Friday (7 December) at the 42nd BALI National Landscape Awards, BALI Registered Contractor Bowles & Wyer received the coveted Grand Award for a Private Residence in the Chilterns, the stunning implementation of a garden design by BALI Registered Designer Gavin McWilliam and Andrew Wilson. A BALI member since 1993 and
The Bognor Regis branch of Covers Timber and Builders Merchants will be supporting the Pagham Pram Race 2018 as a corporate sponsor for a third consecutive year. Pagham’s traditional Boxing Day pram push – the oldest in the world – spans back more than 70 years and regularly welcomes visitors
MACAULAY SINCLAIR has transformed part of a Grade II listed lodge building into Indian café brand Dishoom’s seventh restaurant and bar in Bridge Street in Manchester. After three and a half years of planning, Dishoom Manchester opened on 6 December 2018 within Beaux-Arts-style building Manchester Hall, thanks to interior architecture
Leading design agency and architectural practice, Edge Architecture + Design (‘Edge’) is delighted to announce that its exciting redevelopment plans for the British lifestyle brand, Joules, new head office were this week granted planning permission by Harborough District Council. The development will allow the brand to create a new head
Work has just begun on the installation of architectural glazing systems by leading manufacturer Kawneer on the second of three buildings at Bournemouth University. Approved dealer Leay is installing Kawneer’s AA®100 zone-drained capped curtain walling, along with AA®541 fixed light windows and two types of doors on the 5,000m2 Fusion
SELECT, the electricians’ trade body in Scotland, has added to the extensive portfolio of services it offers to its members with a new tool to assist with producing vital risk assessment information and guidance. The organisation has entered into an arrangement with the Building Safety Group (BSG) to provide Member
The Rt Hon Damian Green MP visited one of Kent’s best builders last week in the market town of Tenterden. Mr Green visited the Three Fields development in the town to personally congratulate Taylor Wimpey site manager Neil Johnson for his achievement in winning a prestigious NHBC Pride in the
Viridian Solar is celebrating the announcement of the RIBA Grand Designs House of the Year 2018. The stunning Lochside House in the Scottish Highlands that won the accolade features roof integrated solar panels from the UK manufacturer. The house was designed by Cambridge Architects, Haysom Ward Miller and with its
A newly refurbished c.24,000 sq ft unit has come on to the market at Normanton Industrial Estate in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Owned by Leeds-based developer, Eshton, the prime space located on Tyler Close in Normanton comprises c.21,000 sq ft of warehouse space and c.3,000 sq ft of office space, spanning
Hartnell Taylor Cook launches new Mechanical & Electrical Consultancy service line appointing Stuart Funiciello as director and team lead. HTC’s new M&E Consultancy team, based in London but operating across the UK, will compliment both the Property Management and Building Consultancy service lines by offering a more streamlined and integrated management
Friday (7 December) at the 42nd BALI National Landscape Awards, BALI Registered Contractor Bowles & Wyer received the coveted Grand Award for a Private Residence in the Chilterns, the stunning implementation of a garden design by BALI Registered Designer Gavin McWilliam and Andrew Wilson. A BALI member since 1993 and winner of numerous BALI Awards, including the Grand Award and the Design & Build Award in 2010, Bowles & Wyer impressed the BALI Adjudication Panel with this year’s scheme. The BALI National Landscape Awards, with headline sponsor Green-tech, are held annually at London’s Grosvenor House on Park Lane and are the largest landscape Awards in Europe. They recognise excellence in landscape design, construction and maintenance, and in Affiliate customer service, achieved by Registered members of the British Association of Landscape Industries. 127 entries were judged this year and 101 National Awards made. The Awards ceremony was hosted by popular sports journalist and breakfast TV presenter Dan Walker, who addressed the record-breaking audience of over 1000 BALI members and guests during the luncheon and joined Awards sponsors on stage to present the 29 Principal and 3 Special Awards. The presentation of the Grand Award to Bowles & Wyer’s Managing Director Dan Riddleston was made by headline sponsor Green-tech’s Sales Director, Richard Gill. VIP guests this year included Sue Biggs CBE, Director General of the Royal Horticultural Society; Adam White, President and Daniel Cook, Chief Executive of the Landscape Institute; Sarah Morgan, Chair of the Society of Garden Designers; Matthew Bradbury, Chair of The Parks Alliance; and Rod Winrow, Chairman of the Association of Professional Landscapers. Bowles & Wyer, which is based in Bedfordshire, received the Grand Award – BALI’s highest accolade – at this year’s ceremony for their landscaping of a Private Residence in the Chilterns. The BALI Awards adjudication panel highlighted the sheer scale of the project, from the initial major earthworks and installation of attenuation draining to the outstanding hard paving and construction of multiple walls and terraces. The stunning planting schemes in a series of garden rooms had, said the judges, “also benefitted from the expert horticultural hands of the contractor”, making it a worthy recipient of the Grand Award. Bowles & Wyer is no stranger to BALI Awards success and has a long track record of delivering exceptional schemes, in both the domestic and commercial markets. Commenting on the company’s achievement, outgoing chair of the adjudication panel Greg Allen said: “It is wonderful to see a private garden scheme winning the Grand Award. The complexity and challenges of this project belie what is a simply beautiful and tranquil space. Designed to create a series of garden rooms, each with their own ambience and interest, this scheme is proof that however good a design may be it relies entirely for its truthful implementation on the skill and expertise of the contractor. Bowles & Wyer has demonstrated its professional excellence across the board and the judges’ decision to recognise the company’s achievements was unanimous.” A full list of award-winners and a description of the winning schemes is available on BALI’s website here. Benefitting from a collection at the event, this year’s chosen charities were Greenfingers Charity, which creates beautiful outdoor spaces in hospices for children with life-limiting illnesses and their families, and the BALI Chalk Fund, which supports education and training in the landscape sector, including the BALI GoLandscape careers outreach initiative. The total amount raised was £5,353.
The Bognor Regis branch of Covers Timber and Builders Merchants will be supporting the Pagham Pram Race 2018 as a corporate sponsor for a third consecutive year. Pagham’s traditional Boxing Day pram push – the oldest in the world – spans back more than 70 years and regularly welcomes visitors from all over the world in an effort to raise funds for local causes. The three-mile route, which sees teams in fancy dress pushing decorated prams around a race course, starts at the Mill on Pagham Road and finishes at The Lamb pub car park, passing other local pubs along the way. Paul Allwright, who is Depot Manager at Covers Bognor Regis, said: “The Pagham Pram Race is a real highlight of the festive season. We are delighted to be part of this much-loved event and we can’t wait to see all the fun, novel and creative entries from the competitors.” Andrew Goodwill, who is the Treasurer of the Pagham Pram Race, added: “We would like to thank Covers for their continued support and look forward to welcoming as many people as possible to another successful Pagham Pram Race in 2018.” The Pagham Pram Race takes place at 11am on Boxing Day. Full details about the event, including how to take part, are available at www.paghamprace.com.
MACAULAY SINCLAIR has transformed part of a Grade II listed lodge building into Indian café brand Dishoom’s seventh restaurant and bar in Bridge Street in Manchester. After three and a half years of planning, Dishoom Manchester opened on 6 December 2018 within Beaux-Arts-style building Manchester Hall, thanks to interior architecture and design studio Macaulay Sinclair, which specialises in creating exceptional spaces for the hospitality sector and has a longstanding relationship with Dishoom’s co-founders. John Macaulay, co-director of Nottingham-based Macaulay Sinclair said: “Helping to bring Dishoom to Manchester was really exciting for us, particularly as this is the first Dishoom outside of a UK capital city. “Each Dishoom restaurant pays homage to the Irani cafés of Bombay, and each is inspired by a historical time period and narrative that we bring to life through our design. Dishoom Manchester is influenced by the freemasonry of Bombay, so we specifically visited and researched Bombay’s freemasons’ hall from 1899 and the Theosophical Society of Bombay. The symbolism and paraphernalia of freemasonry have been woven into the details, as well as using a colour palette inspired by the iconic Irani café Britannia & Co in the Ballard Estate area.” Shamil Thakrar, co-founder of Dishoom said: “Macaulay Sinclair has been instrumental in helping us to really understand how Dishoom should express itself in a physical environment. They design spaces in completely different design languages and time periods which could only be Dishoom restaurants. They’ve been completely key in our evolution as a business.” The 230-cover restaurant and bar has a familiar aesthetic in part to other Dishoom restaurants, with frequent references to the Irani cafés of Bombay, as well as antique furniture sourced from India such as a unique and original teak in/out board from a Bombay hospital. John added: “We retained the original fabric of the building to restore the grand, civic aesthetic, which has hints of academic classicism. Luckily we were able to retain many of the beautiful existing finishes, including the majority of parquet and marble floor.” The Bro. Cursetjee Dining Hall, a ballroom and banqueting suite formerly known as The Derby Room, is a grand, symmetrical space with a striking, parabolic dome. The design team added a free-standing hardwood and glass pavilion-like structure to break down the imposing volume of the room to create a more intimate, controllable space. Nine portraits of former Grand Masters of the Bombay freemasons’ hall were commissioned to hang on plinths in the dining room, which is complete with grand proportions and high ceilings. The creative team at Dishoom author a story for each new location and Macaulay Sinclair develops an aesthetic narrative around it. Dishoom Manchester explores the unexpected links between Manchester, Bombay and freemasonry. To read the Dishoom Manchester story head to the Dishoom website. For more information about Macaulay Sinclair visit www.macaulaysinclair.com
Leading design agency and architectural practice, Edge Architecture + Design (‘Edge’) is delighted to announce that its exciting redevelopment plans for the British lifestyle brand, Joules, new head office were this week granted planning permission by Harborough District Council. The development will allow the brand to create a new head office in its home town of Market Harborough, where the brand was established nearly 30 years ago. Edge’s plans will see Joules move to a new 60,000 sq. ft. facility bringing the brands UK-based head office teams under one roof for the first time. Amplifying the brand’s heritage and distinctive features and reflecting the site’s semi-rural setting, the new building will resemble a series of interconnecting barn structures that will appear to have evolved over time. The complex will be surrounded by landscaping including wildflower meadows and a kitchen garden, with a split-level car park providing space for 180 cars. Michael Fern, Principal at Edge, commented, “Following a competitive pitch presentation, we were commissioned by Joules to create a new collaborative and engaging environment which embodies Joules’ brand, using our holistic approach. We have been able to bring our connected thinking and design, which spans workplace strategy, change management and 2D/3D design, to do this. We look forward to working with the Joules team to create an inspiring open-plan office environment that is sensitive to the original form of the building and the surrounding architecture.” Tom Joule, Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Joules, commented: “Today’s grant of planning permission is great news for our brand, our team and the local community. We’re delighted to be working with Edge on this hugely exciting project in our home town; Market Harborough represents a key ingredient in our brand’s heritage and unique personality. We’re confident that our new head office will help preserve and strengthen our special culture and allow us to continue to attract and retain world-class talent, whilst supporting the future growth of our business.”
Work has just begun on the installation of architectural glazing systems by leading manufacturer Kawneer on the second of three buildings at Bournemouth University. Approved dealer Leay is installing Kawneer’s AA®100 zone-drained capped curtain walling, along with AA®541 fixed light windows and two types of doors on the 5,000m2 Fusion 2/Poole Gateway Building (pictured) designed by Atkins architects. Leay’s team of up to 10 operatives, who are also installing AA®720 and series 190 heavy-duty entrance doors, is expected to be on site until January while the overall project is scheduled for completion by Willmott Dixon in September 2019. The new £27 million landmark building will target BREEAM “Excellent” and provide specialist facilities for two of the university’s internationally renowned faculties – Media and Communication and Science and Technology. The building will house state-of-the-art facilities on a series of tiered floors. This will include many multi-media areas, each with acoustically and visually sensitive areas, including TV and film studios, audio editing, media production spaces, green screen and motion capture suites, and animation studios. Leay’s business development manager Mike Watts said: “The project is in essence large triangular curtain wall screens to the front and rear elevations. These screens are 25m wide and 15m high at the tallest point and are located within the atrium. “The client was keen to see clean sightlines and minimal steelwork so we worked alongside the structural engineer to ensure the intermediate steels to tie the screen back to were kept to a minimum in quantity and also a minimum in size by calculating the screen to transfer and deadload itself down on to the ground-bearing slab. “We proposed the use of Kawneer products to the architect and Willmott Dixon from day one on this scheme as we knew they would provide the aesthetics the architect was requiring and also the structural integrity required for the spans of curtain wall.” Designed to form a new visual gateway to the university’s Talbot Campus and its parkland setting, it forms part of a wider £100 million programme to expand the university’s facilities. Work has also started on installing Kawneer systems on a third building at the university – a £40 million new home for the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. Again designed by Atkins but this time with main contractor Kier, the Fusion 3/Bournemouth Gateway Building will feature Kawneer’s AA®100 zone/mullion drained curtain walling with feature face caps on tall atrium screens along with AA®720 window vents and entrance doors and series 190 doors. Kawneer approved dealer Aluminium Sashes will have a team of up to eight operatives on site until April 2019. Kawneer systems were also used in 2017 on the original £22 million Fusion building at the university which fuses education, research and professional practice through a mix of flexible informal study and social collaborative spaces including 27 seminar rooms, three lecture theatres, research space and a 24-station PC laboratory. Kawneer’s AA®100 zone-drained curtain walling, AA®541 top-hung casement windows, AA®545 low/medium duty swing doors and series 190 doors were installed by approved dealer AB Glass for Willmott Dixon to a BDP design. This 5,800m2* BREEAM “Excellent” building is topped with a glass dome, allowing maximum natural light into the building. Feature cladding bands were fixed to the Kawneer curtain walling by aluminium fins.
SELECT, the electricians’ trade body in Scotland, has added to the extensive portfolio of services it offers to its members with a new tool to assist with producing vital risk assessment information and guidance. The organisation has entered into an arrangement with the Building Safety Group (BSG) to provide Member companies with online risk assessment software which will also help them to remain compliant with their regulatory obligations. BSG is a not-for-profit organisation which specialises in providing health, safety and environmental advice for the construction industry. With more than 800 members, it is recognised as the UK’s leading expert. Under the agreement, SELECT member companies will be able to log in to BSG’s system, where they will be able to access more than 70 different types of risk assessment template. Dave Forrester, Head of Technical Services at SELECT, said: “Conducting regular risk assessments is essential for managing the health, safety and environmental welfare of everyone affected by a business. This includes site operatives, sub-contractors, office staff and in-house maintenance teams as well as the general public. “This new alliance with BSG will open up to our Members a tried and tested means not only of ensuring workplace and public safety but also of meeting the legal requirements enshrined in health and safety provision.” Under the current regime, employers are required to make an assessment of the health and safety risks to which employees and others are exposed on construction sites. Significant findings must be recorded where five or more people are employed. Certain regulations require risk assessments for specific hazards such as working at height and dealing with hazardous substances, as well as manual handling, noise, vibration and lead. Each BSG template is pre-configured with its own set of unique control measures relevant to the hazard. Users apply a risk rating for each hazard appraised, using BSG’s 5 x 5 risk evaluation matrix. The matrix will automatically calculate scores based on risk severity and likelihood. Users can then apply a residual risk rating once the control measures have been considered. After an assessment has been completed, it can be saved as a PDF before being emailed to the site location where the construction work is taking place. Member companies can register for the new service using their SELECT contact details. SELECT’s 1250 member companies account for around 90% of all electrical installation work carried out in Scotland. They have a collective turnover of around £1 billion and provide employment for 15,000 people. For more information please contact Alan Wilson, Acting Managing Director at SELECT, the Electrical Contractors’ Association of Scotland, The Walled Garden, Bush Estate, Midlothian, EH26 0SB. T: 0131 445 5577. F: 0131 445 5548. E: admin@select.org.uk. W: www.select.org.uk
The Rt Hon Damian Green MP visited one of Kent’s best builders last week in the market town of Tenterden. Mr Green visited the Three Fields development in the town to personally congratulate Taylor Wimpey site manager Neil Johnson for his achievement in winning a prestigious NHBC Pride in the Job Regional Award in the Large Builder category. Pride in the Job is the most highly regarded competition in the house-building industry, dedicated to recognising site managers who achieve the highest standards in house-building. The visit, organised by NHBC, the UK’s leading warranty provider for new homes, and hosted by Taylor Wimpey, showcased the high quality new homes which have recently been built to fit in with the aesthetics of the local area. Mr Green congratulated Neil, on his win and dedication to his role and spoke about the importance of increasing skills in construction, inspiring the next generation of builders and how developers can make contributions to the local area. Damian Green MP said “I am always pleased to see building developments striving for the highest standards, to help future residents enjoy their new homes.” Site manager Neil said: “It’s fantastic to have received a Pride in the Job Quality award; it’s an honour not just for me, but for the whole team at Three Fields who work so hard to build high-quality homes for our customers. We were delighted to welcome Damian Green MP to Three Fields and hope that he enjoyed the visit.” Steve Catt, NHBC Senior Regional Director, added: “We were very pleased to be able to show Mr Green around this outstanding development. The site, which has already received one of the highest industry accolades as well as benefiting from NHBC’s market-leading 10 year warranty, will be a fantastic addition to the region. “As the UK’s leading warranty provider of new homes, NHBC works closely with house builders to support the delivery of high quality homes for homebuyers.” For further information please visit www.nhbc.co.uk
Viridian Solar is celebrating the announcement of the RIBA Grand Designs House of the Year 2018. The stunning Lochside House in the Scottish Highlands that won the accolade features roof integrated solar panels from the UK manufacturer. The house was designed by Cambridge Architects, Haysom Ward Miller and with its remote rural setting, sustainability and energy efficiency were extremely important. The house has its own water supply, sewage treatment and an off-grid solar energy system installed by AES Solar. The external cladding is of burnt Scottish larch and is used as a roof covering as well as for the walls. Dry stone walling surrounds the house and the low-profile roof integrated solar panels complement the other high-quality materials and form a prominent part of the overall design. The RIBA judges were impressed by the sustainability and energy efficiency of the building, the choice of materials, and its integration into its wild setting. Ben Derbyshire, RIBA president, described it as ‘truly breath-taking’. “With a highly sustainable, off-grid approach to energy and water, it leaves the surrounding environment as undisturbed as possible. Every detail has been fine-tuned to create an exceptional home and studio that meets the needs and wishes of its artist owner. Lochside House is the perfect addition to this dream landscape.” Kevin McCloud, presenter of Grand Designs was also impressed: “This building has been tailored to its site. It’s been stitched and woven…seamed into the tapestry of this place and it is so much the better for it,” he said. “It’s the kind of architecture that we can all easily love, the kind of architecture we can all easily learn from; and it’s a way of building that we, in Britain, are getting really very good at.” Stuart Elmes, CEO of Viridian Solar said: “The Lochside House is a deserved winner and a great example of how solar can be brought into the heart of building design. “
A newly refurbished c.24,000 sq ft unit has come on to the market at Normanton Industrial Estate in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Owned by Leeds-based developer, Eshton, the prime space located on Tyler Close in Normanton comprises c.21,000 sq ft of warehouse space and c.3,000 sq ft of office space, spanning two floors. Suited to industrial, warehouse and distribution uses, the property features an extensive secure yard with plenty space for lorry parking, dedicated staff parking, two loading doors – with the option to install a further three – a 6m eaves height, to the underside of haunch and a 215KvA load; with additional power capacity available. The unit occupies a prominent location alongside the M62, with Normanton Industrial Estate situated in the heart of West Yorkshire’s distribution network and boasting close links to the M1 and A1. Other local occupiers include DHL, XPO Logistics, Asda, Ford and Robert Wiseman Dairies. Eshton director, Jonathan Chapman, said: “There is a significant shortage of quality industrial and warehousing space, particularly across Yorkshire, with occupiers limited for choice along the M62 corridor. “The huge demand for logistics properties is being led by the rise of online shopping, with demand expected to outstrip supply in the coming years. Units with such desirability as Tyler Close are rare, particularly when located in one of the region’s top commercial locations, and we anticipate high levels of interest from businesses spanning a range of sectors.” The agents for Tyler Close are Rob Oliver from GVA’s Leeds office and Nick Arundel from AWS.
Hartnell Taylor Cook launches new Mechanical & Electrical Consultancy service line appointing Stuart Funiciello as director and team lead. HTC’s new M&E Consultancy team, based in London but operating across the UK, will compliment both the Property Management and Building Consultancy service lines by offering a more streamlined and integrated management service to clients. Services will form a complete life cycle approach from pre-acquisition advice, due diligence and day to day technical support through to project works, dilapidations and asset disposal for commercial, retail and residential building owners. Stuart joins HTC from FHP Engineering Services Solutions where he was employed as an Associate Director. His diverse workload included acting for a variety of landlords with property holdings across the United Kingdom and Europe. Stuart has acted for many of HTC’s clients for a number of years and in that time established a proven track record for delivering high quality solution focused consultancy services. David North, Partner at HTC said: “We have for many years recognised the importance of offering M&E Consultancy services to our clients via an outsourced arrangement. The creation of this new service line reinforces our commitment to excellence and being able to offer our clients a comprehensive, cost effective service. Stuart’s expertise and enthusiasm is substantial and we are delighted to have him on board to lead this new service line.” Stuart added: “I am very much looking forward to working alongside my new colleagues at HTC, at such an exciting time of growth for the business across its various service lines. I look forward to drawing on my experience and contributing to the success of the Mechanical & Electrical Consultancy team.”