Warwickshire based civil engineering firm O’Brien Contractors has secured a contract to begin working on the development of a major new factory complex in Staffordshire. Readie Construction has signed the firm up to work on the £126.3 million construction of the new Gestamp site at Bericote Properties’ Four Ashes Park
Recently, it was announced that US behemoth Atas Residential had forged a build-to-rent venture in conjunction with Wildheart Residential management in the UK. This marks the American firms’ first major push into the British marketplace, while also showcasing the potential that currently exists in the buy-to-rent sector. This is an
Pleated Filters Market Size By Product (HEPA, Air Filter, Oil Filter, Medium Efficiency Filter, Food & Beverage Filter), By Application (Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Utilities), Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Price Trend, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2015 – 2022 The size of pleated filters market is anticipated to touch 326.0
Book Course HSL is to run a 1 day course on Machinery Series – Machinery Directive. 13 July 2016 Introduction The design, supply and incorporation of machinery into assemblies within the European Economic area is governed by the European Machinery Directive that was significantly amended in 2006. In the UK
Three construction consortiums have secured up to £900 million worth of contracts for the first phase of HS2. Included in the enabling works deals are archaeological investigations, site clearance and the setting up of construction compounds before the main civil engineering work gets under way. The successful firms are: •
Interserve has secured £41.4 million worth of contracts to build new school facilities for children in Leeds with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Leeds City Council has developed a new strategy to provide specialist SEMH education facilities. New learning centres will replace the existing ‘behavioural, emotional and social
Architect TP Bennett has put forward plans for a £60 million retail and leisure scheme to be built in Rochdale for developer Genr8. The 25 unit Rochdale Riverside district will have a gross internal floor area of more than 60,000m2. Genr8 is developing the scheme with Kajima in conjunction with
Building work has started on Hearts’ main stand with the demolition of the existing stand at Tynecastle. The club shop, old stadium offices and an adult education centre will be torn down to create space for the new £12 million scheme. The City of Edinburgh Council approved planning permission for
The building physics business will now be run as a completely separate entity, with its 12 strong team being known simply as Yonder and moving to Leeds from Harrogate before the end of this year after an amicable separation. The building physics experts of Yonder work with leading construction professionals,
Highways England is mulling several changes to its work procurement methods as part of its £7 billion Routes to Market framework. Jim O’Sullivan, Chief Executive of Highways England, said that the body was in the process of consulting with contractors regarding the structure of the framework and that several changes
Warwickshire based civil engineering firm O’Brien Contractors has secured a contract to begin working on the development of a major new factory complex in Staffordshire. Readie Construction has signed the firm up to work on the £126.3 million construction of the new Gestamp site at Bericote Properties’ Four Ashes Park site, located near to Wolverhampton. The new 50,000 m2 manufacturing site is set to replace the existing Gestamp facility in Cannock, which is struggling because of capacity restrictions. The new facility will be fitted out with new state of the art stamping equipment and is designed to ensure the safety of 800 jobs at the current factory. Gestamp develops, designs and makes automotive components for carmakers such as Toyota, Nissan-Renault, Honda, BMW and Jaguar Land Rover. O’Brien will carry out the installation of three 6 metre deep factory pits, office floor slab, capping beam, service trenches, associated internal and external drainage and external works. Managing Director at O’Brien Contractors, Peter O’Brien commented: “We are very pleased to have been awarded another subcontract by Readie Construction. We have an excellent track record of delivering civil engineering services across the Midlands.” O’Brien Contractors was established in 1958 as a second generation, family run firm. Among its portfolio of civil engineering projects are: the regeneration of Longbridge Town Centre, Beacon Barracks SFA housing scheme in Stafford, Primark Distribution Centre in Kettering, New Cross Hospital’s new Accident and Emergency Centre in Wolverhampton and University of Birmingham’s campus expansion. Earlier in the year, O’Brien was appointed to the campus expansion project at the University of Birmingham. The company was chosen to work on a design and build contract for the construction of a new footpath and cycle way from the main campus to the student residence village, the Vale, along with associated works and soft landscaping.
Recently, it was announced that US behemoth Atas Residential had forged a build-to-rent venture in conjunction with Wildheart Residential management in the UK. This marks the American firms’ first major push into the British marketplace, while also showcasing the potential that currently exists in the buy-to-rent sector. This is an interesting trend in the UK property market, particularly considering the increased stamp duty and tax levies being aimed at private landlords. In fact, it reveals an underlying issue concerning supply, as the market continues to suffer from a dearth of available properties listed for sale. A Look at the UK Property Market: The Rise of Buy to Rent and the Reasons Behind This Over the course of the last 18 months, property prices in the UK have risen at an exponential rate. This growth has been vastly disproportionate to inflation and national earnings, creating a market where far fewer citizens can afford to buy. As a result of this, we have seen a dramatic increase in the the number of renters, as people look for a short-term alternative to buying. This debilitating cycle can be traced back to a fundamental lack of supply, as there are simply not enough available properties to fulfil demand and sustain a balanced marketplace. The statistics that support this are quite insightful, as while the UK is required to build an average of 300,000 houses each year to meet the prevailing demand they have not constructed more than 200,000 in more than a decade. While this has created a demand that has fuelled the buy-to-rent market, however, those within the sector have been quick to capitalise. Outlets such as Allsop have advertised this demand to interested parties, for example, while offering in-depth and actionable advice about how investors can participate. Similarly, initiatives such as the Build to Rent scheme in the UK have helped private sector firms to minimise the risk associated with individual construction projects, while optimising returns and sharing accountability with government agencies. The Bottom Line: What Else Can We Draw from the Rise of Buy to Rent? While the large-scale, international collaboration between Atlas and Wildheart Residential may be a fundamental symptom of an ailing property market, however, it is not the only one. We have also seen a distinct rise in the demand for alternative housing too, from flat pack and manufactured structures to motor homes. In fact, motor home sales increased by 20.4% in the year ending March 2016, translating into £150 million in retail value and signalling a huge shift in the outlook of buyers. As we can see, a lack of available housing (and the inability of private sector firms to build the required amount of properties per annum) is changing the perception of buyers and forcing them to seek out more innovative and affordable options. This is a trend that is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, at least until more properties can be built and the market can develop a sense of equilibrium. Even then, there remain concerns about the suitability of new-build houses, which are increasingly compact and unable to meet the demands of modern home-owners.
Pleated Filters Market Size By Product (HEPA, Air Filter, Oil Filter, Medium Efficiency Filter, Food & Beverage Filter), By Application (Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Utilities), Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Price Trend, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2015 – 2022 The size of pleated filters market is anticipated to touch 326.0 million units till 2022 as predicted by Global Market Insights. It is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5% between years 2015 to 2022. Strict regulations of environment because of degradation in the quality of air along with rising demand of energy saving are likely to boost the pleated filter market trend. Efforts for restricting the growth of air borne infection are also expected to fuel up the market. Browse key industry insights spread across 94 pages with 98 market data tables & 10 figures from the report, “Pleated Filters Market Size By Product (HEPA, Air Filter, Oil Filter, Medium Efficiency Filter, Food & Beverage Filter), By Application (Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Utilities), Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Price Trend, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2015 – 2022” in detail along with the table of contents:https://www.gminsights.com/industry-analysis/pleated-filters-market-size Accelerating demand of infrastructure especially in Middle East & Africa along with Asia Pacific is indicating towards booming future of HVAC systems. Construction spending of Asia Pacific countries namely India, China and Japan was anticipated as USD 427 billion, USD 1.78 trillion and USD 742 million respectively in the year 2013. Fuelling usage of HVAC systems along with switching from old air conditions is likely to expedite the pleated filters market share. Apart from infrastructure, Asia Pacific countries namely India, China, Japan and MEA are observing great demand in vehicles. And this demand will bring a boom in filters, as they play a pivotal role in engines of automobiles. Also the demand of clean oil and great energy efficiency in automobile industries is likely to boost up the market. Let’s take a look on some of the eye-catching figures, indicating the future of pleated filters: Market of oil filters enjoyed greater than 10% of overall demand in the year 2014 and is anticipated to rise at an annual growth rate of 7% till 2022. Commercial sectors which comprise of schools, buildings and offices have noticed 20% of overall demand in the year 2014 and are likely to grow over 6% till 2022. Asia Pacific market of pleated filters dominated in the year 2014 and hence reached up to USD 3 billion. Industrial applications noticed maximum installation, thus earning significant revenue of USD 3.5 billion in the year 2014. This sector has been emerged as a thriving segment because of demand in infrastructure development of power and cement industries. Limitations in emission along with HEPA standards are expected to drive the need for industrial applications. Request for a sample of this research report @ https://www.gminsights.com/request-sample/detail/161 The global market of pleated filters has got an upsurge because of national as well as international participants. This market is anticipated to attract more business in near future due to emerging industries and economies. Major companies comprise of 3M Company, General Motors Company, The Strainite Companies, Donaldson Company Inc., Midwesco Filter Resources Inc, Columbus Industries, Camfil AB and Atlas Copco. Global Market Insights has segmented the pleated filters industry on the basis of product, application and region:Pleated Filters Market Product Analysis (Revenue, USD Million, Volume, Million Units; 2012 – 2022) Air Filters HEPA Medium Efficiency Filters Food & Beverages Filters Oil Filters Others Pleated Filters Market Application Analysis (Revenue, USD Million, Volume, Million Units; 2012 – 2022) Industrial Commercial Utilities Residential Others Pleated Filters Market Regional Analysis (Revenue, USD Million, Volume, Million Units; 2012 – 2022) North America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East & Africa (MEA) Central & South America (CSA) Browse Related Reports: Read our insightful industry blogs About Global Market Insights:Global Market Insights, Inc., headquartered in Delaware, U.S., is a global market research and consulting service provider; offering syndicated and custom research reports along with growth consulting services. 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Book Course HSL is to run a 1 day course on Machinery Series – Machinery Directive. 13 July 2016 Introduction The design, supply and incorporation of machinery into assemblies within the European Economic area is governed by the European Machinery Directive that was significantly amended in 2006. In the UK this directive has been transposed into the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations that came into force at the end of December 2009. This course gives delegates a thorough understanding of this legislation, as revised, as well as the key current European and International safety standards that support the Regulations. Delegates are shown how to build a technical file and have the opportunity to practice assessing conformity to the essential health and safety requirements. The purpose and content of a declaration of conformity and incorporation are explained along with when to use which. The role and process of risk assessment are explained, however delegates who need a more detailed understanding of machinery risk assessment should attend the course on the previous day. An introduction to control system safety and some of the related standards is given. However those delegates who are directly involved in control system design, and need a more thorough understanding of the design of safety related control systems should also attend the course held on the following day. Course includes Machinery Directive and UK Supply of Machinery (Safety) regulations 2008 Assemblies of machines Principles of safety by design Introduction to control system safety Ergonomics in machine design High level access Building a technical file Relevant standards and their use Documentation requirements Hands-on practice of the evaluation and conformity assessment of machinery Who should attend? This course is intended primarily for people who design and supply machines and create assemblies of machines. It is also relevant for people who specify and install new machines or assemblies or make significant modifications to existing machines. The course will also be helpful to anyone who is interested in a detailed understanding of the safety of industrial machinery, the supply of machinery safety regulations as amended. Venue The course will be run at the HSL laboratory in the spa town of Buxton. Buxton is in the heart of the Peak District and has good links to mainline train stations and Manchester International Airport. Details of hotels in the Buxton area can be found at www.visitpeakdistrict.com. Cost The cost of the course is £425 per person (includes course notes, lunch and refreshments). Book Course Please note the invoice option is not available within 4 weeks of the course date, or for overseas customers. For further dates and additional information email: training@hsl.gsi.gov.uk or contact the Training & Conferences Unit at HSL directly on +44 (0)1298 218806. Back to Health & Safety Training Courses Back to the top Source link
Three construction consortiums have secured up to £900 million worth of contracts for the first phase of HS2. Included in the enabling works deals are archaeological investigations, site clearance and the setting up of construction compounds before the main civil engineering work gets under way. The successful firms are: • Area South – CS JV (Costain Group Plc, Skanska Construction UK Ltd) • Area Central – Fusion JV (Morgan Sindall Plc, BAM Nuttall Ltd, Ferrovial Agroman (UK) Ltd) • Area North – LM JV (Laing O’Rourke Construction Ltd, J Murphy & Sons Ltd) Transport Secretary Chris Grayling also revealed the preferred route for Phase Two of HS2 from Crewe to Manchester, and from the West Midlands to Leeds. On the western section of the scheme, a previously proposed rolling stock depot at Golborne will be relocated to a site north of Crewe, while the approach to Manchester Piccadilly will move 370 metres eastwards with the northern tunnel portal in Ardwick. Furthermore, the Middlewich – Northwich area route will move 800 metres to the west. On the eastern leg, there are plans to move the route to the east of Measham in Leicestershire; to go around instead of tunnel under East Midlands Airport; to amend the alignment of the preferred route as it passes through Long Eaton to reduce severance in the local community and reduce impacts on the highway network and existing rail infrastructure; and to move the alignment of the route from Derbyshire to West Yorkshire. Minister Grayling commented: “HS2 is an ambitious and exciting project and we must seize the opportunity it offers to transform our country for future generations. The route decision I have published today takes us an important step closer to realising the full potential of HS2.” Leeds City Council Leader Judith Blake welcomed the preferred route option as well as plans to redevelop Leeds Station. She said: “This is very welcome news not only to provide further confidence that HS2 will be completed in its entirety but also to offer certainty in that everyone can now know exactly where and how it will come into Leeds. That is hugely important as now planning at all levels can be carried out in an informed way around HS2, what it means and where it will go.”
Interserve has secured £41.4 million worth of contracts to build new school facilities for children in Leeds with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Leeds City Council has developed a new strategy to provide specialist SEMH education facilities. New learning centres will replace the existing ‘behavioural, emotional and social difficulties’ (BESD) provision and pupil referral unit (PRU) provision, and will be delivered by Wellspring Academy Trust, the only ‘outstanding’ rated provider of SEMH provision in the north of England. Three construction contracts in different areas of the city have been awarded to Leeds D&B One, a subsidiary of Interserve. Leeds D&B One was set up specifically to build schools for Leeds City Council. Previously, Interserve has worked on Leeds ‘Building Schools for the Future’ scheme. Through Leeds D&B One, Interserve has a contract worth £14.3 million to redevelop the former Merlyn Rees High School site in Belle Isle, located in the south of the city; a £13.0m contract at the former East Leeds Family Learning Centre; and a £14.1m contract to redevelop the Tinshill pupil referral unit in the north of the city. Work on the three new buildings will run concurrently, with the accommodation due to be ready during the 2017/18 academic year. Back in July, when the council, committed to the investment, Cllr Lisa Mulherin, executive member for children and families, said: “This hugely significant investment in world class facilities, support and education for those young people in our city with social, emotional and mental health needs is long overdue. “It will enable more young people’s needs to be met closer to home, and save them from having to travel out of the city to access the learning environment they need. This new specialist provision will radically improve the learning, support and outcomes for some of the city’s most vulnerable children, replacing old, unsuitable buildings with specially designed learning places, which are fit for the future.”
Architect TP Bennett has put forward plans for a £60 million retail and leisure scheme to be built in Rochdale for developer Genr8. The 25 unit Rochdale Riverside district will have a gross internal floor area of more than 60,000m2. Genr8 is developing the scheme with Kajima in conjunction with Rochdale Borough Council. High street retailers M&S and Next have signed up to the project, with Reel Cinema putting forward plans for a six screen cinema. Richard Farnell, leader of Rochdale Borough Council, commented: “This is a hugely important milestone for the regeneration of our town centre. The new stores and high street names will attract new shoppers back to town and give a massive boost to all retailers. It’s a unique mix of retail and leisure which will create 1,000 new jobs and boost the local economy by £17m. “This is a red letter day for Rochdale and yet more evidence in the turnaround of the fortunes of our town centre. “Rochdale Riverside is an important part of our £250m regeneration programme, which has transformed Rochdale beyond all recognition since 2010.” It is expected that the application will be considered early next year. Demolition works have already begun and construction works are set to get underway by late summer next year. Earlier this year, TP Bennett strengthened its commitment to Manchester after taking a lease on 3,000 sq ft of office space in Manchester following significant growth. The practice, which also specialises in interiors and planning, has taken warehouse office space in the Royal Mills development, Ancoats Urban Village. TP Bennett, which has grown across its Manchester and London offices by 34 per cent in the last 12 months, has designed its new interior to maintain a flexibility to accommodate future growth. With an open plan layout and a variety of collaborative working areas, the style echoes its London headquarters.
Building work has started on Hearts’ main stand with the demolition of the existing stand at Tynecastle. The club shop, old stadium offices and an adult education centre will be torn down to create space for the new £12 million scheme. The City of Edinburgh Council approved planning permission for the work last month and the club has spent the last few weeks clearing the site. Workmen have now moved in to start taking down the old club office building for the initial phase of the redevelopment. The existing, 102 year old, dilapidated stand will be replaced by the new stand and will house 7,290 seats that will increase stadium capacity to more than 20,000. There will be hospitality lounges, new offices, a roof terrace, state of the art dressing rooms, a directors’ suite, media facilities, ticket kiosks and a new Tynecastle Nursery School. The architect behind the design is Jim Clydesdale and he will also be responsible for the other three stands at Tynecastle. The whole project is set to be complete by September next year and will complete the rebuilding of the ground. While the work is completed, Hearts’ stadium shop and offices have been relocated to the back of the Wheatfield Stand, where they will be situated throughout the whole of the building work. The plan is for the new stand to be constructed around the current one, the inside of which will then be excavated next summer. The Tynecastle Stadium redevelopment plan was approved by councillors last month. Hearts owner Ann Budge said last month that she expects the current 17,400 capacity to be unaffected while the work takes place. “Inevitably there will be a bit of disruption because it is a big building programme but we absolutely keep that to a minimum and the supporters who still want to come and sit in the old stand will do so,” she added.
The building physics business will now be run as a completely separate entity, with its 12 strong team being known simply as Yonder and moving to Leeds from Harrogate before the end of this year after an amicable separation. The building physics experts of Yonder work with leading construction professionals, including project managers, architects and contractors, throughout the UK. It will deliver a great amount of sustainability among other benefits to their buildings, including reduced consumption costs, less running expenses – through factors such as minimised energy consumption – better indoor environments and lower carbon emissions. The Yonder team: contributes to buildings’ passive design – their use of natural sources like the sun for heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting; leads on their active design, involving deploying non-natural elements, such as boilers and electric lighting, for these purposes; and defines constructions’ ideal renewable energy sources. Rob Gill, Managing Director at Yonder who founded the business four years ago, explained the reasons for the separation: “Building physics engineering is a specialist discipline in its own right and independence will allow us to concentrate fully on our field of expertise. Mechanical and electrical engineering is concerned with building services, whereas we focus on the whole construction. “Separating will enable us to ensure passive design is rightfully prominent in a project, which maximises benefits for clients. It will also allow us to invest in our own specialism and deliver unbeatable customer care and service.” The building physics team at Yonder has advised on hundreds of constructions in both the private and public sectors throughout the UK. These have included commercial, distribution, education, healthcare, industrial, leisure and retail buildings. A number of these developments have earned prestigious accolades, including Leeds’ First Direct Arena, which won the Royal Institution of British Architects’ Yorkshire Award last year after Yonder was the project’s energy assessor for client BAM Construction.
Highways England is mulling several changes to its work procurement methods as part of its £7 billion Routes to Market framework. Jim O’Sullivan, Chief Executive of Highways England, said that the body was in the process of consulting with contractors regarding the structure of the framework and that several changes were being considered. Among the potential changes is the procurement of major road projects away from the framework. O’Sullivan said that the scale and size of schemes such as the A303 tunnel and Lower Thames Crossing made it a clear step for the organisation to take. He also confirmed that there is a high possibility of mini-bids being scrapped and replaced with a system of allocation based on the successful delivery of previous jobs. O’Sullivan explained: “If you deliver the last job to budget, to quality and to time, then we will try to roll it on to the next job. “If you are in a particular lot, then we will simply allocate the next job to the most successful contractor or team.” He also said that Highways England was looking at new methods of dividing the Routes to Market framework and was eager to add more flexibility to the lots. Its existing Collaborative Delivery Framework is divided lots organised by project value, with the smallest covering work up to and including £25 million and the highest comprising projects between £100 million and £450 million. Mr O’Sullivan said the organisation was reviewing whether lots based strictly on project values was the most efficient way to move forward. “We recognise that it is not a straight line correlation between complexity and size; a smaller complex project may find itself in the wrong lot if you are working on the basis of capital value,” Mr O’Sullivan said. He added that there had also been situations on the current framework where five £20m projects, which could have been procured as a £100 million job, were instead divided between contractors across different lots.