed the various tests with flying colors, and were pleased that the process had gone smoothly. Mister Adrian Dearnley of RIG was eager to emphasize that Rhino accepted and welcomed the various tests that needed to be implemented in order to assess the methods against risks in the work place that were already in place. Mister Dearnley seems eager for the rigorous implementation of these regulations so that the contractors and employees of RIG put their safety first before anything else. Furthermore, the Director of RIG emphasizes his pride that the award finally defines the West Midlands firm as a bastion of health and safety regulation. It is hoped that the rewards of this will result in attracting an even wider spectrum of clientele to knock at the doors of Rhino Interiors Group and to use the services of a company that they know is concerned for the wellbeing of its staff.
The doom and gloom decrying that not enough companies within the field of construction has been lifted by the latest findings of a survey conducted by Tata Steel back in 2016, which reveals that of the firms that replied and accepted the survey, more than 80 per cent of them certified that they either were or would commit themselves to greater contributions to the ethics of sustainability. The tests and results gathered by Tata Steel over the course of a few months were completed by all manner and form of members in the building industry. This varied from planners and architects to development experts, who were required to respond to such subjects surrounding sustainable plans as diverse as ways of investing and educating businesses. As Barry Rust of Tata Steel intimates, the subject of a sustainable business is the hot topic and the primary objectives and goals of numerous building enterprises. Tata Steel itself has the good fortune and insight of being able to create materials that are approved by BES 6001 standards, but not every building company has the foresight to be this conscientious. Yet even those companies tested that did not yet have an appropriate action plan for a sustainable future still indicated in the survey that they would consider introducing sustainability into their plans. Other leaders in the building industry such as Rory Bergin of HTA Design LLP and John Hutton of BAM Nuttall both emphasized the need for concerns about sustainability to be consistently raised so that other issues such as those of eye and noise pollution could be explored and rectified as well. Much needs to be done to also ensure that the buildings maintain the levels of sustainability that they were initially built on, and a great deal of this clearly involves the use of all aspects of education to ensure that building contractors as well as clients are knowledgeable of the ways in which sustainability for all can progress further into the 21st Century.
Amiri Construction have been receiving an extended helping hand from Clarke Willmott LLP on how to restructure themselves for the challenges of 2017 that lie ahead of them. Based exclusively in the Southern regions of this country, Amiri have been in place since 12 years ago and manage lucrative projects through fields as diverse as commerce and the relaxation industries. With working on projects as expensive as 10 million pounds, it was imperative that their transition of shareholding went as in organized a fashion as possible so that they would be able to maintain their strong expertise in exceptional client satisfaction. The office-based company Clarke Willmott, which has a base in Southampton, was a key component in bringing a new series of shareholders to deal with the company’s management base. Mister Richard Swain was instrumental in collaborating with Clarke Willmott to ensure that the transition to new managerial shareholders at Amiri went smoothly and that they felt welcomed in their new working environment. Messrs. Lyster, Corry, Moore and Tidby were able to secure themselves, with the aid of Clarke Willmott, a smooth transition and movement to the high echelons of Amiri which will ensure that the company is in good stead to operate into the 21st Century. It was however a very good idea that they dispensed of the services of an experienced firm like Clarke Willmott so that they were able to ensure such a smooth transition. Mister Grahaeme Pettit and Kevin Lendon, the creative forces behind Amiri Construction, have expressed their delight in welcoming the new participants to their company and seem pleased with the service Clarke Willmott provided. And why shouldn’t they be? Indeed, Clarke Willmott LLP is a very well-respected firm with bases all over the country ranging from areas in Wales to Birmingham in the Midlands. And today the Southampton branch can be proud that they have continued Clarke Willmott’s excellence in giving legal advice to clients.
INTRODUCTION OF STAMA Homes: STAMA Homes, is a supplier of off-site manufactured timber frame houses, which belong to STAMA Group, a Manchester based property development company. STAMA is in a strategic partnership with Property Alliance Group and personally supported and mentored by David Russell. MARKET DEMAND: Construction and housing market urgently needs modern methods of construction, see quote below (Financial Times, Housing Minister): Today, as the country faces another severe shortage, the government is turning once again to modular, or offsite, construction in an effort to accelerate housebuilding. “Offsite construction could provide a huge opportunity to increase housing supply,” said Gavin Barwell, housing minister.[1] NEGATIVE PERCEPTION FROM PAST Negative perception of the prefabricated houses has its roots in 1940s bearing in mind Churchill’s prefabs. Modern off-site solutions has dramatically improved and modern manufacturing has nothing in common with the previously used systems. The latest timber technology and off-site solutions ensure comfortable, cost-effective and energy-efficient living. Panelised timber houses excel with high quality of design and construction with exceptional value for money. To prove it, big players on the market are using offsite systems to fulfil the demand e.g. Legal & General Homes has launched world’s biggest modular housing factory and developers such as Urban Splash started to use this technology for their projects (hoUSe – Ancoats and Irwell Riverside). While new in the UK, it has been used in Europe for over 60 years, especially Germany, Austria, Sweden… SUITABLE USE Panelised timber system is a perfect solution for different size residential development projects. It is suitable for all types of houses from social housing to individual luxury villas, medium-sized residential and office buildings as well as public use buildings such as schools, health centres or care homes. The technology is flexible and adjustable to any bespoke design. STAMA Homes can adapt houses layout to clients’ requirements, nevertheless we carry wide selection of standardised houses We are confident that we offer the lowest price houses on turnkey basis on today’s market. This system provides customisable, energy efficient, cost and time saving solution for property developers. Within last 48 years we have built over 23,000 houses across the Europe. We have a capacity to provide 1,000 houses per year and within next year STAMA is aiming to build 300 houses using panelised system on the UK’s market.
A celebration of all the different aspects of sustainability in buildings is being set under way as a result of the nominations that have finally been called out. With potential winners of the coveted BREEAM Award to be revealed on the 7th March of this year, the potential entrees range from countries ranging all the way from France to China. Covering aspects of all different kinds of sustainability including interior design, customer feedback, as well as areas of health and private tenancies, etc, BREEAM winners could range from an exceptionally well sustained retail outlet to a pristine clean hospital. Mister Gavin Dunn of BRE stresses the inspirational qualities the award engenders within its prizes and nominations in encouraging businesses, companies and enterprises from all around the globe to think about the sustainability and environmental impact of their activities, and how this can be changed for the better. Last year’s winner was an office space environment of 40,000 square meters known as The Edge and Mister Edwin van Eeckhoven mentioned the “invaluable exposure” that such awards as BREEAM can result in. And there are a huge number of awards that businesses can compete for, with BREEAM itself commissioning over 550,000 different certificates of achievement around the globe. In addition to this, a grand total of 2.2 million different sites were noted for investigation by BREEAM, which has been in place for 26 years and is now looking forward to welcoming the new award winners in March in two months’ time. Innovation is clearly the greatest asset that BREEAM targets and it is through the organization of such awards as these that firms can be encouraged to becoming more sustainable both to themselves and to the rest of the world. With a variety of different awards companies are liable to win, as well as long-term advice and resolutions on how to do better for the runners-up, such competitions as the BREEAM Awards ought to be encouraged and sought after by firms around the rest of the world.
Finally, something for BDC subscribers worth watching! For anyone with an interest in the progression and evolution of housing across the centuries in Scotland, then a new BBC ALBA series in four parts is the ideal program to watch. The program is hosted by Mister Ewen MacKinnon, who himself has previously worked in the building industry itself and clearly has an eye for the historical factors that have impacted on building homes over the course of human history. With this plethora of experience, Mister MacKinnon is clearly an individual with knowledge of what it is like to actually build a property using one’s hands, the episodes focus on the history of Scotland through the habitations of its inhabitants. Mister MacKinnon starts his journey in some of the earliest settlements north of the border, exploring such settlements harking to the rustic days of the Iron Age. Such visits to various locations in and around Scotland such as architectural sites on the Isle of Lewis, MacKinnon induces his viewers to imagine what it must have been like to live in such tough times. Furthermore, interest is also added to the program when one considers how attitudes between insiders to the settlements viewed strangers, and how these attitudes may have altered, changed or even possibly reappeared over the course of the last few centuries. The program should also be of interest to workers in construction or individuals wanting to construct new habitations out of 19th Century substances and methods. Furthermore, for anyone who might be interested in going on holiday to Scotland anytime this year, the program explains how a renovated formerly abandoned site on the Isle of Lewis known as Gearrannan Blackhouse Village that has now reemerged into the 21st Century as a new site of overnight stay for holiday seekers and adventurers wanting to brave the weathers of the Scottish Isle.
A series of guidelines have been released in order to encourage construction workers to stay safe in the workplace. With the everyday pressures of impending deadlines and the stress of work, it can be very easy to overlook some very important guidelines that ensure the safety and wellbeing of workers. For a start, it is imperative that the correct form of tools and the safest and tested equipment are used on every single job performed. This will require firms and companies to investigate the latest forms of building technology available to ensure that the safety of those employed is not being put at risk merely to save buying costs. Furthermore, frequently renewing equipment on a regular basis will ensure that work output is maximize, resulting in a quicker completion of jobs and greater overall satisfaction all round for both customer and employer. Employers should also make sure that their workers are appropriately trained and wear PPE at all times when necessary, such as when dealing with nefarious solutions such as acids and strong liquid solvents. Assessing the risk factors of the worksite in accordance with the Health and Safety Regulations 1996 and under the guidelines of the Health and Safety Executive are also essential to ensuring that as many potential dangers are averted. It is also extremely good practice for site managers and employers to think objectively of all the accidents that could possibly occur within a single workspace and that steps or measures are taken to reduce the potential risks that could occur before they run the risk of actually occurring. Equally, observing fire procedures and having a good working knowledge of where the exits are in the workplace are additionally of an extremely high importance and it is always imperative to know where such exits are located. Failure to adhere to fire procedures can also result at their most extreme in criminal charges and it is thus important that all know what to do when a fire alarm goes off.