The Glass and Glazing Federation has announced that they have formed a new Government Advisory Panel. This new Advisory Panel has been formed after the horrific event this year regarding the Grenfell Fire as well as the attacks in Manchester and London. The new panel that has been created will
Jet Aire Services has been contracted to carry out refurbishment works on a flood defence facility near Drax. The Leeds Based drainage company has been contracted as part of work to refurbish an essential flood defence for the area. The work was being carried out on Lendall Pump Station, where
The University of Sheffield has teamed up with Sheffield City Council in order to carry out some redevelopment work at the University’s City Centre Campus. The Sheffield City Region Investment Fund will be supplying £2.9 million if investment to the project with the rest supplied by the University. The project
Leading provider of uninterruptible power supplies, MPower UPS, has announced managing director Michael Brooks, will present at the Healthcare Estates Management Conference to be held at The University of Salford, Manchester on 25 July 2017. The conference which is aimed at estate managers in the NHS aims to explore projects
Devonshire Homes has announced that they have appointed a new Managing Director. Tony Lane has been appointed to this position at the award winning West Country property developers after joining from Galliford Try. Devonshire Homes is based in Tiverton and has been operating across the South West of the country
Fire and security specialists Tecserv UK has been appointed to replace all CCTV cameras installed at the McArthurGlen East Midlands Designer Outlet in South Normanton. The £90K CCTV system upgrade was necessary in order to improve security monitoring of the retail outlet and to meet new legal requirements governing the
With work beginning at Horsforth Mill in Leeds, modern methods of construction are being considered as a perfect way of carrying out renovation works on historic buildings. The project in Leeds sees Fusion Building Systems designing and manufacturing a superstructure from light gauge steel as part of a contract from
GRAHAM, the family owned company that manages to deliver a range of value adding services to its clients across a wide range of different sectors has announced that they have appointed a new director for their rail sector. The company has appointed Jonathan Kerr to the new position. Jonathan Kerr
Planning permission has been granted for the nine storey building at 262 York Road which will take place on the former site of a Shell petrol filling station. This site is the final one located in Battersea Reach to receive the correct permissions as a part of the development that
Actavo, the UK’s fastest-growing modular building company for the past three years*, has today expanded its presence with the opening of a new 120,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Hull, initially creating 33 new jobs. The new factory, located at 30 Freightliner Road in Hull, will produce bespoke, state-of-the-art modular
The Glass and Glazing Federation has announced that they have formed a new Government Advisory Panel. This new Advisory Panel has been formed after the horrific event this year regarding the Grenfell Fire as well as the attacks in Manchester and London. The new panel that has been created will form a part of the Federation’s Political Strategy Committee going forward. It is thought that the creation of this new panel will allow the Glass and Glazing Federation to coordinate their internal resources as well as their members in order to have a quick but considered reaction to any emergency situation in the future. The panel has been designed to be especially useful when the Government, whether that is locally or nationally, need expert advice on the sectors, products and services that are on offer by the members of the Federation. Phil Pluck the Chief Executive of the GGF has emphasised the importance of the GGF being ready to offer the Government solutions as well as support when incidents take place that involve glass or glazing. The specialised panel will help the GGF organise their members more efficiently. Whereas the Advisory Panel will also work to provide the Federation with a group of advisors that can transition easily between the Government and the Federation. The new Government Advisory Panel will consist of the nominated experts from within the GGF’s specialised members in order to make sure that the best advisors are included with the work on the panel. The Panel will act like a collective voice for the industry for when any emergency situation occurs, with the collection of experts called on to give their opinion and advice as needed. The Trade Association will be promoting their creation of the new Government Advisory Panel to all of the Government departments as well as local councils around the country and the media, in order to show that the horrendous events of the past year has spurred action.
Jet Aire Services has been contracted to carry out refurbishment works on a flood defence facility near Drax. The Leeds Based drainage company has been contracted as part of work to refurbish an essential flood defence for the area. The work was being carried out on Lendall Pump Station, where a drainage pipe needed upgrade works carrying out. The project took three weeks and was organised in order to coincide with the twice daily low tides of the nearby River Ouse. The technicians working for Jet Aire had to travel within the 1524mm-diameter pipe in order to carry out work to reinforce the ten internal joint seals of the pipe. The work that has been carried out by the Leeds based drainage company, Jet Aire Services, was the second phase a £20,000 maintenance programme that has been planned by Jet Aire. In 2010, an exploration with CCTV took place as a part of a through upgrade that had been planned in partnership with JBA Consulting, a Skipton based company. The wok is being carried out by Jet Aire and others on behalf of the Selby Area Internal Drainage Board. Lendall Pump Station was first constructed in 1969 and the work that has taken place to refurbish this pump is one of 72 schemes of work taking place to improve the flood defence and alleviation systems in Yorkshire since the funding was announced for the work to be carried out by the Environment Agency in 2013. The contracted works being awarded to Jet Aire is a reflection of the companies abilities to carry out the work required. Jet Aire is considered to be one of only a few drainage contractors located in the north of the country that are able to carry out the work on the Lendall Pump project.
The University of Sheffield has teamed up with Sheffield City Council in order to carry out some redevelopment work at the University’s City Centre Campus. The Sheffield City Region Investment Fund will be supplying £2.9 million if investment to the project with the rest supplied by the University. The project has been valued at around £8 million and will transform the University of Sheffield’s City Campus as well as improve the City Centre. The construction work on the site is being carried out in order to make the City Center Campus safer as well as nicer in terms of appearance. The work being carried out will see safe green spaces introduced to the campus as well as Guardrails installed to further improve pedestrian and cyclist safety on the campus. There will be better pedestrian crossings added to Upper Hanover Street and Wester Bank as well as more cycle routes introduced in the area. By improving the facilities on the campus and the area surrounding it, it is hoped that more people will be encouraged to visit the cafes nearby, Weston Park and the new safe green spaces. The redevelopment is also supposed to encourage others in Sheffield to utilise the facilities on the University’s campus. Alpha Rail has been contracted to this development in order to supply guardrails for the new and existing pedestrian walkways and cycle paths. Alpha Rail were contracted to the site by North Midland Construction. The rails have been installed on uneven terrain on the site, so specific measurement were required in order to provide the correct sections for the construction work. There will also me more trees and shrubs planted on the site in order to improve the green spaces on site. There has also been some architectural artwork installed on location to make the campus more appealing and to provide a point of interest at the location.
Leading provider of uninterruptible power supplies, MPower UPS, has announced managing director Michael Brooks, will present at the Healthcare Estates Management Conference to be held at The University of Salford, Manchester on 25 July 2017. The conference which is aimed at estate managers in the NHS aims to explore projects driving efficiencyhow efficiencies can help save costs and improve clinical outcomes within the healthcare industry. “Eliminating the risks of computer and equipment downtime is essential for those working in critical environments such as the NHS,” confirms Michael Brooks, managing director of MPower UPS. “Uninterruptible power supplies which provide continuous power availability, fault-tolerance and remove single points of failure are necessary to ensure availability. However, energy efficiency also needs to be considered carefully, as this impacts on the overall cost of system implementation. “Therefore, in the presentation: The truth About UPS Energy Efficiency – The Real Cost to the NHS, as well as examining the need for power supply continuity, I will evaluate; optimum system design, efficiency and de-risking in addition to exploring total cost of ownership including ongoing maintenance costs. Delegates will gain an insight into selecting the right system for the job, discovering the importance of the correct ancillary infrastructure and learn about optimising energy efficiency to control costs.” Michael Brooks has worked in the UPS industry for more than 30 years and in 2005 founded MPower UPS Ltd. The Company is now a leading international provider of comprehensive, high quality and reliable uninterruptible power solutions to a diverse client base including healthcare environments, government departments and the NHS. MPower’s head office is in Alton, Hampshire and at the end of 2016 it opened a second office in Stoke to help service its growing client base in the Midlands and the North. As well as presenting at the conference, MPower will have an exhibition stand plus experienced staff on-hand to discuss the efficient use of UPS systems within the NHS. For further information please see: www.mpowerups.co.uk
Devonshire Homes has announced that they have appointed a new Managing Director. Tony Lane has been appointed to this position at the award winning West Country property developers after joining from Galliford Try. Devonshire Homes is based in Tiverton and has been operating across the South West of the country since 1992. The development company has a number of new developments in progress at the moment and works to make sure that they are delivering new homes to the highest standard possible with the award winning experience that they have accumulated of the years. Tony previously worked as a Pre-Construction and Development Director for Galliford Try. In this role Tony helped to deliver a variety of complex projects throughout the residential, commercial and regeneration sectors. Tony Lane worked at Galliford Try for 27 years and was an integral to the expansion of the Group’s Midas and Linden brands. Tony was also a founding director of the Galliford Try Partnerships division during his career at the Group. Other responsibilities included all of the Commercial and Development activities for the PLC. In his new role at Devonshire Homes, Tony will be able to draw on his wealth on knowledge that has come from spending a large section of his career at Galliford Try. Tony will be an asset in is new managing director role at Devonshire Homes and her will be overseeing a wide range of operations within the company. Tony will be required to manage operations spanning from land purchases all the way to customer service for the house building company. After such a long period at Galliford Try, Tony was attracted to the reputation the Devonshire Homes has built for creating a product of high quality. Tony has also expressed his eagerness to join a private company that has shown clear ambitions for growth. The house builders have plans to launch two more sites during this summer and are preparing to deliver high quality homes that are demand across north and mid Devon.
Fire and security specialists Tecserv UK has been appointed to replace all CCTV cameras installed at the McArthurGlen East Midlands Designer Outlet in South Normanton. The £90K CCTV system upgrade was necessary in order to improve security monitoring of the retail outlet and to meet new legal requirements governing the image quality of recording footage. The East Midlands Designer Outlet site spans 25 acres, and is located near Junction 28 of the M1. With 13.7m potential shoppers living within a 90minute drive of the outlet, an ability to revert back to security recordings of the comings and goings on the site is an important aspect of safety and security. In total, 43 new HIK Vision cameras have been installed in various internal and external locations around the Outlet. Eight different models of camera from the HIK Vision range were selected according to location and functionality requirements and includes a DS-2DP1636Z-D 360° panoramic + PTZ camera to the main car park. The new legal requirements for CCTV cameras stipulates that in order for images to be admissible in court, they must be able to record at a rate no lower than 17.5 frames per second. The new cameras will record at 25 frames per second, which means system operators are now able to analyse camera footage recorded in high definition from their monitoring desk in the security control room. Commenting on behalf of East Midland Designer Outlet, Martin Brightmore, Facilities Manager said, “Our old CCTV surveillance equipment comprised a combination of systems with outdated technology that resulted in poor image quality. Tecserv has provided us with an exceptional new CCTV monitoring system which has improved our ability to carry out surveillance of the entire site and enabled our security officers to carry out their job more effectively.” Based in Underwood, Tecserv UK is an expert in providing fire and security solutions to businesses in a variety of sectors and has significant retail experience having installed fire and security systems for Harvey Nichols in London and at M&S Simply Food stores on a nationwide basis. Tecserv has an excellent relationship with the East Midlands Designer Outlet developed over the last five years as a result of its ongoing contract to carry out maintenance on their fire alarm system. Colin Milligan, Sales Director at Tecserv UK added “Communication was key on this particular project as disruption had to be kept to a minimum so as to not disturb shoppers. I’m proud that we were able to install a CCTV surveillance system to meet our client requirements and that the system manufacturer, HIK Vision, now reference our work as one of their flagship installations.”
With work beginning at Horsforth Mill in Leeds, modern methods of construction are being considered as a perfect way of carrying out renovation works on historic buildings. The project in Leeds sees Fusion Building Systems designing and manufacturing a superstructure from light gauge steel as part of a contract from Landstock Developments (Northern) Ltd. The Horsforth Mill development is taking place in order to create 50 luxury apartments in Leeds. The corn mill is a Grade II listed building which has experienced a great deal of neglect over the years. Originally dating back to the 1770s, the building had planning permission for the project granted last year and the building will be transformed from a worn out and run down shell to luxury residential accommodation in Leeds. The development will be carried out to be in keeping with the surrounding area. The work on Horsforth Mill is expected to be carried out by Landstock Development in a partnership with Khalsmith Ltd. Fusion has been working with Landstock before the work began on the site in order to design the light gauge steel superstructure which would hold 50 of the total 89 luxury apartments that are planned for development. There are also plans for a link for the two buildings and the incorporation of the existing stone exterior in the new construction. The light gauge steel system that is being used will allow two buildings, the old and the new, to be linked together in order to regenerate the brownfield Mill site. The design of the superstructure allows for flexibility and alterations that can be made to tailor the structure for the individual project. Delivering the construction project successfully will be another accolade for the use of offsite methods and how adaptable they can be in future construction work and developments.
GRAHAM, the family owned company that manages to deliver a range of value adding services to its clients across a wide range of different sectors has announced that they have appointed a new director for their rail sector. The company has appointed Jonathan Kerr to the new position. Jonathan Kerr has worked for GRAHAM for the past 15 years and has been able to generate a depth of knowledge in this industry that will make him an asset to the company. Jonathan is a popular and widely respected professional in the civil engineering industry and has been involved on a wide range of complex projects over the course of his career. Jonathan mainly has experience working on complex projects within the rail, highways and marine sectors and has managed, throughout his time at GRAHAM to progress through the company. Jonathan started his career at GRAHAM as a site engineer before being promoted to project manager and the to contract manager. This step by step progression through the company will give Jonathan Kerr an in depth knowledge of how this area of the company works and the best ways to make sure the division is working at its most efficient. At the moment Jonathan Kerr is overseeing a number of different high profile projects including Kenilworth railway station, which is a design and build project that has been awarded to them by Warwickshire County Council. GRAHAM and Jonathan are also working on the Network Rail project at Westdown Road bridge. In his new position as director of the rail sector at GRAHAM, Jonathan has expressed his intention to draw on his previous experience within the company in order to improve the company’s offering to clients as well as improve the company position within the rail industry. Jonathan will be expected to provide leadership and direction to this section of the company as the team continues to grow while also communicating with the stakeholders involved in his projects.
Planning permission has been granted for the nine storey building at 262 York Road which will take place on the former site of a Shell petrol filling station. This site is the final one located in Battersea Reach to receive the correct permissions as a part of the development that sits on the bank of the River Thames. The Battersea Reach project is a mixed used development that is taking place in the borough of London and includes the iconic power station. The Multi Disciplinary consultancy Meinhardt UK has been involved in the 262 York Road project by utilizing their modern methods of construction and structural engineering in order to bring the architect’s vision of the project to life. The architects have designed a build to rent development, however the project has a range of specific challenges involved in the construction. The clients of this construction project are Angle Property and to begin with the architects TP Bennett and Meinhardt were asked to explore the possibility of a project that could rise above the petrol station. This permission was granted however the client decided to acquire the lease for the petrol station and demolish it instead, which in a revised application has now been approved. The building as a part of this revised design has around 10,000 sq m of floor space. The project will see the creation of a commercial unit on ground floor of the construction with retail space and a lobby. The project will also have ground floor parking access and a one-storey partial basement that will be used for bike storage and back of house space. This is the second of the PRS scheme that uses MMC in London and has been consulted on by Meinhardt during the pre-planning process. The other project that the multi disciplined engineering company has been involved in was the Greenford Green in Ealing which is known for being the largest build to rent scheme that has been purpose built in the UK. The Ealing project will create nearly 2,000 new homes.
Actavo, the UK’s fastest-growing modular building company for the past three years*, has today expanded its presence with the opening of a new 120,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Hull, initially creating 33 new jobs. The new factory, located at 30 Freightliner Road in Hull, will produce bespoke, state-of-the-art modular accommodation for a variety of sectors, including education, healthcare, construction, commercial, rail and defence. CEO of Actavo | Structural Division, Roger Hastie, said “Today’s opening takes place against the backdrop of a revolution in the building industry, where modern methods of construction are increasingly being embraced. Faster, cost-effective and more flexible, there is now a groundswell of support for modular construction’s ability to address many of the challenges we face in terms of supply and demand for accommodation in both the public and private sectors. We look forward to operating from our new Hull base and to playing an active role in the locality in the years ahead.” Matthew Goff, Operations Director for Actavo | Building Solutions, said “Actavo is delighted to be establishing its new manufacturing facility and generating employment here in Hull. Initially, 33 new jobs are being created, and this number will rise over the next 12 months. Actavo chose Hull primarily due to the critical mass of industry and the skilled workforce in the city and surrounding areas. Our new premises is also strategically located, adjacent to the A116 Ring Road on the western side of Hull city centre, which is ideal for an offsite construction company. As a business, we have always sought to lead from the front. In addition to being the UK’s fastest-growing modular building company for 2014, 2015 and 2016, we were one of the first modular building companies to fully implement BIM Level 2 into our business.” Chairman and CEO of Actavo, Sean Corkery, commented: “As a company involved in many different sectors and geographies, we are extremely proud of the phenomenal growth of Actavo | Buildings in the UK in recent years. While the attention today is understandably on construction and innovative design techniques, essentially our primary focus is on people – the thousands of families, workers, teachers, pupils, students, healthcare professionals, patients, defence force members and others who will benefit from using these modular buildings into the future.”
