An international materials and development and commercialization organization has announced that they are releasing a white paper to be applied to the construction sector. Lucideon has released the white paper which is titled ‘The Use of Digital Image Correlation in Masonry Research’. The white paper has been co-written for Lucideon
Gilberts the British engineering business has been seen really successful levels of growth recently. The growth that the business has seen has led the the company having to increase their warehousing space by nearly 10%. Gilberts is a family owned and run company that is based in Blackpool. The company,
Graeme Ogle has been appointed to be the Senior Associate at Hamilton Architects. The Architect’s Firm offer a range of different services to their clients across a number of different disciplines. The Firm’s Clients are based in Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK as well as Mainland Europe. Hamilton Architects
Barratt Homes Scotland have begun their Summer Site Safety Road. This event is for the property developer to get involved in the communities that they are working in and to educate children in local schools about the dangers about being on a construction site. The well known house building company
Local music is being supported by a Timber and Building Supplies company in order to try and discover the next big artist. Howarth Timber and Building Supplies has said that they are offering their support for the Local Music Live scheme. The aim is to find Britain’s next big artist
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers and designers of lighting has become the newest Ambassador for the Lighting Industry Academy. Tamlite Lighting has been revealed as the latest Ambassador for the Academy. The business has a reputation for being at the forefront of lighting design and technology and have been
Sparrows Group has been awarded a contract to provide inspections on behalf of CertainTeed. The contract will involve Sparrows delivering inspections across 17 of the client’s US Gypsum plants. Sparrows Group is a company that works to deliver specialist equipment and and other integrated engineering solutions that are used within
LXi REIT plc, the property investment company has announced that they have recently managed to acquire a Priory Care Home. The property that the company as acquired is located in Leeds and it is thought that the cost of the investment was in the region of £8.4 million. It is
British Steel has reported that they have managed a £126 million turnaround. This success comes during their first year operating as an independent business. The great news of the turnaround means that the business has managed to create a stable base from which thy will be able to grow. British
Biosite has announced that they have released a new wireless Fire Alarm system. The product has been developed as a response to feedback that the company continue to release products that would ensure the safety of those working in the construction industry. The market leader in providing technology for use
An international materials and development and commercialization organization has announced that they are releasing a white paper to be applied to the construction sector. Lucideon has released the white paper which is titled ‘The Use of Digital Image Correlation in Masonry Research’. The white paper has been co-written for Lucideon by Dr Geoff Edgell who is the director and principal consultant for construction at the company. Dr Geoff Edgell worked on the white paper with Cliff Fudge, the technical director at H+H UK Limited. Lucideon work on developing and testing materials in order to provide assurance to clients in a range of different sectors. The white paper that has been published looks into how Digital Image Correlation can be used in recent projects with concrete masonry. The paper was first presented at the 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium in Nova Scotia in the 6th of June this year. The digital imaging process has been introduced as a specialised way to monitor the performance and durability of materials and products when exposed to external forces such as forces, weights, strains and stresses. Geoff Edgell of Lucideon has said that this analysis that is offered by Digital Image Correlation will help to use products to their best capacity as well as seeing how tolerant materials are to external stresses. The Correlation system allows real time measurements of the strains to be taken and an observation of the individual components of a material and their durability. These developments that are being made through the Digital Image Correlation can lead to new innovations in the masonry sector as well as other materials that are related. Before this Correlation research discussed in the white paper, the impact of stresses and strains could not be measures. Lucideon have invested in the Digital Image Correlation technology and uses it in their structural testing laboratories as well as on site around the UK and the USA.
Gilberts the British engineering business has been seen really successful levels of growth recently. The growth that the business has seen has led the the company having to increase their warehousing space by nearly 10%. Gilberts is a family owned and run company that is based in Blackpool. The company, Gilberts is the leading air movement specialist in the UK has seen an increase in the levels of demand they experience for their advanced grilles louvres and diffusers and other natural ventilation solutions. The company works to supply their products to customers in the UK market as well as overseas. The company has recently seen in growth in part because of the health of British building and construction sector. This expansion in the construction sector has been reflected in Gilberts’ own development. The company has been investing into a facility to carry out cutting edge R&D and testing. The company has also seen expansion as they has adopted a new sales strategy that has been put into action with the help of a larger sales team. Gilberts has also been able to capitalise on the expansion taking place in the construction sector by investing in progressive processing technology which includes developing a laser fabrication centre. The mixture of all of these investments and developments that have been made by Gilberts mean that they will be able to deliver tailored products that are of a high quality and good value to the consumer as well as offering a range of technical support. The business’ head office in Blackpool includes a manufacturing facility which measures 85,000 sq. ft. as well as an innovative testing facility. Hopefully Gilberts will be able to carry on making the most of the increase in construction projects and the expansion of the sector in order to continue growing and developing more innovative air movement solutions.
Graeme Ogle has been appointed to be the Senior Associate at Hamilton Architects. The Architect’s Firm offer a range of different services to their clients across a number of different disciplines. The Firm’s Clients are based in Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK as well as Mainland Europe. Hamilton Architects LLP has offices in London, Belfast and L’Derry and was first founded in 1972. The company therefore has more than 40 years of experience working in order to produce high quality architectural work from flagship commercial and retail spaces to major sports stadia. Graeme is a registered architect and has more than 12 years of post part 3 experience. In his new role as Senior Associate for Hamilton he will be in charge of the management throughout and the delivery of a range of projects that will be carried out by the firm in a number of different sectors. Graeme will be involved in projects from their inception right the way through to their completion. Graeme Graduated with his BSc in Architecture from Queen’s University Belfast. Graeme Ogle also completed his Bachelor of Architecture and his Certificate in Professional Practice and Practical Experience from Queen’s University. In previous roles, Graeme has worked at a number of different leading architecture practices and has therefore gained a range of experience on projects in a number of sectors. The new Senior Associate has worked as a part of projects in the Education, Housing, Commercial and Healthcare sectors throughout his career so far. This experience will stand Graeme in good stead for his new position at Hamilton Architects. Some of the projects that Graeme have been involved in include Ashfield Girls’ School which is located in Belfast; Hemsworth Court, a su[porting housing space for Dementia Care in Belfast. Other projects that Graeme has been involved in include Arvalee School and Resource Centre, Strule Shared Education Campus in Omagh and Castle Tower School which is in Ballymena.
Barratt Homes Scotland have begun their Summer Site Safety Road. This event is for the property developer to get involved in the communities that they are working in and to educate children in local schools about the dangers about being on a construction site. The well known house building company carries out this Roadshow each year in the areas around their sites in order to educate local school children about safety. It is thought that there are around 30 different live sites located across Scotland alone therefore there is a lot of opportunity for accidents to happen and for dangers to arise involving curious children who aren’t fully aware of how dangerous a construction site can be. It is really positive to see a property development company, especially one that operates on the scale of Barratt Homes, to be taking responsibility for the education of children in the areas around construction sites. In order to carry out the initiative, the Barratt Homes Scotland site safety experts are visiting schools in teams and carrying out 40 minute interactive talks with the school children as well as providing the schools with information packs, to be used or given to parents as appropriate in order to make sure that as many children as possible are kept safe while developments and construction work takes place nearby. The Roadshow will involve the children watching videos and trying on Personal Protection Equipment as well as taking part in question and answer sessions in order to get the safety message across. The construction company will be starting their presentations in schools on the West side of Scotland. Barratt have said that they will specifically be visiting schools in Wishaw, Robroyston and Bonnybridge. The presentation team is being led by the Safety, Health and Environment Manager for Barratt Homes Scotland, who is Stewart Ponton.
Local music is being supported by a Timber and Building Supplies company in order to try and discover the next big artist. Howarth Timber and Building Supplies has said that they are offering their support for the Local Music Live scheme. The aim is to find Britain’s next big artist by giving new artists an opportunity to perform live on air. Local Music Live is an initiative that combines local community stations and larger commercial ones in order to play unsigned artists. One of the larger stations that has been named as involved in the scheme is Rock FM Lancashire and the Lincs FM group. Other stations known to be involved in the Local Music initiative is Fix Radio, which operates in London. The plan behind the scheme is to give local artists the opportunity to have their music played live on air and encourage the local talent. The ideal result of the Local Music Live campaign is the discovery of the next Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran, however the main aim is to get commercial, DAB and community radio to work together as part of a larger initiative in order to showcase local musical talent. Howarth Timber and Building Supplies are showing their support for the initiative and will also be involved in the process of deciding who gets played on the radio. The plan for the Local Music Live campaign is for the different branches of Howarth Timber will be choosing the best act form their area. The Local Music Live and Howarth Timber’s favourite acts will then be given a larger platform on which to showcase their music. The overall winning artist or band from the initiative will be awarded with the opportunity to record their music at Redwall Studios which is in Greater Manchester as well as being given the chance to create a music video for one of their tracks.
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers and designers of lighting has become the newest Ambassador for the Lighting Industry Academy. Tamlite Lighting has been revealed as the latest Ambassador for the Academy. The business has a reputation for being at the forefront of lighting design and technology and have been working for the past fifty years in order to deliver high quality lighting products for their products. Tamlite has recently invested more than £4 million into their product research and the development of the company that they have managed to achieve over the past three years. The lighting designer and manufacturing company have been working in order to create high quality British designed and made products to be put into the global market. The company manages to sell their designs and products as far away as the Middle East and Africa, the Far East and North America as well as the European Mainland. Tamlite is proud of their heritage within the British lighting industry and is focused to keep their heritage at the forefront of their modern business plans. The designers and manufacturers employ more than 300 people in the Midlands and consistently makes significant contributions to the local economy where they are based while working on developments in the lighting industry. It s the community minded and heritage based characteristics of the company that makes Tamlite the perfect selection for the role of Ambassador of the Lighting Academy. Tamlite have said that they are committed to improving the education and raising standards in the industry. The Lighting Academy has been seen as a central area for the research, learning and career development it as a part of the lighting industry. Therefore it is really good news that Tamlite has joined the Academy and will be helping to drive development in the industry.
Sparrows Group has been awarded a contract to provide inspections on behalf of CertainTeed. The contract will involve Sparrows delivering inspections across 17 of the client’s US Gypsum plants. Sparrows Group is a company that works to deliver specialist equipment and and other integrated engineering solutions that are used within the energy and industrial industries. Sparrows focuses on offering their clients a wide variety of different solutions by using their specialist knowledge in order to offer safe efficient and high performance services. The business is most known for being a worldwide specialist for leading crane, lifting and mechanical handling. The new contract has been awarded by CertainTeed, who is a subsidiary of one of the largest and oldest building product companies in the world, Saint-Gobain. The company focuses on products that can be used in both interior and exterior locations. For example the company provides products for roofing, fencing, insulation, gypsum and ceilings to name just a few areas. As part of the agreement that has been formed with CertainTeed, Sparrows will be looking at all of the lifting equipment that is installed at the Gypsum sites in order to make sure that they are operating at their best. Gypsum is known for being one of the leading manufacturers of products that are used in the construction industry. Included in the products that are manufactured are overhead cranes, crawler cranes, loose lifting equipment and hoists. The new contract is great news for the equipment and engineering services company, as they are working towards diversification. The company is looking at spreading their expert knowledge of lifting equipment as well as their inspection services into different sectors. Sparrows consists of a team that has a wealth of experience inspecting products and facilities and hopefully they will be to work with CertainTeed in order to improve the safety and efficiency of the building product company’s equipment. By offering their services across a number of different sites, Sparrows will be able to make sure that there is a consistent quality of equipment across all of their facilities.
LXi REIT plc, the property investment company has announced that they have recently managed to acquire a Priory Care Home. The property that the company as acquired is located in Leeds and it is thought that the cost of the investment was in the region of £8.4 million. It is thought that the acquisition figure is a reflection of the net initial yield for the Leeds Care Home which has been measured at 6.3%. The property in question has been let to Priory Elderly Care Limited. The property has also been guaranteed by the parent company Priory Investments Holdings Limited. Priory is thought to be one of the leading providers of care services in the mental health and elderly care sectors. Priory Group is also owned by a larger company, and is ultimately a part of Acadia Healthcare, which is a NASDAQ-listed business. Acadia works to offer more than 17,000 beds over 570 different facilities. The lease of the Leeds care home currently as an unexpired term of just below 23 years. This means that the lease term expires in March 2040. This lease is offered on the building without a break and it is thought that the agreement will include annual upward only rent reviews will also be linked to the Retail Price Index. The next rent review for the building is in March 2018. The care home that is a part of this transaction was built in 2010 for the purpose that it is currently being used for. The Priory Care Home in Leeds offers 75 en-suite bedrooms that are spread across three storeys and is considered in a good location on the east side of Leeds City Centre. The Priory Care home is situated two miles out of the city centre in an area that is mainly residential and is a part of the Osmondthorpe. The transaction on the Priory Care Home is expected to complete at some point in the next week.
British Steel has reported that they have managed a £126 million turnaround. This success comes during their first year operating as an independent business. The great news of the turnaround means that the business has managed to create a stable base from which thy will be able to grow. British Steel also managed to make around £47 million in profits over the course of 12month, ending on March the 31 st 2017. It has been reported that the massive turnaround and profit achieved by the company is the best performance that British Steel has had in ten years. This positive news has come as a result of a number of popular and lucrative new contracts. This includes being contracted to work as part of the Crossrail project that is taking place in London and is being carried out by Network Rail. As part of this Crossrail development, British Steel has been asked to deliver a total of 57km of track for the work. As part of the success that has been experienced by the company, British Steel has employed 500 new people since June 2016, with 50 new people starting work at the business this month. This expansion is also good news for the company as it meant that they have a larger workforce, and can take on a larger workload and continue to increase their profits. The company has experienced a significant turnaround over the past year and has implemented a number of different initiatives that will help the company with cutting down on their costs which should mean that they will keep improving. The employees of British Steel had to have a 3% pay reduction recently in order to keep the company going, but because of the excellent news regarding the annual profits, the employees will be returned to their full pay level, which will be a relief for those that work for the company. British Steel has reported that they have managed a £126 million turnaround. This success comes during their first year operating as an independent business. The great news of the turnaround means that the business has managed to create a stable base from which thy will be able to grow. British Steel also managed to make around £47 million in profits over the course of 12month, ending on March the 31 st 2017. It has been reported that the massive turnaround and profit achieved by the company is the best performance that British Steel has had in ten years. This positive news has come as a result of a number of popular and lucrative new contracts. This includes being contracted to work as part of the Crossrail project that is taking place in London and is being carried out by Network Rail. As part of this Crossrail development, British Steel has been asked to deliver a total of 57km of track for the work. As part of the success that has been experienced by the company, British Steel has employed 500 new people since June 2016, with 50 new people starting work at the business this month. This expansion is also good news for the company as it meant that they have a larger workforce, and can take on a larger workload and continue to increase their profits. The company has experienced a significant turnaround over the past year and has implemented a number of different initiatives that will help the company with cutting down on their costs which should mean that they will keep improving. The employees of British Steel had to have a 3% pay reduction recently in order to keep the company going, but because of the excellent news regarding the annual profits, the employees will be returned to their full pay level, which will be a relief for those that work for the company.
Biosite has announced that they have released a new wireless Fire Alarm system. The product has been developed as a response to feedback that the company continue to release products that would ensure the safety of those working in the construction industry. The market leader in providing technology for use in the construction industry has released the Mercury Wireless Fire Alarm system and it is thought that the equipment consists of an interconnecting system that is fully wireless and includes a Base Station, Fire Alarm, First Aid Call Point and a Smoke and Heat detector. Hopefully the new wireless fire safety system will be able to deliver protection that is thorough and robust as well as being value for money. The wireless fire alarm equipment will be able to protect construction site and their workers. Biosite has said that they have a commitment to create brand new products that tackle the health and safety challenges that are faced on construction sites by their workers. Biosite has been operating since 2010 and creates cutting edge pioneering software and equipment that can be used to improve the health and safety standard on construction sites. The company is based in Birmingham and has produced and released a number of products that work as solutions for security and safety. These products include CCTV and Time Lapse equipment as well as Biometric Access controls and a number of management programmes. It is easy to monitor with a Vivint doorbell camera. The new Biosite Mercury Wireless Fire Alarm system has a range of cutting edge features including an integrated evacuation button which will keep the amount of equipment needed for the entire setup lower and keep the costs of the equipment low. There are also a number of built in online portals which means that there is the capacity for remote monitoring. Biosite will be displaying the new Mercury fire alarm set up at the Safety & Health Expo which is happening at ExCeL in London between the 20 th and the 22 nd June 2017.
