National drinks distributor Matthew Clark Wholesale Ltd has relocated to a new purpose built distribution facility at Thorp Arch Estate, near Wetherby. The firm, which distributes both soft and alcoholic drinks to thousands of hotels, clubs, pubs and restaurants across the north of England, has relocated to the 62,925 sq
The latest report from Balfour Beatty has urged the government to maintain a commitment to devolution in the autumn statement to stop the issue of devolution from “slipping off the radar.” The contractor’s report, entitled ‘Where now for combined authorities?’, outlines 10 recommendations made to maintain the devolution agenda in
Mr Galloway has joined Triflex with responsibility for the development of business in the education sector, where the company has delivered a significant number of successful roofing and walkway projects over the last few years. Having been directly involved in the roofing sector for some 23 years, he has an
Considerate Constructors Scheme crowns Most Considerate Companies and Most Considerate Supplier at 2016 National Awards The Considerate Constructors Scheme – the national scheme established by the construction industry to improve its image – has recognised the Most Considerate Companies and Suppliers at this year’s National Awards. Four companies were presented
Hard working learners throughout the North East have been recognised at the North Tyneside Adult Learner Awards. Organised by North Tyneside Council, the ceremony celebrated the achievements of adult learners and praised their hard work. A total of five awards were available, with the winners taking home a glass trophy
Foster & Partners has been selected for a £7.1 million overhaul of Cedric Price’s pioneering 1965 Snowdon Aviary at London Zoo. The firm is set to transforms the Grade II listed building, which was recently added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register. It will be transformed into a new
Heathrow Airport has revealed that cargo volumes have increased by 7% as it is buoyed by the expansion decision. The rise has capped a buoyant month for the transport hub after the government decided to expand the airport at the end of last month. Heathrow officials said that cargo volumes
BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE [gdlr_video url=”https://youtu.be/MY6yrBk4MNg” ] The BALI National Landscape Awards, in association with Horticulture Week, are the premier landscaping awards. Celebrating their 40th year, the Awards return for 2016! Use this website to see the categories available for entry and entry deadlines. The Awards will be open for entry in
Steel firm SCH Site Services is helping major logistics company Stiller to expand once more with the development of a £750,000 warehouse. Based on Aycliffe Business Park, Stiller Warehousing and Distribution is in the process of building a new 40,000 sq ft warehouse for its rapidly expanding list of customers.
The property management team from Sheffield solicitors, Taylor&Emmet LLP, is achieving national recognition of its skills, after being shortlisted for a prestigious industry award. Taylor&Emmet is one of the final four firms in the running for the legal services category at this year’s Property Management Awards (PMAs). The competition celebrates
National drinks distributor Matthew Clark Wholesale Ltd has relocated to a new purpose built distribution facility at Thorp Arch Estate, near Wetherby. The firm, which distributes both soft and alcoholic drinks to thousands of hotels, clubs, pubs and restaurants across the north of England, has relocated to the 62,925 sq ft site, Unit 512. The move was one of the biggest commercial property deals in Yorkshire over the last 18 months. The relocation has meant that 90 jobs have been transferred to the Thorp Arch Estate, which has seen Matthew Clark Wholesale move its Yorkshire operation from the Derwent Valley Industrial Estate, in Dunnington, near York. The firm had previously been based there for over 15 years. The Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust owns the Thorp Arch Estate. Unit 512 is the third biggest unit on the 385-acre Thorp Arch Estate, a former wartime munitions factory, and the largest warehouse that Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust has built for a new tenant Director of Wharfedale Property Management, which manages the estate for owner, Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust, Tim Munns, commented: “The completion of the Matthew Clark Wholesale Ltd relocation is further evidence that Thorp Arch Estate is becoming the top destination for businesses across north Leeds, Harrogate and York which want to expand and be near the motorway network but do not want to move to the M62 corridor.“ The new Matthew Clark Wholesale distribution hub will include nine dock levellers, two level-entry goods access doors, a large goods yard and 6,350 sq ft of office space. Property and construction consultants, LHL Group, York, managed the construction for Rockspring. Ian Gordon, Matthew Clark’s regional managing director, Ian Gordon, commented: “We are delighted with our brand new depot, providing us with more space to operate and allowing us to be closer to the motorway network, all of which serve our customers better within the region. “These factors were crucial when it came to choosing the new location as we continuously look to strengthening the service to our customers.”
The latest report from Balfour Beatty has urged the government to maintain a commitment to devolution in the autumn statement to stop the issue of devolution from “slipping off the radar.” The contractor’s report, entitled ‘Where now for combined authorities?’, outlines 10 recommendations made to maintain the devolution agenda in the face of political uncertainty resulting from the EU referendum and the resultant government shake up. The top recommendations made are for the government to maintain its commitment to devolution and to remove the uncertainty around EU funding for local authorities. Up until 2020, the EU has allocated £5.3 billion of regeneration funds to local councils, however the future of this funding is still not clear as the UK continues to negotiate its way out of the EU. Mike Reade, Regional Director at Balfour Beatty, said that a possible loss of funding is “certainly a concern” for local government and there is a danger that the devolution agenda may “slip off the radar” if the government places all of its focus on negotiating its way out of the EU. Reade commented: “It is the uncertainty that hurts. If there is uncertainty on policy and uncertainty on funding, then there is a danger that the momentum of devolution is lost.” Mr Reade said devolution is important for contractors because it has encouraged local government to become more commercially aware. This in turn has encouraged local councils to engage with the private sector in making investment decisions. He said: “From our point of view, discussions taking place around public and private partnerships means we’re starting to see longer programmes of work being talked about. “If we get to enter into some closer public/private partnership relationships and get more visibility about future programmes, we can be more confident about our future.”
Mr Galloway has joined Triflex with responsibility for the development of business in the education sector, where the company has delivered a significant number of successful roofing and walkway projects over the last few years. Having been directly involved in the roofing sector for some 23 years, he has an appreciation of the benefits to be derived from building robust working relationships with property and asset management companies, fundamental to the continued growth and development of Triflex. Speaking of his new appointment Mr Galloway commented: “I am delighted to have joined Europe’s leading manufacturer and supplier of cold applied liquid waterproofing systems at such an exciting time in the development of the company. The product offering continues to evolve and strengthen and I look forward to working closely with the UK team promoting the trusted Triflex brand.” Prior to joining Triflex UK, Mr Galloway’s time was spent at IKO. His role as business development director involved assisting with the growth and development of a wide range of waterproofing products and systems for the roofing sector, within specification, education and commercial distribution sectors. Triflex UK national sales manager Craig Smith commented: “Alan brings with him a high level of professionalism, expertise and knowledge of the roof waterproofing sector which will be key to our future key account development strategy in the UK.”
Considerate Constructors Scheme crowns Most Considerate Companies and Most Considerate Supplier at 2016 National Awards The Considerate Constructors Scheme – the national scheme established by the construction industry to improve its image – has recognised the Most Considerate Companies and Suppliers at this year’s National Awards. Four companies were presented with the coveted top award of ‘Most Considerate Company 2016’, they are: Connect Plus Services (annual turnover: £10m and over); Rydon Maintenance – Islington (annual turnover: £3.5m to <£10m); Linfoot Country Homes Ltd (annual turnover: £250k to <£3.5m) and Solent Industrial Roofing Systems (annual turnover: Under £250k). HSS Hire Service Group Ltd triumphed as the ‘Most Considerate Supplier 2016’, making them the first registered supplier to win this prestigious title since Supplier Registration was introduced in 2014. The Considerate Constructors Scheme’s National Awards are one of the most respected accolades in UK construction. By registering with the Scheme, companies and suppliers demonstrate a strong commitment to improving the image of the industry. The awards recognise the highest performing companies and suppliers which have demonstrated excellence in relation to the community, the environment and their workforce. The prestigious awards ceremony took place on 10 and 11 November at the Four Seasons hotel in London. In total 21 Gold, 32 Silver and 43 Bronze Awards were presented to registered companies, and two Gold, one Silver and four Bronze Awards to registered suppliers. Of the Gold Award winners, seven companies were shortlisted and received the ‘Most Considerate Company Runner-up’ and one supplier the ‘Most Considerate Supplier Runner-up’. Connect Plus Services undertakes planned and reactive highway maintenance works to sections of the M25 motorway and its arterial link roads through a 30-year contract with Highways England. This enthusiastic and safety-conscious team was applauded for its constant refinement of depot and site safety, and consideration of its workforce. Linfoot Country Homes Ltd is a family-owned business located near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, specialising in high quality new and converted homes in the South Midlands for over 20 years. In constantly striving to achieve yet higher standards, this company projected an image which was a credit to all those involved. Rydon Maintenance (North London Region) is in the 13th year of a long-term contract with Islington Council for the repair and maintenance of more than 6000 properties. This potentially intrusive work demands a high degree of care and consideration and this was clearly demonstrated by Rydon through its community work. Based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Solent Industrial Roofing Systems specialises in providing roofing services industry-wide. One recent project was for a storage building on a military base in Wiltshire and the company spared no effort in ensuring the development was sensitive to the client’s operations security standards. Undertaking inner London deliveries is no easy task, but HSS Hire Service Group Ltd, whose head office is based in Mitcham, south west London, has robust policies and procedures in place to ensure professional, safe and efficient operations. Proud to honour the great achievements Considerate Constructors Scheme Executive Chairman Isabel Martinson said: “Congratulations to all award winners. The Scheme is hugely proud to honour the great achievements of top performing registered companies and suppliers. Over 900 companies and suppliers registered with the Scheme in the past 12 months, representing significant growth on the previous year, and making competition even tougher. With such high demand for construction activity across the UK, it is essential that the industry works collaboratively and continues to raise standards.” Click here to see each of the winners in the categories of Runners-up to the Most Considerate Company Award, and Runner-up to Most Considerate Supplier Award, as well as each Gold, Silver and Bronze Award winner. Visit Twitter @CCScheme #ccsawards and the Scheme’s LinkedIn company page to see more from the awards ceremonies.
Hard working learners throughout the North East have been recognised at the North Tyneside Adult Learner Awards. Organised by North Tyneside Council, the ceremony celebrated the achievements of adult learners and praised their hard work. A total of five awards were available, with the winners taking home a glass trophy and shopping vouchers. Cabinet member for Children, Young People and Learning, Cllr Ian Grayson, commented: “North Tyneside has a great reputation for offering high quality adult education and helping people to reach their full potential. “I am delighted we have been able to recognise the achievements and efforts of these learners and I’d like to say congratulate everyone who was nominated in this year’s awards.” This year’s winners included: Sandra Girvan Adult Learner of the Year (aged 19 years and over): Emma Wilson studied Functional Skills English. Emma achieved this award by overcoming many challenges in her personal life. She showed outstanding motivation during the course and supported her peers with difficult tasks. Dean Ash was also nominated and won this category after studying a Diploma in Practical Horticulture level 1. He was nominated because he had grown in confidence during the course and had selflessly supported other learners on programme. Young Learner of the Year (aged 16 to 18 years): George Dixon who undertaking a business admin apprenticeship with North Tyneside Council. George won this category due to his determination to challenge himself above and beyond the requirements of the programme. Apprentice of the Year: Sarah Godlington is working towards a business admin apprenticeship with the council too. Sarah won the category due to her being an outstanding role model for other apprentices. Group/Class Learners of the Year: This category was won by the Introduction to Hospitality group. The group was nominated by their tutor who said the group worked hard to overcome a variety of challenges to develop an outstanding work ethic and demonstrated the importance of working as a team. Volunteer of the Year: Paul Ward was nominated by the tutor he supported, who said that Paul worked with young people in the construction department.
Foster & Partners has been selected for a £7.1 million overhaul of Cedric Price’s pioneering 1965 Snowdon Aviary at London Zoo. The firm is set to transforms the Grade II listed building, which was recently added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register. It will be transformed into a new walk-through colobus monkey enclosure, which will provide visitors with an ‘up-close experience of the stunning primates’. Conceived by Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon, who studied architecture at Cambridge) and delivered by architect Cedric Price and engineer Frank Newby, the structure next to the Regent’s Canal has four large tetrahedral frames and became Britain’s first walk-through aviary when it opened 51 years ago. It is one of the zoo’s 13 listed structures. The client, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) described the appointment of Foster & Partners as ‘symbolic’, given Price’s manifest influence on Foster’s work. Director David Field commented: “It’s fitting that a structure with such a unique history should be given new life by a world-class firm with such a strong heritage. “Our most ambitious project to date, the new aviary will reflect our decades of animal expertise and delivering innovative visitor experiences. “London Zoo has a long history of leading the way in architecture and design and has many listed buildings that have stood the test of time.” Norman Foster added: “The Snowdon Aviary [is] a rare example of a completed work by Cedric Price. I have a particular personal affection for it as it shows most strongly the influence of our mutual friend and mentor Buckminster Fuller.” “The redevelopment of the aviary is a unique opportunity to preserve this exceptional structure and the legacy of pioneering architecture at ZSL London Zoo. It will be a great privilege to be able to contribute to the tradition of contemporary architectural additions at one of London’s most cherished institutions.”
Heathrow Airport has revealed that cargo volumes have increased by 7% as it is buoyed by the expansion decision. The rise has capped a buoyant month for the transport hub after the government decided to expand the airport at the end of last month. Heathrow officials said that cargo volumes increased by 7% in October, although the total number of passengers went down slightly to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in September. This is along with a 1.2% year on year fall which it blames on last month’s Hurricane Matthew in the US. The airport accounted for 30% of all exports from the UK by value outside the EU last year, and Heathrow has seized upon the latest increase in cargo numbers to further argue that the government’s decision to green light expansion was the right one. Consultations on a draft policy statement are set to get underway next year, though it is expected to be a long and arduous road to securing the construction of a third runway at the London airport with continued opposition and legal battles set to carry on taking place. John Holland-Kaye, Heathrow Chief Executive, said that the airport had already started planning how to deliver a third runway and was keen to emphasise that the benefits of expansion would be felt right across the UK. He added: “With the support of communities across the UK, Heathrow is now working at pace to deliver the benefits of Britain’s new runway – an affordable plan that creates more jobs, boosts exporters and builds an economy that is stronger and fairer for everyone – as quickly as possible.” The third runway at Heathrow threatens to worsen air quality in central London, according to the Government’s own analysis. It also raised doubts over whether another runway could be opened in 2025 at the west London airport without breaching EU legal limits on air pollution. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said that meeting air quality legal requirements is a condition of planning approval.
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Steel firm SCH Site Services is helping major logistics company Stiller to expand once more with the development of a £750,000 warehouse. Based on Aycliffe Business Park, Stiller Warehousing and Distribution is in the process of building a new 40,000 sq ft warehouse for its rapidly expanding list of customers. The latest development will stand at 10 metres tall and will have the capacity to store a further 6,000 pallets for the family run business. The scheme will support dozens of local jobs during its construction. Darlington bases ADG Architects will manage the project with civil engineering support from Durham based firm BDN. Hall Construction is its main contractor, based nearby at Rushyford, which awarded Aycliffe based SCH a project to fabricate and erect its frame using 90 tonnes of steel. CH, which has previously worked with Hall Construction on the refurbishment of buildings at PD Ports on Teesside, completed the steel fabrication and erection of the frame within eight weeks, and the warehouse is expected to be fully completed in the New Year. SCH managing director Gary Finley said: “We’re delighted to have worked on a project so close to us in Newton Aycliffe which is supporting several local employers. “We fabricated the steel in-house at our facility just around the corner from Stiller’s site and erected it on site. “The extension had to join an existing warehouse which made it a little more complex than a stand- alone shed and we also had to design the end connections for the structure, but we’re pleased we’ve been able to work with one of our neighbours in enabling their ambitious plans for future growth.” The new warehouse will take Stiller’s recent investments in equipment, people and property to more than £6.4 million in the last three years.
The property management team from Sheffield solicitors, Taylor&Emmet LLP, is achieving national recognition of its skills, after being shortlisted for a prestigious industry award. Taylor&Emmet is one of the final four firms in the running for the legal services category at this year’s Property Management Awards (PMAs). The competition celebrates the dedication and passion of those in the property management sector. To make the shortlist, Taylor&Emmet was required to demonstrate its quality of service, depth of knowledge, excellence in communication and commitment to staff development. Winners will be announced on December 1 at a special black tie ceremony at Wembley Stadium in London. They will be chosen based on the combined results of a public vote and the scores of an independent judging panel. We are really excited to reach the finals of the PMAs for a third consecutive year. Cassandra Zanelli, Taylor&Emmet’s head of property management, said: “We are really excited to reach the finals of the PMAs for a third consecutive year. Our team is relatively small in comparison to other contenders, but we are proving a big hit with all types of clients across the UK. Our services are becoming increasingly sought after, thanks to the quick and consistent results we achieve and our focus on customer service.” Taylor&Emmet’s PMA shortlisting follows hot on the heels of success at the Yorkshire Legal Awards, where it was named the region’s top residential conveyancing firm. To support Taylor&Emmet’s bid for a Property Management Award, visit www.propertymanagementawards.co.uk/vote before 5pm on Monday, November 14. For more information about its property management services, telephone (0114) 218 4000, visit www.tayloremmet.co.uk or follow the firm on Twitter @tayloremmet.
