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CambridgeHOK Awarded BCIA Technical Innovation Project of the YearThe Eden Project

CambridgeHOK have been awarded the BCIA award for Technical Innovation Project of the Yearfor engineering and installing a new, energy efficient control system at one of the UK’s largesttourist attractions; The Eden Project. The threephase project included replacing all existing controls with Priva systems. The new system has reduced the centres carbon emissions by 111 tonnes in an 8 month period and has resulted in energy savings in excess of 1.4Gwh.

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CambridgeHOK have designed and installed an award winning management system for the UK’s leading producer of floral bouquets, JZ Flowers. Based in East Yorkshire, the impressive 60,000square feet packing house contains a myriad ofenergy saving innovations all controlled by the latest Priva technology.

The heat produced by the chiller plant, normally wasted, is diverted to a buffer tank, the hot water in the tank is then used to heat offices, amenityareas and the production area. There are no conventional boilers or electric heaters on site – essentially heat is provided for free. Additionally,each office used an occupancy detector. When an office has been unoccupied for a pre-set time, the lights switch off and any cooling/heating equipment reverts to stand by. Recently, JZ Flowers were awarded the RICS Commercial Pro-Yorkshire award.

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Elliott Off-Site Building Solutions hascompleted a new two-storey classroom blockat Slough Grammar School in Berkshire.Following the successful completion, Elliott Off-Site has secured a further £2.5M project for atwo-storey refectory and IT centre at the School.The Company worked in conjunction withCalford Seaden Architects as part of adesign and build solution on the initial two-storey classroom block.The new facility includes six classrooms at60sq m over two-storeys, each designed toBuilding Bulletins and L2A 2010. Designed to provide increased classroomcapacity, the project had to be completed toa very tight schedule. Elliott Off-Site’s teamcompleted the new building on a 20-weekconstruction programme from receipt ofplanning approval.

The building is constructed utilising Elliott Off-Site’s hybrid building system, which combinessteel frame and concrete floors with timberwall panels. The roof structure is a lightweightsteel deck with a single ply membrane andpowder coated aluminium fascia.Utilising Elliott’s off-site solution allowsbuildings to be completed in up to half thetime of a conventional build. It also reduceson-site waste and provides clients with allthe assured quality benefits ofmanufacturing large elements of a buildingin a factory controlled environment. All the new classrooms at Slough GrammarSchool are accessed off a single corridor, withan internal steel staircase on the east side.The external façade of the building is acombination of masonry to the ground levelwith Sto render cladding to the first floor. In

addition, there is a feature band ofhorizontally laid, cedar board claddingseparating the ground and first floor to thefront and rear elevations.Jackie Wardle, Business Manager, SloughGrammar School said: “Working with ElliottOff-Site has been a real pleasure from initialdesign, through construction to completion.The project was finished on time and onbudget. Amazing! Elliott Off-Site’s attentionto detail and client focus is very impressiveand we would not hesitate in recommendingthem to other organisations.”

Class act by Elliott at Slough Grammar School

ISG’s fit out of K&L Gates’ offices at OneNew Change, Cheapside in central London,has received the ultimate industry accoladeafter not only securing the British Councilfor Offices’ (BCO) National Award for BestFit Out of Workplace, but also scooping theBest of the Best prize.At a glittering annual awards ceremonyattended by more than 1,000 guests, K&LGates and ISG, alongside Washington DCbased architects LSM and the project’sconsultant team, received the news that the fitout had been officially recognised at the UK’sbest of the best office based developments. Tosecure this major achievement ISG’s project

beat off stiff competition from national winnersacross seven categories, including HeronTower, the BBC’s Media City in Manchester,Fort Dunlop in Birmingham and the 7 MoreLondon development.The BCO Awards are judged by a number ofindustry experts and widely acknowledgedas one of the UK construction industry'smost celebrated prizes. This year five ISGprojects made it to the regional finals forLondon and the South East. K&L Gatesalong with ISG schemes for Pinsent Masonsand Deutsche Bank competed against 11other projects in the Best Fit Out ofWorkplace category, while the contractor’s

Credit Suisse scheme was a finalist in theProjects up to 2,000sq m category. ISG’s OneKingsway development was also a finalist inthe Commercial Workplace category.Paul Cossell, Managing Director of ISG Fit Out,commented: “K&L Gates’ offices at One NewChange provide a stunning example of how thearchitectural features of a building can bemaximised and enhanced to deliver aworkplace that is both productive andaesthetic. Receiving the ultimate industryrecognition for the hard work and collaborativeworking practices of all our project deliverypartners is an outstanding result and firmlyplaces ISG at the top of our industry.”

ISG wins ultimate BCO accolade

Blackstone Group, Stanhope plc and LendLease celebrated the topping out of Building6 at revolutionary London office campusChiswick Park recently, just ten monthsafter ground breaking in November 2011.Originally commenced as a speculativedevelopment, Norwegian oil and energycompany Aker Solutions completed anagreement to lease the entire 215,000sq ftoffice space of Building 6 in May 2012. Theconfirmed occupation of Aker affirmsChiswick Park as a centre for the oil andenergy sector and endorses Chiswick Parkas the choice of UK office space for leadinginternational businesses. It is anticipatedthat Aker’s move in Building 6 willaccommodate 1,300 additional jobs atChiswick Park by 2015, whilst theconstruction has created 200 jobs for theduration of the development.The completion of Building 6 will take thelevel of built office space at Chiswick Parkto 1.5 million sq ft and will make it home toover 6,000 employees from leadingcompanies such as Discovery, Starbucks,Paramount and Swarovski. A development

site with permission for the 333,000 sq ftBuilding 7 remains available, which is thefinal phase of Chiswick Park.Speaking on behalf of Lend Lease, ExecutiveDirector Michael Dyke said. “The topping outof Building 6 has been a fitting ceremony withwhich to celebrate our successful associationwith both Stanhope and Blackstone. And thespeed of its delivery is a great testament to thecollaborative working that has been a featureof our relationships throughout our presenceon the Chiswick site. This is an impressivedevelopment and we’re delighted to haveplayed our part in providing commercial spacethat is bringing economic benefit to this areaof west London.”

New £7M energy technology building opens to students

The Leadbitter Group has completed two morecare homes in Gloucestershire offering a mixof residential and dementia care. Jubilee Lodge Care Centre in Bourton-on-the-Water and Monkscroft Care Centre inCheltenham were both delivered by Leadbitteron behalf of the Gloucestershire CarePartnership (GCP), which is made up of TheOrders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT),Gloucestershire County Council and bpha(Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association). Jubilee Lodge was officially opened by HRHPrincess Michael of Kent in July. It replacestwo existing care homes (SalmonsburyHouse in Bourton and Ashton House inStow-on-the-Wold) and will provideaccommodation for 74 residents with a mixof nursing, dementia and intermediate care.Each bedroom has an ensuite bathroomand the home also features a shop and hairsalon, along with communal and socialspaces and landscaped gardens.The home, designed by KWL Architects, meetsCotswold District Council recommendations

for buildings in the area. It features local stoneand details such as diminishing tiles(reconstructed stone slates arranged in anauthentic finish) to ensure that it blends inharmoniously with Bourton-on-the-Water’straditional surroundings.In contrast, the new Monkscroft Care Centrehas a modern design, with white render andbuff brick with a sage green fascia and eavesthat mimic an oxidised copper finish. Thehome is the first part of a majorredevelopment of the Coronation Square areaof Cheltenham, which will feature buildingswith similarly contemporary designs.John Parry, Operations Director ofLeadbitter’s Central Housing division, said:“We are delighted to have delivered theseoutstanding facilities for the GloucestershireCare Partnership. Leadbitter has developedan in depth understanding of therequirements and standards of thesehomes, which means these high qualityfacilities will meet the care needs of thelocal community for years to come.”

Leadbitter completes two more care homes in Gloucestershire

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An ambitious residential roofing projectusing Marley Eternit’s Acme Single Camberclay plain tiles is nearing completion andalready attracting significant praise.Adjacent to the Olympic Park, the formerHackney Free & Parochial School isentering its third and final phase ofredevelopment. Having begun sitepreparation in February, the pitched roofcovers a surface area of 1,500sq m. The roofhas been entirely redeveloped using acombination of colours from Marley Eternit’sAcme Single Camber tile range: RedSandfaced, Heather Blend and Farm HouseBrown, with Anglian Brickwork Ltd as theMain Contractor. Paul Mitchell, Project Architect, explains:“Without wanting the roof to look ‘flat’ werequested samples from Marley Eternit ofthree colours from their Acme SingleCamber range. We felt these subtle shadesprovided an effective tonal blend soproposed the use of them to the historicalbuildings officer at Hackney local authority.We went right up to the roof with the officerand explained how the colours would workand she was immediately delighted with theproposed mix and felt a combination ofshades was a great idea.”The large roof has been fitted in stageswith extra care taken so as not to disturbthe residents inhabiting the 36 privatelyowned flats.Andy Crisp, Contracts Manager at WhiteRoofing Services Ltd, explains: “This largeroof is quite deceptive! Because it is so vast,with such complex gables, internal guttersand no flat areas, it has been quite acomplicated process.“In order to minimise disruption toresidents, we employed the use of arolling temporary roof – a modern designwhich was wheeled across each phase,allowing us to remove the old roof instages. We also kept noise levels to aminimum wherever possible.”

Marley Eternit’s clayplain tiles specified formajor roofing project

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Legal & General Property (“LGP”)announces that, on its behalf, MorganSindall has completed its £65M commercialdevelopment in the heart of London’s WestEnd, bringing its 20-month redevelopmentof 6 Agar Street to a conclusion.The six-storey office development at 6 AgarStreet provides 57,000sq ft of new Grade Aoffice space in Covent Garden. Designed byarchitect Darling Associates, the West Endoffice development (formerly the StrandIsland building) has been transformed tocreate an entirely new office scheme, whilepreserving the listed façades on ChandosPlace and Bedford Street.Its unique design is focused around the

building’s core and features an open aircentral atrium with two levels oflandscaped terrace at its base andadditional terracing on the fifth floor.Coloured glass fins also circle the levelsabove to create a striking visual effect.LGP is set to achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’rating on the completed project. Setting thistarget was an incredibly bold challenge foran inner city refurbishment project but isconsistent with LGP’s ambitions to keepraising the bar in terms of sustainableproperty development.The building also makes provision fortenants’ increasing desire to behave in anecologically responsible manner, and

includes a ground floor parking area forcirca 60 cycles, accessed from a separateentrance on Agar Street, with state-of-theart changing rooms and shower facilities. Itcapitalises on the appetite demonstrated byoccupiers at LGP’s award winning, centralLondon development of Central Saint Giles,which offered 400 spaces in total.Simon Wilkes, Head of Business SpaceDevelopment at Legal & General Property,said: “We have achieved our aim of creatinga sustainable Grade A office building wherethe key focus has been creating anexceptional working environment, enhanced by the creation of the stunningcentral courtyard.”

Legal & General completes £65M Agar Street office redevelopment

The first stage of a pioneering study,sponsored by insulation manufacturer,Rockwool, has been completed on a westLondon estate that could provide a blueprintfor taking millions of UK householders outof fuel poverty, and demonstrates the hugeimpact the Green Deal could have if it isaccompanied by consumer education to helphouseholders cut energy use.‘High Rise Hope,’ presents evidence from theLondon School of Economics and PoliticalScience (LSE) on the social impact of greeninghomes by insulating residential tower blocks. The study measures energy costs and social

conditions before and during a £16M repair,energy saving and acoustic upgrade of threetower blocks at the Edward Woods Estate inShepherds Bush, west London. Radicalimprovements affected community pride,feelings of safety, relationships with otherresidents, energy bills and fuel poverty. Afollow up study in 2013 will measure thelonger term benefits and costs for residentsand the landlord, the London Borough ofHammersmith and Fulham. Thomas Heldgaard, Managing Director ofRockwool UK commented: “Anecdotalevidence has long suggested that well

thought out, whole building energy efficiencyrefurbishment can have positive effects onlocal communities, well beyond savingmoney on energy bills. With schemes suchas the Green Deal and ECO set to get fullyunderway next year, we hope this researchwill show that energy efficiency is only oneof the benefits of greening British homes. “High Rise Hope shows we are on the righttrack, but the real test will come in 2013when we go back to the residents to askthem how they have found living with thenew measures”

Energy efficiency makeover of 1960s tower blocks could provideblueprint for new ways to end fuel poverty

VELUX gave one lucky home owner, Jo Jonesof Oxford, a unique design consultation withleading architect George Clarke.Jo Jones claimed the once in a lifetimeprize at Grand Designs Live Birmingham,which saw her receive £3,000 worth ofVELUX products, bringing her one stepcloser to finishing the home of her dreams.Jo and her husband Ian recently completeda series of renovations to their family homenear Oxford, adding an extra bedroom and adownstairs extension which will serve asthe property’s lounge and sunroom.Following Jo’s consultations with both thedaylight experts from VELUX and GeorgeClarke, she chose a selection of VELUX roofwindows, sun tunnels, VELUX DesignerBlinds and accessories.Jo said: “The advice given to me by bothGeorge Clarke and the VELUX daylightexperts was invaluable and will addenormous value to the end result of mydesign project.“The VELUX experts really helped me tounderstand what a vital part of everyday life

daylight plays and how it is often overlooked ortaken for granted. Renovations projects areincredibly exciting but it’s true that every pennycounts. Little extras can make all thedifference in creating a dream home so I’mincredibly grateful to VELUX for the prize.”Emmie MacMillan from VELUX added: “It hasbeen a real pleasure to share Jo’s excitementat winning the prize. I hope that she and herfamily enjoyed their time at Grand DesignsLive Birmingham and working with ourexperts. Hopefully it will help in making herproject a success. We are really lookingforward to seeing the results.”

Lucky VELUX prize winner gets dream designconsultation with George Clarke

Patrick Parsons Consulting Engineers hasjust been awarded a £5M Olympic Legacycontract at the Lee Valley white watercourse, where Team GB famously won gold.Renowned for their expertise in the whitewater sector, Patrick Parsons engineerworld class courses such as the QueenElizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Course at theTees Barrage. This is the only white watercourse in the world to generate moreelectricity than it uses.Continuing to make waves with their strongtrack record in the white water sector,Patrick Parsons has been appointed tofacilitate a multi-million pound project tomaximise the potential of the Lee Valleywhite water course’s post Olympic legacy.The project is designed to optimise theleisure environment for the local communityand improve facilities for schools. Theupgrades will include adapting the courselandscaping to increase spectator capacityand encourage members of the public to

get involved. Parking areas will be extendedto cater for an anticipated 10,000 visitorseach weekend. The project will also involve the creation of anew facility for athletes, with state-of-the arttraining areas, gym equipment and offices forcoaches and physiotherapists. This will helpensure that the Lee Valley white water coursecontinues to be a centre for world class sport,nurturing Olympic athletes of the future. Speaking of the contract, Patrick ParsonsMD Peter Stienlet said: “There’s certainly anelement of prestige for Patrick Parsons inhaving been selected to deliver this project.It’s a privilege to be involved in creating alegacy for the local community at the LeeValley Olympic course. The upgrades to thefacilities will also secure the course’s futureas a world class centre for sportingexcellence, an equally important legacy.This continues our involvement inengineering world class white waterprojects on an international scale.”

Patrick Parsons awarded Olympic Legacycontract at Lee Valley

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Applications are invited now from committedyoung craftsmen and women interested inbecoming one of SPAB’s (The Society for theProtection of Ancient Buildings) 2013 WilliamMorris Craft Fellows. Up to four successfulcandidates will form a small band next year,travelling together throughout the country tolearn more about traditional building craftsfrom masters of the trades. The Fellowship is an advanced trainingprogramme, devised to encourage and nurtureyoung people from any trade employed in therepair of historic buildings. This unparalleledscheme is becoming increasingly relevantgiven rising concern at the lack of people withthe skills needed to care for Britain’s historicbuildings and structuresSince 1986 SPAB has organised andadministered the Fellowship to promote anddevelop the specialised skills required forthe repair and maintenance of historicbuildings and to promote understanding ofthe importance of conservative repair.Former Fellows have included carpenters,masons, thatchers, plasterers and glaziers.Plasterer Paul Agar, a Fellow in 2011, says:“The Fellowship has helped me learn oldtechniques which I have taken back to workand because of all I've learnt, my work isblossoming rapidly. I’m now more involvedwith site meetings, architects and surveyorstake more notice of my opinion and oftenask my thoughts on troubled areas of abuilding. Ultimately, the Fellowship provedto be inspiring, informative, thoughtprovoking and a bit of a roller coaster -nervy build up, ups and downs, thrills andshocks and once it’s finished you want toqueue up for another go!"For further information or to obtain anapplication form please write to the EducationOfficer, SPAB, 37 Spital Square, London E16DY or email: education@spab.org.uk Theclosing date for applications is 1st Januaryeach year and interviews are held in Londonat the end of January.

Applications invitednow for 2013 WilliamMorris Craft Fellowship

An Innovation and Knowledge Centre thatturns buildings into ‘power stations’ capableof generating, storing and releasing theirown energy has the potential to develop intoa new, £1Bn industry and provide a hugeboost for the UK construction sector.Representing a major shift in energy generationfor the built environment, it is forecast to deliverhuge economic benefits, including up to 10,000new jobs in the supply chain, anchoringadvanced manufacturing in the UK andproviding global export opportunities.Business Secretary, Vince Cable, and WalesFirst Minister Carwyn Jones helped to bringthis vision a step closer when they visitedthe new pilot manufacturing facility to startup the sheet production line that will turn

out functional, conductive steel and glassbuilding products on a pilot scale, integratedinto the fabric of roofs, walls and ceilings ofnew and existing buildings. The productswill later be taken up by industrial partnersfor large scale production.Mr Cable said: “The government’s £10Mbacking of the SPECIFIC project shows whatcan be achieved when world class universityresearch comes together with the private sector.“This centre will speed up thecommercialisation of innovative industrialcoatings, creating a whole newmanufacturing sector and new businessopportunities, not to mention long termenvironmental benefits, including turning

buildings into sources of power.“We are committed to investing in highvalue, high tech sectors where the UK cangain a competitive advantage and promoteeconomic growth.”The partnership of government, academiaand industry represents a powerful fusion ofexpertise, brought together under theInnovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC)initiative. It has been triggered by a £20Minvestment over five years, led by SwanseaUniversity and based at the Baglan Bay IKCnear Port Talbot in South Wales –codenamed SPECIFIC, short for SustainableProduct Engineering Centre for InnovativeFunctional Coatings.

Boost for UKconstruction industryin ‘buildings as powerstations’ drive

The team at Lewis & Hickey Architects iscelebrating after winning another covetedindustry award for its work on the Grade IIlisted Westfield Folkhouse in Mansfield.L & H’s most recent award is the Society ofChief Architects of Local Authorities’ (SCALA)Civic Building of the Year National Award 2012.L & H was congratulated for the way itsensitively brought the rundown building backto life, creating a groundbreaking facility foryoung people and community in Mansfield.Nigel Badcock, Chairman of the Civic Building

of the Year Assessment judging panel, said: “Itis an absolutely beautiful scheme and reallyunique. Lewis & Hickey did a fantastic job andso did the contractor GF Tomlinson.”The £6.5M project included refurbishment ofthe listed building as well as creating a largeand contemporary new build extension. It nowfeatures multimedia gaming zones, DJ booths,a dance studio, as well as outdoor graffiti wallsand skateboard ramps.L & H was appointed by NottinghamshireCounty Council to develop designs for the

project, which was part funded by theCouncil and the Department for Educationmyplace programme, using funds from BigFund, the non-lottery funding operation.An important part of L & H’s role was toensure that the Council, myplace, andvoluntary sector partners were fully involvedin the design of what is seen as agroundbreaking youth facility.The house now provides a suite of offices,meeting rooms and designated areas forspecialist youth and community services.

L & H scoops industry award for landmark restoration

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Following on the success of its existingStar® range of energy saving solutions,EMSc (UK) Ltd is proud to announce thelaunch of an innovative new system into thePowerstar collection. Powerstar HV MAX isa low loss amorphous core HV transformerwith the award winning Powerstar VoltageOptimisation combined that allows for11,000V input and electronically regulated380v (or user regulated) output. The newinnovative product will allow companies tosave costs and reduce carbon emissions inboth the high voltage as well as the lowvoltage areas. Speaking about the Company’s latestoffering EMSc (UK) Ltd Managing DirectorDr Alex Mardapittas said: “Oldertransformers have high levels of standinglosses and the majority of moderntransformers used on commercial sites useCold Rolled Grain Oriented steel within theircore, which result in significant losses forbuildings in comparison to amorphoussteel. Powerstar HV MAX can be used to

replace older transformers on existingsites, or be included in new build projects inorder to provide the optimum voltage outputfor the site. This will not only reducestanding losses by around 75%, but will alsolower electricity costs by reducing on-siteenergy consumption.”The new solution is particularly relevant fornew build developments, where it can helpachieve sustainability marks and highenergy efficiency ratings throughaccreditations such as LEED. Powerstar HVMAX is also ideal for sites with oldertransformers, and those that havepreviously been faced with physical spacerestrictions that make voltage optimisationinstallations difficult to implement.EMSc (UK) Ltd is currently celebrating overten years of British design andmanufacturing success. It has beenmanufacturing the market leading voltageoptimisation solution Powerstar at itsheadquarters in Yorkshire for over a decade.

New electro-dynamic voltage optimisationsystem launched

Kent based KBR, a leading engineeringconstruction company, who scooped top prizein the Engineering Construction IndustryTraining Board (ECITB), Project ManagementCompetition, also known as the ACTIVE Cup,was recently presented with its trophy byECITB, Chief Executive, David Edwards.The ACTIVE Cup, run by Cranfield School ofManagement in Bedfordshire and sponsoredby the ECITB, is part of a programme ofproject management training. Teams areentered by employers from the engineeringconstruction industry to enhance the skills oftheir graduates and apprentices.The competition and learning event has beenrunning for an impressive 16 years and thewinning spot is highly prized. Demand hasbecome so great that it is held twice a year. Sixteams, each with five members entered theJuly ACTIVE Cup, with KBR winning the

competition for the very first time.After presenting the cup to a jubilant KBRDavid Edwards, ECITB Chief Executive, said:"I was delighted to be able to present thecup to KBR today. Excellent projectmanagement skills are vitally important fordelivering all of the infrastructure projectsacross the UK, including new nuclear andrenewable power systems, and engineeringprojects in oil, gas, chemicals and refining.At least £250Bn is expected to be investedin new projects over the next decade." The ACTIVE Cup competition is based on acomputer simulation and the task is tomanage a project, from inception tocompletion. The winning team is judged to bethe one making the most profit against theirinitial bid price and, in the judgement of theadjudicators, pays most heed to and operatesin accordance with the ACTIVE principles.

Trophy comes home to KBR

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Stockwell is one of London’s most deprivedareas, but now a bid to build an urban jungleplay area by sharing the cost usingcrowdfunding could open up a whole newworld for youngsters.Oasis, a Stockwell based kids charity, isplanning to build a forest garden, an urbanjungle where kids can learn about plants,wildlife and biodiversity. They are usingSpacehive.com to raise the money. Thecharity wants youngsters in this deprivedpart of south London to gain firsthandexperience of nature. With public funding for these projects nownonexistent in many areas, the concept ofcrowdfunding, where local people and firmspledge small amounts towards a single idea,is growing in popularity.The ‘learn as you play’ adventure garden,known as Stockwell Urban Oasis, willfeature a quirky tree house designed by alocal artist, as well as useful and edibleplants for children to experience. Oasis also encourage local adults tobecome involved with the space, be itthrough gardening or getting involved inprojects with the children, helping theplayground to become a more multi-generational space, and to generate morevolunteers for the charity.Kam-Lyn Chak, a Project Promoter andvolunteer at the Oasis adventure playgroundsaid of the project: "Planting this excitingnew garden in a space that’s already provenpopular with local kids will create an arrayof opportunities for different play andlearning activities. This project also benefitsthe local wildlife and will enhance the thenatural beauty of an area that deserves a bitmore love.”

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There have been relatively few reported cases concerning an Adjudicator’s right to be paid for services provided in the discharge of his or her functions where the decision has not been enforced by the Courts.

Until now, it was widely understood that an Adjudicator was entitled to reimbursement of his or her reasonable fees even when the resulting decision was not enforced by the Courts. This view was conÞrmed in the case of Systech International Limited v PC Harrington Contractors Limited [2011] EWHC 2722 (TCC) in which Mr Akenhead, the presiding judge, ruled that although the Adjudicator had “unwittingly fallen below the standards which are required to enable the decision or decisions to be enforced” he was still entitled to payment of his fees.

The appeal of the TCC judgement, PC Harrington Contractors Ltd v Systech International Ltd [2012] EWCA handed down on 23 October 2012 appears to have changed all that.

The Court of Appeal was requested to decide whether or not the Adjudicator should be paid where Mr Akenhead had declared that the adjudicator had “failed to produce Decisions within the meaning of the Scheme for

Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998…. and in each Adjudication committed a material breach of natural justice, in consequence of which each of the Adjudicator’s Decisions….. is enforceable”

The case advanced by PC Harrington in both the TCC and Court of Appeal was that the Adjudicator was not entitled to any fee because he failed to produce an enforceable decision.

The Court of Appeal decided that, in the absence of an express term in the Adjudicator’s agreed terms, there is no obligation under the Scheme to pay for an unenforceable Decision or for any services provided by the Adjudicator which were “preparatory to the making of an unenforceable decision”.

It is a matter of opinion whether parties will now look to try and avoid paying Adjudicator’s fees. No doubt we will see parties using this Court of Appeal Decision to support jurisdictional challenges and we may now see an increasing number of Adjudicator resignations as a result. It is far from clear whether this unfortunate outcome is what Parliament intended. Adjudicators up and down the country will now be looking at their standard terms and

introducing an express term which will entitle the Adjudicator to be paid for the services provided, even if the Decision is not enforced. It remains to be seen whether the Courts will enforce such a term.

We clearly haven’t heard the last on this subject and you can rest assured that before I accept any new adjudication appointments I will be amending my terms!

Peter Vinden is a practising adjudicator, arbitrator, mediator, expert and conciliator. He is Managing Director of The Vinden Partnership and can be contacted by email at pvinden@vinden.co.uk.

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In a large renovation effort to restore the General Post Office (GPO), headquarters of the Irish postal service, Ventrolla was enlisted to tackle many of the deteriorating sash windows after office workers experienced draughts, leaks, rattles and operational issues.

To remedy this, Ventrolla began with removing decaying timber and filled the cavities with its unique epoxy resin VR90, moulding it to match the existing timber profile. This was followed by a service of the pulleys and sash cords to ensure smooth operation.

The windows then received a performance upgrade with the installation of Ventrolla’s unique Perimeter Sealing System, eliminating draughts and rattles.

Ventrolla carried out the work to suit the needs of the busy office and the wider restoration project, arranging night shifts in order to complete the renovation on schedule.

Building contractor, Alison Mawhinney from McLaughlin & Harvey, who oversaw the project, said: “The windows of the GPO were very old and have not been maintained throughout the years. Ventrolla was great at dealing with this and taking an individual approach to each window to ensure the aesthetics weren’t compromised.

“The team were also very flexible and accommodating when it came to the shift changes, which we really appreciated.” The General Post Office was built in 1818 and has witnessed many important and historic events in its time, including the Easter Rising in 1916, when the GPO served as headquarters for the uprising leaders.

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Non-primary aggregates – increasing in applicationGraham Perrior, Head of Standards and Technical at NHBCAs the house building industry works towardresolving the 2016 zero carbon challenge, newways of designing, producing and fittingincreasingly sustainable homes are continuallyappearing. Some of these are proven and willbecome standard practice in the years tocome, while others are still being assessed fortheir longer-term impact.The use of alternative aggregates in newbuild home construction is an areawhere we are seeing significant change.The use of both recycled and secondarymaterials appears to be increasing asthe home building industry explores thepotential benefits.However, as with any material, applicationor process used in home building, it isimportant to understand the potentialpitfalls and risks as well as any benefits.The latest guide from the NHBC Foundation - The use of recycled andsecondary materials in residentialconstruction - provides excellent guidance for house builders and othersproposing to use recycled and secondarymaterials as aggregates.Most aggregates used in the UK come fromnatural, primary sources, for exampledredged or quarried sand, or crushed rock.However, today non-primary aggregates arebeing increasingly used and these fall intotwo categories: Recycled: Arising from sources likedemolition or construction of buildings orother structures, or from civil engineeringworks; for example crushed concrete orspent railway track ballast. These arerecycled by processing into appropriately-sized particles, removing any contaminants,and applying quality assurance procedures.Secondary: Produced as a by-product ofmining, quarrying or other industrialactivities; these aggregates will be eithernatural or manufactured. They include by-products of china clay, slate or metalsextraction, and coal power generation.In both cases it is important that housebuilders ensure any non-primary aggregatemeets the regulatory mechanisms for there-use of materials on- and off-site toensure that the products have been fullyrecovered and are no longer considered tobe a waste.The UK already has the highest proportion

of aggregate demand met from recycled andsecondary aggregates in the EU and thattrend looks set to increase as moreorganisations note the benefits. The benefitsfall into two categories: environmental /social and business.The NHBC Foundation’s guide assesses themain applications for non-primary materialsin residential construction. It considers thetypes of recycled or secondary materialsthat can be used for each application, theirsources, and practical issues or limitations.

The applications considered in the guide are:• aggregates for vibro stone columns (for

ground improvement on sites forresidential development)

• fill beneath buildings• hardcore• pipe bedding and surrounding

material drainage (stormwater drains and soakaways)

• coarse aggregates in some types ofconcrete for domestic use (including reinforced)

• private drives or pathway construction(asphalt, concrete or sub-base)

• bedding/laying sand for paving etc• hydraulically bound mixtures (for pathways

and hard standing)

These limitations are a key point for housebuilders, as not all recycled or secondarymaterials will necessarily be suitable for anend use in the construction of homes, evenif they meet the relevant quality protocols.This is mostly due to issues in their shape,grading or composition, for example collieryspoil with high levels of sulphates.While there are clear benefits of usingrecycled or secondary materials, there arealso some broader limitations which shouldbe considered, as well as lessons that havebeen learned on sites across the UK.Despite their potential environmentalbenefits, some non-primary aggregates maynot always represent the most sustainableoption in a given project. For example, somemay not be available locally, and theirtransportation could result in increasedlevels of embodied CO2, negating theintended carbon reduction. Someaggregates may necessitate modifications toconcrete mix proportions, meaning their

emissions change.Other potential pitfalls include theinappropriate use of recycled and secondarymaterials occasionally leading to problemswith stability and appearance of homes,causing costly remedial measures. Thesekinds of pitfalls are assessed in the guide,with case studies.As with any building material, the key tousing recycled and secondary materials asaggregates is ensuring they are being usedappropriately; their risks must be carefullyassessed against their potential benefits. Awide range of high quality non-primaryaggregates are available, and when usedcorrectly they may help builders, specifiersand architects better meet the sustainability agenda while maximisingefficiency of resources.

The use of recycled and secondarymaterials in residential construction isavailable to download atwww.nhbcfoundation.org/recycledmaterials

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Science research centre in University ofCambridge Botanical Gardens awardedRIBA Stirling Prize 2012Architects of the £82M Sainsbury Laboratory, amajor new plant science research centre inCambridge, have been awarded with the UK’smost prestigious prizes in architecture; theStirling Prize 2012. Stanton Williams were presented with theRIBA Stirling Prize trophy and £20,000 prizemoney by BBC Radio 4’s Mark Lawson at aspecial ceremony in Manchester on 13thOctober. The first year that Stanton Williamshad been nominated for the prize, theproject was selected from a shortlist whichincluded; the London Olympic Stadium,Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield, the LyricTheatre in Belfast, New Court London andMaggie’s Centre in Glasgow. The Sainsbury Laboratory sits within theBotanic Gardens of the University ofCambridge. Blending world-classarchitecture with world-class science, thebuilding is a low rise, collonaded stone andglass structure designed to complement theGrade II listed garden setting. The layoutreinterprets the tradition of the monasticcloister and collegiate court to createspaces for reflection, debate andcollaboration amongst its users and astylish new public garden café has beeninstalled adjacent to the laboratory. Theproject was funded by Lord Sainsbury,former science minister and ex-Chairman ofSainbury’s supermarket. Speaking at the ceremony, RIBA PresidentAngela Brady said: “The Sainsbury

Laboratory is an exceptional building thatachieves at many levels – in blending aworld-class science facility with a publicsocial space in a highly energy efficientbuilding. It is testament to the skill,experience and imagination of StantonWilliams architects that they have found acreative solution to this complex project.“The low-rise building with its grand,colonnaded façade cleverly integratesitself with the surrounding botanicalgardens and it is no surprise that the newpublic café has proved to be extremelypopular. I am delighted to present StantonWilliams with this accolade.”Lord Sainsbury added: “I am delighted thatStanton Williams has won the RIBA StirlingPrize for the Sainsbury Laboratory, incompetition with some outstandingbuildings. I am also very proud to beassociated with their inspiring building,which sets a new standard for laboratorydesign and blends in beautifully with thehistoric Botanic Gardens.”During the ceremony, winners of the RIBALubetkin Prize for the Best international

Building and the RIBA Stephen LawrencePrize were announced. The 2012 RIBALubetkin Prize winner was announced asGuangzhou International Finance Centrein China, which was designed byWilkinson Eyre Architects. It is the tallestbuilding in the world designed by a UKarchitect and houses office space, aluxury hotel and a top floor sightseeingarea; a ground floor podium complexoffers a retail mall, conference centre andhigh quality serviced apartments. Private house, King’s Grove in Londondesigned by Duggan Morris Architectswon the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize.The house is on an enclosed site,between two Victorian terraces inPeckham, but the design ensures thatthe property is practical, simple, subtle,timeless and elegant.

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Infrastructure planning regime –government reforms underway By Angus Walker, Bircham Dyson BellEarlier this autumn, the Party Conferenceseason was in full swing and – as isappropriate given the level of its import -there were discussions as to how thegovernment is intending to implementinfrastructure planning reforms announcedin early September.I have learnt from officials at the Departmentof Communities and Local Government (CLG)that the implementation of the announcementsis taking shape; it consists of fourworkstreams, which are outlined in aministerial statement from Eric Pickles and anaccompanying Number 10 news release. Thekey paragraph in the statement is quite fardown, and is as follows:"... we now intend to review the thresholdsfor some of the existing categories in theregime, and also to bring new categoriesof commercial and business developmentinto the regime - making it possible forsuch schemes, where they are of sufficientsignificance, to be considered anddetermined at at national level. We willalso work to extend the principle of a one-stop-shop for non-planning consents formajor infrastructure to ensure they are fitfor purpose."So, how will this implementation be moved forward? As mentioned, there arefour workstreams:

Stream one: Special ParliamentaryProcedure The first stream looks at reducing thesituations where Special ParliamentaryProcedure (SPP) kicks in after aninfrastructure project has been consented.October saw the first anniversary of the thenInfrastructure Planning Commissionconsenting the first application under thePlanning Act 2008 - however, this is still heldup in Parliament, undergoing SPP. SPPhappened in this case because the applicantwas seeking to acquire statutory undertakers'or local authority land, and was not itself astatutory undertaker or local authority. Theland in question was a small strip of onehighway, but it has unlocked a completereappraisal of the application. The Bill may

also include reforms to SPP for other types ofland set out in the Planning Act.To reform SPP would require primarylegislation, either a stand-alone bill or anamendment to an existing bill.

Stream two: ThresholdsThe second stream focuses on the PlanningAct thresholds. These thresholds decidewhether a project is in or out of thePlanning Act regime (see my blog at bdb-law.co.uk for posts analysing this). They maybe clarified, raised or lowered. This does notneed primary legislation since the PlanningAct already allows ministerial orders tochange or expand thresholds, as hashappened once in the case of water wastestorage projects.

Stream three: FieldsThe third stream concentrates on expandingthe 'fields' that the Planning Act covers. Thecurrent fields are energy, transport, water,waste and waste water. The ministerialstatement tells us that the government will'bring new categories of commercial andbusiness development into the regime'.How to define that category, or categories, isnow being looked at. I would suggestconsidering further infrastructurecategories as well, such as communicationsand flood defences. Extending the fieldsoutside energy, transport, water, waste andwaste water would require primarylegislation; including new categories withinthose fields, such as a general wastecategory, would not.The Number 10 news story says that'Thousands of big commercial andresidential applications to be directed to amajor infrastructure fast track', but I'm notsure if that really means that the PlanningAct caseload will increase a hundredfold.

Stream four: One-stop-shopFinally, the fourth stream looks into theissue of the 'one-stop-shop' – or whetherfurther consents can be brought within theregime, either compulsorily or optionally.This could be easily achieved by repealing

the regulations that require consent to beobtained for a series of consents to beincluded in an application. That would notrequire primary legislation, and neitherwould the inclusion of further compulsoryconsents, since the Localism Actamendments allowed those to be varied byorder as well.The reduction in certification and otherrequirements in the back of the PlanningAct at sections 127 to 138 would requireprimary legislation – this is also to bereviewed. These additional checks andbalances were put in place when thedecision maker was the independentInfrastructure Planning Commission ratherthan the government, as it is now. However,it now seems pointless to obtain additionalcertificates from the government when thegovernment is making the decision anyway.

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Commercial property refits must undergomore stringent environmental checksBy Phil Shearer, Partner, Robinson Low FrancisThe UK construction industry has come along way over the past decade in bringingsustainability considerations front andcentre in the design and build ofcommercial property. As with residentialbuildings, new commercial stock isdeveloped with a desire to ensure the bestpossible energy efficiencies can be achievedover the building’s lifetime, with a particularemphasis on air tightness and adequateinsulation to minimise wastage. To this end it has become increasinglyimportant to incorporate environmentalconsiderations throughout the design processwhen planning for the end-use of a new buildproject. Where previously, environmentally-friendly materials and technology wereperceived as optional extras to secure morelucrative tenant contracts, they now representvital components. You only have to look to the BuildingResearch Establishment EnvironmentalAssessment Method (BREEAM) ratingsystem, to see how important sustainabilityissues are regarded throughout the propertyand construction industry today. Thevoluntary measurement rating, firstestablished in the UK by the BuildingResearch Establishment in the early 1990’s,is now an accreditation that building groupsstrive to achieve. It is no longer seen as justanother trophy for the cabinet, but itscriteria is regularly applied to the business case for projects to assess viabilityand as such has become an essentialfinancial consideration.But whilst innovations in the new-buildconstruction industry are yielding positiveresults in attempts to lower the overallenvironmental impact of commercialbuildings, existing stock has proved morechallenging to bring up to the requiredstandard. Commercial tenants and landlordscontinue to spend vast amounts of moneyeach year in upgrade and renovation work tomake them more environmentally alignedwith the increasingly robust green measures

being introduced by the government.However, in many cases, new tenants wishto make their mark on the space they havenewly leased by gutting the existingstructure and installing a preferred finishpurely for aesthetic purposes, doing moreharm than good for the environment. Back in 2010, RLF carried out a study tolook at the money squandered in carryingout this repetitive, and in some casesunnecessary process. We calculated thatbusinesses in central London wasted over£400M a year and frittered awayconsiderable resources and materialsrefitting newly leased offices – includingflooring, lighting, ventilation and fixedfurnishings – as soon as tenants move in. And although new build projects are provingsuccessful, they have also suffered from thisstrip out process. The research revealed thatin April 2010, a staggering 50% of officespace under construction in central Londoncould potentially undergo a CAT A fit outprocedure which includes stripping out andreplacing anything from raised floors tosuspended ceilings and other internalfixtures and fittings. At the time, we weremost concerned about the huge potential forfinancial environmental wastage and thatwas in just the London region alone. As far as new build stock was concerned, itseemed this repetitive fit out process couldin some cases negate the increased greenconsiderations that go into the build processin the first place. It was clear to us thatpresenting office space in ‘shell and core’format where applicable would offer a muchmore efficient method for accommodatingtenant needs. A lot has changed in this short space of timeand it is encouraging to see that resource isslowly becoming available to addressspecifically the upgrade work of existingnon-domestic space. The availability of thisfunding marks a significant move towardsthe establishment of the UK GreenInvestment Bank.

Last month, the government announced theallocation of £100M for energy efficiencyupgrading from the Department for Business,Innovation and Skills (BIS). Two sustainabilityspecialist fund managers have been appointedto make and manage investments in energyefficiency projects in private sector non-domestic buildings as well as other largerscale infrastructure projects. Clearly, the focus is only going to intensify ongreen issues in the design, construction andrenovation of buildings and this latest news willhopefully provide a welcome boost to thecommercial property sector, especially in theLondon region. However, care must be taken toensure that any refit work completedthroughout a building’s lifespan is assessed for environmental viability to ensure it is being carried out for the good of theenvironment, and not primarily because itlooks pleasing to the eye.

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Storm warning: Every cloud has asilver liningAs we head into the autumn, heed ourstorm warning. Adverse weather may delayand disrupt you, but it need not dampenyour project account. There is a way to findthe silver lining in every storm cloud.Under the JCT Design and Build, anextension of time should be given if thedelay is caused by a Relevant Event. Clause2.26 states:“The following are the Relevant Events […]:….. 8 exceptionally adverse weatherconditions….. 9 loss or damage occasioned by any ofthe Specified Perils.”Whilst the JCT provides a list of SpecifiedPerils, it leaves “exceptionally adverseweather conditions” undefined. You can getyour money back if the problem was aSpecified Peril, which includes lightning,storm, flood and earthquake. If the weatherdoes not fall into one of these categories,then you are back with the test ofexceptionally adverse weather conditions. The acceptable definition of exceptionallyadverse weather conditions is if it occurswhen during a calendar month, theparticular weather exceeds the long-termaverage. When it becomes reasonablyapparent that the progress of the works willbe delayed, you must give the employer anotice specifying what you think the relevantevent is.There is minimal judicial guidance as to thedelay caused by the weather. However, thecorrect test is if the weather itself isexceptional and not whether the amount oftime lost was exceptional. It is importantthat you don’t fall into the trap of relying ona relief being granted, as you will have anobligation to use best endeavours to preventa delay in the first place. Those who operate under the NEC contractshave a different beast to deal with. Althoughthere is no need to define “adverseweather”, you still have to establish that ithas happened and for that the NEC relies onempirical data. This may prove tricky if yournearest weather station was some distanceaway and recorded different data.The NEC lists compensation events, withclause 60(13) stating:“A weather measurement is recorded:Within a calendar month,Before the Completion Date for the whole ofthe works and

At the place stated in the Contract Datathe value of which, by comparison with theweather data, is shown to occur on averageless frequently than once in ten years”This is much more specific than the JCT.However, you will only be entitled to reliefcaused by the “extra” adverse days i.e. if onaverage there were three days of adverseweather and this year there were five, you are only entitled to delays caused bytwo days. You may encounter a further obstacle.Under NEC, bad weather measurement onlyapplies in relation to the calendar month –so if it occurred across two months it maybe that as an average across month A andmonth B, the weather may not be over thethreshold (not adverse). Whether the weather is sufficiently adverseis a matter of discretion and therefore it iscrucial that if you are making a claim, youinclude a sufficient amount of information,

collate all available weather information andmake sure that you notify the employer. You cannot exactly predict the weather butyou can limit the potential delays by, forexample, using services, such us thoseoffered by the Met Office, whilst producingconstruction programmes. To reiterate, whatever contract you operate,you must show that the weather hasaffected the performance of the servicesand that this resulted in delay, whichimpacted on the completion date. Justbecause you encountered exceptionally badweather does not automatically entitle youto a relief.

Laura Phoenix, Associate at Thomas EggarLLP and Kasia Burdzy, Legal Assistant atthe firm.

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If you think you can ignore newlegislation you’re wasting your timeBy Dominic Slingsby, Managing Director of SlingsbySlingsby, which supplies more than 35,000products across all industries, including anextensive range of recycling products, looksat how businesses can stay on top of theirwaste management policies. In recent years the green agenda hascompletely transformed how businessesoperate but with new legislation regularlybeing introduced to continue cutting carbonemissions and reducing the amount ofwaste sent to landfill, it can be difficult forbusinesses to keep up with their obligations.Indeed it’s 12 months since The Waste(England and Wales) Regulations 2011were introduced, but even now manybusinesses that we’re speaking to stillhaven’t reviewed their waste managementpolicies and implemented the additionalprocedures that are necessary to complywith the new legislation.The changes were introduced as part of theEU’s Waste Framework Directive and havean impact on all organisations that areresponsible for producing, keeping,transporting, recycling, recovering ordisposing of waste.The government has been set strict landfilltargets by the EU and this new legislationhas been introduced to help meet thesegoals. Commercial organisations have hadto abide by the changes since last October. However, to complicate matters further, atthe start of this month the governmentattempted to transpose EU rules on wastecollections. This follows The Waste (Englandand Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012which were laid out by ministers in July totry and draw a line under an on-going legalwrangle over collection methods. The new amendment stipulates that namedrecyclable material should be collectedseparately where necessary and where it istechnically, environmentally andeconomically practicable. However almostas soon as the announcement was madecourt proceedings began on the basis thatthe amended regulations might not complywith European Directive.However, regardless of the outcome of this

action, many of the procedures are relativelystraightforward for businesses that want tostay on the right side of the law. Basicallyorganisations must now consider eachaspect of the ‘waste management hierarchy’when dealing with waste. The waste management hierarchyprioritises options for managing wastes. Itgives top priority to preventing waste in thefirst place or when waste is created, it givespriority to preparing it for re-use, thenrecycling, then other recovery such asenergy recovery, and last of all disposal.Commercial organisations must alsoinclude a declaration on their waste transfernote or consignment note confirming the‘waste management hierarchy’ has beenapplied along with the 2007 StandardIndustrial Classification (SIC) code for theorganisation transferring the waste. A two-tier system has now been introducedfor waste carriers, brokers and wastedealers. Although there are exceptions,generally speaking, if your organisationdeals with other peoples’ waste, or if youcarry your own construction or demolitionwaste, then you must register as an ‘uppertier’ carrier. Lower tier registration requires carriers toregister if they deal with waste from minesand quarries, agricultural premises oranimal by-products. The new regulations make amendments tohazardous waste controls and introduce anew category of ‘sensitising’ so some non-hazardous wastes have been reclassified ashazardous wastes. Sensitising substancescause hypersensitisation, meaning there areadverse effects if they are inhaled orpenetrate the skin. Finally, waste controls no longer apply toactivities dealing only with excludedwastes. For example, land spreadinganimal by-products are no longer subjectto waste controls. Businesses shouldcheck the full list to see whether theirwaste activity is exempt. It’s also worth bearing in mind that furtherchanges are due to be introduced next year.

These will require any organisationscarrying their own waste, outside theconstruction and demolition industries, toregister as a waste carrier. In additionfrom 2015, various waste types, includingpaper, glass, metal and plastic will haveto be completely segregated andcollected separately.

For full details about The Waste (Englandand Wales) Regulations 2011 visitwww.environment-agency.gov.uk or forfurther information about Slingsby and itsproduct range call 0800 294 4440 or visitwww.slingsby.com.

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Alan Denton, MD of executive coachingcompany The Results Centre(www.theresultscentre.com) explains howto achieve great results in a new role in 101days – or less.It’s well documented that the constructionindustry has been a major casualty of theglobal recession; a trend that looks set tocontinue into 2013. Inevitably, this affectsthose who work in the industry, and with themajority of personnel working in SMEs of upto 250 people, organisations simply cannotafford to employ senior staff who don’t pulltheir weight quickly. An internal study of 20,000 executivesearches performed by global companyHeidrick & Struggles found that 40% ofexecutives hired at senior level are no longerin post 18 months later – indicating seriousflaws in the induction process at this level.Statistics and experience show that the firstthree months in a new role are crucial toyour success, and that of the business. So,whether you are a CEO, project manager,team leader – or one of any number ofsenior roles, how can you ensure that youhit the ground running and are effectivewithin 101 days? Your role in the first instance is to get togrips with learning about the company’sculture and ways of working. We advisetaking control of the situation – don’t rely onwhat the company will do for you. We workwith MDs, CEOs and senior staff on a tenpoint plan to ensure that they are effectivewithin 101 days. Here are the first five to getyou started.

The Ten Point Template:

1.Outcomes that key stakeholders wantme to achieve in my first 101 daysHaving been through the recruitmentprocess, you should already have someanswers. Construction businesses areresults focused, so make a note thespecific outcomes and ‘must delivers’mentioned at interview. Add to these inyour first few days and be clear whatstakeholders will see as amazingoutcomes in your first three months.

2.Outcomes that I want to achieve for myselfin the first 101 daysThink about what you have delivered in the

past. What was happening, what were youdoing and how did you go about deliveringbrilliant results? Now, how can you projectthese experiences into your new position toreally wow your new employer? It’ssurprising how many new appointees fail todraw from great past experiences.

3. Facts that you have learned about thebusiness by the end of 101 daysSet out a plan of the facts you need to know.It’s useful to list questions and then reflectback on them throughout the process.Create a checklist:Who will I need to know – the key players?What are the key measurements thatcompany uses?What KPIs apply to me and my new role?

4.Immerse yourself in the business’s newculture Prepare by thinking about the followingquestions:How would I describe the culture in mycurrent organisation?What cultural experiences have I had inother organisations?What were the differences and how did Iidentify them?What have I learned from these experiences; how might I apply these to thechallenge ahead?What differences do I see in this newculture; how might I overcome them?

5.What you bring to the new organisationthat is unique, dynamic and compelling -and that people will sit up and notice in 101 days?Formulate a plan that will delivercompelling results focusing on:Your key strengths What you bring to the party that others don’t Examples of amazing breakthroughs frompast leadership positionsWhat your new employer was ‘buying’ whenthey ‘bought’ you

A copy of the full ten point template isavailable to download FREE atwww.theresultscentre.com.

Now more than ever, people in yourorganisation will both expect and need youto get results quickly. Preparation is key to

achieving this, so before commencing a newposition, and throughout the first 101 days(and beyond) use the ten point template soyou can make a difference - fast.

How to be effective in 101 days or lessA guide for the newly appointed and promoted in the construction industry

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About the author:

Alan Denton is MD of The Results Centre(www.theresultscentre.com) andregularly coaches newly appointed seniorexecutives for the first 101 days andbeyond. Alan has extensive experienceworking in construction, retail,manufacturing, recruitment, engineering,financial services, property and the healthsector. He has created leadership andtransformational programmes, includingthe First 101 Days programme. Alancoaches and mentors at senior levels in avariety of business scenarios, includinginternational corporations.

The latest ruling on global claimsWalter Lilly v Giles Mackay [2012] EWHC 1773The case of Walter Lilly v Giles Mackayhas provided everyone in the constructionindustry with a number of interesting andnotable judgments. Not only did thepersonalities involved in this dispute adda splash of colour to the proceedings, thejudgement itself provided lawyers withsome very helpful guidance on twoimportant issues of construction law.Last month’s article by Jonathan Golddealt with the issue of concurrent delay,this month’s article deals with the issueof global, or total cost, claims. Walter Lilly was engaged under a JCTstandard form of contract with bespokeamendments to undertake extensivebuilding work on Mackay’s property incentral London. The work was significantlydelayed and Walter Lilly claimed around£2M as resultant loss and expense whichMackay said was a global claim, i.e. aclaim for the total amount of cost incurredby the contractor that is not attributed orlinked to any particular delay or breach bythe employer.Mr Justice Akenhead reviewed the previousauthorities on global claims and derived thefollowing conclusions in relation to “global”or “total cost” claims (at paragraph 486 ofhis judgment):

1. Claims for delay or disruption related toloss and expense must be proved as amatter of fact. Thus, a contractor has todemonstrate on a balance of probabilitiesthat i) events occurred which entitled it toloss and expense; ii) that those eventscaused delay and/or disruption; and iii) suchdelay and/or disruption caused it to incurloss and/or expense. There is norequirement for the contractor to show thatit is impossible to plead and prove causeand effect in the normal way or that suchimpossibility is not the contractor’s fault(paragraph 486(a)).

2. There is nothing in principle wrong with aglobal or total cost claim. However, thecontractor must show that the loss wouldnot have been incurred in any event.Accordingly, the contractor mustdemonstrate that its accepted tender wassufficiently well priced that it would havemade some net return (paragraph 486(d)).

3. So far as the burden of proof isconcerned, although that does not transferto the defending party, the defending partymay adduce evidence to show that thetender was so low that the contractor wouldhave incurred the loss in any event or thatother contractor risk events occurred thatmay have caused or did cause the loss(paragraph 486(d)).

4.The fact that contractor related delays, orother risk events, may have caused orcontributed to the loss does not necessarilymean the contractor can cover nothing. Forexample, where the contractor caused adelay or incurred some additional costsresolving defective work. So long as theextra costs can be quantified, these will bededucted from the total global sum claimed(paragraph (e)).

5. A global claim will not be automaticallyrejected if it is possible for the contractor todemonstrate which costs were attributableto which event. However, a tribunal will bemore sceptical about a global cost claim ifthe direct linkage approach is readilyavailable but is not deployed by thecontractor (paragraph (f)).

6. Unless the contract expressly prohibitsglobal claims, a global claim will not beautomatically rejected if the failure topresent a proper cause and effect claim wascaused by the contractor itself, for instanceas a result of a delay in making the claim

(paragraph (g)). Although this decision does not make anynew law, it does summarise succinctly theposition on global, or total cost, claims. Theguidance provided by Mr Justice Akenheadis helpful for contractors and mayencourage them to make global or total costclaims in the future. However, although thecase confirms that this type of claim can bemade and will not automatically be struck-out, contractors will still have to satisfy atribunal that the whole of loss, i.e. all of itscosts, was caused by the employer.

Michael DraperSheridan Gold LLPIf anyone has any queries about this articleor the issue of global claims, they cancontact Michael Draper (ddi 01737 735511;email: mdraper@sheridangold.co.uk

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• A recognised, credible demonstration of competence in terms of the CDM2007 Regulations.

• Independent, confidential, assessments by the UK’s leading body for CDM guidance and best practice.

The APS Registered Practice Schemeprovides your Practice with:

The APS Registered Practice Schemeprovides your Clients with:

For more informationAssociation for Project Safety 5 New Mart Place Edinburgh EH14 1RWT 08456 121 290 F 08456 121 291 E info@aps.org.uk www.aps.org.uk

• A searchable Register of Practices that have demonstrated their competence and are CDM pre-qualified through SSIP.

• By an audit process accredited to ISO9001: 2000 /2008 and demonstratingthat your practice meets an APSStandard which covers CDM corecriteria and best practice.

How do you get onthe Register?

As an APS Registered Practice you willbe entitled to: • Recognition of your whole organisation as a Registered

Practice subject to under-pinning by at least oneindividual who is a Registered Member of APS;

• Use of APS Quality Mark(s) on company stationery;

• Access by all staff to APS CPD events at discounted Member rates;

• Access by all staff via the APS Member(s) to APSPractice Advisory Panel, Legal Advice and Working at Height Enquiry Services;

• Access by all staff to the Members’ area of the APS website;

• Digest magazine and Practice Notes posted to designated offices within your organisation;

• Entry on the searchable APS website directory linked to your own company website;

• Free use of the APS CDM-C Form of Appointment in digital format.

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Shaping and sharing best practice in construction health and safety risk management

Rather than addressing the same old questions about why things aren’t working properly in the construction industry perhaps we should consider some alternative questions:Should a career in the industry not be attractive?Should clients have legal obligations for construction projects and be relied upon to drive them forward?Should everyone working in the industry not be qualified and competent?Should it be such a simple matter at certain levels to set up in business in the industry?

Although a number of years ago, Accelerating Change identified the importance of attracting and retaining an ‘all qualified’ workforce at all levels, a career in the construction industry is not seen as one that will be fulfilling or rewarding.

The majority of projects are undertaken for clients who do not understand and are not interested in construction. Quite rightly, they wish to concentrate on their own business. As a customer, the expectations should be that the product will meet – if not exceed – the need (on time, cost and quality). As the supplier, surely the industry has to focus on meeting that expectation. The industry, therefore, needs to become responsible for its own leadership and delivery of its “product” which the good business practices advocated in Rethinking Construction were intended to achieve. Rethinking Construction related good practice to those of the car industry. Therefore, consider a simplistic analogy with the car industry: as a customer buying a new car, one visits the showroom, selects the model, colour, specification etc. and agrees the cost and date for delivery. As the customer, one does not expect to participate in how the car is made let alone assume legal obligations in the process. So what changes do we need to make? What are the best ways of achieving those changes?

Surely the starting point as stated in Accelerating Change is that all in the industry should be qualified and competent. Registration schemes such as Gas Safe (CORGI); OSHCR and others, such as the demolition contractors licensing scheme, point the way forward. Whilst the

government appears to recognise the benefits of such registration schemes, they are fundamentally flawed in that there is nothing to require the customer or the supplier to be party to such schemes. The other principal flaw of such schemes is that the cost usually falls on the registrant, who gains little other than the possibility of being invited to bid for work. In reality, even the most willing participant faces being undermined by clients primarily interested in lowest price despite all the advice and initiatives to support “best value“ and/or by those in the “informal economy”. At the moment therefore, such schemes do not provide either the necessary level playing field for competition or the sound basis on which the registrants can invest in implementing good business practices as advocated in the many initiatives.

Why not require all those who practise, work and offer a service within the construction industry to be licensed but critically that, in return, any construction work is undertaken only by those appropriately licensed/registered practitioners?

Broadly, licensees could be registered with the appropriate professional and/or trade organisation with perhaps different levels of licence being granted to reflect experience and competence. In this way, the licence would clearly identify the type of work or projects that may be undertaken and would allow for periodic review. An annual license fee would replace annual subscriptions and the administration could be undertaken by existing institutions and representative organisations.

But what will Clients want from the new CDM regulations?Simply put “as little involvement as possible” – they will want to appoint a team, provide it with basic information and will expect it to get on with it. Provided that the client appoints a competent team and resources it properly, then that is all that we might expect the client to want to have to do. So, as before, the key will be competence and proper resources – with someone to make sure that safety and health issues are properly dealt with – from beginning to end. Critically for clients, by using licensed/registered practitioners, advice would be more robust,

competition would be maintained and costs even reduced because the industry would have a sound basis on which to invest and implement good business practice. Procurement would be simplified as clients would be required only to select and appoint licensed practitioners making much of the ‘pre-qualification process’ redundant. The industry would be able to offer rewarding and fulfilling long-term careers whilst dealing a severe blow to rogue traders and “white van man”.

On the other hand, the industry needs to get rid of clipboard, checklist attitudes and the overzealous concern about risk management paperwork. So, the focus should be on Capability (which means “fundamental competence” - which includes relevant experience - plus resources plus commitment) so that designs done and projects completed well, safely and healthily, are more important than sterile lists of courses attended, CPD records and some so-called health and safety qualifications. This should inevitably lead us, once again, to the use of approved registers which might just result in the industry starting to cut out the cowboys.

James RitchieHead of Corporate Affairs, Association for Project Safety

ARE WE MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK CONSTRUCTION?

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• A recognised, credible demonstration of competence in terms of the CDM2007 Regulations.

• Independent, confidential, assessments by the UK’s leading body for CDM guidance and best practice.

The APS Registered Practice Schemeprovides your Practice with:

The APS Registered Practice Schemeprovides your Clients with:

For more informationAssociation for Project Safety 5 New Mart Place Edinburgh EH14 1RWT 08456 121 290 F 08456 121 291 E info@aps.org.uk www.aps.org.uk

• A searchable Register of Practices that have demonstrated their competence and are CDM pre-qualified through SSIP.

• By an audit process accredited to ISO9001: 2000 /2008 and demonstratingthat your practice meets an APSStandard which covers CDM corecriteria and best practice.

How do you get onthe Register?

As an APS Registered Practice you willbe entitled to: • Recognition of your whole organisation as a Registered

Practice subject to under-pinning by at least oneindividual who is a Registered Member of APS;

• Use of APS Quality Mark(s) on company stationery;

• Access by all staff to APS CPD events at discounted Member rates;

• Access by all staff via the APS Member(s) to APSPractice Advisory Panel, Legal Advice and Working at Height Enquiry Services;

• Access by all staff to the Members’ area of the APS website;

• Digest magazine and Practice Notes posted to designated offices within your organisation;

• Entry on the searchable APS website directory linked to your own company website;

• Free use of the APS CDM-C Form of Appointment in digital format.

SHOW THEM YOU’RE AN APS REGISTERED PRACTICE

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AFETY

HOW CAN YOU DEMONSTRATE YOURORGANISATION’S CDM COMPETENCESIMPLY AND EFFECTIVELY?

Shaping and sharing best practice in construction health and safety risk management

Rather than addressing the same old questions about why things aren’t working properly in the construction industry perhaps we should consider some alternative questions:Should a career in the industry not be attractive?Should clients have legal obligations for construction projects and be relied upon to drive them forward?Should everyone working in the industry not be qualified and competent?Should it be such a simple matter at certain levels to set up in business in the industry?

Although a number of years ago, Accelerating Change identified the importance of attracting and retaining an ‘all qualified’ workforce at all levels, a career in the construction industry is not seen as one that will be fulfilling or rewarding.

The majority of projects are undertaken for clients who do not understand and are not interested in construction. Quite rightly, they wish to concentrate on their own business. As a customer, the expectations should be that the product will meet – if not exceed – the need (on time, cost and quality). As the supplier, surely the industry has to focus on meeting that expectation. The industry, therefore, needs to become responsible for its own leadership and delivery of its “product” which the good business practices advocated in Rethinking Construction were intended to achieve. Rethinking Construction related good practice to those of the car industry. Therefore, consider a simplistic analogy with the car industry: as a customer buying a new car, one visits the showroom, selects the model, colour, specification etc. and agrees the cost and date for delivery. As the customer, one does not expect to participate in how the car is made let alone assume legal obligations in the process. So what changes do we need to make? What are the best ways of achieving those changes?

Surely the starting point as stated in Accelerating Change is that all in the industry should be qualified and competent. Registration schemes such as Gas Safe (CORGI); OSHCR and others, such as the demolition contractors licensing scheme, point the way forward. Whilst the

government appears to recognise the benefits of such registration schemes, they are fundamentally flawed in that there is nothing to require the customer or the supplier to be party to such schemes. The other principal flaw of such schemes is that the cost usually falls on the registrant, who gains little other than the possibility of being invited to bid for work. In reality, even the most willing participant faces being undermined by clients primarily interested in lowest price despite all the advice and initiatives to support “best value“ and/or by those in the “informal economy”. At the moment therefore, such schemes do not provide either the necessary level playing field for competition or the sound basis on which the registrants can invest in implementing good business practices as advocated in the many initiatives.

Why not require all those who practise, work and offer a service within the construction industry to be licensed but critically that, in return, any construction work is undertaken only by those appropriately licensed/registered practitioners?

Broadly, licensees could be registered with the appropriate professional and/or trade organisation with perhaps different levels of licence being granted to reflect experience and competence. In this way, the licence would clearly identify the type of work or projects that may be undertaken and would allow for periodic review. An annual license fee would replace annual subscriptions and the administration could be undertaken by existing institutions and representative organisations.

But what will Clients want from the new CDM regulations?Simply put “as little involvement as possible” – they will want to appoint a team, provide it with basic information and will expect it to get on with it. Provided that the client appoints a competent team and resources it properly, then that is all that we might expect the client to want to have to do. So, as before, the key will be competence and proper resources – with someone to make sure that safety and health issues are properly dealt with – from beginning to end. Critically for clients, by using licensed/registered practitioners, advice would be more robust,

competition would be maintained and costs even reduced because the industry would have a sound basis on which to invest and implement good business practice. Procurement would be simplified as clients would be required only to select and appoint licensed practitioners making much of the ‘pre-qualification process’ redundant. The industry would be able to offer rewarding and fulfilling long-term careers whilst dealing a severe blow to rogue traders and “white van man”.

On the other hand, the industry needs to get rid of clipboard, checklist attitudes and the overzealous concern about risk management paperwork. So, the focus should be on Capability (which means “fundamental competence” - which includes relevant experience - plus resources plus commitment) so that designs done and projects completed well, safely and healthily, are more important than sterile lists of courses attended, CPD records and some so-called health and safety qualifications. This should inevitably lead us, once again, to the use of approved registers which might just result in the industry starting to cut out the cowboys.

James RitchieHead of Corporate Affairs, Association for Project Safety

ARE WE MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK CONSTRUCTION?

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The Backstage Centre is London’s newestproduction rehearsal and training facility. Situated in Purfleet, just 11 miles east ofLondon City Airport in a cultural industriesbusiness zone, High House Production Park,the Backstage Centre offers a fully equippedspace for all types of production rehearsaland training requirements. The new £16M flagship training facility forperforming arts production has opened itsdoors to its first group of trainees. Built for the National Skills Academy, thecentre in Thurrock is a world class trainingvenue for theatre, music and live events in astate-of-the-art purpose-built building thatprovides full off-stage and backstagetechnical and rehearsal facilities for largescale live theatre and music events,including arena tours, operas andcommercial musicals. Designed and specified by experts in thetheatre, music and live events industry tothe scale and standard of a full performancevenue stage environment, it is the product ofa unique collaboration funded by ThurrockThames Gateway Development Corporation,the Skills Funding Agency and the Homesand Communities Agency. Developed by Creative & Cultural Skillsthrough its National Skills Academy to meetindustry demands for advanced training forstudents and apprentices in a safeenvironment, it will welcome students from itsnetwork of founder colleges from across theUK and those on one of its apprenticeshipsschemes, working towards and in careers inbackstage and offstage production. It is part of a £60M development to create anew national hub for the creative and culturalindustries. The building comprises of a mainrehearsal sound stage that is approximately875sq m, a green room, technical productionoffice, generic workshop space, abar/servery, band rehearsal room, recordingstudio, dance studio and rehearsal space, aswell as HGV access.

Other facilities include dressing rooms thatare wheelchair accessible, a laundry roomand crew showers, training spaces forlighting, sound and AV, as well as props anda painting workshop. Graham Farrant, Chief Executive ofThurrock Council, said: “When people thinkof careers in the arts, they don’t alwaysconsider the many roles that go on behindthe scenes. This new academy will bringmany opportunitiesfor those wishing topursue a career inthis field and byopening the academyin Thurrock it givesour residents andbeyond theopportunity to achievetheir goals. This ispart of our overallcommitment toencourage andpromote job creationand economicprosperity.”The 14-acre site atHigh HouseProduction Park isalso home to theRoyal Opera House’sBob and TamaManoukianProduction workshopand a collection ofGrade II listed farmbuildings, which havebeen renovated forcommunity andcreative workshopuse, including a café,heritage walledgardens and achildren’s playground. Pauline Tambling,Joint CEO of Creative

& Cultural Skills, and Managing Director ofthe National Skills Academy for Creative &Cultural, said: “After a build project of nearlytwo years and four years of planning andfundraising we are thrilled with the results.”The Main Contractor for the project was Kierand the Architect was Gibberd. Thedevelopment was opened in October 2012.

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In February 2011, North Yorkshire CountyCouncil decided, after consultation, toamend the education system in the NorthCraven area. Formerly a three-tier systemwith primary, middle and high schools, thesystem became two-tier with primary andsecondary schools. Settle College previouslyaccommodated years nine to 13, with nearbySettle Middle School catering for years six,seven and eight.A £2.3M refurbishment programme, fundedby North Yorkshire County Council, began inFebruary 2012 to improve facilities at SettleCollege and to improve links with the SettleMiddle School site, which became part ofthe enlarged Settle College campus. Thebuildings had previously been linked by anunderpass which was improved to featurecolourful new artwork and CCTV to allow forsafe passage from one site to the other. The refurbishment works on the Settle

College site included upgrading sciencelaboratories, general teaching rooms andsports changing facilities. The school alsonow has conference facilities and the diningareas were enhanced. ICT provision acrossthe whole site was enhanced with fibre opticinstalled to ensure good electroniccommunications between the sites,especially within the sixth form centre. Thesixth form centre has additional e-learningresources with video conferencing and awireless network for students now available.A major aspect of the work was therefurbishment of the library, which nowboasts improved ICT facilities and privatestudy areas. The library was officiallyopened by author and playwright AlanBennett on Saturday 20th October. The new enlarged site is split into a lowerand upper school with year seven and eightbased in the lower school, but using

specialist facilities such as science andtechnology, in the upper school site. Externally the site has been landscaped andan amphitheatre has been constructed toprovide a performance space for classesand extra curricular clubs. New social areashave been created with benches and softlandscaping and the windows and doors onboth sites were upgraded to provideimproved natural light internally. The mainentrance has been upgraded with cedarcladding and coloured render to allow for abetter visual frontage.The Architects on the development wereJacobs UK and Main Contractor was FParkinson Building Contractors. The workwas carried out over a ten-monthconstruction phase with a break in work forthe summer examination period to minimisedisruption for pupils.

Enhancements made at Settle CollegeFacilities improved as school takes years seven and eight for first time in over 30 years.

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The Heart of East Greenwich developmentwill create a new destination and identity forthe local community with a public squareand community facilities at its heart. Hadley Mace, a joint venture betweenMace and Hadley Property Group, becamethe preferred development partner in2011, working with the Home andCommunities Agency (HCA), GreenwichCouncil and NHS Greenwich, the primarycare trust, on the project. HCA is a single, national housing andregeneration delivery agency for England. Itsvision is to create opportunities for people tolive in homes they can afford in places theywant to live, by enabling local authoritiesand communities to deliver the ambitionthey have for their own areas. The main goals for the project are to provide:-• Regeneration of Woolwich Road, and the

re-introduction of active retail frontage there.• A new public square.• The integration of the site with the

surrounding urban grain.• Provision of a substantial number of new

homes with a high proportion of affordable, key-worker and family units.

• A carbon-neutral, sustainable development.• A community resource including the new

Greenwich Centre providing leisure, library and health services.

The 645-home scheme will transform theformer Greenwich District Hospital siteinto a modern complex, offering a rangeof high quality homes and brand newcommunity facilities. The focal point of the development is theGreenwich Centre, which will house alibrary, leisure facilities, an NHS healthcentre and new Greenwich Councilservice centre. Residents will benefit from the provision ofthese first class amenities alongside thenew homes, almost a third of which willhave three- or four-bedrooms toaccommodate families.

The Greenwich District Hospital wasdemolished in 2006. It was built in the 1960supon the site of the previous St Alfege’sHospital, which was built in 1931 andreplaced in 1963, but the district hospitalwas closed in 2001. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said:“News that the Heart of East Greenwichproject is now pressing on full steam aheadis fantastic to hear. It is a landmarkregeneration scheme, as part of adetermined effort we are making acrossLondon to bring forward public land fordevelopment. As well as bringing some vitalnew facilities such as a library and leisurecentre to the community, it will deliverquality housing that will make a realdifference to families in the area.”Of the 645 dwellings, 50% will be providedas affordable homes. Of these, around halfwill be social rented homes, and theremainder intermediate homes deliveredthrough the London Wide Initiatives. All the residential layouts comply with theessential standards of the SchemeDevelopment Standards and the mainprinciples of the Lifetime Home Standards. Social rent units will be designed to meetParker Morris space standards. Across themasterplan 40% of the residentialaccommodation areas are allocated tothree- and four-bed family units. Each of the residential blocks has adifferent character and aspect. Block onewill be a range of private and affordableone-, two-, and three-bedroomapartments characterised by proximity tothe public square. Block two will have a private communalgarden at first floor level, which providesthe focus for a range of private andaffordable, predominantly two- and three-bedroom apartments. Block three will be a range of private andaffordable one-, two- and three-bedroomapartments organised around a large,

private communal garden. Some groundfloor units have their own front doorsopening out onto the street. Upper levelapartments are organised in clustersaround small cores oriented towards theshared garden. Block four will be a row of stacked three-bedroom duplexes, with ground flooraccessed units providing familyaccommodation and private rear gardens,while upper units have east facing terraces,and block five will be a row of four-bedroomfamily townhouses providing an up to dateversion of the Victorian terraced housingbordering the site. The design approach for the facades is tounify the five buildings so they can beseen as being part of the same family,while at the same time ensuring the fiveseparate blocks have their own uniqueidentity and appearance. The project aims to demonstrate exemplaryperformance in energy, water use, materialuse, waste, construction practice, planningand biodiversity to achieve net zero carbon.This zero carbon initiative is a requirementfor new developments, as stated on theLondon Authority website. It requires the following in planning permission:-• Be lean: use less energy.• Be clean: supply energy efficiently. • Be green: use renewable energy. Mace is behind the design of the new eastGreenwich hub and the idea was tominimise environmental impact and reducewater and energy consumption. Planning permission was granted in 2008,with work starting on-site this year, and it issplit into phases. Completion of Phase I is expected late nextyear, with the entire development finishingin 2016.

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Chapman Bathurst are delighted to be working with Hadley Mace on this prestigious development.

We recognise that high quality sustainable housing is a key factor when creating a new community hub. As a result, we are delivering homes with low energy requirements and high environmental credentials which will underpin the success of this regeneration scheme at Greenwich Square.

Our starting point was to improve the “Lean” aspect of house building by introducing high levels of insulation in the construction. This not only improved comfort but delivered improved air tightness and reduced carbon emissions.

We then moved towards installing high efficiency lighting and heating the dwellings from a centrally located energy centre containing a gas fired combined heat & power unit.

These decisions have reduced energy requirements for occupiers and driven site wide carbon emission down to 32% better than buildings regulations Part L 2010.

Environmentally, the scheme is delivering dwellings to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4 accreditation. This not only ensures individual dwellings are achieving carbon emissions reductions 25% better than Part L 2010 but also reduced water consumption.

Three neighbouring councils have joinedtogether to sign a highways contract that itis hoped will bring joint savings of £1M per annum.Solihull Council, Coventry City Council andWarwickshire County Council haveundergone a procurement process that seesthem jointly employ the contractor BalfourBeatty for their highways work.The Councils have the ability to use thecontract to provide:• routine and planned highways work e.g.

pot hole repairs, resurfacing, building new roads

• street lighting• bridge maintenance• traffic projects, such as calming, zebra

crossings, junction realignments• winter maintenance• drainage worksThe contract will cover around 5,400km ofroads, and create savings of £1M each year.Councillor Ted Richards, Cabinet Memberfor Transport and Highways at SolihullCouncil said: “This partnershipdemonstrates how, by working together,local authorities can achieve the bestpossible services for their residents and atthe same time, bring in savings to thecouncil taxpayer.”Coventry will also benefit by the extra skillsavailable in bridge maintenance outlined intheir works programme.Councillor Lindsey Harvard, CabinetMember for City Services at Coventry CityCouncil, said: “It makes sense in the currentclimate for us to work together and, usingour bulk buying power, to maximise onexpenditure. Balfour will provide specialistand top-up services whilst workingalongside our workforce.”Councillor Peter Butlin, WarwickshireCounty Council’s Portfolio Holder forHighways and Transport, said: “Thehighways maintenance contract delivers oneof our core services and its performance isincredibly important to residents and businesses.”By agreeing a highways contract as athree-way partnership, we will be able todeliver far better value for money to thetaxpayer. As neighbours, it makes perfectsense for Warwickshire, Coventry andSolihull to join up and deliver a moreefficient service through collaborative working.”Terry Woodhouse , Managing Director,Balfour Beatty Living Places, said: “BalfourBeatty Living Places is delighted to beworking with Warwickshire County Council,Coventry City Council and SolihullMetropolitan Borough Council in thisinnovative, first of its kind contract. We are

dedicated to delivering an effective, efficient,sustainable and customer focused highwaysservice for the whole area.”The agreement comes into effect in 2013,with the new contractor working from abase in each area.This agreement follows on from anannouncement made in October 2010 whenWarwickshire County Council’s Cabinetawarded a prestigious £100M five-yearhighway maintenance contract to Balfour Beatty. Following a competitive tendering process,county councillors approved the contract inpartnership with Coventry City Councilwhich will deliver better value for money tothe taxpayer.Balfour Beatty commenced the initial five-year contract when the previous highwaymaintenance contract with Carillion endedon 5th May 2011.Speaking at the time, Councillor AlanCockburn, Warwickshire County Council’sPortfolio Holder for Environment andEconomy, said: “I am delighted to announceBalfour Beatty as the new provider of thehighwaysmaintenance contract,which is a keyfrontline service to residents and businesses.“I have been involvedas a board memberduring a competitiveand rigorousprocurement processsince September lastyear. At the end of thisprocess we had fivequality and price-competitivesubmissions.“The close proximityof Coventry andWarwickshire meansit makes perfectsense to link upcertain highwayactivities and offer ajoined-up service todeliver better valuefor money.“I believecollaborative workingis essential in thesefinancially testingtimes and I amconfident that thisnew highwayscontract will provideboth efficiencysavings and a high

reputation service across the region over thenext five years.”Cllr Lindsey Harvard, Coventry’s CabinetMember for City Services, said: “I am verypleased to be working in partnership withWarwickshire County Council and BalfourBeatty. This partnership will complementour in-house maintenance team at Whitleyand will enable us to provide the city with afirst class maintenance service that is goodvalue for money.“We have already made big savings just byprocuring the contract with Warwickshire.And this is just the start of what I am surewill be a great partnership that deliversbenefits and savings in equal measure.”Paul Galland, Warwickshire County Council’sStrategic Director for Environment andEconomy, added: “The contract is one of thefirst of its kind in the Midlands region, inthat highway work will be delivered by oneprovider across two local authorities.”

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Haystoun Construction Ltd is a Civil Engineering company undertaking works (both new construction and maintenance), to highway structures, highways and bridges.

Our scope of works include: traffic management, diversion routes, TVCB units, demolition, excavation and earthworks, beam/deck replacement, concrete repairs, waterproofing and expansion joint repairs, half joint repairs, cleaning & application of protective coatings, masonry & brickworks, kerbing, vehicular parapets and safety fencing, carriageway & footpath resurfacing, bearing replacement, retaining walls, gabions, landscaping, drainage, de-silting, fencing and confined space working.

Unit F1, Holly Farm Business Park, Honiley,Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1NP

Tel: 01926 484 067 Fax: 01926 484 071E-mail: enquiries@haystoun.co.uk

Commanding one of the most dramaticriverside locations in London, thedevelopment will be a striking newlandmark in the overall regeneration ofhistorical Greenwich – already a highlydesirable residential borough and one ofonly four world heritage sites in the capital. With river frontage to three sides, NewCapital Quay is widely anticipated to gain thestatus of ‘the most exclusive new watersidevillage’ anywhere along the Thames. It will comprise more than 636 privateresidential apartments and is in a uniqueposition, providing excellent viewstowards The City, Canary Wharf and theMillennium Dome. The site benefits from close proximity toGreenwich town centre, the open space ofGreenwich Park and the connectivityafforded by mainline rail services intoLondon and Kent, as well as theDocklands Light Railways to CanaryWharf and The City. The scheme combines contemporary livingwithin a diverse new community thatembraces cultural and historical uses,creating a sense of place that is in harmonywith the existing character of Greenwich. It will deliver a vibrant mix of uses includingresidential, convenience retail, asupermarket, ancillary bars andrestaurants, and community and visitorattractions to create an active andsustainable environment. Attractions will

include art galleries and antique workshops,while there will also be a crèche with amedical facility. There will be high quality public realmspace and there is a clear spacial strategy,enhancing active frontages that define thepublic and protected private space. The residential element of New Capital Quayprovides a diverse mix of luxury lifestyleapartments comprising a mix of one-, two-,and three-bedroom units. A large proportion offer select family styledaccommodation, including the arrangementof duplex apartments at ground and firstfloor levels creating residentialcourtyards/home zones with independentfront door access. The cutting edge development is eco-environmental, safe and secure with 24-hour porterage service. A wide range ofplanned amenities and facilities are onthe doorstep and are cleverly incorporatedalong the waterfront providing activity andvibrancy to the ground floor within themain public spaces. There is also potential for DreadnoughtWharf to provide a focal venue for maritimeheritage uses enhancing the Thamesfrontage with active waterborne installationsupported by a new heritage museum. The mix of uses is accommodated withina total of 11 blocks. The scale of theblocks vary in height from four-storeys(pavilion blocks) to 15 floors (the

landmark peninsula building). Build elements are arranged around aseries of home zone entrance courtyards. Asubstantial portion of the residentialaccommodation benefits from favourableorientation in terms of sunlight andwaterside aspect. The arrangement alsoenables strong visual and physicalpermeability across and within the site. Oak wood floors compliment the naturalblack granite finishes to sleek open plankitchens and all appliances are carefullyselected to ensure they meet the moststringent energy rating standards. Add to this the chrome, glass, fine ceramicsor natural stone finishes of luxuriousbathrooms, and the result is an apartmentdelivering a sense of luxury and style thatmeets the demands of even the mostdiscerning buyer. The site is bordered along the northern edgeby the River Thames, to the east by NorwayStreet/Thames Street, the south by CreekRoad and the west by Deptford Creek. Cutty Sark DLR station is located withinthree minutes walk of the development,providing access to Canary Wharf in 11minutes, Bank in 22 minutes, Stratfordin 23 minutes and London City Airport in27 minutes. Designed by DP9 Planning Consultants, theMain Contractor is CJ O’Shea Group Ltd,and work on the project will be complete inSeptember 2014.

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OUR AIM:To provide our clients with an exceptional level of quality workmanship, and a proactive approach to delivery of our products, within the time parameters required by their clients.These goals will be achieved without compromise to the Health & Safety of our workforce and the other trades which we interact with on site.

Harlequin Brickwork Ltd is the realisation of two highly respected Directors in the Construction and Masonry Industries. Former founder & Managing Director of Landmark Brickwork Ltd, Billy Sutcliffe, and Paul Parkhouse, the former Commercial Director of Linden Homes, have joined forces in an exciting

partnership to create something unique.Harlequin is rapidly becoming one of the leading brands and working towards being the first name on everyone’s supply chain.Harlequin Brickwork Ltd offers individual packages for Brickwork and Stonework, and associated trades on a supply and fix and labour only basis.Having secured steady growth over the past two years, Harlequin has emerged from our infancy with a commanding aria of diverse contracts and order values.

Current ContractsWe are currently carrying out the works at Greenwich Reach for our client Galliard Homes which is the construction of 1000 apartments. 10 blocks of concrete frame construction clad in Ibstock Leicester

yellow multi bricks. An exciting and large scale volume masonry package which has been a logistical challenge which we have overcome with our client Galliard.An order value approaching £1 million.

Royal Air Force Bentley Priory is a once in a lifetime site of residential apartments and crescent houses constructed in an English Bond with an unpresented design.Truly a flagship contract in design and execution for our client Barratt North London.With an order value in excess of £1.7 million, a true masonry gem, and one we are proud to be associated with as a brickwork and stonework contractor.

Finally, the largest social housing scheme in London for our client Higgins Construction.

Myatt’s Estate is the redevelopment and regeneration of the whole area of Lambeth and is another logistically testing project. The sites are spread over a large area with construction taking place on several sites at the same time.A four year programme of works with a local labour initiative which we, as a company, have bought into to offer work to local individuals from the community.

Harlequin, in essence, has a wealth of experience which we share with our clients, with a pain and gain approach to supply chain management, and the delivery of our product.

Runcton Cottage, Oddley Lane, Saunderton, Bucks HP27 9NQEmail: Paul Parkhouse: paul@harlequinbrickwork.co.uk or Billy Sutcliffe: billy@harlequinbrickwork.co.uk

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P & A Wood will soon benefit from a brandnew coach workshop and showroom facility. Since the Company was established in 1967,it has continued to grow. As time passed,this growth made it necessary to move in1988 to larger premises to the village ofGreat Easton, Essex. The Company also wanted to upgrade itsfacilities for more efficient dealing withmodern crash repair work. The showroom isfor Rolls-Royce motor cars that require ashowroom fitted out as per their standards,something that was not in keeping with thecurrent building. The workshop is on two levels, with allmetal and paintwork being carried out atground level and the clean build/finishingfacility is on the first floor. The showroom will take up to six Rolls-Roycecars with an office, rest room, and toiletfacilities above. In the workshop there will be a

spray booth with mixing room and two smartrepair bays on the ground floor with a body jig,scissor lift and space for a further 12 cars. Onthe first floor there will be space to work on 20cars plus a storage area. The site of development is ideal - acrossfrom the Company’s current site, so the twopremises will form an impressive entranceto the village of Great Easton. The existing filling station and workshop had tobe demolished and the fuel tanks wereremoved or decommissioned prior to starting. During the mandatory archaeological dig,evidence was found from Roman timeswhich was previously unknown in the area,and even some possible Bronze Ageartefacts. This resulted in the dig beingextended by several days. Although the showroom inside will be amodern Rolls-Royce space, externally thebuilding needed to blend in with the local

built landscaped so has a very traditionallook to it, similar to the existing showroombuilding, which was completed in 1995. P & A Wood’s work was recognised in 2001when the Company was appointed as ‘TheOfficial Rolls-Royce and Bentley HeritageDealers’ in recognition of the knowledge andexpertise that the Company has built upwith the classic and vintage cars. Today, with the support of fully trained anddiligent staff, the Company continue to providean extremely high standard of service for itscustomers, and this will increase when thenew development is complete. The Main Contractor is M G CosgroveConstruction Ltd, and the Architect is BRDTech. In addition, PBBC Consulting Ltd isproviding all the sustainability designguidance for the development. Work commenced in spring 2011 and will becompleted this Christmas.

Browns GarageShowcasing P & A Wood’s attention to detail

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We know that you just need to solve the problem of ge#ng cer fied, and we offer a friendly approach to cu#ng through the mass of red-tape – our site visits are always free, and we guide and support you through each step of the process.

From SBEMS to Flood risk assessments we can help arrange whatever you need to get the best out of your site. Call us for an informal no-obliga on discussion of your needs.

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Proud to be working with P&A Wood on their exciting showroom development

Staffordshire County Council’s progress inbringing greater facilities to Staffordshirehas continued with the opening of a majorregional business and innovation hub. i54 South Staffordshire will be the base forJaguar Land Rover’s advanced engine plant,with other global businesses also choosingit as their base. Jaguar Land Rover will invest £355M in itsnew facility as well as create 750 jobs onsite, which will open in 2014. Many moreadvanced manufacturing companies willfollow. Moog, a manufacturer of products forthe commercial aircraft industry and

Eurofins UK, a leading scientific testing andanalysis company, are already up andrunning on site. At the end of August, leaders fromStaffordshire County Council,Wolverhampton City Council and SouthStaffordshire Council toured the site tosee how construction work wasprogressing. i54 South Staffordshire willgreatly enhance the prospects for thearea, creating jobs and attracting millionsof pounds’ worth of investment. The three councils are working inpartnership to develop the site. As a result

of this, a new local access bridge across theM54 is currently being built. Construction ona dedicated motorway junction for the siteon to the M54 also commenced in October. A significant part of the site is alreadyoccupied, with the remaining plots beingactively marketed to advancedmanufacturing businesses together withoffices, hotel/leisure and other suitableuses. Remaining plots could be split orgrouped according to the types of businesslocating there. Moog Aircraft Group officially opened its

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SurfacingAs well as laying all types of Asphalt including Mastertint (Resin bound coloured Asphalt) we also offer ourRubber safety surfacing division thathas a variety of colours and graphics to choose from.

Few surfaces have to endure morethan sports facilities. With high impact from athletes and sports people and high exposure to the elements, it’s vital that quality materials are used and that everything is expertlyinstalled and finished to create safe environments where high intensity sports performance can thrive.

Beyond the surfaces, we can also provide a one stop installation of all the perimeter fencing and any floodlighting if required.

From the latest Synthetic tracks and grasses to BMX tracks, we cater for all weather solutions for all sports.

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ServicesDawkes & Co offer a wide range of services which means we can manage your project from start to finish without the need to be dealing with 3 or 4 contractors at a time. All our work is carriedout with health and safety being our primary concern so you can trust in our safety as well as our quality.

About usDawkes & Co Ltd is a local authority approved company that have been offering Tarmacadam services for over 45 years. Over the years we have worked for Government, Health, Highways, Private sector and have been working for Staffordshire County Council for over 15 years.

We are a family run business with a long serving well trained dedicatedworkforce, which prides itself on delivering a high quality service to our clients.

Our work will withstand the tests of time. We continuously train our staff to stay ahead of required regulations and that means you can rest assured of a job well done.

Our comprehensive skills are in-house and only rarely would we sub contract work for a niche specialism. That means you can enjoy real expertise and thatis why we expect and know they will perform professionally, courteously and have the pride needed to meet the highest, industry recognised standards.

We are a company that has built itself on reputation and quality and are a wellrespected company in and around Staffordshire.

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SchoolsA good education includes the provision of exceptional play environments in which children can learn to be safe and stretch their imaginations. By stimulating their senses and ensuring that children can play in secure and safe areas, Dawkeshas completed many projects for schools over the last 25 years with outstanding results in terms of impact on the environment and enhancement of the learning experience for children.

All our employees are CRB checked and understand the latest health and safety regulations, thereby working in the appropriatemanner within a school environment, ever mindful of the need to meet strict deadlines to work around the school year.

We are a Constructionline credited company and have been CHAS assessed.

We can suggest themes and advise on the appropriate play equipment and design schemes which will work for you. We can even offeron-going maintenance if required.

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FencingSometimes it’s the aesthetics that matter, sometimes it’s the security and sometimes it’s both. One thing is certain whatever the application we have the ideal fencing solution.

We start with a thorough survey of the location. This identifies the challenges and the best fencing systemcombination for the environment as well as aiding theefficiency of the installation process because nothing will be there to surprise us.

Thereafter we can supply a complete range of suitable fencing systems including;

• Welded Mesh Panel Systems• Vertical Bar – Solid Bar / Hollow section / Contour• Bow top – Solid Bar / Hollow Bar / Contour / ROSPA• Sports Systems (Sports Pitches, Multi Use Games Areas,

Tennis Courts)• Palisade – Higher level security• 358 Prison Mesh – Security Fencing• Pedestrian Guard Rail

We also have a fabricating unit to manufacture bespoke gatesand other metal works, plus a mobile team of welders andfabricators who can work on site.

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DrainageWe understand drainage and its effects on thesurfaces we lay. It ensures the beauty of the products we install is more than skin deep and means you can rely on their performance for yearsto come.

• SUDS – Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems• Soak aways• Catch pits• Sports pitch Drainage• Land Drains• Permeable Tarmacadam Solutions

Dawkes & Co Ltd: Unit 1 Aston Fields Road, Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 3UF

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new centre in September following anopen day. Andy Hughes, Moog Aircraft Group’sOperations Director said: “The i54 SouthStaffordshire business park gives us theopportunity to offer location continuity toexisting employees as well as an idealfuture off-ramp exit from the M54 motorway. “We have a beautiful new building thataffords us the unique opportunity toincorporate optimised flow-line technologiesand development labs.”Staffordshire County Council’s DeputyLeader and Cabinet Member for EconomicGrowth and Enterprise Ben Adams said:“Moog’s official opening on site is a keymilestone for i54 South Staffordshire and demonstrates it is very much open for business. “It’s great to see a world leadingcompany up and running on site, joiningEurofins and soon to be followed byJaguar Land Rover.”Other work in the county includes theeducation facilities, with StaffordshireUniversity Academy in Hednesford,being part rebuilt and completelyrefurbished after it was awarded £9.7Min government funding. In July, students and staff saw the last partsof the old school building, which wasformerly Blake Valley Technology College,marking the beginning of the constructionwork. Initial groundwork started in thespring after the Council approved theplanning application in March. Staffordshire County Council’s CabinetMember for Education and Skills Liz Staplessaid: “It’s exciting for everyone associatedwith the Academy as we’re seeing the

beginning of the construction phase of thenew building and extensive refurbishment.“Students and staff at StaffordshireUniversity Academy are really lookingforward to being in a new and improvedbuilding. However this is about far morethan buildings. “The Academy will look to raise the profile ofeducation in Cannock Chase andStaffordshire. We look forward to workingwith the Academy, the community and thedistrict council to extend further the hugesuccesses already achieved.”Staffordshire University Academy replacedBlake Valley Technology College in theexisting buildings in September 2011 in amove designed to attract funding to improvefacilities at the school. This summer also saw substantive works ona major scheme take place to improvetransport in Lee town centre. Staffordshire County Council supportedStaffordshire Moorlands District Council’sambitions for a vibrant, thriving towncentre that works both now and in thefuture and this important scheme hasmade this possible. It included significant work to the publicspaces around the iconic Nicholson WarMemorial, opening up the surrounding areaso that the Memorial becomes even moreprominent as a fitting testament to thosepeople from Leek who gave their lives fortheir country. Work at the Memorial Junction includedthe removal of the roundabout, newkerbs, new carriageway constructionincluding surfacing, drainage, lightingcolumns and traffic signals, roadmarkings and the diversion of gas

mains. An additional pedestriancrossing was also incorporated withinthe work. In August, the libraries across Staffordshirebecame the latest county council buildingsto get a boost from renewable energy, after13 library buildings were fitted with solar PV(photovoltaic) panels as Staffordshire CountyCouncil continues to deliver on itscommitment to make savings, reducecarbon emissions and boost the use ofrenewable technology. The scheme is expected to cut £11,618 fromthe authority’s electricity bills for the firstyear, with a further £26,000 to be gainedfrom the government’s Feed in Tariffs (FiTs). The £450,000 investment in libraries fromthe Council’s Corporate Priorities Fund isexpected to be paid back within nine years,and will put Staffordshire at the forefront ofrenewable technology use. Alongside the range of existing andplanned biomass boiler installations andthe exceptional energy efficiency of theCounty Council’s new Staffordshireheadquarters, the use of renewableenergy will cut the Council’s carbonemissions by 84 tonnes per year. The scheme has benefited from thegovernment’s FiTs, which was introducedto stimulate the market in small scalerenewable projects, by paying for eachKWh of renewable energy generated fromsolar panels. Staffordshire County Council councillor,Mark Winnington, Cabinet Member forEnvironment and Assets, said the schemewas an opportunity to bring real benefits tothe people of Staffordshire, and by workingwith local private companies, provide a real

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boost to the local economy. He said: “Each library fitted with solarpanels has a public facing meter installedso that residents can see for themselveshow much energy is being generated. “Solar power offers a big win fortaxpayers. It saves us money and reducesour dependence on the energy grid.Combined with biomass heating and thehugely energy efficient StaffordshirePlace, we are leading the way in value formoney and renewable innovation.”Library Chief, County Councillor PatCorfield added: “We are a forward lookinglibrary service that is keen to embracestate-of-the-art technology to improve thebenefits to local people whilst saving theCouncil money.“Solar panels are the latest in a series ofrecent innovations, including a brand newcomputer library management system, selfservice kiosks and free Wi-Fi, aimed attransforming Staffordshire’s libraries into aservice fit for the 21st century. Staffordshire County Council’s highwaysteam has been working closely with

Tamworth’s Sainsbury’s store and theborough council to resolve congestion issuesat the Jolly Sailor retail area and ensurepeople enjoy their shopping experience. It has resulted in the new car park exit on tothe A453 Bonehill Road, meaning trafficleaving the store does not have to head backalong Elmhurst Drive. The highways team ensured detailed planshad been drawn up beforehand with theSainsbury’s consultants so that any issuescould be overcome in the design stages. Work began at the beginning of October andwas completed earlier this month. Local County Councillor MickOates said: “This is a bigproject by our highways team,which will make a realdifference to traffic aroundVentura Park and help toease congestion.”

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Formed in 1995 Highway Traffic Management Limited has become one of the mostreliable and experienced traffic management companies in the country. Highway Traffic Management is a Quality Assured (BS EN ISO 9001:2008) and Health and Safety Assured to (BS EN OHSAS 18001:2007) and Sector Scheme 12A/12Bapproved company we also are Environmental Assured to (BS EN 14001:2004). We have fully trained opera ves in all aspects of traffic management with back up from our experienced design, supervision and management team. We are able to offer a complete traffic management service from pedestrianmanagement through to contraflows and are totally commi"ed to our clients and work force as well as health & safety, quality and the environment. We are accredited to various inductry bodies. If you would like to know more about what we do and how we can help you, please don’t hesitate to contactus.

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We supply all types of Window Blinds to Homes, Offices, Schools and Factories throughout Staffordshire, Shropshire and the West Midlands including Birmingham.

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Strata Group Limited.

For over 30 years there has been a company based in the Stoke on Trent area that has prided itself on first class,honest and reliable service.

That company is Strata.Formerly known as Strata Window World, the company set out to provide a very high standard of both product and service that puts other window installers to shame.

Now re-branded as Strata Group Limited, after a successful management buy out in August 07, Strata has developed their product range vastly and now incorporates specialist products such as Aluminium Curtain walling, Commercial Upvc section, Hardwood windows, doors and Orangeries – all manufactured to exact standards and with the years of installation experience, Strata really can cater for all glazing requirements.

Trust.A small word but one that makes all our lives so much easier.When you trust a specialist to carry out any task the confidence just grows and grows. That’s why Strata have build a reputation designed to take away the hassle factor of any project, large or small.

Strata’s accreditation to Chas, Constructionline and to BSI for the survey andinstallation shows that getting right first time is exactly what the company is about.

Be inspired.Based on Festival Park, Stoke on Trent, Strata’s showrooms house all the product displays, including commercial products that your clients would need to view. Having just completed two state of the art Orangery displays, customers cannot fail to be impressed with the potential improvements they are planning.

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Strata Group Limited, the home of quality and reliability. Strata has been a

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A medieval church in Warwickshire that wasseverely damaged by fire is more thanhalfway through its redevelopment torestore its standing in Radford Semele,Leamington Spa. The blaze at St Nicholas Church began inMarch 2008 and at its height, about 50 firefighters were working to put it out.Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service saidthe building had been left structurallyunsafe and all that was left standing werethe external walls and tower, witheverything else destroyed. Work will provide a combined restorationand redesign so that from one side of theChurch, it will appear to be restored as itpreviously was. Behind the Church there are two small unitsthat will provide an office and toilet facilities.Inside will also be new because the damagewas considerable. The original building goes back centuriesand was even mentioned in the DomesdayBook. Part of the south wall is original 11thcentury stonework. The tower was added in the 14th centuryand is a nice deep red stone. The rest of thebuilding is a Victorian brick rebuild. Themedieval church was knocked down, thoughpart of the south wall was kept. Since the Church has been out of use, the

services have been held at the communityhall in the village, which in itself has been agood experience because it was availablestraight away, and has allowed theexploration of different ways of worshipping,which has helped with the thought processof the new building’s design. It has been a frustrating few years for allinvolved with the Church because for mostof that time, progress has been very slow.But now, thanks to the work of theconstruction teams, and the fine work by thecommunity to raise funds for the restorationof this Grade II listed building, there isobvious progress being made, which peopleare understandably excited about and thelevels of support have increased. The growing interest in this can be displayedby the fact that more and more people areasking about the restoration, its progress,when it will be completed, and if they canhave a look at the restoration work. Facilities will include the office, and the eastend of the Church, where it will be located,is being made into a distinct unit that will beopen during the week and have multipleuses. It will have a separate heating systemand will mean the toilet facilities will be inthe building, making the building muchmore usable for the community. Inside, the Church will look very different.

Previously, it was very Victorian with rows offixed pews and, although it had seen somework in recent years, it will now be open sothat the space can be used for manydifferent reasons, and therefore the seatingwill not be fixed.There are some stunning new stained glasswindows that are being designed by EmmaBlount, a stained glass window artist inLondon. She has designed five newwindows, one of which is a war memorialwith the names inscribed on it.Reverend Martin Green, who has workedtirelessly throughout the project, said thestained glass windows, designed on thetheme of ressurrection and renewal, willprovide a different look that will takepeople’s breath away. The experience of the team involved inconstruction has been an integral part ofthe process. The Architect is Caroe &Partners, and the Main Contractor is CroftBuilding & Conservation, who have done andcontinue to do an amazing job on theproject, while the Quantity Surveyor for thedevelopment is Starkey Button & Co. Work started in April 2012 and will becompleted in April 2013.

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Bunhill Energy CentrePart of Islington Council’s DecentralisedEnergy ProgrammeWork is nearing completion on a localenergy centre and district wide heatnetwork in Bunhill that will providecheaper, greener heat to homes onseveral estates and buildings. The first of its kind within Islington, theBunhill Energy Centre will supply energyto over 700 residential properties and two leisure centres. The Energy Centre will be connected tosatellite and estate plant rooms around thescheme by the installation of hot waterpipes forming a district heating network. In essence, the system is similar to thatfound in a residential property where aboiler is used to heat and then pump hotwater around a radiator circuit, though thisis on a far bigger scale, with the EnergyCentre like a more efficient boiler and theestate plant rooms like the radiators.Unlike normal electricity production thatwastes up to two-thirds of the fuel used tomake it, Bunhill Heat and Power will use theotherwise wasted heat to heat homes, thebaths and leisure centres, so it is muchmore efficient.

Combined heat and power technology willbe used to run the Energy Centre and therewill be strict monitoring of the air quality. The Energy Centre enclosure is beingconstructed of sustainably sourced greenoak cladding with two new mature trees andclimbing plants in the planting thatsurrounds it. It is all part ofIslington Council’sDecentralised EnergyProgramme, agroundbreakingscheme to cut carbonemissions and fuelbills in the borough. Itwill yield bothfinancial andenvironmentalbenefits by generating heat andpower locally.The scheme will workthrough a series ofunderground pipescarrying hot water

between the local Energy Centre and thebuildings connected to the network. Designed by Tim Ronalds Architects, andbuilt by Vital Energi, work will be completedin time to give cheaper and greener heatingto homes for winter 2012.

Croft Building and Conservation Limited, appointed as Principal Contractor for the restoration of St Nicholas’ Church, Radford Semele, is one of the leading building conservation specialist

contractors in the Midlands and surrounding areas with an annual turnover in the order of £10million. Croft is synonymous with high

quality restoration work on historical buildings.

Croft undertakes conservation and restoration work on listed buildings, cathedrals and churches, castles and large estate houses as well as on

smaller private houses and cottages. Schemes comprising alteration works and the construction of extensions in keeping with historical

buildings have also been successfully completed. We have also gained a reputation for high quality work on the consolidation of ancient

monuments and cater for a diverse range of works - from minor repairs to complete refurbishment and restoration projects.

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Students who returned to John LeggottCollege in September are now able to learnin new, industry-standard teaching andlearning facilities after the curtains came upon a new teaching block. The new building is a replacement, providingenhanced facilities for the performing arts,music, IT, English and geographydepartments at the campus on WestCommon Lane, Scunthorpe. Classrooms for all of those subjects all formpart of the two-storey, 1738sq m building,which was handed over to the College inAugust 2012. A top-lit double height atrium gives thebuilding an aesthetically pleasing look, andthe feature-shaped exterior of theperformance space are focal points. The L-shaped building has its mainentrance and performance space with twosupporting rehearsal rooms at the junctionof the two wings. The two teaching wingswith central corridors project out from thecentral atrium, with teaching and supportspaces on either side. Features include a lift at the junction of the twowings, rising up within the double-height

atrium, while natural ventilation is a feature ofthe building’s design, with the use of airconditioning relating to some IT rooms. The site was previously occupied by the originalBlock G, which was built in the 1970s in a U-shaped courtyard plan, providing classroomsand performing arts studios.However, these facilities had becomeinadequate and difficult to maintain, and wereno longer able to provide the flexibility requiredof modern teaching and learning methods. As a result, the block was demolished to makeway for the new building, which has benefitedfrom good ground conditions. The project setsa new standard for teaching facilities on thenorth west side of the campus, with open viewsto the north and west. The College itself is set in an edge of towncampus location. It has open playing fieldsto the north and west, suburban housing tothe east, playing fields and a secondaryschool off at a distance to the south. The building comprises of a steel frame,two-storey structure, with masonry wallsand concrete floors, finished in goldenbrown and blue engineering brick. Panels of terracotta coloured render provide

highlights between random windows.Integrating the building with the existingcampus buildings is a feature brisesoleil/canopy in natural metal, which givesemphasis to the main entrance andintegrates with campus circulation routes. The principal performing arts studio, whichis the focal point of the building, is clad innatural zinc-coated steel cladding. It will beused as a venue by the wider communityand features the new College logo in fullcolour, which is back-lit. Windows are double glazed with solarreflective glass in dark grey polyesterpowder coated aluminium frames. Natural ventilation is a key feature of theoverall design, but other sustainability featureshave been incorporated, such as PV panels onthe roof and rainwater harvesting. Fully DDA compliant, the building also hassecurity features including an alarm and CCTV,and the whole development has benefited fromboth soft and hard landscaping. Designed by GHM Partnership Ltd, theproject was built by Clugston Constructionand was opened for the new school year inSeptember 2012.

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Known for its long standing reputation forproducing and delivering innovative,sustainable, mixed use developments,CHQ has worked on projects covering alldesign aspects, including new build,refurbishment, conversions, restorationworks and building surveys. CHQ has grown to become a substantialarchitectural and building surveying practicewith a team of more than 40 employees. It was in 1982 when Bob Hatt and RayClarke founded the Clarke Hatt Partnership,which later became Clarke Hatt Quirke afterMartin Quirke joined. The Company expanded into London earlierthis year, opening its second office in HighHolborn, and after 30 successful years inthe construction industry, CHQ hold anextensive client list, with a Practicecomprising of a talented mix of staff. The Ministry of Defence were among thefirst clients for CHQ, providing alteration,extension and refurbishment projects on awide variety of building types within theUK and US air force and navy baseslocated in London, East Anglia and theHome Counties. New builds and alterations to numerous MFIstores also feature heavily in the earlyportfolio of work for CHQ, alongside someresidential works. In terms of major early works, CHQ did anumber of large retail parks, one examplebeing East Kilbride. A number of new retailunits for large companies, including

Sainsbury’s, Toys R Us, ASDA and B&Q alsoplayed a big part in the future success of thePractice, helping to build client relationshipsthat still remain today.Re-roofing the three listed World War Ihangers in Duxford was one of a number ofrefurbishment projects that CHQ worked onfor The Imperial War Museum, providing theteam with some unusual work, while otherrefurbishment and office projects weresecured as part of a framework agreementfor the Department of Work and Pensions,which initially involved the merging ofbenefit centres and job centres into JobCentre Plus’. Later, work involved alteringthem to increase capacity. The Practice is currently working on thedevelopment of a Sainsbury’s store inKing’s Lynn. Located on the Hardwick Roundabout at thejunction of Scania Way, Hardwick Road andQueen Elizabeth Way, it is considered to bethe gateway into King’s Lynn. The mostly single-storey development,comprising of 11,532sq m, will have acustomer restaurant and colleague areas atfirst floor level.There will be a petrol station on-site witheight filling pumps, and a car and jet wash,while the sales area will comprise of7,029sq m of food, clothing and generalmerchandise. Parking will be available for596 cars including 35 disabled spaces and24 parent and child spaces. Materials used will include ceramic

rainscreen cladding, mid grey horizontalcladding panels, glazing and verticaltimber cladding. Planning permission was granted in 2010and the store should be completed and openby the end of the year. Other Sainsbury’s developmentsundertaken by CHQ include the 26,000sqft store built on former agricultural landin Dawlish – Sainsbury’s most sustainablesupermarket to date. Described as a step towards a change insustainable supermarket design, thebuilding is predominantly timber, using anumber of construction methods. The coreis a glulam frame made from Spruce, whichinternally has been designed to fit a 18x12Mregimented grid with square columns,creating a large interrupted workable space,with the flexibility to be changed along thefront of the building, providing a longswooping canopy, which is supported alongits perimeter with timber cylindricalcolumns running at 84 degrees from theground to its curves. This development was completed in April2011 and now CHQ is awaiting submissionof its application for a Sainsbury’s store inAylesbury, which is part of the Aylesburyregeneration scheme, so the future iscertainly looking good for CHQ.

CHQ Architects, Tannery House, 23 HighStreet, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6BE. Tel: 01462 895110.

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Brand new facilities now greet residents ofGoodenough College. William GoodenoughHouse, one of the College’s two residences, has benefited fromrefurbishment, as well as a new extensionand landscaped courtyards. Work was required to refurbish the existingfabric, upgrade the complex, its study roomsand flats to increase accommodationcapacity and shared facilities. A new two-storey extension has beenadded to the Heathcote Street and Elysiumblocks providing 54 study rooms, two studioflats, which have a new lightwell within theeast courtyard, offering a private timberdecked terrace. The extension alsoprovides a link between the east and westsides of the complex. This new two-storey extension has beenadded to Elysium with new green roof and toHeathcote with a mansard roof clad in slateto match the existing. The externalbrickwork and stone have been sensitivelycleaned, external lighting upgraded andworks carried out to the existing timber andmetal windows, with replacements asnecessary. Areas of existing asphalt havebeen repaired and the metal railingrepainted. All existing metal railings wereretained and repainted. Existing buildings have been extensivelyremodelled to provide ensuite single studyrooms, and five wheelchair accessiblestudy rooms. The existing reception area, function roomsand administration offices have also beenrefurbished along with existing flats thathave been modernised at Julian CrossleyCourt and Ashley Ponsonby Court.There are many other key features from theproject – including a new disabled platformlift from reception, improved and new

shared facilities such as accessible cookingfacilities, music rooms, children’s play areasand modern laundries, refurbishedcourtyards with new hard and softlandscaping, new secure bike storage,refurbished accessible function roomsincluding common rooms, a library and areading room. The layout of the existing building hasremained unaltered, with theaccommodation on both sides of thecomplex accessible via the main reception. In each complex, the accommodation comesoff spines of refurbished circulation spacesand access is via refurbished staircases andnew lifts. New floor and wall finishes havealso been installed. Existing building features such as parquet,terrazzo flooring brass features of the mainstaircase have been retained or repaired.Reclaimed parquet has been used to repairand patch floors in areas affected by stripout works. The key rooms still located at ground andbasement levelsaround the receptionarea are easilyaccessible via newramped access orlifts, and the servicesareas are located inbasement and at roof level. The private courtyardshave been redesignedwith security andlighting improved. Thewest courtyardincludes newlandscaped terraceand bike parkingareas, while the east

courtyard is landscaped with a speciallycommissioned water feature chalice. A new fountain courtyard is incorporated,commemorating the visit by HRH QueenElizabeth II in 2011, and the new extensionseamlessly blends in with the existingbuildings on the complex. New lifts have been installed in existingshafts and two existing staircases have beenextended to access the new extensionlinking the two complexes. Air conditioninghas been provided to basement offices,children’s play areas, laundries where theoption of natural ventilation has not beenpossible. The telecom, data and powersupplies have been upgraded to provide forthe refurbishment. The Architect was Wilson Mason &Partners and the Main Contractor wasArdmore. Work commenced in summer2011 with the main works completed intime to accommodate new students inSeptember 2012..

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Our organisa�on has over twenty years experience and has indeed been heavily involved in the �meline of the development of all major communica�on network

systems since the early nine�es.As a recognised specialist within the Defence Sector, our knowledge of the

environment we work in and the associated resource u�lised is unsurpassed. Along with an understanding through experience gained of our defence industry client requirement, we offer a complete service provision which offers our customer

comfort & security through intelligence gained throughout the year.

Bedrock Communications LtdUnit 8, Kestrel Court, Network 65, Burnley, Lancashire BB11 8NA

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R&B Switchgear LtdBased in Heywood, Lancashire, R&BSwitchgear builds electrical switchgear forlow and medium voltage installations,centring around the industrial, marine andoffshore markets. On-site installation,maintenance, repair and modificationservices are also offered by the Company.Established in 1985, the three principalDirectors are Mark Beswick, Alan Rowland and Stuart Burgess, who workedtogether before deciding to embark on theirown venture.The success of the Company has seen twofurther offices open in Hamilton, Glasgow(1992) and Fort Lauderdale, Miami (1998).UK operations mainly centre aroundshipping companies, offshore rigs, andsteelworks, while in America the businessmostly deals with the cruise line market.In December 2006, M/V Mighty Servant 3,sank following a submerged discharge offLuanda, Angloa in some 60m of water.Following salvage of the vessel by SMIT, theelectrical system was assumed to havesuffered unrecoverable damage andcomplete removal and reinstallation of

electrical wiring and related componentswas deemed necessary. The originalelectrical system of the vessel was installedduring the new building of the vessel in1983. These systems were consideredoutdated and components were no longeravailable, and new regulations were in placewith respect to selection of replacementequipment andmaterials.All electrical wiring(some 150km with40,000 terminations)and equipment had tobe completelyrenewed.R&B Switchgear Ltdwas awarded the$18M contract by theowners of the vessel,Dockwise BV, to re-engineer andintegrate all the ships’electrical systems,including supply,supervision of

installation, commissioning and projectmanagement including manufacture of theHV and LV control panels at the R&BSwitchgear facility in the UK.

For further information on the Companyplease email info@rbswitch.co.uk

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UK based specialist stone restoration contractor specialising in

restoration and refurbishment of stonework and cleaning.

Other projects include new stonework.

Unit 1B, Gallagher Retail Park, Parc Pontypandy,Caerphilly, CF83 3GX

Tel: (029) 2086 7604 Fax: (029) 2086 0730Contact Ceri Bryant on 07711 152 559

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In recognition of Heathfield CommunitySchool’s inclusive philosophy, the localauthority has worked in partnership with theSchool to provide a much needed specialistautism centre.The autism centre is an invaluable resourcefor parents and students in the area,providing significant cost benefits for thelocal authority. The project also included a new library onthe ground floor, which has freed up otherspaces to provide English teachingaccommodation that was also a requirementat the School. Located between the English and Mathsblocks on the southern boundary of theschool campus, it is a quiet area and the arcshape of the building takes reference froman imposing cedar tree.The two-storey building has a floor area of420sq m and comprises of a steel frameconstruction. In the library, the interior steelcolumns and ceiling beams, together withthe glass elevations, make for a buildingthat the School believes to be of genuinearchitectural merit. The library incorporates new IT facilities,work and study areas, as well as quietreading spaces. The autism centre providesspecialist teaching spaces, kitchen facilities,a calm room and social area. Specifications, including colours, have beenincorporated into the design to ensure asuitable environment for students on theautistic spectrum. The development site is in the heart of thecampus, with playing fields adjacent to thesouthern boundary. There are classroom blocks to the eastern,western and northern boundaries of the sitewith a large coniferous tree at its heart, andthe school campus is formed of buildingswith a variety of architectural styles. The area of the site is generally flat and isbounded by single-storey pitched roof

buildings on both the eastern and westernboundaries, while the existing buildingsadjacent to the site are of a paleorange/brown brick colour with a browntiled roof. On the southern boundary, a hedgerow and trees are used to screen the site from the playing field with distant views of the residentialdevelopment to thesouth west. Work on the projectleft the coniferoustree at the heart ofthe site, but thehedgerow and severaltrees on the southernboundary wereremoved becausethey obstructed the footprint of the building. Care has been takenthroughoutdevelopment to makesure that the library isinspiring and upliftingas a learningenvironment, whilethe autism centre iscalm and tranquil.The removedhedgerow and trees tothe south of thebuilding have beenreplaced in order tocreate a green bufferbetween the buildingand playing fields andfurther enhance thebuilding concept ofwrapping around themature tree. The large degree ofglazing to the library

means that it enjoys good levels ofnatural daylight.The Main Contractor for the project isMelhuish & Saunders and the Architect isKensington Taylor. Work started in November2011 and was completed in September 2012,costing approximately £620,000.

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Heat Radiation Ltd is a well-established Building Services company, founded in 1965, with the skills and experience to provide a top class service in all aspects of building services.

A dedicated management team and skilled workforce, which operates from the Head Office in Taunton, are able to undertake projects throughout the South West region from Bristol to Plymouth, providing a complete Mechanical Services package covering both Commercial and Domestic Ventilation, Plumbing and Heating.

We offer a wide range of services from our Main Office in Taunton:

• Design – Full Design Service, either by our own trained staff or by consultancy • Mechanical Services – Commercial and Industrial Installations of all types• Combined Mechanical and Electrical Services Packages• Domestic Heating – Domestic Housing Sites or Large Refurbishment Works• Plumbing – All Traditional Plumbing Skills• Air Conditioning and Ventilation• Solar Heating• Ground Source Heat Pumps• Air to Water Heat Pumps• Rainharvesting Systems• Biomass Boilers and Delivery Systems• CHP Systems

For further details see our website:www.heatradiationltd.co.uk or contactthe office on 01823 253177

The Directors of Fantasy Island are pleasedto announce further investment in the siteand its operation.New for 2013 will be a fantastic children’ssoft play area, which will be self containedwithin the second level of the 100,000 sq ftPyramid Building.This investment will include an adventuretype play area with ball ponds, rope bridgesand ladders etc, a separate children’s partyarea, which can be used by visitors orbooked for a child’s birthday, as well aswater rides and children’s amusements.A family seating and dining area will also beincorporated within the newly designedarea, which will cost some £150,000 toinstall. It is hoped that the new attractionwill be open for the start of the 2013 season.A refurbishment programme is alsounderway of the Seaquarium ride inreadiness for next year.There are also plans to expand the famousEastgate Market at the rear of the site withmore stalls and further diversify themerchandise on offer. Its current 220 stallsare both outdoor and indoor. An increase inindoor capacity is currently being planned.

Great new free character and tribute showshave been introduced this year, whilemaintaining wristband prices at 2011 pricesand the ever popular discounted drink offersin both Scallywags and Castaways Bars. Theshows take place every evening throughoutthe season in Scallywags and top sportingevents are shown in Castaways.A company called ‘Save Money Cut Carbon’has been busy installing new LED Lightingthroughout the park to further enhance itsappearance, saving energy, carbonemissions and utility budget.A new climbing wall was introduced midseason and has proven very popular. Also, aBucking Bronco was introduced for theHalloween weekend, which had thecustomers queuing.New marketing techniques and materials,incorporating social media and a newwebsite have also been introduced in 2012,which has helped deliver a successfulseason – in particular for the DiamondJubilee Weekend and throughout theOlympics, when record attendances were achieved.Unlike many theme parks, Fantasy Island

didn’t suffer from the adverse weatherconditions this year, due to its wide-rangingnumber of attractions and entertainment.Laurence Davis, Fantasy Island’s ChiefExecutive, said “This further investmentdemonstrates our commitment to Skegnessand Ingoldmells as a resort, we are notsitting on our laurels we are making thingshappen and plan to invest further capitalover the next five years in the site.We attracted over three million visitors tothe area last year and we are forecasting anincrease on these numbers in 2013. “I am very optimistic about the expansion oftourism in East Lincolnshire, especially with‘Staycationers’, traditional holidaymakersand day trippers’’.For further information please contact:Craig B Smith on 07799133501 or atcbsconsultants@yahoo.co.uk

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The opening ceremony of this new SportsVillage was performed by ManchesterUnited Manager Sir Alex Ferguson andRichard Scudamore, Chief Executive ofthe Premier League. The project consists of a new four-courtsports hall, dance studio, fitness suite, andcommunity room, as well as all weather andgrass pitches at Stretford High School andon land in Gorse Hill Park. Stretford High School is a co-educationalsecondary school that has reached highstandards of attainment after time in specialmeasures, but the school and communityrecognised that it was not complying withthe best principles for sports facilitiesrequired for a secondary school. It needed to provide safe access to sportsfacilities for all its pupils and this newSports Village has addressed the issue. The sports hall is in keeping with SportEngland requirements and thedevelopment also comprises of theentrance reception and administrativeoffices, as well as changing facilities,storage and plant room areas. Surrounded by Great Stone Road and TalbotRoad in Manchester, the buildingcomprising of the sports hall, dance studio,fitness suite and community room, knownas Talbot Centre, is a steel frameconstruction with the use of three elementsfor the elevations – a brick plinth, composite

cladding panels and fenestration. There is aprofiled metal roof with a line of windcatchers to provide natural ventilation to thesports hall. The overall building is two-storey and themulti-use pitches comprise of one grasspitch and one synthetic turf pitch. There is a proven need and demand for anall weather pitch and more sports facilitiesfor the north of Trafford Borough, and this issomething that has been directly addressedwithin the development. It will significantly improve theneighbourhood community by providingshared sports facilities to compliment theexisting Stretford Leisure Centre acrossthe road. Detailed consultation with TraffordCommunity Leisure Trust has ensured thatthe two facilities compliment, rather thancompete with each other, something thathas wholehearted support from BernieJones, the CEO at Trafford CommunityLeisure Trust. The two facilities, Stretford Leisure Centreand Stretford High School sports hall havebeen branded as the Stretford Sports Villageand managed by Trafford CommunityLeisure Trust to allow school use duringschool times and public use in holidays,during evenings and at weekends. Challenges included the difficult groundconditions that were built on, which were

dealt with by using consolidation techniquesand value engineering, while concerns fromthe community over the scale of thedevelopment and the use of park land wereovercome thanks to an extensiveconsultation exercise. Stretford High’s Headteacher, JamesHaseldine, said: “This facility is testament toa fantastic partnership created to supportcommunity development and wellbeing. Byworking together we have achievedsomething for everyone to be proud of.”The Sports Village will offer an affordable,unique and comprehensive mix of sport andfitness opportunities. Coaches from SportTrafford, Manchester United Foundation andSalford City Reds will also operate from thesite to deliver a range of sporting sessionsfor the community. Mr Haseldine added: “The Village lays thefoundations for a legacy of sport. I hope thefacilities bring our community together andinspire everyone who uses them.”Bernie Jones said: “The new facilities arefantastic and will provide the community ofStretford and the surrounding areas withgreat opportunities.”The Architect for the project was Ansell &Bailey and the Main Contractor was KierConstruction. Work on the £3.4Mdevelopment commenced in November 2011and was completed in August 2012.

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Blakedown Sport & Play are proud to have installed new sports facilities at Stretford High School. Manchester United were involved in the development, with Sir Alex Ferguson offically opening the sports pitch. The top class sports facilities which Blakedown constructed included a high spec 3rd Generation rugby and football pitch built to IRB standards and a natural sports pitch, which was all built within an existing park and completed with paths and landscaping. Blakedown Sport & Play have been established for over 40 years and are an approved Sport England contractor for all artificial sports facilities, so are committed to providing top quality installations. As an industry leader, offer excellent customer service to both existing and new clients, whilst continuing to providing a comprehensive range of quality artificial surfaces and products. With dedicated contract managers and in-house site operatives covering the UK, ensures projects are seen through from concept to completion. Other Prestigious Projects include: FIFA 2* 3G pitch at Accrington & Rossendale College, Global FIH pitch at Southgate Hockey Club, QE2 Athletics Track opened by Seb Coe, Loughborough University and Goals Soccer Centres. The company is ISO 9001:2000 accredited, Constructionline registered, Sinclair accredited contractor and is a member of the BALI and SAPCA, to name but a few. With a reputation for quality within the industry, Blakedown enjoys long-standing relationships with local authorities, schools, consultants, architects, sports clubs and private ventures.

“One Group, One Solution”

DES is a progressive and pro-active services contractor providing quality electrical and mechanical services to a diverse range of sectors.

DES delivered the M & E installation at Stretford School & Sports Hall including the lighting, fire alarm, security, audio & visual systems, air conditioning and heating & gas installa-tion. We are proud to have supported Kier and be associated with the project.

Tel: 01253 881220 www.deselectrical.com

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Mill House, 293 Palatine Road, Northenden, Manchester M22 4HH

Tel: 0161 902 0770Fax: 0161 946 0395e-mail: admin@gilbraithe.co.ukweb: www.gilbraithe.co.uk

This civil engineering, construction andbuilding company has been trading since1991 and in that time has prided itself ondelivering high quality construction andbuilding projects on time, within cost, andwith an excellent health and safety record. Founded by Paul Woolfitt and JonathonWoolfitt, Wold Construction is based inBeverley, operating mainly in the Yorkshireand Lincolnshire areas, but also providingwork on projects throughout the whole ofthe UK.Projects vary from building to civilengineering, throughout the private,commercial and the public sectors, withcontract values ranging from £2,000 to more

than £4.5M. Aimed at all these sectors, the Companyensures that its 25 members of staff aretrained to the highest standards and areemployed with a varying range ofqualifications, giving opportunities to all. All staff are experienced and qualified at alllevels in the building and constructionindustry, and are flexible enough to deliveryany type of project, whether it be a designand build or professional contract. All services are conducted in a highlyprofessional manner, with the Companyworking closely with clients to meet theirevery need. Wold Construction forms afriendly relationship with all clients in order

to deliver projects quickly and costeffectively without compromising quality orhealth and safety. As well as having CHAS accreditation, theCompany is a member of The Federation ofMaster Builders and The HumbersideOccupational Health & Safety Group.Since establishment more than 20 yearsago, a large range of contracts have beencompleted, including work in highways,sewers, demolition, housing, factories andoffices, sea defences, flood defences, playparks, skate parks, bridges, urban renewal,schools, reinforced concrete structures,earthworks, restaurants, wharfs, windturbines, piling and block paving.

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Newport Road QuarryThis is an active Sand and Gravel extraction and

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The Company is currently working on therenovation of Livingstone Skatepark. Awarded because of its reputation fromworking on past contracts, WoldConstruction is working to bring the existingfamous park up to present day standards. It is the only full pipe design park in the UK.Work has included the demolition of aremote control car track and the installationof three metre deep drainage, whileexcavation work on skate bowls has alsobeen undertaken.West Lothian Council awarded the contractto ensure development of this facility, whichwill also include an extension to includefurther bowl and street features. Originally built in the early 1980s by theLivingston Development Corporation,Livingston Skatepark has long beenrecognised as one of the key facilities of itskind in Scotland and renowned throughoutthe UK and Europe. The investment underlines West LothianCouncil’s intention to put LivingstonSkatepark back on the map as one of thetop skate and BMX facilities in the UKand Europe.

Costing £188,000,work started on the2,200sq mdevelopment in October2012 and will be completedearly next year.The Company is now operatingwith new management,streamlining and diversifyinginto new specialist areas to make WoldConstructionsuccessful in a difficult financial climate.

Wold ConstructionLtd, Suite A, WoldHouse, Annie ReedRoad, GrovehillIndustrial Estate,Beverley, EastYorkshire, HU17 0LF.Tel: 01482 861141.

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Work on the new sports ground, completedin three phases, has provided some of thebest sporting facilities of their type in thecountry to Folkestone, Shepway and thesurrounding areas. In May 2011, work started on the excitingnew £7.8M development that will be a centreof excellence for cricket, hockey and netball.It will also promote other team sports thatdo not have suitable facilities in the area. The project has been entirely funded by adonation from the Roger de Haan CharitableTrust and the land provided by ShepwayDistrict Council on a 125-year lease. Thefacility is owned and run by The CheritonRoad Sports Ground Trust, a registeredcharity made up of volunteers from localsports clubs. There is one national standard hockeyAstroturf pitch, two cricket pitches, one ofwhich is county standard and the other isclub standard, a multi-use Astroturf pitchfor hockey, football and netball, two netballcourts, one hockey practice area, fouroutdoor cricket practice nets and one multi-use games area. ATB Sports Solutions was the MainContractor for the pitches on thedevelopment and is one of the countriesleading sports turfcontractors. The Companyoffers a fullturnkey service forconstruction andmaintenance ofsports turfcovering bothnatural turf andartificial surfaces.A highlyexperienced teamprovides the bestvalue solutions, ata local andnational level.Projects are

regularly completed for local authoritiesand businesses on sports grounds,pitches, multi-use games areas andrecreational areas. With a large selection of specialistmachinery, ATB Sports Solutions providesports turf maintenance and sportsground construction services at golfcourses, football pitches, cricket pitches,bowling greens, race courses, polo fieldsand rugby pitches. Regular and seasonal sports turfmaintenance includes deep tine aeration,hollow tine, Koro field top maker,overseeding, sand spreading, scarifying,sports turf installation and top dressing. As well as the outdoor pitches, thedevelopment comprises of a new sports hallwith a first class indoor cricket hall with sixcricket lanes and nets, a games courtmarked up for indoor hockey, indoornetball, indoor football and basketball, anda dedicated spectator viewing gallery. The new clubhouse is an attractive two-storey building with viewing balconies toeach outdoor sports area. The ground floor has extensive changingrooms, lockers and bag storage areas,umpire’s and visiting official’s rooms, a

reception desk and sports shop, toilets forplayers and public with full disabled access,and stairs and lift to the first floor. At first floor level, there is a large bar andrelaxation area with fully catered functionsuite, outdoor viewing balconies for thecricket pitches and Astroturf pitches, anindoor viewing balcony for the sports hall,the scorer’s room, youth room with TV andelectronic games, gym for club membersand a fully equipped catering kitchen. The Architect for the project was GuyHollaway Architects and the MainContractor is ISG Jackson Ltd. Work startedin September 2011 and was completed inSeptember 2012.

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Railway Housing Association has startedwork on an eco-friendly, affordable housingscheme at Swanland Village near Hull. The development will see Railway’s developingpartner Yuill Homes deliver 26 new sustainablehomes for local residents to rent, including 16new two-bedroom apartments, as well as tentwo-bedroom bungalows. Part-funded by the Homes and CommunitiesAgency (HCA), the scheme will include aninnovative sedum roof, which will be planted ontop of the new apartment complex –transforming a typically unused space into amicroclimate for birds and insects. Set to be planted with an array of herbs andflowers, the roof will help to improve theinsulation of the building as well asreducing the surface run off of rainfall. Situated at the Newton Thorpe Cottagessite on Mill Rise, homes on thedevelopment will be built to the Code forSustainable Homes Level 3 standard.The bungalows will be installed with solarpanels to provide up to 60% free hot waterfor the occupants to help further reducethe cost of heating bills. Established in 1919, Railway HousingAssociation owns more than 1,340affordable rented homes located within24 local authority areas, mainly in theNorth East and Yorkshire/Humbersideareas of England. This wide geographic spread means oneof the biggest challenges is to ensurethe Association provides an equitableand fair service to all, and establish apresence within each local community. In addition, the Association manages 73units of leasehold accommodation forolder people. The areas in whichRailway Housing Association has asignificant presence are Doncaster,York, Hull, Leeds, Newcastle, DurhamCounty and Tees Valley. The corebusiness is the provision of affordableaccommodation and a management andmaintenance service to residents. Anne Rowlands, Chief Executive ofRailway Housing Association said: “Ourcore business is to provide affordable

housing for the over-55s and we have donethis successfully for over 90 years. “We already own social rented homes in theEast Riding of Yorkshire and with this newdevelopment we are looking forward tomaking a further contribution to providingmuch-needed affordable homes in the area.“We are also delighted that our currentresidents will benefit from moving into new,high quality, energy efficient properties.”Alexandra Ross, Partnership Manager at YuillHomes said: “We’re delighted that constructionwork has started on our first affordablehousing scheme in East Yorkshire. Yuill Homeshas a reputation for delivering sustainablecommunities across the North East and we’recommitted to repeating this success here inSwanland Village.“We’re particularly looking forward to workingalongside Railway Housing and their residentson such an exciting eco-friendly scheme thatwill integrate new sustainable techniques withtraditional building methods to provide newhigh quality homes for residents.”Peter Page, a resident who will be moving

into the new apartments said: “Everyone isvery excited about moving into the newhomes when they are built. From what wehave seen from the plans they are going tobe first class apartments, giving us moreroom and being very environmentallyfriendly. We can’t wait.”The 16 two-bedroom apartments are nowcompleted and residents are being movedinto these, which will allow demolition of the old apartment block. This will then be replaced with the ten two-bedroom bungalows. The Main Contractor is Yuill Homes and theArchitect is Gammond Evans Crichton. Theapartments were completed in October 2012and the bungalows will be finished inDecember 2013. The total cost of the development is £3.9M,with £1.1M of this coming from HCA.

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Wade Deacon High SchoolHelping to achieve world class educational outcomes

The school redevelopment at Wade DeaconHigh School is taking shape, and thetraditional topping out ceremony was heldon-site back in May. The ceremony marked the highest point ofthe building being completed and wasattended by the Main Contractor, VINCIConstruction, and the site team, HaltonBorough Council, Hochitef, pupils, staff andgovernors. The celebration of the toppingout ceremony included the bedding of thelast block of masonry. Once the £25.3M project is completed, theredevelopment will create a school for1,500 pupils. The contract involves partial demolition andrefurbishment to the façade on the existing1930s two-storey building and theadaptation to a new three-storey building,which will house the majority of the School. The post-tension frame of the new building,which sits directly behind the existingSchool, has been completed and awaterproof membrane has been erected tothe new sports facility. This will contour andconstruct the roof.

The frame of the new sports hall hasbeen constructed, with cladding to threesides and all internal block workcompleted, while external brickwork isbeing constructed. The project alsoincludes upgraded sports pitches. Building work is continuing on the lowerwing of the Birchfield Road Campus, withmuch of the structureof the new buildingnow in place. The School operateson two sites, as ithas recently beenfederated withFairfield School, butthe rebuild projectwill allow the Schoolto become a singleinstitution on onesite, completing theamalgamation of the two schools and its drive toimprove standards. Wade Deacon is

currently held in high regard in thecommunity. The aspiration for this schemeis not only to improve on the attainment ofyoung people, but to build on the communityrole the School has.

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Parking is a means to an end, not an end initself. The car park is the gateway to theretail centre, the hospital, the university, thecommercial office, and so on, and it’s whereyour customers and visitors gain a firstimpression of the kind of organisation youare. It is also their last impression whenthey depart. If their experience of yourparking operation – be they customers,clients or employees – is not a good one,their opinion of you will reflect that.There are, broadly, two different types ofparking – public parking, which takes placeon the public road and in car parks run bythe local authorities, and public or privateparking, which takes place on private land.Parking on the public road network isregulated by law, whereas parking onprivate land is unregulated but can besubject to a range of apparently unrelatedlaws in many situationsAs of 1st October 2012, parking operatorswho manage parking enforcement on behalfof landowners may not clamp or tow avehicle without lawful authority.When parking on private land is required tobe controlled and regulated there are twoprimary areas of law that are involved: Where parking is allowed and vehicles areinvited on to the land this is covered by thelaw of contract.Where vehicles are not permitted on landthen usually a trespass occurs in Englandand Wales. Remember that private land includes notonly office and factory premises, forexample, but also many retail centres,supermarkets, railway stations, businessparks, hospitals, universities, leisurecentres, housing estates, residentialproperty including individual homeownersland – the list goes on.Landowners and their contractors or agents

are permitted to undertake enforcementaction, which before 1st October 2012commonly involved wheel clamping andvehicle removal, but after legislation to banthese activities, in England and Wales it nowmeans the issue of parking charge noticesis probably the only viable form ofenforcement in these cases.In managing parking schemes on privateland, operators are generally acting withinparameters of two separate contracts –firstly a contract with a landlord (assumingthat the landowner is not directlyundertaking the management of the parkingscheme and has employed someone else todo this), to manage and operate the parkingscheme on their behalf and secondly, acontract with a motorist to provide facilitiesto park in a car park. These two contractsset out the authority for an operator to act ina particular way, so it is important that eachcontract is clear and legal. It is well understood that a contract is alegally binding agreement between two ormore parties. Contracts do not need to bewritten down; they can be made by thespoken word, in writing or by a combinationof both. Where public parking takes place onprivate land the parking operator isnormally the ‘offeror’ of the contract and thedriver is the ‘offeree’. The ‘offeror’ isproviding parking and related services. Theoffer is accepted by the driver of the vehicle – the ‘offeree’ – when they enter onto the land. So for example, in a public parking placeprovided on private land, there would usuallybe a notice or information sign at theentrance. This should indicates that it isprivate land but that public parking ispermitted, subject to certain terms andconditions such as a time limit or for a fee,or, a combination, or other such reasonable

terms and conditions. When a driver entersthe car park, having read the signs andproceeds to leave a vehicle in a parkingplace, they are deemed to have accepted the offer. They may be in breach of contractif they do not comply with all the terms and conditions.Approved Operator Scheme (AOS)companies who wish to become a memberof the BPA and who undertake any kind ofparking management on private land mustjoin the AOS; otherwise, membership of theBPA is not possible. The AOS is intended forthose companies and businesses thatoperate parking enforcement services onprivate land and unregulated public carparks. Operators may conduct a range ofservices in this sector, including, but notlimited to, ticketing, or services such asback office functions, data management anddebt recovery. Landowners and businesses,especially those that provide public parking,are encouraged to employ only companiesthat are members of the BPA’s AOS tomanage their parking. This ensures highstandards, plus fair and reasonableenforcement, and should mitigate thenumber of complaints of poor parking management.In 2006 the BPA introduced its Code ofPractice for vehicle immobilisation; in 2007this was followed by a Code of Practice forthe use of private parking tickets issueddirectly to the vehicle or the driver orthrough the post as a result of cameraenforcement. Both of these codes weresuperseded in 2009 by the Code of Practice for the Approved Operator Scheme(see below).In 2007 the BPA also entered into anarrangement with the DVLA to limit accessto its records only to those companies thatwere members of an Accredited Trade

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Association. This was done to ensure thatvehicle keepers’ personal data was bettersafeguarded and only released toresponsible car parking companies where itwas absolutely necessary, to aid andsupport proper enforcement action. TheDVLA will not release data to a parkingcompany that is not a member of an ATA. In practice this means the BPA, as throughits Approved Operator Scheme it is theDVLA’s first and currently only ATA in theparking sector. AOS members are required to comply withthe Code of Practice and are subject to astringent compliance audit upon joining andthen once annually. In addition, they operatea complaints and sanctions scheme andmembers that do not comply with the termsof the Code can have sanctions applied andare liable to have their membershipsuspended or terminated. There are around160 members in the Scheme and a list ofcurrent members can be found on the BPAwebsite athttp://www.britishparking.co.uk/AOS-MembersWhere, for example, a business, localauthority, retailer, university or a hospitalcontracts out parking enforcement onprivate land, that third party will be requiredto become a member of the AOS in order togain access to DVLA vehicle keeper data.The Protection of Freedoms Act introducedthe concept of 'keeper liability' for vehiclesparked on private land. However, for this,

there had to be an independent appealsservice, provided by funding from theparking sector. That independent service isknown as Parking on Private Land Appealsor POPLA.Car parking operators who are members ofthe BPA’s Approved Operator Scheme, willbe bound by the decision of an independentadjudicator who will review evidencesubmitted by both the motorist and theoperator and determine whether the chargeshould stand or not. Car parks managed byoperators who are not members of anAccredited Trade Association will not becovered by the IAS. However, if the appealadjudicator finds in favour of the parkingoperator, no early payment discounts will apply. POPLA is free to the motorist and itsdecision will be binding on the operator.However, you can only use the appealservice if you live in England or Wales, andthe parking ticket was for a car parked onprivate land in England or Wales. Thisservice does not cover Scotland or Northern Ireland. Keeper liability can only apply to parkingtickets issued in accordance with theProtection of Freedoms Act, Schedule 4.This will only be possible when Schedule 4comes into effect. It should also be notedthat the driver is the person who enteredinto the contract, or trespasses, and isinitially liable for any payments due as aresult of the breach of contract or trespass.

Schedule 4 simply introduces a duty on thevehicle keeper to identify the driver, failingwhich the keeper becomes liable.Parking on private land is managed underthe law of contract or tort of trespass andonly the driver can enter into a contract orcommit the act of trespass. The Protectionof Freedoms Act does not change thisprinciple. Nor does it change the legal rightto justice through the courts. Motorists willalways have the right of redress through thecourts and this cannot be taken away.However, the government has insisted thatthe decisions of the independent appealsservice must be binding on the operator.This can be achieved through the AOS Codeof Practice.In requiring the BPA to develop anIndependent Appeals Service, governmentplaced five conditions on the service:1) That it be free to the motorist.2) That it must be funded by the private

parking industry.3) That it is binding on operators.4) That it is independent and seen to be

independent.5) That it is available for all tickets issued by

a member of an ATA.The British Parking Association’s websitecontains useful information related todifferent areas of parking:www.britishparking.co.uk

This high-flying college has benefited fromtwo projects – the development of a newstand-alone single-storey teaching blockand the refurbishment of a Victorian dininghall and kitchen on the BCIF project. Both projects were for Colchester SixthForm College, the only sixth form college inthe town, with approximately 3,500 studentsand staff passing through it on a daily basis. The first project was the ‘Sister Building’,constructed to match the adjacent buildingsconstructed over the last ten years, and itwas the final building in the longer-termdevelopment of the site. The second project was a BCIF scheme thatincluded the refurbishment of the dininghall and kitchen incorporating new boilersand control systems for the hot water andheating to the original three-storey Victorianblock on the same site. This was largely completed during the sixweek summer holidays and was successfulbecause of the close cooperation of theclient and contractor on site. The Sister Building was officially openedin June 2012, providing a new languagescentre on the north boundary of thecollege campus. It was opened by the Mayor of ColchesterChris Arnold and his wife Mayoress AmandaArnold, accompanied by Eddie Ross of theschool languages department, Andy Beatty,Chairman of the Governors, and the SchoolPrincipal, Ian MacNaughton.

The completed building comprises of sixnew teaching rooms with associated officespace, state-of-the-art teachingtechnology, and has been designed byRoff Marsh Partnership to match theadjacent College buildings. The centre is the fourth major buildingprogramme to be carried out at the NorthHill College since it opened 25 years ago,and during its development, particularattention was given to the archaeologicalinterest of the area, including therequirement for shallow dig foundations anda temporary bridge over the buried remainsof Roman baths. The building is sited just behind the mainRoman wall and occupies a prominent sitein Colchester. At the opening ceremony, after a shortspeech, the Mayor cut a ribbon sealing thedoors to the new teaching accommodation,formally marking the beginning of a newchapter in the history of modern foreignlanguage teaching at the College. This was followed by a few words fromEddie Ross, who has been with theCollege since its beginning and who haslovingly preserved an example of the moreprimitive facilities from earlier days, inthe form of the original tape recorder thathe was issued on his first day!When work on the languages centre firstcommenced, Ian MacNaughton explained:“The centre will be the foundation for a new

generation of internationally awarestudents. The timing couldn’t be moreappropriate as the College’s work in thisarea has just been recognised by our receiptof The British Council’s prestigiousInternational School Award.”After the official opening ceremony, theMayor and Mayoress took the opportunityto brush up on their Italian speakingskills alongside students from theinternational Baccalaureate course,before being treated to a performancefrom some of the College musicians. Mr MacNaughton added: “It will provide asignificant visual statement for thoseentering Colchester from Westway.”All of the classrooms are equipped with newsmart-boards, which are particularly helpfulwith interactive features that come withsome language textbooks. In addition, thisallows teachers to save lesson notes as pdffiles and email them to students. The Main Contractor was Gipping ConstructionLtd for both projects, and both were alsodesigned by Roff Marsh Partnership. Work on the languages centre commencedin July 2011 and was opened in June 2012,while the BCIF development started in July2012 and was completed in September.

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Gipping were delighted to be appointed by Colchester Sixth Form College on these prestigious projects involving the construction of a new stand-alone single storey teaching block, the ‘Sister Building’ and

refurbishment of the Victorian dining hall and kitchen on the ‘BCIF project’.

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Homes, shops, a hotel and offices form thismulti-million pound transformation forKingsway Business Park in Rochdale. Fronting the canal, the latest phase of workhas seen the development of 168 new one-,two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. Located on Sir Isaac Newton Way, there are11 different house types in the developmentthat created approximately 200 new jobsduring construction. The Winton is a superb two-bedroomtraditional style home. The ground flooraccommodation comprises a downstairscloakroom, fitted kitchen with feature doubledoors leading onto the hall into aspacious living room, dining area, andFrench doors leading out to the garden.Upstairs, there are two bedrooms and afamily bathroom. A stylish three-bedroom home ideal forevery lifestyle, the Archford has aground floor with a bright and airykitchen/dining room with French doorsto the garden. There is also a spacious separate livingroom with a bay window and a downstairscloakroom. The first floor benefits from amaster bedroom with its own privateensuite, while there are two furtherbedrooms and a family bathroom. One of the two four-bedroom propertiesis the Irving, which has a masterbedroom complete with a fittedwardrobe and luxury ensuite. This attractive detached home alsofeatures a large kitchen/family/diningroom with separate utility and thechoice of a fourth bedroom or study,making it perfect for flexible familyliving with style.

The housing at Kingsway is part of a newand emerging community, with adevelopment of green open spaces, and arange of quality home designs. It is close to Rochdale’s many local shops anda short distance from Manchester. Kingsway has been developed with sensitivityto the environment. Set in an attractive,naturally rolling landscape, the area includesnew created woodlands and walkways. The setting is perfect to showcase houses inRochdale, built by a five-star rated MainContractor in David Wilson Homes. Designed by DLA Architecture, the housing

is now completed, with families alreadymoved into some properties. The scheme is part of a major investment inthe local area, providing new homes and newbusiness. The village has 60,000sq ft of officespace, with five units. The village will alsoincorporate a convenience store, four smallshops, a budget hotel, a pub/restaurant as wellas childcare facilities.The overall business park will createthousands of jobs, all of which will be easilyaccessible to the people of Rochdale giventhe location of the park.

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Energy saving reductions across Europecould save e50Bn following approval ofthe Energy Efficiency Directive by theEuropean Parliament in September 2012.This requires member states to cutenergy consumption by 20% by the end ofthe decade with individual countrieshaving to comply in 2014. As well asaiding security of energy supply andenvironmental goals, the Directive shouldboost the economy and help create jobs.It is unclear as to how the Directive will

affect policy in the UK, as there is muchlegislation already in place. The latestgovernment scheme, the Green Deal,commenced in October 2012, with the firstjobs to be carried out in the first part of2013. The scheme provides householdersand businesses with the funding forinsulation and renewable measures,eliminating the financial barrier to carryingout the work. The scheme works by repayingthe loan out of the savings achievedfollowing the installation. Repayments are

made via the energy bills which are passedon to subsequent owners. Where housing is occupied by those withlow incomes who may not heat theirhomes adequately, a parallel scheme, theEnergy Company Obligation (ECO), is usedto provide the funding to pay for insulationand/or renewable measures. It may alsobe used to finance insulation measures inhard to treat properties which might notmeet the golden rule, i.e. financed out of

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Government schemes turn greenBy Leonie Onslow, Executive Director, British Urethane Foam Contractors Association

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Given the concentrations of Hard-To-Treat/Non-Standard Cavity Homes in some of the most deprived areas appropriate and relevant recognition of energy efficient Non-Standard Cavity insulation measures now contained within the Green Deal and the Energy Company Obligation will improve the housing conditions of a great many of our most vulnerable residents and help address the combined agendas of health inequalities, fuel poverty and carbon saving, and reduce the risk to homes from severewind driven rain exposure conditions and flooding.5.2m homes in England alone are at risk of flooding. For many people, flooding is a fact of life.

However, the practical steps to reduce the impact of flooding starts with being better informed and using the information currently available. When carrying out an energy survey it is essential that a flood risk assessment is carried out of the property to be treated.

The advice given by the Association of British Insurance (ABI) in 2001 and in the report* published jointly by DEFRA, DCLG and the Environment Agency, and in the Pitt Review following the 2007 floods should be strictly followed if homeowners are to avoid the major remedial works and high costs associated with drying out, removal and replacement of incorrectly specified measures in flooded homes.

Technitherm® structural stabilization and flood resilient PUR thermal insulation has been proven in use for over 25 years to be the most economical, efficient and practical flood resilient solution for many of the properties designated as being Hard-To-Treat or having Non-Standard Cavities.

Technitherm® provides an opportunity to insulate properties in flood risk areas as well as acting as mitigating risk and cost to the public and private sector purse as local authorities under their carbon and environmental plans take a co-ordinated approach with partner organisations such as the Environment Agency.

Stuart Pye Housing Support and Customer Services Manager said, "The housing stock in Blackburn with Darwen has thousands of hard to treat homes that without Technitherm® we would not be able to tackle economically. The use of Technitherm® all-in-one system solution has helped Blackburn with Darwen to develop sustainable refurbishment solutions for poorly performing, difficult to treat privately owned properties. It has done this by providing fabric insulation, draught proofing, increased the life span of the fabric of the building together with improved thermal performance to substantially reduce energy demand and wastage through the building fabric. This has resulted not only in consequent significant financial cost benefits to the residents but, in addition, the solution also provides high resistance to wind driven rain penetration overcoming damp problems associated with these properties thereby improving the health and wellbeing of the residents of Blackburn with Darwen."

*DEFRA, DCLG and the Environment Agency (Improving the flood performance of new buildings.)

Green Deal, Energy Company Obligation(ECO) and Flood Risk

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WHY TECHNITHERM®?There are still millions of houses that have not been treated with standard insulation measuresbecause of their age and construction type, and many are currently incorrectly classified as being hard-to-treat solid walls but are in fact Hard-To-treat/Non-Standard Cavity properties.

Hard-To-treat/Non-Standard Cavities include:

• Random stone and coursed stone properties with variable width cavities • Narrow, sub 50mm cavities • Standard cavities with structural problems caused by missing, defective, or corroded wall-ties • Properties without damp proof courses • Properties subjected to severe wind driven rain exposure conditions • Properties in flood risk areas

Homes with the above cavities should not be insulated with standard measures but can be treatedwith Technitherm® structural stabilisation and flood resilient PUR injected in-situ insulation.

The Result:

• Local Authorities and Housing Associations have a cost effective method of insulating theirhousing stock, suitable for a wide variety of housing types.

• Since all drilling takes place through the mortar joints, the aesthetics of the properties aremaintained, with no adverse effect on appearance.

• Tenants are now benefiting from warmer, more comfortable homes and lower fuel bills, particularly in high exposure areas of the country. • The lifetime of the properties is extended. • All installations are covered by a 25 year independent insurance-backed warranty.

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the ongoing savings. The ECO subsidy willbe integrated within the Green Dealframework as one package.One method of insulating a building is byutilising spray-applied or injectedpolyurethane foam. The polyurethane two-component liquid system produces a highlyefficient blanket of insulation with anexceptional thermal conductivity figure. It isa versatile material which can be applied tomany differing applications and includesroofs, walls, ceilings, voids, agriculturalbuildings, and warehouses. It can be appliedto most building substrates and provides aneffective, seamless barrier of insulation. In roofing applications foam can be spray-applied directly to the underside of tiles tobond them to the structure or to supportingtimbers, providing additional stability to theroof, as well as preventing heat loss. Wheninsulation is installed at rafter level the loftarea is kept warmer and condensation buildup is prevented. The foam can be spray-applied in any thickness to suit the thermalrequirements of the building. Roofs beinginsulated with polyurethane foam shouldfirst be surveyed to check that they aresound, with any faults being resolved priorto installation.

In cases of nail fatigue, the insulant canbe applied to bond the tiles in place,providing structural integrity with moreresistance to ingress of wind-driven rain,storm and impact damage. This isnormally a much less costly process incomparison to re-roofing.Polyurethane foam can be economicallyapplied to the underside of traditionalresidential roofs, as well as thoseconstructed from steel, asbestos andaluminium. Systems can be applied tovarious depths and have K-values in therange of 0.025 to 0.028W/mK. When sprayedto a depth of 100mm the U-value of a typicalroof with 100mm fibreglass at ceiling level isreduced from 0.34W/m2K to 0.16W/m2Kbringing the building up to current BuildingRegulation requirements. This can save theequivalent of more than one tonne of CO2per annum by reducing energy consumption. Cavity walls can be insulated with injectedpolyurethane foam, which offers superiorinsulation values over other products. Theprocess also provides structural stability tothe wall, which is particularly importantwhere wall-ties are failing. The material canbe used in flood-plain areas, providing anadditional barrier.

Walls and lofts provide the most potential forachieving energy savings, but the process canbe used on other building substrates and invoids, which are often impossible to insulatewith alternative materials.The properties of polyurethane foamsprovide a highly efficient blanket ofinsulation, with a thermal conductivityapproximately twice as efficient as mineralfibre. Its closed-cell nature renders it veryresistant to moisture ingress, and gradesare available which achieve both Class 1 andClass 0 fire ratings when tested to BS 476Part 7 and 6 respectively. Polyurethane foam systems can be used toprevent the transmission of sound due to itsmonolithic sealing properties. Application tothe building substrate can reduce airbornesound penetration. It is also ideal forsoundproofing interior walls and floors andaround plumbing stacks to reduce the soundof water rush. Filling voids can also preventhabitation by rodents. In new build applications properties mustcomply with the Code for SustainableHomes (CSH), which are awarded a starrating from one to six. Spray applied orinjected foam is able to achieve U-valuesand air permeability to meet the energy

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performance requirements of the Code forSustainable Homes. As an example, toachieve Level 3, a home will need to be 24%more energy efficient compared to Part L2006; Level 4 requires 44%; and Level 5/6 –zero carbon. As an added incentive ormarketing tool, zero carbon homes may beentitled to no, or reduced, stamp duty ontheir sale.The agricultural industry is very dependentupon good insulation, particularly withinroot crop stores and livestock buildings. Theapplication of spray-applied foam to roofs orwalls results in a very good U-value,achieving significant savings on the energybill, helping prevent condensation, and byinstalling directly to the surface of theroof or wall cladding voids can beeliminated preventing rodents fromnesting or breeding. Buildings can becompletely sealed, which is important forgassing and fogging.When advising commercial building owners,larger organisations have to declare theircarbon emissions and subsequentlypurchase allowances, where required, inaccordance with the CRC Energy EfficiencyScheme (CRC). This scheme directlyincentivises building owners to meet theircarbon trading commitments. By insulatingcommercial premises, more funding can beploughed back in to the business.The British Urethane Foam ContractorsAssociation (BUFCA) is the national tradeassociation representing the spray-appliedand injected polyurethane foam industry. It

aims to promote high standards amongstits members with installers having toconform to the Code of ProfessionalPractice, which aims to further goodtechnical and professional practice andencourages sound relationships betweenmembers and their customers.Thus, when appointing an installer, memberspecifiers can be assured of the higheststandards of quality and service. A 25-yearinsurance-backed guarantee may beobtained for both domestic and contractwork undertaken by members using BBA-approved products.It is recommended that architects, builders,contractors, developers, and other specifiersform partnerships with BUFCA installers inorder to offer sprayed or injectedpolyurethane foam to householders, localauthorities, housing associations,businesses, and other customers. This canbe helpful when carrying out grant/incentivescheme works on an ongoing basis.In areas where energy efficiencyimprovements are taking place the localeconomies can be boosted as householdersmay have an increased disposable incomeas a result of savings on their energy bills,with local job creation resulting from energyefficiency installation. In theory, hospitaladmissions can be reduced, as housing iswarmer and less draughty followinginsulation, with less burden on the NationalHealth Service. A series of technical datasheets are freelyavailable on the Association’s website to

help specifiers meet current BuildingRegulations and the Code for SustainableHomes at www.bufca.co.uk, withrecommended depths of insulation forvarious building applications. These provideguides to ascertain U-value calculations,construction detailing and dew pointanalysis, etc. However, actual calculationsmust be carried out on an individual basis.

Further information or a brochure and listof members is available from the BritishUrethane Foam Contractors Association,based at The Bothy, Albury Park, SurreyGU5 9BH; or Tel: 01483 209666; Fax: 01483 202646; E-mail: info@bufca.co.uk.

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The spraying of Polyurethane foam gave the organic effect they required. The internal scenes of an Alien Space ship (The Strawmen episodes) was created by applying polyurethane foam to cardboard tubes, Christmas Tree lights and bubble wrap.

We at Cosyhome are a spray foam insulation contractor dedicated to provide high quality insulation solutions, to meet the ever increasing demands in today’senvironment.We provide quality, professional workmanship at cost effective prices, and are proud to be a long standing member of the British Urethane Foam Contractors Association (BUFCA).

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The Tile Association launches Christmas Charity AppealThe Tile Association has launched itsChristmas Charity Appeal in support of theChildren Today charity with the aim ofhelping to give Tom the best Christmaspresent ever.Like any three year old, he loves thesparkling lights of Christmas, but, forTom, flashing lights are not just aseasonal decoration, they are essential tothis little boy's development every singleday of the year.Tom has a rare condition resulting in alack of connection between the right andleft sides of his brain. The only way toaddress this is to bombard him withsensory experiences that stimulate thenerves to try to communicate andtherefore build connections.However, the only time Tom sees a sensoryroom is when he has a hospitalappointment, two hours away from wherethe family live. When Tom sees the bubbletubes and colours his face lights up and hecrawls towards them, reaches out andtouches them so he can feel the vibrations.He loves playing peekaboo through themand it's amazing to watch him being soanimated and full of fun.But every now and again is not enough tostimulate the brain development Tomrequires. He needs a sensory area at hometo experience every single day and Tom'smum has asked Children Today for help toprovide this, saying: "It's not just a bubbletube and flashing lights, it's a key tounlocking Tom's potential."Commenting on the launch of the TTAChristmas Charity Appeal PR & MarketingCoordinator Les Rolt said: “The TileAssociation has proudly supported ChildrenToday with fundraising at The TileAssociation Awards dinner, and now wehave the opportunity not only to make thisChristmas memorable for Tom, but to makea lasting positive impact on his life. I would

encourage you to donate whatever you canto support his cause, and if you can’t affordto donate then spread the word.”Donating to The Tile Association ChristmasCharity Appeal is easy, simply visitwww.justgiving.com/tiles. By doing so youwill make a huge difference to Tom and

children like him. If you want to find outmore or need balloons or collecting boxes tosupport your fundraising plans then pleasecontact Emma Fawcett on 07912 308576 oremma@childrentoday.org.uk

Thank you for your support.

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With more than 50 years of experience, FMConway delivers the infrastructure servicesto support, develop and maintain the UK’svital transport networks, built environmentand open spaces. Working on behalf of both communities andbusinesses, the Company has developed aself-delivery model that combines in-houseconsultancy expertise with front lineoperational excellence. From initial inspection through to design,delivery, refurbishment works and ongoingmaintenance, this approach enables FMConway to supply all services required tokeep the nation’s infrastructure and openspaces operating effectively and efficiently. The Company has worked extensively withmany local authorities and commercialorganisations to provide integrated and costeffective sustainable solutions. Renownedfor the flexible and creative approach andexcellent customer service, FM Conwaywork collaboratively with its customers tobecome a valuable project partner. Its origins began in 1961 when company

founder, Francis (Frank) Michael Conway,came home without his car and with a lorryinstead. The foundations of FM Conway wereliterally laid that year. Frank built FM Conway from that day on andafter reaching an impressive £380,000turnover, decided it was time to retire. His son, Michael Conway, took over, settingin place his visions of where he wanted totake the Company and increasing turnoverto £1M in just four years. Michael’s commitment is at the heart of theCompany’s core values, which define FMConway and guide all actions and decisions. These values are:- Care: By caring, developing, encouragingand empowering its people, FM Conwaysupports its customers and communities inachieving their goals, within a safe workingand living environment. - Integrity: FM Conway treat peoplecustomers and the communities that it livesand works in with the respect and integritythey deserve. An open and honestrelationship is key to all success.

- Innovation: A huge passion is to alwayssearch for the best possible solution for allparties and partners. With a proven trackrecord in innovation, the Company continuesto research, develop and invest in newproducts and solutions. - Excellence: Excellent people, deliveringexcellent work and service are thefundamentals to making FM Conway asuccessful company.The Company made a great start to thisyear, winning four new civil engineeringcontracts worth £6.5M on behalf ofTransport for London, Kent County Council,the London Borough of Hammersmith andFulham, and Land Securities. In London, FM Conway has beenawarded a £3.5M contract by TfL tocomplete the second phase of the EastLondon Transit (ELT) project. Theproject will deliver road improvementsnecessary to expand the ELT bus transitsystem to incorporate new housingdevelopments situated along the route. The ELT modern bus service provides fast,

FM ConwayStrength in civil engineering

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ASHFORD FORMWORK

FORMWORK & REINFORCEMENT CONTRACTORSASHFORD FORMWORK SPECIALISE IN ALL TYPES OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES

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DOLWIN & GRAYDOLWIN & GRAYESTABLISHED 1969ESTABLISHED 1969

Hedge, Copse & Woodland planting(transplants to semi-mature)

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frequent and reliable journeys and links tothe wider transport network, includingNetwork Rail, London Underground,Crossrail and other local bus services. There are two phases of ELT. The first isnow completed and services are runningfrom Ilford to Dagenham Dock station viaBarking town centre. Phase II, from Barking town centre to theBarking Riverside development, will deliverdedicated bus lanes in selected areas toimprove journey times, reduce congestion byremoving parking and loading from trafficlanes, better footways, as well as a tree-lined avenue along River Road.Using asphalt materials supplied by FMConway’s new asphalt plant in Erith, the ELTproject will see civil engineering worksundertaken to improve residents’ access tocommunity services, employment, educationfacilities and town centres. In order to ensure that River Roadremains open for traffic, all lane closureswill be conducted overnight. Workscommenced in February and will take 60weeks to complete.In Kent, FM Conway won a contract tocomplete hard and soft landscaping worksto Churchfield Wharf in the Church MarshesCountry Park.Based near Sittingbourne, the three-monthproject saw FM Conway complete siteclearance and earth moving works as wellas the hard and soft landscaping, and allwork was completed in May 2012. The London Borough of Hammersmith andFulham has awarded FM Conway a £2.15Mcontract to conduct civil engineeringimprovement works to the Borough’s iconicShepherd’s Bush Common in the heart ofShepherd’s Bush town centre. Landscaping works have now commenced,which include the installation of newkerbs, paths and cycle lanes, as well asimprovements to CCTV and lightingsystems to improve security. FM Conway has also been awarded acontract worth £800,000 from LandSecurities, the UK’s largest commercialproperty company, to deliver works on aproject to construct up to 1,000 newhomes to be built on the former Kodaksite in Harrow, Middlesex. The Company will provide construction ofnew access routes, junctionimprovements, traffic calming andfacilities for cyclists and pedestriansunder Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980. Commenting on the Company’s strongstart to 2012, Brian Morris, CivilEngineering Director for FM Conway,said: “In the current economic climate,procuring these four contracts has beena fantastic achievement and given theCompany a real boost.

“FM Conway is well known for deliveringexcellent quality of service on civilengineering projects and these tender winsare testament to our strength.”Key to the success of FM Conway is thecommitment to providing a reliable, highquality standard of service, using innovativeapproaches, anddelivering costeffective and qualitysolutions. By delivering thesekey aims and bykeeping family at theheart of thebusiness, FMConway has becomethe award winning,infrastructureservices companythat it is today. It has now grownsignificantly and canoffer a wide range ofservices and regularlyworks on high profile

projects such as the Olympics development,national stadia, ports and the motorwaynetwork.

FM Conway, Conway House, RochesterWay, Dartford, Kent, DA1 3QY. Tel: 0208 636 8822.

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Chestnut Products LimitedUnit 15 Gaza Trading EstateHildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 8PLTel: 01732 463777 Fax: 01732 454636Email: sales@chestnut-products.co.ukwww.chestnut-products.co.uk

Chestnut Products are a well established and widely respected commercial fencing contracting company covering all areasof the South East.

FENCING CONTRACTORS

The Association of Drainage Authorities(ADA) is the membership organisation forwater level management authorities andcompanies in the United Kingdom, and isrecognised as the national representative ofInternal Drainage Boards (IDBs) in Englandand Wales. Members include: 120 IDBs, theEnvironment Agency, 13 Regional Flood &Coastal Committees (RFCCs), the Northern

Ireland Rivers Agency, local authorities, andsuppliers, contractors and consultancies ofthe water level management industry.Established in 1937, ADA was created to watchover and support the interests of drainageauthorities at a national and parliamentarylevel, providing a forum for the exchange ofideas and discussions, and to disseminateinformation of common interest. Today, ADA is recognised as the

authoritative voice of the water level andflood risk management industry, providingdefinitive technical information, plus newsand guidance from across the sector.From its office in Surbiton, Surrey, ADA isrun by a diverse team of highly educatedand qualified professionals, working closelywith ten branches across England andWales and involving many key experts ofwater level and flood risk management.

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ADC (East Anglia) Ltd working for the Environment Agency was approached to clear the silt bank at Denver Sluice Lock on the river Great Ouse near Downham Market. Every 2 years or so the silt bank re-forms because of the tidal nature of the river and has to be removed.The silt bank had formed to such a size that the boats were having extreme difficulty entering and leaving the lock, with several getting stranded on the top of the silt bank for 12 hours having to wait for the next high tide.

Environment Agency project leader, Alan Keyworth said “We are looking at solutions that will restrict the silt reaching the Lock as it comes in with the tide, to prevent the silt bank reforming in the future. Until then, we must remove the silt bank to make the river safe and navigable for the boaters. The ADC silt pusher working together with a long reach excavator is removing in the region of 1000 tons of silt and the project will take 2 weeks to complete. “

Alan continues to say “In the past we have used silt pumps and dredger boats to remove silt from the river as the distance from the bank is to great for an excavator to reach. The silt pusher enables us to cost effectively bring the silt into the bank area, making it easier for the excavator to remove from the river”.

Michael Reeve, General Operations Director for ADC said “This is a big step forward for the company and the silt pusher. Working on a fast flowing, tidal river, has given us several new obstacles, with its ever changing depth of water,

boat traffic and the nature of the very hard compacted silt bank. Working with the Dutch who use the silt pusher extensively, we manufactured and fitted buoyancy side saddles to give us more stability in the deep water”.

This project follows the £220k project for the Environment Agency at Stanmore, Middlesex. This involved to desilting of Bentley Priory Lake for Natural England. This 20 acre lake being in the middle of a SSSI site with no movement of heavy plant allowed making the task more difficult and ADC (East Anglia) Ltd was pleased to be the chosen company by Natural England to complete these high profile works.

The silt pusher was used to move the silt and sediment from the bottom of the lake to an appropriate are where we had slurry/chopper pumps removing it. Through a series on in line 6” pumps, the silt/slurry was pumped 400m across woodland and wet pastures to an area outside of the SSSI. The silt/slurry was processed using the ADC dewatering system and the clean water was returned to the lake using another series of 6” pumps.

Michael Reeve said “We have not worked in a more relaxing location as this before. The lake set in the middle of woodland with 1000 year old oak trees and wildlife in abundance everywhere you looked”.

Colin Street for the Environment Agency, who over saw the works stated “This project proved very difficult to deliver and was in a very sensitive area. The working restraints on the contractor were huge”.

Within one week of completion, on inspection by us and the client, the working area had returned to its natural pre works state.

Michael Reeve said “The use of multiple in line pumps to move water and materials over long distances is something we have used for many years. It enables us to complete difficult tasks such as this with minimum disruption/disturbance to the environment”.

For more information about this type of project or other information, please contact us at www.adceastanglia.co.uk.

ADC GOES TIDAL

ADC Goes Tidal.

ADC (East Anglia) Ltd working for the Environment Agency was approached to clear the silt bank at Denver Sluice Lock on the river Great Ouse near Downham Market. Every 2 years or so the silt bank re-forms because of the tidal nature of the river and has to be removed.The silt bank had formed to such a size that the boats were having extreme difficulty entering and leaving the lock, with several getting stranded on the top of the silt bank for 12 hours having to wait for the next high tide.

Environment Agency project leader, Alan Keyworth said “We are looking at solutions that will restrict the silt reaching the Lock as it comes in with the tide, to prevent the silt bank reforming in the future. Until then, we must remove the silt bank to make the river safe and navigable for the boaters. The ADC silt pusher working together with a long reach excavator is removing in the region of 1000 tons of silt and the project will take 2 weeks to complete. “

Alan continues to say “In the past we have used silt pumps and dredger boats to remove silt from the river as the distance from the bank is to great for an excavator to reach. The silt pusher enables us to cost effectively bring the silt into the bank area, making it easier for the excavator to remove from the river”.

Michael Reeve, General Operations Director for ADC said “This is a big step forward for the company and the silt pusher. Working on a fast flowing, tidal river, has given us several new obstacles, with its ever changing depth of water, boat traffic and the nature of the very hard compacted silt bank.

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With such a high level of responsibility forits members and the industry as a whole,ADA provides the following services:• Response to government legislation and

consultations – for example, responding to the consultation on and the implementation of the Flood and Water Management Act.

• Gathering and presenting industry reports – for example, on how to form a new IDB, risk management plans, and the importance of water level management to UK communities, infrastructure, farming and other businesses.

• Providing technical support – for example, giving specific guidance as to how members should carry out certain tasks.

• Organising conferences, workshops and demonstrations – ADA holds an annual conference, local authority seminar and a working demonstration for water level management equipment and plant hire, and many other workshops, such as for climate change risk adaptation, and the eel regulations workshop.

• Links with European water level managers – ADA is a founding member of the European Union of Water Management Associations (EUWMA), established in 1996. At present, organisations from Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom are members of EUWMA. Each year, EUWMA members meet to discuss European legislation, regional and local water management issues within the member states.

The increasing support for ADA from itsmembers has enabled ADA to promote andfulfil the needs of the water levelmanagement industry. This has resulted inan increase in staffing and services providedby the Association. For instance, the Association has recentlyrelaunched the ADA Gazette (distributedquarterly) into a respected journal that itsreaders consider to be the initial point of

resource for current guidance and newswithin the industry. A new feature of eachissue is the guest editorial piece, which iswritten by a highly respected individualcommenting on a particular subject ofinterest. Guest editorial authors so farinclude: Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary ofState for Environment, Food and RuralAffairs; Lord Chris Smith, Chairman ofEnvironment Agency; and Chris Elkington,retired Clerk & Chief Executive of WithamFirst, Third and Upper Witham IDB.The recent challenges caused by thedrought and then floods in 2012 havefocussed attention on the roles associatedwith water level management. Bothextremes of water level can causedamage to infrastructure, such as powerstations and distribution networks, roadsand railways. With weather extremes becoming morefrequent in recent years, the need forguidance, support and action from waterlevel management organisations andauthoritative bodies is at an all-time high.ADA’s dedicated team of experts meetsregularly to discuss recent topics of interestand concern inorder to resolve theissues, but also tobetter manage theirfuture occurrence.A great example ofhow ADA’s guidanceis needed was thisyear when therewas flooding duringa drought period.Confusion fromthe public led tomisplacedcriticism ofprofessionals, asthere was amisunderstandingof the concept of

the word ‘drought’. Clarity of such issuesis critical when interacting with thegeneral public.Ultimately, the biggest foe of theAssociation’s members is theunpredictability of these weather extremes,as the consequences of poor water levelmanagement can reach as far as the UK’sfood security. If crops lack protection fromflooding or water logging (for instance), thenthey cannot be harvested. Likewise, if urbanand rural areas are susceptible to flooding,impacts of the weather extremes need to bemonitored and managed correctly to reducethe risk of populations losing their homes,livelihoods, or the UK its infrastructure. The responsibility of ADA is essential tothe UK’s welfare and with greater supportfrom the government, leading authoritiesand organisations, the Association canwork towards a safer and secure futurefor all of society.

For more information, please visitwww.ada.org.uk or contact ADA on 020 8399 7350.

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Renamed Leyton Jubilee Park in August,this is a key project for Waltham ForestCouncil, to rejuvenate a semi-rural openspace covering approximately 14 hectaresto make it more like a park in its look and feel. The £2M investment in the Park bringssports facilities, including natural turffootball pitches. A dilapidated sportspavilion has now been rebuilt to SportEngland standards, and there is a strongplay theme at the Park so there are twonew playgrounds, one for children up toseven years old, and the other for thosebetween eight and 13 years old. Entrances into the space have beenimproved and general landscapingimprovements have also been undertaken. As well as this, more parking facilitieshave been added in a sensitive butattractive way, supporting the pavilion. Anew basketball court has beenintroduced, with the previously existingcourt removed to make way for this newone, which is again built to Sport Englandstandards. It is open and free to use bythe public. Very much in keeping with Play England’snew thinking about natural play, thosefacilities are of a very high standard andquality, with both areas featuring mainlybespoke items. Lots of timber products were used,including hardwearing timber, and thereare many intuitive play features that arereally exciting for children of all ages. Despite being located in a denselypopulated area, Leyton, Jubilee Park hasa uniquely rural feel to it, and has seenthe planting of wildflowers to ensure it isin keeping with Lee Valley, using thesame principals used when landscapingthe Olympic Park. It is different from many otherdevelopments because the communitywas consulted as part of the design phase

of the project. Because the site is next to a secondaryschool, an established running club, andsome temporary allotments, it wasimportant to ensure that all these groupstook part in a public consultation, helpingto create a space that brings them alltogether and reaches out to the widercommunity, something that has beenundertaken successfully. The Main Contractor was The LandscapeGroup. Work commenced in February2012 and was completed this month,costing £2M. Part of this contract for Landscape Groupis the development of Abbotts Park, whichis a more traditional park situated on theother side of Leyton. Now completed, work includedrefurbishment work to upgrade its sports pavilion, improvements to thepublic realm surrounding the pavilion and significantly, refurbishment of thetennis courts.The pavilion was completely renovatedinside, while the roof was repaired and azinc overlay was added. The façade hasbeen dramatically improved and is verymodern in its aesthetic appearance.A multi-functional community room canbe found within the building, as well as asmall kitchenette and improved toilets. Tennis court redevelopment wasundertaken in partnership with the LawnTennis Association (LTA), who also partfunded the scheme. The LTA approached Waltham Forest toupgrade these courts because they wereinvesting in all the Olympic boroughs aspart of their capital programme. Theylooked at issues that others may not,such as the correct run off space requiredand the orientation of the courts anddecided refurbishment was necessary.This resulted in a better run off space,and a rotation of 90 degrees to make best

use of the prevailing wind and sunlight tothe courts. Instead of six full size courts, there arenow four full size and two mini courts.Crucially though, the quality is muchhigher and a progression of training andcoaching is now possible.Children can be taught in a moreappropriate environment, while there isalso a pathway into adult coaching. It isnow classed as a development site fortennis, which is important for furtherfunding in the future. The hard standing surfacing has beenresurfaced and rather than covering oneside of the Park as they used to, thecourts are now split so there is a walkwaybetween them, resulting in the pavilionnow relating more to the open space andthe courts now appearing integral to thePark, rather than a stand-alone facility. The overall value at Abbotts Park was£500,000 and like Leyton Jubilee Park, itis now completed.

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Porthcressa is part of Hugh Town, the onlytown on the Isles of Scilly, and effectively thecapital of the islands. The Scilly economy isheavily reliant on the tourism industry,which in turn depends on the quality of theurban and natural environment, the islands’unique ecology and their distinctive identity. It makes an important contribution to theeconomic, cultural and community life of theisles, but has the potential to do much more. The building project will transform theformer lifeboat station and bulb store into alibrary and registry office. The library was anecessary improvement, while the greenand seafront gardens will be landscapedand the walkway surface improved. Otherwork included demolishing and rebuildingthe Schiller building. Work is continuing at pace on-site now.February saw the continuation of thedemolition works, with the Schiller shelterand library buildings both taken down andthe rubble processed. Granite from the Schiller shelter wassalvaged for re-use later in theredevelopment works, while all othermaterials have been crushed. Crushing of the materials at the formerlibrary site took a week to complete. It isintended that as much material as possiblefrom the demolished buildings will bereused where appropriate. The removal of asbestos was alsocompleted in February, and the internalfloor from the bulb store was removed andwill be re-laid in front of the new library asthe project progresses. Demolition of Kate’s Garage has also takenplace, with materials coming out of the sitebeing moved to the former library andcrushed along with the remainder of therubble from the library.

Work has commenced on the excavationof the sea front path and the laying offootings for the new low walls that willrun along its length. Work will also beundertaken to the front of the formerSchiller shelter to provide the increasedfootprint for the new shelter building andKier then set out the new shelter readyfor commencement of construction. The removal of excavated materials wascomplete in the middle of March and samplepanels of the new surface were presentedfor sign off that week, paving the way forconcreting to start along the eastern end ofthe Porthcressa sea front. Additional drainage was installed in the areaso that water will return to the beach moreeasily than previously. Other work has seenthe removal of the concrete deck at thewestern end of the walkway. By the end of April, the new floor slab forthe library building had been completedand birdcage scaffolding erected insidethe new library around the perimeter ofthe building to allowthe commencementof works to the roof. Most of thefoundations for thenew registry officewere excavated andconcreted, and the firstlayer of viewingplatform has also beenconcreted along withbays of the sea frontpath at the westernend of Porthcressa. Temporary toilets wereinstalled in front of thenew shelter site, to bemoved later to behind

the town hall where they will remain untilthe project is completed. May saw the continuation of sub-structure works to the registry office,with the installation of block workdrainage and concreting.Work to the roof of the new librarybuilding commenced with the removal ofasbestos slates, removal of existing rooftimbers and commencement ofconstruction of the concrete ring beam tosupport the roof structure.The surface of the viewing platform wascompleted, as well as the concrete footwayin front of the Porthcressa disco.Designed by Poynton Bradbury Wynter Coleand built by Kier, final completion isexpected in December 2012.

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Last summer was a total washout! Thisautumn is flowing suit! We used to look onflooding as a ‘season’ between October andMarch, but nowadays flooding can occur atanytime! In the last few years we have seenan increase in ‘deluge rain’, which dumpsitself on localised areas, causing bothmisery and devastation to homes andbusinesses alike. With our changing climate,all this is promising to get worse!With the ending of the statement of principlesnext June – a gentleman’s agreement betweenthe insurance industry and the government -the cost of flood insurance for businesses isset to rise substantially. If your business isdeemed at ‘high flood risk’, you may find thatinsurance cover will no longer be available!There are approximately 185,000* commercialproperties at risk in England and Wales;businesses need to be sure that they are notonly aware of their flood risk but how they canbe better prepared in the event of a flood.The average losses from a flood are £28,000compared to just over a £1,000 for burglary*.The chances are you will have an alarmfitted to protect your office. Do you havesimilar solutions to prevent it flooding? Doyou have a ‘Flood Plan’ in place? How willyou manage the clean up if you are flooded?Taking a few steps to plan what you’d do ifyou were about to flood could cut down themisery that so many suffer. And furthermorecut down on vital business disruption!Of thought and preparation before a flood,planning ahead breaks down into thefollowing sections:1) Find out if you are at risk of being floodedby visiting the Environment Agency’swebsite www.environment-agency.gov.uk.Click on ‘flood’ and this will take you to aninteractive map and will give you the level ofrisk your business faces from being flooded.If you are thinking of buying/renting abusiness that might be at risk of beingflooded, think about buying a flood report(such as Landmark Sitecheck ) They are notexpensive, cover all the different types offlooding and will give you the informationyou need before you make what is probablythe biggest investment of your life 2) If you are at risk of being flooded then itis essential that you sign up for a FREEEnvironment Agency Flood Warning via theEnvironment Agency (EA) website byregistering with the EA website or by ringing0845 988 1188. If you are not eligible for anEA warning, consider investing in our ownflood alarm or telemetry system.

3) Prepare a ‘Flood Plan’ especially for yourbusiness. Most business can save up to 90%on their cost of lost stock and moveableequipment by taking actions to prepare inadvance of a flood. The priority in any floodis the safety of the people who work for you.However, there are actions you can take tominimise the damage. Planning before aflood really does make a difference when thepanic is full on! 4) Think about how you can cut down on anydamage by buying flood protection productsin advance. The humble and inefficientsandbags should be relegated to the lastcentury! Most people are unaware that thereare quality flood protection products on themarket now that can easily be fitted. Manyproperties have been saved from the recentfloods having used them! Always seekadvice from a suitably qualified flood risksurveyor to ensure that appropriate floodprotection products are fitted to protectagainst your particular flood risk.5) Think about reducing the amount ofdamage the flood causes if it does enter thebuilding by raising electrical sockets,electrical wiring and controls for ventilationsystems. Raise equipment and machineryonto plinths and use a water resistantplaster on the walls. Your flood preparationdoes not have to be a costly exercise.6) Make sure all data is stored securely,back up off-site and make sure yourinsurance policy is secure and in anaccessible place. (All this information can bedetailed in your flood plan)One final word of warning – just becauseyour business is not near a river or the seadon’t dismiss this and think it won’t happento you! Over half of last summer’s insuranceclaims were fromsurface waterflooding. Reports fromYorkshire have told ofproperties on a hillbeing flooded fromwater cascadingdown. In my bookeveryone is at risk ofbeing flooded. Beingaware and beingprepared can reducethe misery andfinancial loss caused!For furtherinformation visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk

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Frome Community Collegelooks to the FuturesJuly 2012 saw the Right Honourable VinceCable MP and David Heath CBE MP openthe Frome Futures Building.This landmark building houses studyfacilities, ICT suites, advice centres,recreation facilities and a range of workareas for academic and vocational study, allin landscaped grounds. This means FromeCommunity College can offer an evenbroader range of courses and betterfacilities to the young people of Frome.Wendy Missions, Principal at FromeCommunity College said: “The staff andstudents were delighted that Vince Cableand David Heath could join us to openthe extension“The Futures Centre is a multi-millionpound initiative and a key development forpost-16 education in this area.“It will extend the range of courses we canoffer in both traditional A-levels and morevocational courses such as BTECs, as well as providing state-of-the-art ICT and study facilities.“Our sixth form has grown in recent yearsand is under pressure to grow further. Withyoung people now staying in education until

they are 17 years old, we wanted to ensurewe could offer first-class courses whichwould help all of them into university,training or work.“The investment that has been made here isa sign of confidence in the work we do, anda real boost for education and training inFrome and the surrounding area.”The building has been located to the southwest edge of the site,therefore maintaining aclear and closeproximity to theremainder of theCollege. An entrancecourtyard has beenprovided to the southwest corner of the sitewhich it is intended togive a pleasant andattractive entrance tothe building.The ground floor of thenew accommodationhas been designed tobe very pleasant andfree, which will break

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Conveniently located within Aldershot towncentre, close to numerous public transportfacilities, Westgate Centre is a majorregeneration scheme with an 86,512sq ftfoodstore, seven screen cinema, restaurantsand 91-bed hotel around a new piazza thatis over a decked, 500-space car park. It is only a three minute walk betweenWestgate and the retail core of the town centre,via the pedestrian Upper Union Street. Family restaurants will provide a range offood choices throughout the day andevening, while each restaurant will have itsown outdoor seating within an attractivelylandscaped piazza. The hotel will provide additionalaccommodation for visitors to Aldershot andthe state-of-the-art cinema, opened at theend of October, will show the latestblockbuster films. The foodstore, a Morrisons, will improvecustomer choice and enhance the range andquality of convenience shopping in Aldershottown centre, and is complete with a petrolfilling station.It will be linked by a travelator and lift systemto provide easy pedestrian and shopping trolleyaccess directly from the car park. The variety of day and evening uses willensure Westgate attracts additional visitorsto the town centre. Westgate will boost thelocal economy by retaining retail and leisureexpenditure within Aldershot, which used tobe spent elsewhere. The cinema, Morrisons and all restaurantscan be accessed from the central piazza,

with pedestrian access located on BarrackRoad and Alexandra Road. The piazza offersal fresco dining and public seating in acontinental town square atmosphere. It is awonderful place to meet, relax and enjoysome great hospitality. Accessible from Wellington Avenue, the carpark provides more than 500 spaces andoffers well-lit, safe and secure parkingfacilities with generously sized spacesincorporating designated disabled andparent and toddler parking, as well as aCCTV system. The scheme has embraced energyefficiency with 10% of the energy beingprovided from renewable or low carbonsources. The Westgate development aims tominimise waste andencourage recycling. Cycle storagefacilities have beenprovided and an areaof planted green roofhas beenincorporated topromote biodiversity,habitat enrichment,rainwater retentionand also to reducethe urban heatisland effect. Extensive treeplanting andlandscaping hasbeen provided in andaround the

development and water saving devices areincorporated where practicable to do so.The car wash within the filling stationrecycles water. The tenants within Westgate, as well asMorrisons, include Cineworld, theTravelodge hotel, Pizza Express, Nando’s,Frankie & Benny’s, Subway, Toby Carvery,Harvester and Real China. The Architect for the project is MountfordPigott and the Main Contractor is McLarenConstruction. Some of the facilities are nowopen, with the Cineworld and Travelodgeboth opening at the end of October 2012. The restaurants are being fitted out and thewhole development is expected to openbefore Christmas.

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Leading car parts distributor Andrew PageLtd has set up its new national distributioncentre at Markham Vale, which wasdeveloped with partner, Henry BootDevelopments Ltd.Located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, thecentre is 100,000sq ft and Andrew Pagehas agreed a 15-year leasehold deal tolocate its brand new distribution centre atMarkham Vale. Leeds based Andrew Page employs more than1,600 people and distributes car components,workshop equipment and tools. The Company has been delivering car partsand garage equipment to the motor industryfor more than 90 years. Throughout this period of time, AndrewPage has gained huge experience and asone of the UK’s largest distributors ofquality vehicle components, tools anddiagnostics, the aim is to ensure customershave complete satisfaction from the fullservice provided. With 93 branches and rapidly expanding,Andrew Page remains to this day one of the UK’s most successful motor parts companies. The Company has rapidly expanded sincethe turn of the century, with the creation ofthe AP-Tech division in 2000 – dedicated tofulfilling customer’s tools, workshopequipment and training requirements. AP-Tech now employs four sales advisors,three full-time technical representatives anda service engineer, responsible forequipment demonstrations, warranty andcustomer support. The Andrew Page training programme, AutoEducation, was established in 2003. Byacknowledging the need for training withinthe industry, Auto Education now consists ofmore than 25 courses to improve andadvance technician skills. The latter part of 2009 saw the launch of theupdated Auto Education website, wheregarage technicians can now view all up andcoming courses and book securely online.

During March 2010, Andrew Page joinedpartnership with Phoenix Equity Partners, aleading UK middle-market private equity firm.Phoenix will support the existing Andrew Pagemanagement team in continuing to developand grow the business.This year has also been busy for theCompany. As well as the distribution centre,other branches have been opened, bringingthe total number in the UK to 93.Annual sales nowexceed £120M, anextraordinary exampleof how businessacumen and thesupport of loyal staffhas created one of theUK’s most successfulaftermarket automotiveorganisations in the UK. Andrew Page’snational distributionfacility is the biggestto be constructed atMarkham Vale to date,and has brought morethan 120 new jobs tothe area. Mark Roberts,Managing Director ofAndrew Page, said:“Markham Vale hasexcellentcommunication links,immediate access tothe M1 motorway andis the ideal locationfor our nationaldistribution facility. “The developmentsupports ourexpansion plans as aleading supplier ofquality parts and weare delighted to bring120 jobs toDerbyshire.”

Councillor Kevin Parkinson, CabinetMember for Regeneration, said: “This isfantastic news for our Markham Valeregeneration scheme. A major company likeAndrew Page coming to the site shows theinvestment we have made as the solidfoundation for our long-term aim of creating5,000 jobs.”Designed by AJA Architects, and built byKier, work took 20 weeks to complete.

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These are exciting times for this forwardthinking main contractor Quinn London Ltd,after significant contracts have recently beensecured, and the coming weeks will also seethe re-launch of a new look website andbranding package. Delivering a completely refreshing, fullscope of construction service to its clients,Quinn London continues to outperform themarket, with a 36% growth this year, up 14%from last year. Headquartered in self-built offices located inMill Hill, north London, the Company is alsosupported by strategically positioned regionaloffices, making it ideally situated to serviceclients across London and the south of England. These new projects include the £2.1Mdesign and build form entry expansion atOrleans Primary School for the LondonBorough of Richmond, while the Companyhas also been appointed as frameworkpartner with Kingston University to deliver aprogramme of minor refurbishment works.The Company has also been appointed todeliver a £550,000 project to design andinstall an MRI scanner for the Kings College Hospital.Unlike its competitors, Quinn London has abroad business portfolio that spreads interestsacross the design and build and traditionalconstruction markets, spanning public sector,residential, higher education, primary andsecondary education, healthcare andcommercial sectors, enabling the Company togain exposure in a number of markets whileremaining competitive.Future opportunities for company growthare in the higher education, commercial andhealthcare markets. With a solid reputationin public sector housing and primaryeducation, Quinn London is well positionedto build upon this experience and evolve thebusiness to strategically respond to thediffering needs of these sectors. A key statistic in the quality of theCompany’s work is that 80% of its businesscomes from repeat custom – this is a directresult of customers experiencing anincreased level of service. Over the last decade, Quinn London has

carefully expanded its operations, ensuringresources are not over-leveraged. This hasallowed the Company to be morecompetitive in the current marketconditions, while also offering clientscertainty and reliability when having workundertaken by Quinn London. Committed to operating in the mostsustainable manner possible, Quinn Londonis proud of its reputation as a totallyenvironmentally responsible contractor. This commitment is underpinned throughthe Company’s ISO 14001:2004 accreditedEnvironmentalManagement System. The Companyrecognises howbusiness activitieshave a direct impacton the environmentand is committed tomitigating andoffsetting these atevery opportunity toguaranteecommunities areenhanced andenvironments arepreserved. As a result, QuinnLondon is heavilyinvolved inimplementingsustainableinitiatives to ensureit continues todeliver excellence insustainability. Recent project successincludes completingwork on the awardwinning Golden LaneLeisure Centre for theCorporation of London. This £2.3M design andbuild comprised of atwo-storey swimmingpool centre,badminton court anda single-storey club

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Castlegate Shopping Centre’s £1M developmentof the historic market at Castle Way is quicklymoving forward, and with the estimatedcompletion of mid December 2012, shopperswill be in for a real treat at Christmas. This existing market hall was in need of arevamp, with people keen on conversion intomore retail space. AG Lathe Shopping Centre LLP, a jointventure between the asset manager LatheInvestments and new equity partner AngeloGordon, acquired the scheme in 2010 withthe primary aim of capitalising on the strongindependent market trading ethos inStockton.This resulted in the plan to redevelop themarket hall, increasing its size from 20stalls to 28. The retail area is beingexpanded from 5,000sq ft to 8,000sq ft. Because of the direction of theredevelopment, rather than getting majorhigh street tenants into the market, localbusinesses have been encouraged to get incontact if they are interested in movingpremises, growing their business, or arelooking for a suitable location. It has resulted in much interest from manylocal businesses looking to build and be partof the trading fabric of the town, and therehas been a very high degree of pre-lettings. In addition, there has been a refurbishmenton the existing multi-storey car park thathas just been completed.

Lasting three years, this project has beenundertaken in phases. The existing multi-storey car park had to have its pillarsstrengthened, while all concrete was treatedand the whole car park was repainted, itselectrics renewed, as well as the car parkbarriers and car park lining. Every floor is now colour coded and theexterior of the car park is going to bedecorated, with the type of façade treatmentto be used now being investigated becausethere is an impressive angled wall thatoverlooks the river. The aim is to get the maximum impact onthis to show that there is effectively a newcar park and a veryuser friendly car parkcomprising of 800spaces, which is amajor parking facilityin the town. Work on the marketredevelopment isbeing undertaken inphases to try andminimise disruptionto traders. The main challengewithin theredevelopment wasdeciding on the finaldesign, with the layoutof the stalls, how it

works and how it presents itself to the public.This not only incorporates the market hall,but also the entrance to it, so how thisentrance looks has been an important partof the process. All of this has been handledsuccessfully and professionally. Robertson Construction is the Main Contractoron the market hall, while the Main Contractorfor the car park development was MakersConstruction. Roar Image has been importantin the rebranding of the Centre. The Work started on the market hall in April 2012and completion is due before Christmas,though some phases that don’t effect tradingwill continue into 2013.

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Elite Roller Shutters and Doors are a company based in the North East of England and specialise in all types of commercial and industrial security doors, including roller shutters, fire exits and sectional overhead doors. We are a local company who pride ourselves on the quality of our products as well as our rapid installation times. Reasons to choose Elite Roller Shutters and Doors • Quick turn around on all enquiries.• Excellent range of products.• Competitive pricing.• Over 20 years experience

Enterprise is the UK’s largest dedicatedmaintenance and frontline service providerto the public sector and utility industry. More than 15 million people use theCompany’s services, which is 25% ofthe UK population. The Company has long term partnershipswith local and central government,working together to ensure that people’sessential daily services are deliveredefficiently and on time.Enterprise work closely with utilitycompanies to provide people’s homes andbusinesses with reliable power, gas, waterand communication links every day. For local authorities, Enterprise providedaily frontline services, with its teamsrepairing and maintaining essential utilityinfrastructure for gas, power, water andtelecoms companies. The work for central government includesproperty and asset maintenance, andrepairs to strategic highways. Services can be provided as a single activityor bundled into full asset managementpackages to achieve the best benefits interms of value and efficiency. Enterprise offers a one-stop-shop approachto service delivery, working with customersfrom stage one; helping to shape the visionand requirements for future service deliveryand procurement, ensuring that services areas efficient as possible and respond to theneeds of the customer and the local area. Enterprise focus on developingpartnering agreements with mutualgoals, a high level of transparency andopen communication. The Companybelieve this mutually supportiveframework creates better relationshipsand effective working solutions. The many successful long-termpartnerships are testament to thisapproach. Enterprise has partnershiparrangements with customers andcomplementary organisations alike. Theflexible, proactive nature of thesearrangements allows contracts to evolvewith the changing needs of the customerand the industry. People drive and shape Enterprise’sorganisation. The collaborative culture ofthe Company encourages its people to workat their best in partnership arrangements.Enterprise also appreciate that everyoneneeds to fulfil their potential, participate andengage fully in the Company and work in afair and ethical environment – which isEnterprise’s commitment to its people. The Company has a number of successfulpartnerships, one of which includes workingwith the National Grid since 2005. Threeyears after this, Enterprise deployed 50 gasengineers to restore gas supply inRawtenstall, Lancashire after an incident

had left 18,000 local residents without gas. Enterprise also enjoys an innovative servicedelivery partnership with Liverpool CityCouncil. Together they form the joint venturepartnership EnterpriseLiverpool. The first of its kind, this joint venture hasproduced exceptional results includingreducing highways budget by 28% whileimproving the level of service, reducingthe number of annual tripping claimsfrom 6,000 to 500, and improving thefrequency of highways inspections fromless than 50% to 100%.Another joint venture, EnterpriseMouchel,works in south London maintaining theTransport for London (TfL) road network.London’s Blackwall Tunnel runs under theRiver Thames and at the time of its openingwas the world’s longest underwater tunnel.The large amount of traffic going throughthe tunnel on a daily basis makes it difficultto maintain high levels of cleaning withoutcausing major disruptions. EnterpriseMouchel identified some new,improved equipment that would enhance theefficiency of the cleaning process. The joint venture worked closely withMercedes-Benz to develop an innovativecleaning method using one specialist vehiclecalled a Unimog Mulag washing unit. This only needs to pass through the tunnelonce to complete thorough cleaning. Thepurpose-designed machine uses flexible,long reach arms, has a ‘rotating wrist’ brushmechanism to reach the most difficultareas, has interchangeable heads allowingfor different operations to be undertaken,uses brushes to ensure a better finish thanthe previous jetting system and requires a

minimum amount of water, enabling the3,000 litre tank to last for a full shift. Enterprise collects the rubbish andrecycling for over one million homes,keeping the streets clean in four majorcities and large areas of London. TheCompany also looks after parks andgardens in six city regions, including threeof The Royal Parks and the gardens of 10Downing Street.The teams at Enterprise upgrade over400km of water pipes every year and repairpower networks in every country acrossBritain. Enterprise also maintains 34,000kmof strategic highways and local roadsincluding in London. The Company maintain the infrastructureof the UK, and the way it manages, plansand delivers these services makes allcustomers happy.Enterprise has developed an innovativepartnership with Staffordshire CountyCouncil that has led to it forming a virtualjoint venture and becoming a great exampleof best practice. The partnership wascommended at the MJ Achievement Awardsin 2008 for its ‘Best Use of Resources’.Staffordshire Highways was created in 2004to deliver maintenance services to thecounty’s road network. Following an externalPartnership Healthcheck in 2007, projectViSTAH was launched to improve operationalefficiency and transform the partnershipinto a virtual joint venture to achieve evengreater integration, transparency and best value.The innovative nature of the joint venturehas meant that tight restrictions onoperating overheads have been met.

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These have been reduced by 3% in realterms year-on-year since StaffordshireHighways was created. The team alsoachieved upper quartile road conditionwith lower quartile spend.Enterprise value the contribution and energythat young people bring to the business andfeel it is important for the Company tosupport and encourage young people intochallenging and enjoyable careers. In addition to the apprenticeship andgraduate programmes, the EnterpriseFoundation runs Transitional EmploymentProgrammes (TEP).These offer local, long-term unemployedyoung people training and experience,working alongside Enterprise teams.The Company deliver social housingmaintenance for Barking and DagenhamCouncil and have taken on ten young peopleon a TEP. Once they have completed the six-month programme, Enterprise organise aspecial day where local employers and theyoung people get together and have theopportunity to network, talk about thepotential roles available and get someinterview practice. They can then go on tofind steady employment either withEnterprise or with another local employer. The Company has held a 40-yearrelationship with BT and this continuedduring the creation of BT Openreach. Openreach required a networkinstallation supplier to mobilise acontract in Wales within a short timeframe and to maintain service deliveryduring the transitional period. Enterprise was asked if it could conduct aseamless transition into Wales whiledelivering £6M of overdue work. A robust mobilisation plan was a criticalsuccess factor. This included details of:-• Management resources and HR.• Depots and offices including commercial

control and coordination.• Roles and responsibilities at all levels.• Health, safety and quality control.• IT systems.• Vehicles and plant.The introduction of a dedicated EnterpriseRegional Director gave the SeniorOpenreach Managers a single point ofcontact and provided a level ofaccountability, which encouraged anintegrated, communicative approach.Enterprise ensured that the outstandingwork was reducedfrom £6M to £2M inthe first threemonths andcustomer servicewas greatlyimproved. Enterprise’s 40years of experienceand in-depthknowledge of itsmarkets are alignedwith the prioritiesand requirements ofits customers. Thisallows services to becombined intobespoke packages

that respond to their needs. The Company focuses on adding value withits services, which can be through newtechnology, innovation, environmentallyresponsible techniques, community-focusedprojects or service re-engineering to bringsignificant savings and improvements inquality and reliability. Enterprise’s bespoke IT systems improveefficiency in maintenance activities andenable the Company to deliver best valuethroughout its operations. There aretransparent systems that are used. Theseimprove communication channels betweensites, offices and customers. Enterprise alsobelieve investment in IT to be essential todeliver cost, improved performance andensure a safe workplace. The Enterprise system, WorkManager,is just one of the successes. It is abespoke management system that wasdeveloped in-house, supporting over6,000 users and handling around 60,000transactions a month. It allocates resources effectively toimprove productivity and provides realtime updates and reports on work. It isalso completely adaptable to contractualand local requirements. In-cab devices and hand-heldtechnology are used on the Company’sfrontline activities so it can work withreal time information. This makesservice delivery much more efficient,accurate and transparent. Innovation is a key element inEnterprise’s commitment to continuousimprovement. It can help to reduceenvironmental impact and improve thehealth and safety of the Company’soperatives as well as the general public.

Innovation is encouraged throughout theCompany and helps ensure it remains at theforefront of the industry.Enterprise also supported the Homes andCommunity Agency innovative self-buildproject. This enabled people in need ofhousing and training to contribute to theconstruction of their own homes and receiveNVQ training. The Company teamed up with LewishamCollege to help ten people take part in thisproject. Enterprise provided the hands-onexperience and training in the localcommunity, while also providing propertymanagement services to the Council. In 2010, Enterprise introduced solarpowered traffic lights onto a number of itsprojects with Severn Trent Water. Theyreduce environmental impact and minimisedisruption to the local population. The lights are silent, causing much lessdisturbance than diesel powered lights andthey require no re-charging like batterypowered lights. Enterprise will continue to enhance itsreputation by working on a wide range ofprojects, displaying technology andinnovation, working to sustainablepractices, as well as with each communityand local authorities.

For more information, please visitwww.enterprise.plc.uk

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Rachelfield Ltd. was established in 1982 and is now recognised as one of the country’s leading specialists in Traffic Signal and Sub Surface Vehicle Detector Installation. Strategically based in Warrington, a stone’s throw from the M6 & M62, we can mobilise to anywhere in the UK which enables us to keep our prices keen and competitive.Over the years we have built a strong reputation for reliability, efficiency and providing a quality service to our clients with all our staff being accredited to the relevant National Highways Sector Schemes. Rachelfield Ltd. undertakes work for various local authorities, main contractors and other leading organisations involved in the construction and maintenance of the country’s highways.

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Following planning approval in January 2012,the detailed design of Tilgate Forest GolfCentre’s new clubhouse facility was completedand work commenced in May 2012. Located in Crawley, the new clubhouse isbeing constructed on the site of the previousclubhouse, which was destroyed by a fire inMay 2011.The site has remained open, with golfersenjoying the café and course facilities fromtemporary buildings. The pro-shop anddriving range were unaffected by the fire andremained open for business. Linking to the surviving driving range, theclubhouse will be a single-storeyconstruction, providing better access for allvisitors, an improved entrance directly fromthe car park and will facilitate improvedviews from the bar to the 18th green. Main features of the new clubhouse willinclude state-of-the-art facilities for golfersand walkers including a café, shop, meetingroom, changing facilities, reception, bar andfunction rooms. The construction of the new building will bedone using methods, materials and systemsthat are more environmentally aware. The chosen single-storey design provideseasier access to the clubhouse directly fromthe car park and will be light and airy, withfloor to ceiling windows so that golfers usingthe café can enjoy the views across the course.The course itself is set in the woodedcountryside of the High Weald of Sussex,conveniently located close to the M23 andA264, and adjoining Tilgate Park – itself apopular beauty spot. The course is known forits unparalleled views of the Sussex woodland.The golf centre makes the most of itsbeautiful surroundings, incorporating treesand other natural features into its design.Tilgate is widely regarded as one of the bestmunicipal courses in the south of England,and with a 14-day advance booking facility,people do not need to pay expensivemembership fees to guarantee access.

After a round of golf, people can enjoy adrink in the bar, have a meal in therestaurant overlooking the course, or sit outon the sun terrace. There is also plenty offree car parking for visitors. Facilities at the golf centre include a PAR 7218-hole course, a PAR 3 nine-hole course, a36-bay, floodlit driving range, putting green,PGA professional tuition, a golf shop,restaurant, equipment repair workshop, sunterrace, bar, changing room and showers. In order to improve access around the coursein line with the development, the 18-holecourse is being ‘reversed’ with the back nineholes becoming the front nine holes. TilgateForest are holding a competition inspired bythis change entitled the Reverse PlayChallenge, which began in August invitedgolfers of all abilities to play the course fora chance to win a Skycadie and a plaque inthe new clubhouse.Built in 1982 and designed by Neil Coles,the 18-hole course winds throughwoodland of pine, silver birch, oak, gorseand heather. It is an excellent 6,359-yardcourse, with natural hazards andstrategically placed bunkers. Although it is manageable by inexperiencedgolfers, this course still holds plenty ofchallenges for the expert golfer.The narrow tree-lined fairways, tight doglegs and well guarded greens will test theaccuracy of any golfer. The large greenshave been specially constructed to allowgood drainage and rapid greenreinstatement, so they remain true. The challenging par three course has beencreated by the imaginative use of the naturalcountryside. For those who do not have thetime for a full round or wish to improve theirshort game, this course, with holes inexcess of 100 yards and excellent greens ofthe same standard as the main course, isavailable for golfers of all ages and abilities.With shorter daylight hours through thewinter, this course offers the opportunity to

play on the actual greens and enjoy achallenging game.The driving range allows those who haven’tplayed golf before to come along and try theirhand. The driving range has 35 top qualitymats, including a sloping and chipping mat tosimulate playing on the course.It is a superb facility for both beginners andexperienced players, and features a selectionof targets to improve club selection. There isalso wheelchair access for the disabled. The shop at the golf centre carries acomplete range of golf equipment to meetthe needs of any player, regardless of thestandard they play at. Highly trained staffmembers are on hand to advise on whatwould be best for anybody and the stagethat they play at. The championship 18-hole golf course anddriving range will remain open throughout thebuild phase of the project and little disruptionis expected to the course itself. Colin Chilvers, Manager of Tilgate Forest GolfCentre, said: “This is a really exciting time forus. The new clubhouse is going to be afantastic facility for the whole community, witha purpose built function room and café.“We hope it will become a community hub,with access to golf for all.”The development is benefiting from highquality construction work from MainContractor NU Construction, as well as theProject Management expertise of Parkwood Consultancy Services. Designed by William Saunders, thedevelopment is being undertaken for theclient, Glendale Managed Services, whoseexpertise lies in bringing a modern twist tothe management and maintenance of ‘payand play’ golf facilities. Glendale has introduced a refreshing newway to enjoy a round of golf, where peopledon’t have to be members of a private cluband can enjoy the same excellent facilitiesand much more, with the freedom to play asand when people want to.

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All Saints AvenueSocial housing in Margate

The All Saints Avenue project is an attractivemix of seven houses in two separate blocksand a four-storey block containing 14 flats. Continuing the regeneration of the centre ofMargate, this project has provided affordablerent in the area. Owned by Town and Country Housing Group,a social housing provider based in RoyalTunbridge Wells, providing housing in Kentand East Sussex, the properties are locatedadjacent to The Promenade pub andArlington House, which is one of only threehigh rise tower blocks in Thanet.The site was previously a section of disusedpublic road and pavement and is very closeto the sea front and ‘Dreamland’, Margate’sformer funfair attraction. The funfair housesthe only Grade II listed timber rollercoasterin the UK.All seven houses in the project are three-bedroom, and the flats are a mixture of one-and two-bed. Built on a generally flat site with a short

bank at the boundary, the buildings are allof timber frame with brick and block/renderexternal leaf. There is also a large glazedcurtain wall to the front elevation of the flatblock, which faces the seafront. The roof is awavy design toemulate the waves ofthe sea and shape ofthe adjacentrollercoaster. There is a smallcommunal garden tothe front of the blockthat faces the seafront and the houseshave a smallcourtyard at the rear. All properties are DDAcompliant, withfurther opportunitiesto adapt if necessaryfor disabled purposes,and all finishings have

been chosen by Town and Country Housing.The Main Contractor is Coombs(Canterbury) Ltd. Work started in March2011 and was completed in September 2012.The total cost was £2.1M.

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Construction is well underway at theMiddlemoor Wind Farm site near Alnwick inNorthumberland, which should be deliveringclean energy by Spring 2013.The Wind Farm will have 18 turbines eachwith a height of up to 125 metres, includingthe blades, and has a total generatingcapacity of approximately 54MW. Once built, Middlemoor Wind Farm willgenerate enough electricity each year tosupply the average needs of 27,600 homes,which is more than enough to power everyhome in both Alnwick and Berwick. As part of the construction works, a new roadaccess directly from the A1 will be built as partof the traffic management plan that will reducethe amount of traffic passing through thenearby village of North Charlton.Since proposals for a wind farm atMiddlemoor were first announced in 2004,

plans have been subject to extensive publicconsultation, ending in a public inquiry thatconcluded at the end of December 2007. In August 2008, RWE npower renewablesreceived planning consent by the PlanningInspectorate and since then, RWE has beenworking closely with the Department ofClimate Change, Ministry of Defence andNorthumberland County Council to ensurethe scheme complies with the variousplanning conditions. The site is located approximately eightkilometres north of Alnwick inNorthumberland. While the majority of the730ha site comprises of agricultural land,small pockets of UK BAP priority habitat,such as lowland dry heath and lowland dryacid grassland, are also present. A numberof protected species utilise the site, butgood design principles have been followed

and no significant impacts are predicted. A number of conditions were placed on thedevelopment by BERR and EcoNorth, whoprovide a comprehensive range of ecologicaland land management services across thenorth of England and the Scottish Borders,were commissioned to compile a ‘scheme toprotect wildlife and fauna duringconstruction’ and gain approval of thescheme by the local planning authority. A number of method statements werecompiled in relation to species known to bepresent on the site. These includedgoshawk, short eared owl, crossbill, otherbreeding birds, white clawed crayfish, fish,badger, otter, red squirrel and reptiles. Additionally, a small number of surveyswere undertaken to confirm the extent ofsite usage by the white clawed crayfish,goshawk, short eared owl, otter and badger.

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An Ecological Clerk of Works was employedto ensure that method statements werecompiled and activities in or near sensitivelocations were monitored appropriately. Proactive discussions with the CountyEcologist ensured rapid approval of theecological method statements, whichconsisted of a number of different optionsfor each species depending on the seasonover which the construction work is takingplace. This means that all eventualities havebeen taken into account. The 27,600 number of homes predicted tohave electricity supplied is based on anannual electricity consumption per homeof 4,700kWh, which is derived from a totalUK domestic electricity consumption of117,589 terawatt-hours (TWh) and 25.2million UK households giving 4,666 kWhper year, per household. The figure takesinto account fluctuations in wind speeds,including when the wind speed is too lowfor the turbines to operate. RWE npower renewables offers a range ofcommunity benefit packages at its operatingonshore and offshore wind farms, theseusually benefit those communities livingclosest to the site.

There are a number of existing models,which have been negotiated locally tomeet the specific needs of individualareas. The model varies depending on thesize, type and geographical make up oflocal communities. These packages have been used to fund awide variety of activities includingcommunity building refurbishments,environmental education programmes,energy efficiency schemes and supportinglocal groups and organisations. A modern wind turbine produces electricity70-85% of the time, but it generatesdifferent outputs dependent on wind speed.Over the course of a year, it will generateabout 30% of the theoretical maximumoutput, and npower renewables will ensurethat at the end of the Wind Farm’s life, thewind turbines and associated equipmentwould be removed, leaving barely a trace ofits previous existence. September 2011 saw the highway upgradeworks and site interface works begin, andat the beginning of this year constructionof site tracks and site foundations started. March 2012 saw the commencement ofhighway works from the A1, and in

August, the first delivery of turbinecomponents was made. September saw the grid connection worksand electrical works completed and October has seen the start of thecommissioning of turbines. The Main Contractor for the project isGalliford Try and work should be completedin spring 2013. Through its existing projects and those indevelopment, npower is working in closepartnership with communities andcompanies throughout the UK.As government policy drives the UK towardsa target of supplying 15% of electricity fromrenewables by 2015, npower will be at theforefront of realising this aim. npower renewables is a fully ownedsubsidiary of RWE Innogy, and sistercompany to RWE npower, a leadingintegrated UK energy company, with morethan six million retail customers in the UK. RWE is one of Europe’s five leadingelectricity and gas companies. It is active inthe generation, trading, transmission andsupply of electricity and gas.

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Travelodge opened seven hotels in July, withfour sites located in London, making thebudget hotel chain the largest hotelier in thecapital for the Olympic Games. One of these is the new five-storey hotellocated on Victoria Dock Road near theExCel centre, featuring 131 bedrooms. Stephen Kennard, Head of Developmentat the London Development Authority,said: “This new hotel, close to ExCel andits International Conference Centre, will

help bring more people and more jobs tothe area.”Strictly ordered masonry facades, thoughnot rigid in their approach in order to allowa more playful approach to be taken whereappropriate, form a strong precedent for thedevelopment of the exteriors and thegeneral appearance of the buildings, andbrickwork is high quality with a recessedjoint to accentuate the detailing. The landscaping has a central courtyard for

the use of allguests, easilyaccessible from therear entrance with alarge specimen treeat the centre toprovide shade for circular seating beneath. The perimeter andedges of the site aredefined by clipped

formal hedging and car parking spaces are delineated by planting beds with native species. The previously existing grass embankmentat the rear of the site was retained alongwith the existing tree line. Semi mature trees were planted sensitivelyacross the site to create landscapedcourtyards and bird/bat boxes are providedin appropriate locations. The 131 guest rooms within the scheme fallinto three main types, split in accordancewith the hotel operator’s requirements. There are 91 standard shower rooms, 32family rooms, which are located on thesouthern façade facing towards the RoyalAlbert Dock, and there are also a furthereight rooms with disabled access. The Main Contractor for the project wasMcLaren Construction and the Architect wasAros Architects. This hotel, along with theother three in London, created 117 jobsacross the city.

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This pair of previously vacant semi-detachedVictorian villas have been converted and nowprovide student accommodation in the heartof the Calthorpe Estate in Edgbaston. They were first built as a pair of semi-detached dwellings between 1875 and 1878,constructed of solid masonry with brick anddecorative stone dressing. At the rear of 15 Greenfield Crescent,there were a number of varying qualityone-storey extensions that were builtbetween 1945 and 1951.Vacant since April 2001 and March 2005,numbers 14 and 15 Greenfield Crescenthave been refurbished to bring theproperties back into active use and torestore and preserve them for the future.The success and continued occupationdepends on the viability of the designateduse for the properties and in this location,high quality student accommodationrepresents a sustainable development. Detailed survey work to the rear extensionsat number 15 revealed the requirement for acomplete demolition and rebuild due to thepresence of asbestos and the loss ofstructural integrity, which gave theopportunity to build a fully designed, highquality extension in the scale and footprintof the demolished accommodation. This new accommodation provides three-,four- and five-bedroom cluster flats withshared kitchen, living and dining rooms. 14Greenfield Crescent also offers studiobedrooms, which include ensuite bathroomand kitchenette facilities. A total of seven flats with 30 new bedroomsare provided and the development alsoincludes a shared garden space to the rearof the properties and designated secure bikeand bin stores. The villas have been returned to two separateproperties, with the main entrances providingaccess to front ground floor flats.

Side doors provide access to the featurestaircases and cluster flats on both upperlevels. There is also an additional mainentrance door to the rear of the extensionof number 15, which contains a furthercluster flat.The cluster flats are all different in layout butinclude a main hallway where the communalkitchen, living, dining room, bedrooms andshared bathrooms are accessed. The layout works with the existing fabricof the buildings and is based on atraditional, residential design. The studioflat is located on the ground floor ofnumber 14, with studio bedroomsaccessed from a central corridor. Original Victorian staircases have beenpainted completely white with a gloss finishto the balustrades and handrails, while adark blue accent colour has beenincorporated within the design of thecommunal kitchen, living and dining rooms.All bedrooms and corridor spaces have beenfinished white to maximise the reflection ofnatural daylight and express the quality ofthe internal finishes. A light touch approach was applied to theexterior of the villas, includingrefurbishment of windows and localised

brickwork; roof repairs were also made. Interventions, such as the insertion of newwindows were limited to the secondaryfacades and to the roof. The primary northeast street elevation was cleaned, repairedand refurbished to enhance the quality andbeauty of the street façade.These original sash windows, refurbished to fullworking order, retain the original Victoriancharacter of the buildings, while providingnatural light into the properties. Each room is unique in layout and theindividuality of the spaces give students a senseof place and ownership. Attic rooms have provenparticularly popular and are full of character. The scheme retains the landscapingfeatures at the front of the properties,including cobbled driveways, feature treesand original low-level decorativebrickwork walls. A new landscapedgarden has been created at the rear forall students to use and includes apurpose-built secure bike store. Built for Calthorpe Estates, the Architectfor the project is Willmore IlesArchitects Ltd and the Main Contractoris Bullock Construction. Work commenced in January 2012 and wascompleted in September 2012.

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Cheviots Children’s CentreThe new and improved facilities at theCheviots Children’s Centre will provideadditional spaces and modern facilities forstaff and clients. Cheviots Children’s Centre/DisabilityServices is the social care agency within theJoint Service for Disabled Children.The Joint Service was developed through theChildren’s Trust and includes keypartnerships with education and thePrimary Care Trust. Cheviots is central to the delivery of highquality innovative service provision todisabled children and their families living inEnfield. As a specialist children’s centre,Cheviots plays a pivotal role with its partneragency – the Early Intervention SupportService (EISS) in disseminating andmodelling best practice to generic children’scentres throughout the borough.The benefits associated with undertakingspecific redesigning of identified areas atCheviots Children’s Centre were to improve,create more space and upgrade the buildingin order to comply with current fire andhealth and safety regulations. Particular areas of concern included poorcondition of toilets and welfare facilities forstaff and clients, continuing boiler and hotwater failure, security, and disabled access.

The current accommodation is alsoinadequate to allow the service todevelop and continue to offer high qualitycare and support – some additionalspaces are therefore required, while allfire doors are in need of upgrade tocomply with fire regulations. Alteration and improvement works allow forimproved flow of natural ventilation,improved lighting levels in office space,better security, improved user accessibility,a safer working environment, the creation ofan additional workingspace and betterwheelchairaccessibility. Demolition has notbeen required on thistwo-storey buildingbut alterations withinthe existingdevelopment havebeen required tocreate the widerspace that isnecessary.Comprising oftraditional cavityconstruction with aflat roof, there is

added value to the exterior of the building asthe refurbishment has benefited from newdouble glazing windows, external paving andsoft play area for children together with thenew extension. The Main Contractor for the project Jarvis Ltd.

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Located on Conway Crescent in Greenwood,the Selborne Primary School’s newextension is finally going to be completedthis month. Part of the Medway Estate community, thedevelopment involved minor demolition ofold toilet blocks, a new two-storeyconstruction extended onto the eastern endof the main building together with internalreorganisation of the existing building. The new extension has been constructed infacing brickwork to match the existingbuilding, along with powder coated whitealuminium double glazed windows anddoors under a flat polymer modified felt roofsystem. The new building, when complete, will giveSelborne a proper front entrance to theSchool via Thames Avenue. There will also be a new 100-place nurseryand a two-class additional resourceprovision for children with autism, in

addition to a bigger kitchen and hall. It will house additional classrooms requiredas the School expands from a two-form to athree-form entry school, while there will benew administration offices, a staff room andconference room. During the summer, all lighting wasrewired and renewed throughout the olderpart of the School too, and a new firealarm and security system was installedin every room, including the new andolder parts of the School.Even the Gilbert White building did notescape works as it had all the flooringreplaced due to faults found in theoriginal fixing. Also during the summer, the two old toiletblocks were remodelled and brought up todate and the entire flat roof has beenreplaced. A new staff car park is also part ofthe development. During the development, the School lost use

of its KS1 hall and two sets of toilets oneither side of that hall, and the MainContractor, Buxton Building Contractors,screened off the hall and outside areacompletely to make it safe and secure tostaff and children. Buxton is a traditional, experienced buildingcontractor founded in 1924. The Company’skey operational sectors are affordablehousing, commercial, community,conservation, education, healthcare, leisureand private housing.Buxton is a well-established business withthe goal of continuing to be successful andbuild upon an already enviable reputationand this is no different at Selborne, wherethe extension is now watertight, anddevelopment challenges such as weatherdelays have been overcome. The Architect for the project is EC Harris.Work commenced in November 2011 andwill be completed this month.

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9 High Street, Penge, London SE20 7HJ Tel: 020 8776 8374 Fax: 020 8776 8376Email: Info@thme.co.uk Website: www.thme.co.uk

TH Mechanical & Electrical Ltd Mechanical & Electrical Engineers & Contractors

Plumbing – Ventilation – Air Conditioning – Heating – Plant Rooms – LV SystemsCCTV – Access Control – Fire Alarms Installations – Data Systems – Voice SystemsSecurity Systems – Aerial & Digital TV Systems – Lightning Protection Systems.

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TH Mechanical & Electrical Ltd is proud to be associated with Buxton Building Contractors Ltd with the project currently being undertaken at Selborne Primary School. We look forward to work-

ing with Buxton Building Contractors Ltd on many more future projects.

KONE, an innovative leader in the elevatorand escalator industry, has recently unveileda completely transformed elevator portfolioto the global marketplace, its largest newproduct offering for years. The firm’s industry-leading elevators haveset a benchmark for the whole industry withleading eco-efficient performance, premium

ride comfort, award-winning design, andimproved space efficiency. The new range isexpected to cover approximately 60% ofKONE’s elevator offering, and will graduallyreplace KONE’s current volume elevatoroffering globally. ”The new elevator portfolio is the core of ourproduct offering and will therefore have a

significant impact on our business. Theseproducts will come to represent asubstantial part of KONE’s elevator supplyover the coming years,” says Matti Alahuhta,President and CEO of KONE Corporation.The new elevator range further strengthensKONE’s competitiveness in the new

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Operating from purpose built facilities in the north of England, Northern Escalator Installations LLP is able to provide comprehensive solutions to the escalator industry. From simple storage to design, build up transportation and installation, all are carried out by fully qualified and highly experienced personnel. The Company use lifting equipment and transportation vehicles, which it owns and operates. This helps Northern Escalator

Installations deliver a truly seamless cost effective solution tailored to the exacting requirements of individual clients.Northern Escalator Installations operate full bespoke turn-key installation and removal packages for escalators and elevators, providing a comprehensive installation and commissioning service that covers a wide variety of leading manufacturer’s. All of the company’s escalator engineers have a minimum of ten years manufacturer experience and

are fully qualified to diagnose the cause ofa problem on site and advise the action needed to prevent further occurrence. Each package is tailored to each individual client, and can include a range of services from feasibility and site surveys, advising customers prior to work being carried out, consulting with manufacturers, builders and architects, producing detailed method statements CAD drawings, risk assessments, transportation and crane requirements,

Northern Escalator Installations LLP: Lumbrook Mills, Westercroft Lane, Northowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX3 7TY

Tel: 00 44 (0) 1422 202 777 Fax: 00 44 (0) 1422 202 888Email: info@northerninstallations.co.uk www.northerninstallations.co.uk

For any further enquiries please give us a call on the number above

Working in conjunction with many of the World’s leading escalator manufacturers.

The UK's leading Escalator Installations company

NORTHERNEscalator Installations LLP

right through to gaining authority for road closure and special escorts. With the Company, every aspect of an installation or removal project is handled in house from start to finish. The project management service removes the risks otherwise imposed on the customer trying to coordinate various contractors to a deadline. On average, the company installs and commissions more than 400 escalators annually worldwide. The company is registered by the British Standards Institute (BSI) to the:

1. ISO 9001: 2008 Quality Management System Standard2. ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management System Standard

We have implemented the OHSAS 18001: 2007 Occupational Health & Safety Assessment System where the BSI assessment is planned for early 2013.Northern Escalator Installations has many years experience in the removal and installation of lifts and elevators, together with a range of specialist lifting and transport requirements for such projects.As part of the specialist range of services, escalators can either be built to testing stage at the purpose built assembly and testing facilities and then transported to site or be built and commissioned on site. Escalators are transported using the impressive fleet of specialist trailers and tractor units so that the machines arrive safely and in correct working order for assembly and installation.

Thereafter, cranes and other specialist purpose built lifting equipment is used to split and join escalators, fit balustrades and steps, built to testing stage, as well as test and commission. This ensures total quality control of the clients’ valuable machinery. Northern escalator Installations has over 100,000sq ft of covered storage space with lifting and off load facilities, as well as a large area of secure external hard standing. As a supplier of “EHC Handrails”, Northern Escalator Installations carry a full stock of handrails for all make and models of escalators.

Operating from purpose built facilities in the north of England, Northern Escalator Installations LLP is able to provide comprehensive solutions to the escalator industry. From simple storage to design, build up transportation and installation, all are carried out by fully qualified and highly experienced personnel. The Company use lifting equipment and transportation vehicles, which it owns and operates. This helps Northern Escalator

Installations deliver a truly seamless cost effective solution tailored to the exacting requirements of individual clients.Northern Escalator Installations operate full bespoke turn-key installation and removal packages for escalators and elevators, providing a comprehensive installation and commissioning service that covers a wide variety of leading manufacturer’s. All of the company’s escalator engineers have a minimum of ten years manufacturer experience and

are fully qualified to diagnose the cause ofa problem on site and advise the action needed to prevent further occurrence. Each package is tailored to each individual client, and can include a range of services from feasibility and site surveys, advising customers prior to work being carried out, consulting with manufacturers, builders and architects, producing detailed method statements CAD drawings, risk assessments, transportation and crane requirements,

Northern Escalator Installations LLP: Lumbrook Mills, Westercroft Lane, Northowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX3 7TY

Tel: 00 44 (0) 1422 202 777 Fax: 00 44 (0) 1422 202 888Email: info@northerninstallations.co.uk www.northerninstallations.co.uk

For any further enquiries please give us a call on the number above

Working in conjunction with many of the World’s leading escalator manufacturers.

The UK's leading Escalator Installations company

NORTHERNEscalator Installations LLP

right through to gaining authority for road closure and special escorts. With the Company, every aspect of an installation or removal project is handled in house from start to finish. The project management service removes the risks otherwise imposed on the customer trying to coordinate various contractors to a deadline. On average, the company installs and commissions more than 400 escalators annually worldwide. The company is registered by the British Standards Institute (BSI) to the:

1. ISO 9001: 2008 Quality Management System Standard2. ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management System Standard

We have implemented the OHSAS 18001: 2007 Occupational Health & Safety Assessment System where the BSI assessment is planned for early 2013.Northern Escalator Installations has many years experience in the removal and installation of lifts and elevators, together with a range of specialist lifting and transport requirements for such projects.As part of the specialist range of services, escalators can either be built to testing stage at the purpose built assembly and testing facilities and then transported to site or be built and commissioned on site. Escalators are transported using the impressive fleet of specialist trailers and tractor units so that the machines arrive safely and in correct working order for assembly and installation.

Thereafter, cranes and other specialist purpose built lifting equipment is used to split and join escalators, fit balustrades and steps, built to testing stage, as well as test and commission. This ensures total quality control of the clients’ valuable machinery. Northern escalator Installations has over 100,000sq ft of covered storage space with lifting and off load facilities, as well as a large area of secure external hard standing. As a supplier of “EHC Handrails”, Northern Escalator Installations carry a full stock of handrails for all make and models of escalators.

equipment markets. He said: “Today, we arethe second biggest elevator and escalatorprovider in our industry.” The new products will be available in Europeand Asia Pacific during the second half of2012, and in the Americas in 2013. Theportfolio includes the machine room-lessKONE MonoSpace® for the global markets,and KONE N MiniSpace™ with a smallmachine room for the Asian market.

The industry’s most energy-efficient elevatorsKONE is a pioneer in eco-efficiency withinits industry. The new KONE MonoSpaceelevators are up to 35% more energyefficient than KONE’s previous industry-leading elevator platform. Theimprovements are made possible by thecompletely renewed KONE EcoDisc®hoisting machine, a highly efficient drive,and enhanced standby solutions. ”The construction and real estatecustomers are demanding when it comesto energy-efficiency and green buildingcertification schemes like LEED andBREEAM. With our solutions, the carbonfootprint of buildings can be cut to an evengreater extent,” says Heikki Leppänen, EVPof New Equipment at KONE.As the first company in the elevator industry,KONE’s volume products received an A-class energy rating according to the VDI4707 guideline - the benchmark for elevatorenergy efficiency.

Guaranteed ride comfort The renewed KONE EcoDisc hoistingmachine is complemented by a wide rangeof upgrades that are designed to deliverindustry-leading ride comfort: a new motorcontrol system, a renewed braking system, aredesigned hoisting system, and animproved car structure. “This means thatthe noise levels, both inside and outside theelevator cars, are as low as possible, theride is smooth with no vibration, and thatthe floor levelling is perfectly accurate. Ridecomfort is an important part of userexperience, and our vision is to deliver thebest user experience”, adds Leppänen.One significant improvement is also acomprehensive test for ride comfort, nowconducted on every KONE elevator beforehandover – this is a unique service in theelevator industry.

Award-winning design KONE has been granted four world-classred dot design awards for its new design

solutions. The red dot design award datesback to 1955 and is now one of theworld’s largest and most distinguisheddesign competitions. The user experience and appearance ofKONE elevator interiors have been enhancedwith trendy colours, materials and uniquepatterns, creating a sophisticated ambiance.The new KONE Design Collection offersregionally over 50 car interiors, by designprofessionals for both new construction andmodernisation projects. The wide range of ceilings, wall materials,floors, handrails, mirrors and otheraccessories offers the richest visualvariety on the market to createcustomised designs. According to KONE’s design philosophy, agood elevator user experience is morethan just a ride – it’s an emotionalexperience that combines aesthetics,accessibility, comfort, safety andreliability. The philosophy springs fromKONE’s vision of delivering the best userexperience in the industry.Simon Dow, Business DevelopmentDirector for KONE, confirmed that theCompany was very honoured to havereceived the awards for its latestinnovative designs. The new designsolutions offer a wide selection ofunique elevator car interiors as well asuser friendly components andaccessories to create highly customisedambiances and experiences.

What is new with KONE’s elevatorsolutions?• Best-in-class eco-efficiency• Fully renewed EcoDisc® hoisting

machinery and enhanced standby solutions.• Up to 35% more energy-efficient.• VDI 4707 A-class energy efficiency.

Industry-leading ride comfort • Centralised low-friction hoisting, robust

car, silent brakes.• Ride comfort testing as a built-in service. • Smooth, quiet operation, minimal

disturbance to tenants.

Award-winning design • KONE Design Collection car interiors, with

innovative materials and accessories.• New signalisation solutions and designs

for different building types. • Easy selection of interiors, the most

flexible and versatile offering in the market.

Enhanced space-efficiency• Compact central hoisting takes up less

height and width in the shaft -Especially beneficial when replacing elevators in existing buildings.

• More floor space, roomier car, greater comfort.

Latest news from KONEKONE has won an order to deliver 31 eco-efficient elevators to 5 Broadgate, a newoffice building under construction in City ofLondon, the main financial district ofLondon, UK. KONE’s solutions will ease thePeople Flow® of the employees and visitorswhen it is completed at the end of 2014. The order includes 24 KONE MiniSpace®

elevators, of which 10 will be of a specialscenic design. To ensure smooth people andgoods flow, the office building will alsohouse five KONE MonoSpace® Specialelevators and two additional bottom driveMiniSpace elevators which will be dedicatedto carrying freight. The KONE E-link trafficmonitoring system will ensure a highservice level of the equipment.All the elevators will be equipped with theenergy-efficient KONE EcoDisc® hoistingmachine, which is 50–70% more efficientthan elevators that use conventional liftingtechnologies. The compact machine roomswill be in varying locations to suit thebuilding designs and the strict restrictionson central London Planning. "We are pleased to work with partnerswho share are our passion for greenbuildings while making no compromisesin creating an excellent people flowexperience," says Ari Lehtoranta, EVP andArea Director of KONE Central and NorthEurope. ”We are proud to be associatedwith British Land again and look forwardto the joint collaboration on thissustainable building project.”The office building is currently beingdeveloped as a joint venture between BritishLand and Blackstone. Other partnersinclude Make Architects and Mace as themanagement contractor. 5 Broadgate aimsto achieve an 'Excellent' BREEAM greenbuilding rating. British Land is also behind another currentKONE London project, The Leadenhall Building.

Training offered by KONEKONE is a proactive member of the RoyalInstitute of British Architects (RIBA) CPDProviders Network. The ContinualProfessional Development (CPD)

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programme is an invaluable source oflearning for the practicing architect anddesign technician. The CPD is entitled, Liftsin Construction and Modernisation. It is an evolving educational programmethat keeps pace with the changes incodes and legislation but more than that,it addresses real day-to-day buildingchallenges and helps to prevent costlychanges to established design work, orworse, in-situ fabric.The CPD offered by KONE Plc not onlyeducates the attendee about the codes andstandards surrounding accessibility,firefighting or evacuation for example, but alsothe management and use of lifts in a building.Eco-Innovation and sustainability is partof the KONE design process and it iscritical that the right amount of lifts arein the building to ensure the building canoperate as designed. Too many lifts and itis simply a waste of money and rentablefloor space for the life of the building. Toofew lifts and the building’s People Flow™aspirations will not be met and thebuilding will not function as designed andthe implications are unimaginable. Pioneering eco-efficiencyAs urban areas continue to grow, concern forour environment increases, and the cost ofenergy rises, the challenge is to designbuildings that are environmentally efficient andto ensure a smooth flow of people. KONEtackles the challenges of the future bydeveloping eco-efficient solutions and servicesand by making sure its own operations are asenvironmentally efficient as possible.

KONE solutionsThe Company offers industry-leadingescalator, elevator, and door solutions thathelp customers save energy and costs,while at the same time creating buildings inwhich people can move around smoothly,safely, and comfortably. KONE has cut theenergy consumption of its volume elevatorsby over 70% during 2008–2012. KONE offersA-class energy efficiency certification for itselevators as a standard.KONE provides services to help itscustomers achieve their eco-efficiency goalsin every phase of their building’s lifecycle –from designing and constructing thebuilding to maintaining and modernising it.The Company pays careful attention to the

way its services are produced and deliveredto ensure that they create as littleenvironmental impact as possible.

KONE operationsThe Company is committed to systematicallydeveloping the eco-efficiency of its ownoperations, thereby making KONE thesupplier of choice for customers with themost demanding environmentalrequirements. Focus areas include reducingoperational carbon footprint, improvingmaterial efficiency, as well as minimisingwaste, water use, and the use of hazardoussubstances. KONE’s target is to reduce itscarbon footprint by 3% annually relative tonet sales.

KONE & innovation at The ShardThe most recent major KONE project tocomplete was at The Shard in London. InApril 2009 KONE secured a major order todeliver all lifts and escalators for the iconicShard London Bridge building in London,the tallest building in Western Europe. The contract covered the supply andinstallation of:• 32 lifts, including 13 double-deck lifts.• 10 escalators. • Innovative Jump Lift technology. This was the first time that Jump Lifttechnology had been used in the UK. Itsignificantly improved the overall efficiencyand safety of The Shard’s four yearconstruction programme, saving time,energy and costs and delivering maximumbenefits to theenvironment as aresult.Developed by theSellar Group theproject completed inJune 2012 and standsat 310 metres high.Comprising 586,509sqft (54,488sq m) ofworld class officespace, an exclusivecollection of the UK’shighest residentialapartments and a 5-star Shangri-La Hotelwith spa and pool andrestaurants, it hasviewing galleries that

offer unprecedented 360 º views of London.This iconic tower, which is twice the heightof the London Eye and adjacent to LondonBridge railway station, is the first phase ofthe £2Bn London Bridge Quarterregeneration scheme covering almost twomillion sq ft.

KONE plc, Global House, Station Place, FoxLane North, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9HW.Website: www.kone.co.uk.

F & M INDUSTRIALTransport & logistics to the Lift Industry

133 Roding Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 3BS07850 336442

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Highlow ElectricalServices Ltd

E-mail: highAMLOWE@YAHOO.CO.UK

70 Balmalloch Road, Kilsyth, G65 9NHTel: 07957 100 524

Electrical Engineers for“Lifts and Escalators

for Kone Plc.”

15 Eaton Gardens, Liverpool, L12 3HLMobile: 07912 412 082

Contact Mr. Robert Lowe:

Contact Mr. Ray Higham:

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A London office in a prominent location isundergoing alterations to improve theproperties and bring them up to modern day standards. The properties, number 15 and 17 MacklinStreet in Camden will see the existingcharacter retained externally, whileinternally the two structures will be linkedto provide a modern and greatly improvedstandard of accommodation. Externally, points of entry and exit to thebuildings are being retained but improvedvia the introduction of double height glazingto provide a more legible relationship withthe street. A new reception to the ground floor ofnumber 15 Macklin Street will then link toa centralised vertical circulation andservices core that links all floors of thebuildings as well as provides new sanitaryservices and distribution.Enlarged window openings will provide abetter standard of natural daylight withinthe existing areas. Fully glazed extensions atthird and fourth floor level will link bothbuildings together to provide modern officespaces with an abundance of natural light,replacing existing cramped, narrow andimpractical roof spaces. The glazed extensions will be set back fromthe building line creating planted externalterraces that will give valuable externalspace to the building users while ensuringthe availability of daylight is notcompromised in neighbouring properties.The arch at ground level of 17 MacklinStreet will also be fully glazed, providing adedicated entrance to the double heightspace within the building. To further harmonise the street elevation,an additional glazed arch at this location

will be created, matching the proportionof the adjacent existing arch, which willprovide symmetry to the ground floor ofnumber 17 and bring natural daylightdeeper into the building.A louvered plantenclosure will beincorporated at rooflevel above 15 MacklinStreet, which will beset back significantlyfrom the building line.Due to the narrowsight line of the streetand setback, theenclosure will not bevisible from streetlevel, though theoption does exist toprovide planting inorder to soften anyvisual impact fromadjacent properties athigher level.These works toimprove the properties,and the ground levelsin particular, willachieve a more positivestreet presence,integrating therefurbished buildingswith the vibrancy of thelocal area. Previously not DDAcompliant, alterationswill bring thedevelopment in linewith this, with accesssecured by a platformlift, and there will be a

disabled toilet on the ground floor at 15Macklin Street.The Main Contractor is Harris Calnan andthe Architect is Ben Adams Architects.

Macklin StreetAltering two properties inline with the vibrancy ofthe area

Capital M&E Services Limited,Woodland Place, Hurricane Way,

Wickford Business Park, Wickford, Essex, SS11 8YB.

Serving London and the South-East, Capital offer the design,

supply, installation and commissioning of the following

services to the construction industry:

· Heating · Ventilation · Air Conditioning

· Plumbing · Sprinklers · LV Power Installations

· Lighting · Fire Alarms · Security · Data/IT

Capital are specialists in the Commercial and High End

Residential Refurbishment sector.

Office: 01268 562044website: www.capitalmeservices.co.uk

email: enquiries@capitalmeservices.co.uk

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Hall Construction Group Ltd125 years of success

There are many buildings, structures andcivil engineering works throughout Hull andYorkshire that are testimony to the fine workand commitment of Hall ConstructionGroup, as well as its history. Providing successful buildings for 125 years,everyday the Company works with localauthorities, educational establishments,healthcare providers and internationallyrecognised brands to deliver excellence. These include the NHS, HM Prison Service,ASDA, May Gurney, Barratt Homes, BalfourBeatty, the University of Hull, and councilssuch as Hull City Council, North LincolnshireCouncil, Rotherham Metropolitan BoroughCouncil and Leeds City Council; an eclectic mixof organisations.The experience and expertise of theconstruction team spans across all sectorsso that new build, design and build, andrefurbishment schemes can all beundertaken with equal confidence, withprojects carried out costing between£500,000 and £10M. Crucially, Hall Construction understand the keydrivers of value for money, quality ofconstruction and timely delivery, all carried outwithin a safe working environment, and thesystems and management structures are

geared to successfully ensure these happen. Within the 125 years, Hall has expandedwith the building services division havingbeen established for more than 15 years,carrying out work ranging from minorrepairs to large refurbishments. The recent launch of a new division withinthe Group is focusing on solutions forenergy efficiencies. This renewables divisionhas created new jobs for the area and issetting the Group up to become Yorkshire’sall-round “go-to”contractor for energyreduction and energyefficiency solutions.The new renewablesdivision will be able toinstall all renewabletechnologies to aproperty. This launchcomes before thegovernment’s officiallaunch of the GreenDeal, which will allowproperty owners toupgrade their lowefficiency property,that can be paid forthrough the savings to

their energy bills.With a commitment to new methods ofconstruction such as renewable energy andlowering carbon emissions, it is clear thatHall Construction Group will enjoy manymore successful years.

Hall Construction Group Ltd, Clay Street,Hull, HU8 8HE. Tel: 01482 329204.

ALLAN FAIRFIELD ELECTRICAL LTD

TESTING & INSPECTIONINDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL - DOMESTIC

10-16 EMPRINGHAM STREET, HULL, HU9 1RP

Telephone and Fax: 01482 215285Email: info@allanfairfield.karoo.co.uk

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Since its formation in 1977, Faithdean Plchas built an excellent reputation as a well-established and trusted contractor in theSouth East, specialising in challengingprojects within the City and the West End of London. Whether it is the construction of a newbuilding, development of an existingproperty or bespoke quality fit-out, theextensive portfolio is a testament to theCompany’s ability to provide a coordinatedand comprehensive service. Along with its group of companies,Faithdean possess an extensive resourceof experienced management skills andtogether with directly employedtradesman, the Company is able to offeran immediate response to service therequirements of all clients. Faithdean operates from a sound financialbase with a caring professionalmanagement structure that understands theclients’ objectives. Whatever the contract,the Company provides a professional andcomprehensive service from inception to thecompletion of any building project. Since its inception, the Company hasestablished itself an excellent reputation asa quality fit-out contractor, working on manychallenging projects within London and thesurrounding area. All projects are delivered on time andwithin budget, with many carried out inoccupied buildings. As a result of thiscontinued success and commitment to theproject, Faithdean experiences a largepercentage of repeat business, pridingitself on strong relationships built withclients and professional teams.New build work has become increasinglyimportant over recent years for theCompany because existing refurbishmentclients have asked for Faithdean’sprofessional approach and expertise todeliver new building projects ranging from£1M to £25M in value.

One of the blue chip clients was soimpressed with a refurbishment of theirLondon headquarters that theysubsequently appointed Faithdean tocomplete a £25M new secure storage facilityin Kent. The proficiency and knowledge allows theCompany to accept the challenge ofundertaking all building works in everyconstruction sector including commercial,retail, education, healthcare and residential. Refurbishment projects form a large partof the overall type of work undertaken byFaithdean, and it has led to othersuccessful projects. The Company has completeunderstanding that every project has adistinct set of requirements that oftenrequire innovative, proactive solutions andis proud of the experience offered to anyrefurbishment contract. Refurbishment within an occupied buildingbrings its own set of distinct challenges andwith more than 30 years experience,Faithdean always makes sure that there isas little disruption to the client andoccupiers as possible, while still meetingcontract requirements. One of the refurbishments that willexperience such high quality of work is atKings House and Conquest House in Wood

Street, Kingston-Upon-Thames. The property was acquired by RockspringProperty Investment Managers on behalf ofits UK Value fund in March 2011, as part ofthe St Martins South East office portfolio. The lease was scheduled to expire in March2012, so Rockspring put in place plans tosubstantially refurbish and reposition theproperty vacant, to provide 90,000sq ft ofGrade A offices, with ancillary retail spaceon the ground floor.As a result, Faithdean Plc is currentlyworking to provide the highest specificationof refurbishment possible, and the office willbe let out to Saipem, who will take the entirespace on a 15-year lease on completion ofthe refurbishment works, which is expectedat the end of 2012. Saipem will occupy thebuilding as its UK headquarters, relocatingfrom the existing premises in Motspur Park. With this continued success in all projects ofnew build, refurbishment, facilitiesmanagement and fit-outs, the future iscertainly bright for Faithdean.

Faithdean Plc, Oaks Business Village,Revenge Road, Chatham, ME5 8LF.Tel: 01634 868 268.

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Hackney UTC opens for businessWalters & Cohen and Bam Constructionhave recently been working together on theHackney University Technical College (UTC).A UTC differs from a school in itsemphasis on specialist equipment andvocational training, in this case improvingthe development opportunities for youngpeople in east London by offering coursesin health care and digital technologies,with clear links to employment, highereducation and apprenticeships. The briefcalled for an attractive and inspirationalenvironment, creating a beacon ofexcellence in the local community.The site of Hackney UTC forms part of acampus based in Hoxton, including HackneyCommunity College (HCC) and LondonMetropolitan University (LMU). The scheme,a combination of new build and extensiverefurbishment, is the result of a thoroughexploration of options, engaging with theCollege to understand and meet thecomplex requirements of the brief.Emphasis was placed on clarity between thespecialisms, better outdoor space andcreating a strong and distinctive identitywithin the campus while also retaining astrong relationship with its context. UTCs involve local business people as

mentors to ensure graduates are what localbusinesses are looking for. Hackney UTC isin a diverse and vibrant area, with numerousNHS trust buildings, technological start-upsand multiple creative industries; the UTCdraws on these links to provide its studentswith comprehensive education andemployment opportunities.Speaking at the opening in September 2012,Principal of Hackney UTC, Annie Blackmore,said: “This is such an important and excitingday. After all ourpreparation andplanning, welcomingthe first group ofstudents to our brandnew school is asignificant milestone.Our priority is to makesure our young peopleget the best possibleeducation so ourfocus very quicklyturned to schoolbusiness and helpingthe students to settlein. We’re all lookingforward to asuccessful year.”

Award winning , multi-disciplined civilengineering and utilities specialistcompany

020 8686 2138 enquiries@blu-3.co.uk www.blu-3.co.uk

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This exciting project has seen the opening ofthe Castle to visitors. It includes acomplete Castle Wall Walk, access to theVictorian prison, an exhibition of theMagna Carta and Charter of the Forest, aswell as a new Heritage Skills Centre.The Main Contractor, Robert Woodhead Ltd,won a competitive bid in August 2011 toconstruct the new Heritage Skills Centre.This new building is the first within LincolnCastle for over 100 years and it has beenbuilt to get the BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating. Set in the historic grounds of Lincoln Castle,the Heritage Skills Centre is a multi-functional and dynamic building, which willbe a focus of heritage crafts and skillsdevelopment in Lincolnshire. Designed by Arrol and Snell, the curvedarchitecture flows with the natural curve ofthe grass banking within the Castle. The project posed many challenges to thedelivery team, in particular the logisticalconstraints of working within a ScheduledAncient Monument and a busy touristattraction in the heart of Lincoln Castle. These included:-• The removal of approximately 2,000 tonnes

of material prior to the works commencing under an archaeological watching brief.

• The Castle, a principal tourist attraction in Lincolnshire needed to remain open for the duration of the works, as approximately 150,000 people visit the Castle every year.

• The Castle had an active events schedule, including regular filming for Downton Abbey and The Time Team. Events also included the Christmas Market, the Graduation Ceremonies of 12,000 students and the Olympic Torch Relay within the

Castle grounds during the works. • Work was undertaken just metres away

from Lincoln Crown Court, which remained open during the build.

• To create the foundations, 250cu m of concrete were transported through the grounds of the Castle, a process that took 28 hours to complete.

• Delivery arrangements were particularly challenging as the main gates to the Castle had weight and height restrictions in place.

For the duration of the project, a concertedeffort was made to involve students and young apprentices to gain valuable on-site experience. Five third year Architecture students fromLincoln University spent a week on a ‘SiteManager for the day’ initiative, shadowingthe Site Manager learning the difficulties oftransferring a design concept into acompleted living building. Nine technical and trade students fromLincoln College were involved in ascheme of Heritage Skill activities,which included hands ondemonstrations, site tours and seminarsabout the construction of the Centre. In addition, the Lincolnshire andNottinghamshire Air Ambulance wasnominated as the site charity, and fundraising events were held to raise moneyduring the works. Specific security, safety and noisemanagement measures were introducedon-site, particularly during high profilecases at the Crown Court. Regular meetings were held to maintaincommunication between the client,Architect and Main Contractor to

effectively coordinate and manage designchanges without impacting programme orbudget, while delivery times werescheduled before the Castle opened, toachieve minimum disruption. Paul Atkin, Team Leader Stonemason andConservation Department at LincolnCathedral said: “We have a quite goodreputation throughout the country fortraining apprentices and trainees. Wewanted to bring it to the public. The Centrewill be the ideal place to do it.”Work on the Centre started in October 2011and was completed in September 2012.

Heritage Skills CentreA new chapter written in the history of Lincoln Castle

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St Ann’s Hospital Improved mental health facilities in Poole

Plans to extend St Ann’s Hospital in Dorsetare now on the way to being realised afterapproval was granted last year by theBorough of Poole Council. The £35M project for the Dorset HealthcareUniversity NHS Trust involves therefurbishment of a 1980s block and two newbuildings designed by the Architect,Nightingale Associates. Set on a cliff-top overlooking FlagheadChine beach, the new scheme will share thesite of a Grade II* listed building. The siteboasts attractive grounds and offers asecluded and therapeutic backdrop forpatients with mental illness.The first building to be built will be anextension to the existing 1980s building.This will provide a new acute assessmentunit, male treatment ward and will beaccessed through a shared canopy entrance.The 1980s building will be refurbished toprovide single ensuite bedrooms, and thesecond new building will have 32 singlebedrooms and support facilities for lowsecure patients.All work has been designed to protect the

heritage of the area, yet to still provide 21stcentury mental health facilities. Thepredominant construction materials aretextured stone cladding and high qualitybrick, which complements the 1900sbrickwork and gives a timeless quality to the hospital. M&E services will be provided by Hoare LeaEngineers, and thedevelopment willimplement sustainableand BREEAMstandards.The entrance featureslarge expanses ofglazing to maximisedaylight and thesurrounding views.To avoid overheating,sun screens, blinds,brise soleil and naturalventilation will be used. The Main Contractorfor the project isIntegrated HealthProjects (IHP), the

joint venture between VINCI ConstructionUK and Sir Robert McAlpine. Alan Kondys, IHP Framework Director said:“With our extensive experience inhealthcare, IHP will be able to work closelywith the staff on site to make sure the workis completed to the highest standard.”Completion is scheduled for late 2013.

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Students at the Queen Elizabeth SixthForm College now have a state-of-the-art dance studio with four classrooms. All of these are now in use – two are healthand social care rooms while the other twoare for media. Located on the car park of the existingsite at Queen Elizabeth Sixth FormCollege, Vane Terrace, Darlington, andsituated within the Darlington West Endconservation area, there were no previousbuildings on the car park surface, whichonly required the removal of soft plantingareas and bin stores. The three-storey development is astructural steel frame with traditionalcavity brickwork walls, conservation brickwith art stone brick detailing on theexternal façade and a shallow pitched flatroof with a single membrane. There is also powder coated aluminiumcurtain walling on the stairwell core, andcasement windows. On the ground floor there is the dancestudio along with toilets for girls and boysand an accessible toilet for the disabled.There is circulation space with a lift shaftand stairs, while the first and second floorsare pretty similar in that they have two 60sqm classrooms on each floor with anadjacent small office, storage and serverroom areas. The art stone detailing on the mainelevation surrounds the stairwell and liftshaft, which is quite a striking design bythe Architect, AA Projects, andsustainability was in the thought processof development throughout, resulting in alot of natural ventilation, underfloorheating throughout most of the circulationand the ground floor dance studio. During the build process, there was aneed for a new performing arts space inthe College, which came from an oldgarage and archive space that was at theside of the sports hall.

The garage and archive spaces wereremodelled to provide performing artspractice spaces and rooms, which are all soundproofed. Work was required because of the closure ofthe arts centre next door to the College bythe local authority. It was used for media,dance and performance classes until itsclosure and these classes then had to berelocated back to the College. The fundingfor the developmentcame from a capitalgrant from thefunding agency. Despite its slopingsite, groundconditions for buildingon werestraightforward,though there was ared string of carbonmonoxide so barriershad to be put in placefor the new build inthe ground, and piledfoundations wereused for thedevelopment. Security is guaranteedwith intruder alarms,a CCTV system,secure access on themain doors by way ofkeypad access, andthere are detectionand alarm sounders. The building is DDAcompliant, with aplatform lift to accessall floors, anaccessible toilet onthe ground floor, andlevel access to thebuilding. External landscapingis in the form of

pavements to suit the existing levels,adapted car parking to provide accessibleparking spaces as well as some newexternal seating areas to make a courtyardfor students, and some dense concretemarshals seating.Built by Mansell Construction, work onthe £1.7M facility was completed in July2012 and was opened at the start of theacademic year.

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New facilities that will be part of the RoyalMail Centre in Sheffield will include anextension to accommodate additionalmerchandised mail processing equipmentand internal re-planning as part of astrategic review that will see the closure ofthe Doncaster centre, with mail sortingtransferred to Sheffield. Located on Brightside Lane, the extensionand internal alterations will incorporatefour additional raised loading bays and anew/re-provided flat dock area beneath afull width canopy. The existing vehicle service workshop iscontained within the overall site boundaryproviding ancillary Royal Mail fleet facilitiesbut is unaffected by works, other thanmodifications to the yard area toaccommodate alterations to the adjacentaccess road. The key requirement for the extension wasto have the ability to accommodate theadditional mail sorting equipment whileallowing the existing centre to remain operational. The optimum arrangement established wasan extension to the north east and northwest sides of the building. It is being formed as a continuation of the

existing parapet line with a vehicle canopyalongside. This is in keeping with the scaleof the existing mail centre and surrounding buildings and so will not haveany adverse impact on adjoining properties,or detract from the appearance of theexisting building. Externally, due to the north east extension,some of the small/medium sizedoperational vehicle parking is beingrelocated into an existing concrete area.Private parking displaced by the extensionwill be positioned on the existingundeveloped area and the new HGV dockswill be accessed via the existing link roadalongside the development. The building will comprise of steel, using anarrangement that extends the existingstructural form. This will ensure the extensionand existing frame act in a similar manner anddeflect in similar ways, limiting any potentialissues at junctions and interfaces. The extension has a piled foundationarrangement, with ground bearing floorslab. This is not only suitable for the groundconditions but is also consistent with theexisting structure, which will reduce thelikelihood of potential differential settlementbetween the existing and new buildings.

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Located 100 metres from Southwark TubeStation, a £30M twin hotel development hasbeen constructed for the Accor Hotel Group.The development is conveniently situatedclose to the South Bank of the River Thamesand is near to both the Tate Modern and theGlobe Theatre.

The project at 46-49 Blackfriars Roadcomprised of the construction of a single-storey structure housing two hotels – a four-star Novotel and a two-star Ibis. Access to Novotel London Blackfriars islocated at the north east corner of thesite and entry to Ibis London

Blackfriars is located at the south eastcorner of the development.Novotel London Blackfriars comprises of182 guest bedrooms, 12 business suites, sixmeeting rooms and a bar and restaurant.The hotel also has a full range of leisurefacilities, including a swimming pool.

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The many successful projects are testament to the quality work provided, with hotels such as L’Hermitage in Monaco and the Marriott St Pancras Renaissance hotel.

Huet is also Accor Hotel’s preferred doorset supplier for Ibis, Mercure, Novotel and Sofitel brands. For the UK market, Huet specialise in fire rated and acoustic rated doorsets for hotels, recording studios, auditoria, education and health/medical sectors.

What sets the Company apart from others are the unique construction methods, which allows bespoke finishes for door leafs and frames, including real wood veneers.

Products supplied by Huet include 182 bedroom doorsets for Novotel Next Blackfriars. These were finished to match the Novotel Next brand interior design, comprising of grey lacquered chateau oak laminate door leave with complimenting beige grey lacquered hardwood frame.

The company has also provided 297 bedroom doorsets for Ibis Blackfriars. Finished with American maple laminate door leaf and natural varnished hardwood frame, the doorset used was the Club 39, with 41 Rw dB acoustic rating and FD 30 fire rating.

Finished with solid core white lacquered door leaf and frame, Huet has also provided bathroom doorsets for Novotel and Ibis' 48 accessible rooms, as well as a further 18 interconnecting bedroom doorsets for Novotel Next Blackfriars.

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Ibis London Blackfriars has 297 guestbedrooms and a bar and restaurant with a24-hour snack service. Restrictions were in place duringdevelopment so that construction workcould only take place between 8am and 6pmduring the week and between 9am and 1pmon Saturdays. As a gesture of goodwill, the MainContractor, McAleer & Rushe, alsoundertook a small amount oflandscaping work to help revitalise theneighbouring areas. The ground floor includes entrances forboth hotels, with a sliding door for IbisLondon Blackfriars leading to a receptiondesk, a restaurant and lifts. A revolving door for Novotel LondonBlackfriars leads to a grand featurestaircase, check-in desks, children’s playarea and restaurant. The ground floor of thishotel also includes conference facilities, aseven-metre island bar, kitchens andadditional back of house facilities. There are dedicated meeting rooms on thefirst floor of the development, while thesecond floor and above is reserved for theguest bedrooms. A plant room is located onthe roof of the building. Stephen Surphlis, McAleer & RusheProperty Director, said: “Securing Accor astenant demonstrates the confidence in thishotel opportunity and the quality of theinvestment. This substantial developmentwill contribute significantly to the ongoingregeneration along Blackfriars Road and theSouth Bank area of central London.”Work began on the site in November 2010.Prior to construction of the 14-storeycomplex, demolition took place to remove aformer five-storey office block. Once the site was cleared, constructionbegan on the reinforced concretesuperstructure, which was clad with a

Technocrete concrete panel. MAS 50 curtain walling was then installedto create wall panels, while partitionswere formed using plasterboard, drylining and blockwork. Two lifts have beeninstalled and a three-ply membrane roofhas been attached. The basement level of the developmentcomprises of the swimming pool withchanging facilities, a manager’s office withassociated back of house facilities and themain plant room and sprinkler tank. Jean-Jacques Dessors, Accor Hotel GroupChief Operating Officer, said: “Thisimportant development continues Accor’sstrategic and ambitious expansion in theUK, particularly in London, with the Novoteland Ibis brands. “The new hotels represent a strongendorsement of Accor’s prominence as oneof the world’s leading hotel groups, and theventure is testament to Accor’s experienceas a premier hotel owner for 40 years.”McAleer & Rushe Contracts Manager, PeterDevlin, said: “The building has beenconstructed to meet Section 20requirements andachieve a BREEAMrating of ‘Excellent’.We made very goodprogress because allthe teams haveworked well togetherto overcome anychallenges. “Accor Hotel Group isa very high profilehotel chain and it isgreat for McAleer &Rushe to have beeninvolved with thisquite unique project. “The building is nowpart of the landscape

and the feedback that we have received sofar has been very encouraging. Thismakes working on a project such as thisvery rewarding.”The new generation Novotel is now open,with lots of hi-tech gadgets to keep guestsentertained, including restaurant tablesfitted with televisions for lone diners and amultimedia table with iPads. Martin Magee, Construction Director atMcAleer & Rushe, said: “This has been avery significant project for us to work on.Strategically, it makes an importantcontribution to London’s hotel offering, andlocally the finished scheme has made a verysignificant addition to the regeneration ofthe Blackfriars area, which is now a veryattractive location. We look forward toworking with Accor and their developmentpartners on further projects.”Funded by CommerzReal AG, theArchitect for the project was ConsarcDesign. Work was completed in October2012, costing £30.5M.

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Having worked together on other prestigious Hotel projects, McAleer & Rush chose VingCard Elsafe as their preferred partner for the supply and installation of the hotel wide electronic locking system. The Blackfriars project was unusual as two hotels are located on the one site but operate as two entities with unique shared access requirements. VingCard Elsafe supplied an RFID card based locking system using in excess of 580 Signature locks with one central processor which was interfaced to separate management systems in each hotel. Additional guest security was provided with Elsafe in room safes. The success of these projects requires a close working relationship

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Aylesbury Vale District Council hascontinued to improve Aylesbury over the lastfew years despite the tough economic times,and understands further difficult decisionswill have to be made in the coming yearsabout how to spend money.Over the last few years, the Council hasgenerated a number of savings and has beenable to freeze council tax for two consecutiveyears, thanks to a grant from the government. The central strategy over the next four yearsis to put customers at the centre ofeverything that is done within Aylesbury,with aims such as growing the economy ofthe Vale, delivering efficient and economicservices, and protecting and improving theliving experience in the Vale. Of the many projects taking importance inAylesbury, one is the residual wastetreatment contract. This 30-year contract was awarded to FCCEnvironment in July 2012 byBuckinghamshire County Council’s Cabinet.FCC Environment, formerly Waste RecyclingGroup, was confirmed as preferred bidderfor the project in February 2011. TheCouncil’s Development Control Committeevoted to grant planning permission toGreatmoor Energy From Waste (EfW) in Aprilthis year and the Environment Agencygranted the facility a permit to operate inMay this year. Greatmoor EfW will convert household andbusiness waste that cannot otherwise berecycled into valuable, renewable energy and

help reduce the UK’s dependence on fossilfuels for electricity. It will treat up to 300,000 tonnes ofresidual waste each year and willgenerate 22MW of electricity.This is equal to the amount of energyrequired by up to 30,000 homes. Sometemporary jobs will be created through thethree-year construction phase, with 64permanent jobs at the facility and 31 morein the supply chain. It is estimated that Greatmoor EfW willprovide up to £2.3M to the local AylesburyVale economy per year and approximately3.1M at the county level. This month saw the recognition of thestandard of design of eight projects in thearea. The building projects were singled outfor praise by the judges of the AylesburyVale District Council Design Awards.The New Inn visitor centre at StoweLandscape Gardens and Rammamere, acontemporary house near Stockgrove, werenamed as joint winners. A £9M project by the National Trust torestore the New Inn was completed earlierthis year. Built in 1917 by Lord Cobham, theInn was the original lodging for visitors tohis new 250-acre landscape gardens.Acquired by the Trust in 2005, thedilapidated Inn has been rebuilt andrestored over the last two years to become avisitor centre for the 21st century. Reconstruction was carried out afterextensive research into the original design,

and rooms have been furnished with originalGeorgian furniture where possible. Beam Cottage at Cuddington and the OldBrewery House at Ivinghoe were highlycommended by the judging panel as well.Other developments to receivecommendations include Buckmaster Farm,Horton, Cartref Barn, Grendon Underwood,The Granary in Chearsley and TheSerpentine in Aylesbury. Aylesbury Vale’s long-term vision forhomes, employment, leisure,infrastructure and the environment hasbeen approved by councillors. The decision to agree the draft version ofthe Vale of Aylesbury Plan Strategy, whichsets out how future development should bedelivered over the next two decades, wasagreed last month.The decision signals a hugely important stepforward in the Council’s plan makingprocess, and means that Aylesbury ValeDistrict Council will be able to submit theplan for examination by an independentplanning inspector working on behalf of thegovernment.The document details how the Council isplanning for a minimum of 6,000 new jobsand 6,000 new homes over the next 19years, in addition to the employmentdevelopment and 7,500 new homes alreadywith planning permission.Once adopted, the strategy will provide aplanning blueprint for Aylesbury Vale upto 2031.

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We have added value through the creation of reed beds and gentle river banks which form part of the site’s drainage strategy and wildlife habitats which contribute to the County’s BAP objectives. The meandering brook forms a pleasant natural backdrop to the theatre.

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This winter will mark the opening of themuch-anticipated Quayside Pavilion at HMSBelfast, on the bank of the River Thames.The Quayside Pavilion will provide an invitingnew experience, which will inform visitorsabout the immersive and engaging HMSBelfast experience. Built within the footprint of the existingstructure, the Pavilion will offer an excitingnew retail space and ground floor coffeebar, and a rooftop café bar, ideal for familyvisitors. As well as a striking new lookentrance, access for groups, schools,corporate clients and service deliveries willbe dramatically improved. It is replacing a previously existingplatform with architecture that is morefitting to the surroundings and is intendedto attract passers-by along the popularriverside location.The dramatic rooftop café bar will allowvisitors to enjoy stunning views of thehistoric ship and surrounding Londonlandmarks, including Tower Bridge, theTower of London and City Hall. The announcement about the new pavilioncame at a fitting time, when HMS Belfastcelebrated her 40th anniversary as an iconicLondon landmark. The ship was first openedto the public on 21st October 1981 –Trafalgar Day – and since then nearly eight

million people have explored her nine decks. Phil Reed, Director of HMS Belfast, said:“We’re thrilled to be launching the QuaysidePavilion, which we believe will give HMSBelfast the support she needs to continue tobe a high profile, cultural destination. “As well as enhancing the area’s aestheticappeal, the new Pavilion will helpImperial War Museum to ensure that HMSBelfast is in the best possible position togenerate the funds needed to preservethe historic ship and ensure its long termfinancial sustainability.”Phase II of the project will come to fruitionin Easter 2013, with the launch of the chicrooftop bar. Prestige London, part of Sodexo, currentlyprovides catering, hospitality and eventmanagement services for HMS Belfast andwill operate the new Quayside Pavilion.James Greetham, Managing Director forPrestige London, said: “We areextremely excited about working inpartnership with HMS Belfast to developthis new and exciting commercialproposition at one of London’s mosticonic venues and tourist attractions.”CPMG Architects, based in Nottingham, alsodesigned The Lord Ashcroft Gallery at IWMLondon and have been leading theredevelopment alongside the Project

Managers, Focus. The current quayside entrance was firstbuilt as a temporary structure more than 20years ago and was in need of majorimprovement. The redevelopment is one of anumber of long-term improvements beingmade to the ship, which saw action in bothWorld War II and the Korean War. James Hodges Design Associates designedthe interiors for the new Quayside Pavilionand have created and produced a series ofpunchy and evocative films, which aim tocommunicate to queuing visitors the trulycaptivating experience they can expect onboard HMS Belfast. Creative Director, James Hodges, said:“Inspired directly by the maritimearchitecture and rich detail to be found onboard HMS Belfast and also from cruiseliners of its era, a combination of explicitand implicit narrative elements combine toset the scene for a visit to the ship. “The addition of the roof terrace bar insuch an attractive and unique location –overlooking the ship and Tower Bridge –the Pavilion is set to become a seriouslysocial destination.”The launch of the new Quayside Pavilion willdraw both new visitors to HMS Belfast andreturning visitors to its destination bar andcafé in the heart of the capital.

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Eagle House SchoolSports centre and performing arts building

Progress on the construction of an energyefficient sports hall and performing artscentre at Eagle House School in Sandhurstis well underway. One of the oldest preparatory schools in thecountry, the new buildings will complementthe top class facilities offered by the School,which is part of Wellington College. Built on the site of the old sports hall andcooking classrooms, these were demolishedto make way for the new development,which also comprises of changing roomsand a viewing gallery. Designed by HJ Stribling & Partners, thebuilding is being constructed on levelground, with sandy ground conditions.Features of note include a curvedentrance with floor to ceiling glass windcatchers on the sports hall andperforming arts roof, and a corbelledchimney and internal curved walls. The external façade will consist of orangebricks, with wood cladding, a cream renderand curtain walling with grey roof andgutters, as well as flashings. Windows willbe aluminium, and a slight pitched roof isbeing incorporated. Other glazing features include curtainwalling to the main entrance, a roof light,

and windows on the viewing gallery to thesports hall. Minimising disruption is especiallyimportant. Careful segregation of the sitewith safe walkways ensures normalschool routines can continue andconstruction traffic is timed to avoid thebusiest periods in the school day. Thenoisiest work and any construction thatcreates dust is planned out of schoolhours to minimiseany disruption tostaff and pupils. Disabled access willbe guaranteed withramps to allentrances, whilethere will also be adisabled toilet. Both hard and softlandscaping isincorporated and carparking willaccommodate 40vehicles. The Main Contractorfor the project isBeard Construction.Work started in

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This significant redevelopment has seen thedemolition and redevelopment of fourcommercial units. The previously existing units were outdated,with little or no insulation, exposedblockwork walls and corrugated cementsheet roofs. Although in an industrial area,the buildings had a negative impact on thestreet scene, meaning that redevelopmentto provide these well designed and energyefficient buildings has provided a verypositive impact on the area. Located to the south of Faringdon towncentre, Park Road is surrounded by amixture of industrial, residential andcommercial properties, providing aninteresting mix of uses along ParkRoad, all of which were unaffected bythe development. The four previously existing units were splitinto two buildings, sitting either side of thesite access and formed the street scene ofthe existing estate addressing Park Road. The redevelopment of these units hasprovided more sustainable and functionalunits, and also a much improved public faceto the existing industrial estate by providinga well designed and detailed development.The replacement units were rotated by 90degrees so each unit has a presence to theroad, providing a positive effect on thedesign with pedestrian and goods doorsbreaking up the elevation. The scale is increased slightly but thebuildings will still be viewed across the carparking, and are not out of scale with thesurrounding buildings. They have been designed to improve thepublic image of the industrial estate fromPark Road by providing the principalelevations with a mix of high compositecladding panels and built up metal cladding. Visually the new units have large glassentrance screens to further enhance theaesthetics with the colours designed to echothose of the original buildings.

As the site is an existing industrial site,there were very few areas for softlandscaping, with the majority of the sitebeing laid out as hard landscaping. As part of the overall improvement works, asmall landscape margin was provided toPark Road and has been planted with a mixof small shrub planting. There was also apoor quality tree to the rear of Unit Four,and this has beenreplaced to suit theplanting scheme forthe new development. By moving the unitsfurther away from theroad, the unit sizeshave been increased,while still providingcar parking at therequired standard, aswell as necessaryturning areas andlandscaping. There isalso cycle storage toincrease thepossibility of staff andcustomers cycling tothe site. All of this increasedthe footprint of theunits to 7,500sq ft,while also providingthe opportunity for anadditional newmezzanine floor thatincreases the overallarea to 9,960sq ft. The topography of thesite is generally flat,meaning it isaccessible from thestreet in a wheelchairor as an ambulantdisabled person. Thenew units also havelevel thresholds at

both the main entrances and at the fireescape doors, while internally there is anaccessible disabled toilet. The Architect for the project was BPLArchitecture, and the Main Contractor wasBarnwood Construction. The redevelopmentis now complete.

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Leading Accountancy and Financial Servicesbusiness, Shorts, celebrated moving intothis upgraded and extended office buildingearlier this month. Located on Ashgate Road in Chesterfield, thework has involved a two-storey extension of atwo-storey building. The old house is a four-storey building with a cellar and an attic, butthe office only mainly uses the ground and first floor. The site’s location is absolutely ideal as it isclose to town and has excellent parkingfacilities. There is now a fresh environmentfeel about the building, with new furnitureand state-of-the-art IT equipment.Everything has been upgraded, providing afresh new image for the Company,something that in the short term shouldgive everybody a lift and in the long term willresult in bringing in some more business. Previously, Shorts was fragmented into threeseparate sites, one of which is a Victorian housewith 2,000sq ft of space which housed a smallpart of the business. The Company approached planners to buildan L-shaped extension that wrapped itselfaround the Victorian house, adding 5,800sqft so that all of the business could bebrought onto this one site. It has been a goal for a long time for theCompany to be based on one site,something that is in the best interests of allconcerned. This is because it aidscommunication and creates the right visualimage of the size of the firm, something thatwasn’t always apparent when it was locatedon three separate sites. The Company was set to move to analternative site in 2008 but this wasabandoned. They then had discussions withthe designer of the interior of that buildingwho suggested visiting the planners to see if any work could be done on the site of the Victorian house, and a scheme was put together.. Since then, the original designs were kept,and though changes have been made to thematerials, the fundamental design providedby Structural Interiors has remained.

Disruption to work was minimised byremoving staff from the Victorian house andrelocating to temporary accommodation. Ayear’s lease was taken out on the site, whichis ideally located just five minutes drive fromthe site, providing a simple and easy way toget staff off the siteand ensuring theMain Contractor,WildgooseConstruction, couldwork withoutinterruptions. Despite the timeconsuming nature ofthe development, thereward is the highquality officeaccommodation thathas resulted, with nostone left unturned tomake sure this wasthe end product. The projectcommenced

in January 2012 and was completed in October, costing approximately £850,000 for thewhole development.Shorts moved into the building on the 9th November.

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Email: enquiries@dhmarrion.co.ukTelephone: 01226 282576DH Marrion Ltd, 220 Sheffield Road, Barnsley, S70 4PF

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Since its formation in 1998, Watergate’shighly detailed and professional approach tocosts and budgeting has resulted in apricing success rate of more than 85%,which greatly indicates the outstandingcompetitiveness offered within the industry. This approach of being focused on the needsof all customers is a key factor in thesuccess enjoyed by Managing DirectorRichard Cryer and his dedicated team. With a first year turnover of £650,000, thesuccess of the Company is indicated by thefact that it has enjoyed increased turnovereach year by a huge 50%. This multi-million pound business seesquality as being one of the most importantaspects in any project. Highest standardsare treated as basics in a project, ratherthan targets to aim at. These values are insisted upon from all inthe Company, from the Managing Directorthrough to the Contracts Manager, and toevery single member of the workforce. All work is closely monitored, with sites keptas clean and tidy as possible to minimiseany working problems, guaranteeingefficiency, as well as health and safety. All works are project managed by Watergateoperatives, and their careful and stringentmonitoring ensures vital day-to-dayfeedback, client value for money, completionon time and to budget.The Company is highly skilled in allrefurbishment and fit-out work, with a largeportfolio of work completed to the veryhighest standards. Work at Spring Gardens in centralManchester comprised of external andinternal refurbishment of the beautifulGothic-style Victorian building. The work included completely cleaning allbrick and stonework, followed by detailedstone repairs to retain the integrity of thearchitecture, re-roofing, removal and

rebuilding a dilapidated chimney stack, andlead capping sheets to flat roofs. In addition, pigeons were removed from thebuilding followed by cleaning and installingdeterrent systems. Restoration and wood repairs were carriedout on all windows and external doors aswell as internal structural alterations,decorations, new doors and frames. Watergate has also provided work at theBeluga Lounge in Wakefield. The projectrequired the creation of an environmentwith a unique modern style andambience, synonymous with an exclusivemember’s nightclub. The work included a conservatory roof,manufactured joinery on bars, back fittings,drinking shelves, soft furnishings for leathercolumns and walls, raised dance floors,lighting and sound systems, decorations,fixed and loose seating, mechanical andengineering works, and new toilets. Luxurious fit-outs have also been provided,with the apartments at River View Maltingsin Grantham being a prime example. Major construction took place on theGrade II listed building, forming 54apartments. The property was an originalMaltings building, constructed more than100 years ago. Watergate worked with the client andcontract administrator on the project thatwas complete on time and on budget forapproximately £5M. Work on this development is significantbecause it was awarded second place atthe 2007 National RICS Awards. Theproject covered all aspects ofconstruction from demolition, drainageand civil works through to decorationsand flooring to each apartment.All projects undertaken by Watergate laygreat emphasis on health and safety.Projects are carried out under CDM

regulations whether required or not. Signing in and out procedures at each site,the health and safety file, required signagewhere applicable, and an operation andmaintenance manual is provided oncompletion of all projects.This is all carried out by Watergate’s in-house health and safety department, andwith such care and attention taken on allprojects, as well as the first class workprovided, Watergate can look forward to asuccessful future.

Watergate Ltd, 220 Doncaster Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5DQ. Tel: 01924 378220.

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Sefton HighwaysMaking progress on the A565

Committed to improving highways in thearea, work is being provided to make theroads safer and better to use for motorists. The A565 Route Management Strategy hasbeen developed to tackle the problems oftraffic congestion, road safety, accessibilityand air quality along the A565 betweenSeaforth and Thornton. A public consultation in December 2010demonstrated clear public support for boththe strategy and the draft action plan. The element of the action plan receiving thestrongest public support was theimprovement of key junctions. One of the most congested junctions alongthe A565 is the South Road/Haigh Roadjunction. As part of the A565 RouteManagement Strategy, Sefton has developedproposals for a major improvement to thejunction, and is seeking out the views oflocal residents and users of the A565 aboutthe proposals for the junction. The proposals involve the widening of theexisting junction so that it will provide twolanes in each direction for straight on trafficand a right turn lane for traffic into either

Haigh Road or South Road. Work on this islikely to start early next year. Work already completed includesimprovement to Hicks Road. Completed lastsummer, it involved removing an existingpedestrian crossing, installing traffic lightsat the junction and providing parking bayson one side of the road. The traffic lights haveprovided bettercontrol at thejunction, enablingtraffic to turn in andout of Hicks Roadwhile retaining thecrossing facility for pedestrians.New road markingsto provide two lanesalong some sectionsof the A565 wereintroduced insummer 2011 as atrial, but becausethey proved to beeffective, they have

been retained and introduced in othersections of the A565.The College Road/Kingsway junction hasprovided a right turn lane to improve thepedestrian crossing facilities. Recentlycompleted, it will provide improvements totraffic flow at the junction, while alsomaking it safer for pedestrians.

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The preparations to host the 2012 OlympicGames in London saw many constructionprojects carried out across the city and itssurrounding areas. Some venues were to bepermanent structures whilst others weretemporary. The basketball training venue atLeyton Marsh was one of the manytemporary structures constructed. The venue housed two basketball trainingcourts on a site which was within easytravelling distance of the Olympic Park andthat would be suitable for both the Olympicand Paralympic Games. The further twocourts needed for training were providedfrom Hackney Community College andBarking Abbey School. The site at Leyton Marsh, and the adjoiningWalthamstow Marsh, both have areas whichare designated as Sites of Special ScientificInterest and careful planning wasundertaken by architects NussliInternational to ensure these sites werenot affected in any way. A licence wasagreed with Lee Valley Regional ParkAuthority (LVRPA) to construct the facilityon the Leyton Marsh site and allow accessfrom the existing access point at LeeValley Ice Centre.

The building was constructed within afenced barrier to allow for the security ofthe facility. The overall site covered just135m by 112m and the building was a singlestorey. The court areas were 11m in heightand had flat roofs; the ancillary facilitieswere situated at the front of the building andwere 6.7m high with a pitched roof. Thetemporary structure sat on a gravel bedwhich was removed when the building wasdismantled once the Games were over. The building was designed to be temporary,with as little impact on the surrounding areaas possible. An innovative system was takenon for the structural panelling of the venuewhich used a straw based board structureprovided by Envirowall Global Ltd.Glenn Williams, Managing Director ofEnvirowall comments: “As far as we areaware this project was a global first.Building walls effectively made fromstraw for a global games event has neverbeen done before. Approximately 2,000sqm of Envirowall Strawboard was used inthe formation of the demountablepartitioning system. By utilising off-sitemanufacture and eliminating wet tradeson-site the Olympic project time lines

could be met. The strawboard partitionsalso helped with the Olympic Legacystrategy by utilising materials that areeffectively recycled and will berecycled/re-used at end of life. Thestrawboards consist of 97% wheat strawand because they are formaldehyde freecomply with CARB 1 and CARB 2requirements. They are also Class Ccompliant for surface spread of flame.The majority of the strawboard was left inits raw moisture resistant state which wasanother first; wet areas werewaterproofed using high pressurelaminates. It will be interesting to seehow high sustainability will rank on thebuilding of the Rio games in four yearstime - can't wait!”With use as the training venue for both theLondon Olympic Games and the ParalympicGames the facility had to be fully accessiblefor all. The venue had level access, withwide circulation spaces. The changingfacilities and toilets are immediatelyaccessed from the courts. Construction work on the venue began inMarch this year, completing in time fortraining to begin in May. The venue was inuse from June to September, until theParalympic Games ended. Dismantling ofthe venue was carried out at the end ofSeptember and reinstatement worksfollowed in October. The land was returnedto Lee Valley Regional Park Authority(LVRPA) once the work was complete.LVRPA were awarded £65,000 from theOlympic Delivery Authority to improveLeyton Marsh once the venue was removed.This money will be used to increase seatingand to improve pathways and gateways.

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Originally set up in the 1950s as a general plant hire firm, before moving into generator sales and rental 20 years later, today Woodlands Generators is a market leader in temporary power supply in the UK and Europe.

The Company has an excellent reputation for technical expertise and efficient service in many industrial sectors, having provided generator sales and rental services to industries and sectors including utilities, manufacturing, quarrying and mining, shipping, construction, entertainment and oil and gas including petrochem.

At Woodlands, the expertise means the Company can provide the highest quality service in generator sales and rental as well as installation, servicing and general maintenance. It also specialises in providing excellent customer service to clients, with 24/7 emergency call out, as well as 24/7 on site watch keeping, electrical system design and excellent technical support.

During more than 60 years in the plant industry, Woodlands has gathered considerable experience in working with international clients. Amongst many others, Woodlands has worked on projects in Bermuda, Brazil, Gibraltar, Greece, Egypt, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, and the UAE.

The Company has an extensive range of rental generators for hire, from 30kVA right through to 2,200kVA, while also synchronising multiple gensets together to supply multi-megawatt temporary power facilities.

The rental generators all come packaged in weatherproof canopies or ISO containers, with the latest electronic control systems built in. The rental range also comes with very low sound readings in comparison to most other rental fleets.

The Rental Line is designed to work in tough environmental conditions and stands out for its versatility, standardisation and innovation. It contains equipment with high structural resistance, which works on any surface.

They can be used in sectors such as construction, civil works, and mining industry. This line incorporates latest generation switchboards, offering the customer multiple options for controlling and adapting the machine to each task.

The industrial line, set up to offer the maximum performance and accessibility during maintenance operations, stands out because of its high effectiveness and can be used in residential, tourism, industrial, agricultural and civil protection.

Other products include the heavy line, characterised by a high capacity power supply. It stands out because of its simplistic installation, transportation-ready design and capacity to adapt to specific requirements. It can be used in the public works, industry, construction and communication sectors, as well as airports and hospitals.

The MV_Power Plant is designed to offer medium-voltage power supply as both a primary and emergency source, incorporating high technology control systems. It can be used in many remote locations and even in urban areas. It includes two types of product: indoor stations and outdoor stations.

Woodlands believes in offering the highest standards of service to clients globally, standing firm to the commitment to providing the best value for money without compromising standards.

With every hire or sale, the Company offers system design, system and equipment installation, service and maintenance, transport and logistics, fuel management and free technical support.

With this level of service, Woodlands will continue to flourish, giving customers complete peace of mind.

A 300kVA Generator, part of a large events project to supply temporary power to a well known Horse Racing Festival.

The Provision of 2100kVA of 60Hz power for an Offshore PSV. This contract required a Woodlands engineer to carry out commissioning.

Woodlands (Worcs) LtdGeneration House, Vale Business Park, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 1GP

01386 442622Email: info@woodlands-generators.com www.woodlands-generators.com

For over 50 years, Higgins Construction Plchas built a reputation as one of the mostforward thinking construction companies inthe UK. Part of Higgins Group Plc, it is currentlychaired by Richard Higgins, whose father,Derek Higgins OBE, FCIOB, founded thebusiness back in 1961.Higgins remains a family business but it isthe commitment to clients and thecommunities in which the Company worksthat has helped it become one of the leadingcommunity contractors in London and theSouth East. The Company continues to workwith clients and supply chain partners toshape the future of modern construction. Higgins believe that a collaborativeapproach is a platform for success.Creating, establishing and maintainingindustry partner relationships is now part ofthe business’s DNA. The Company has completed more than100 partnering and collaborative workingarrangements, both strategic and projectspecific to a value of more than £500M.The first partnering scheme wasundertaken in 1999.Working together with both Higgins Homesand its partners, the Company is able todeliver construction excellence to clients.While the arrangements may differ, thefocus of all partnered workloads are oncommitment, communication, collaborationand trust. Higgins’ reputation as the industry leader incommunity construction has been enhancedover the last decade. This includes thepartnership work with national charityCommunity Service Volunteers (CSV) todevelop training centres across London. The Silwood Estate RegenerationProgramme is an excellent example. Itoffered not just construction training butcatering, nursery nurse/child care training. Other high profile inner city estateregeneration programmes include MarketEstate, Stockwell Park and Church Endand Roundwood. Earlier this year, work was completed onHiggins Construction’s first 24-storey tower

for private sale – ‘Streamlight’, located inthe Docklands. The original site consisted of 39 flats, 24 carparking spaces, a car repair workshop and apublic house. Working together with SwanHousing Group, the area has now beentransformed with an iconic luxury tower,including two exclusive duplex penthousesand two sub-penthouses. There are 133dwellings in three blocks and the 24-storeysleek tower block with smaller apartmentswith balconies. All homes are eco-friendly with anEcoHomes rating ofExcellent.The projectmanagement teamwent through rigorousconsultation with theplanning departmentto ensure the smooth delivery ofthis project.Planners wanted anexemplar scheme thathad a strong visualimpact to show thestandard of buildingthat would set thebenchmark andneeded thereassurance andcommitment of theteam at all stages. It is a testament to thequality, exceptionalbuild and finishingstandards that havebeen delivered on thisproject that‘Streamlight’ waslaunched in April 2011and sold 40 luxuryunits between April andDecember last year.Work was completed inFebruary 2012. Gordon Riddock,Project Director ofHiggins Construction,

said: “Seeing the transformation of this sitehas been particularly rewarding, along withdelivering this high specification scheme ontime and within budget.“I had a first class team working with me,who not only committed to the developmentof the building but also to working extremelyclosely with the client.”

Higgins Construction Plc, 1 Langston Road,Loughton, Essex, IG10 3SD. Tel: 0208 508 5555.

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Higgins Groupand wish them every success in the future

July saw the completion of the £5M projectto build a state-of-the-art unit to sterilisesurgical instruments at Colchester GeneralHospital and Essex County Hospital. The Hospital Sterilisation andDecontamination Unit (HSDU) is located next to the Old Boiler House on the former Turner Village site on the edge of the Colchester General Hospital campusand serves that Hospital and Essex County Hospital. It has replaced the previously existing facilityin the Hospital’s main block and is equippedwith brand new equipment. The HSDU re-processes instruments andequipment required for clinical interventionin the treatment of patients. The majorityare theatre instrument sets that are cleanedand decontaminated, inspected, packed,sterilised and returned for reuse. The single-storey building, approximately1,040sq m, is similar in style to the healthrecords department at the back ofGainsborough Wing at Colchester GeneralHospital, which opened in 2007. The location of the new unit away from themain Hospital meant that it was able to bebuilt without any major impact on the rest ofthe Hospital.

The Trust had outgrown the previous HSDUand the replacement unit is bigger, givingColchester one of the most efficient HSDUsin the NHS East of England region. The new reprocessing equipment willbenefit from the latest advances intechnology and subsequently reduce waterconsumption in comparison to the machinespreviously in use, resulting in an eco-friendly addition to the Trust’s estate. Funded entirely from the Trust’s ownresources, work commenced in August 2011and was completed in July this year,designed by Dudley Smith Partnership andbuilt by Rose Builders. Colchester University Hospital NHSFoundation Trust provides healthcare toapproximately 370,000 people fromColchester and the surrounding area ofNorth East Essex. In addition, it provides radiotherapy andoncology services to a wider population of670,000 people across North and Mid-Essex. Its new state-of-the-art radiotherapy centrebeing built at Colchester General Hospitalshould start treating its first patients in early2014, and will replace the current radiotherapycentre at Essex County Hospital. Work on the centre started in August 2012

and will be built with five bunkers. Initially,three brand new linacs will be installed andthe remaining two bunkers will be filled asdemand increases for radiotherapy. As well as linacs, it will also have anorthovoltage unit, which will be used toadminister radiotherapy to treat cancers ofthe skin and superficial tissues, and abrachytherapy unit, which will be used toadminister a specialist radiotherapytreatment, implanting short-livedradioisotopes into body cavities. The centre will also have a CT scanner,which will help Hospital staff to identify withprecision where a cancer is located in thebody so that it can be treated accuratelywith radiotherapy. It will be the single biggest capitalinvestment in the health service inColchester since Colchester GeneralHospital was built in the mid-1980s. The Trust’s other cancer services will also berelocated to Colchester General Hospital, sothe inpatient beds currently provided on RhysLewis and Jefferson wards at Essex CountyHospital will transfer to vacant ward spaceadjacent to the new radiotherapy centre.

Colchester General HospitalProviding a number of developments for patient care

Stroods Specialist Contractors are Specialist Interior Contractors offering complete solutions to the Healthcare, Pub, Restaurant, Hotel, Retail and Leisure industries.Wecan offer all the attributes of a traditional, quality building company with a modern and efficient approach and, key to this industry, we are fast track specialists. Ourhighly skilled and experienced team can give a professional and personal service, from the initial enquiry through to the after sales service.What we offer

• Full design service for all types of general building and refurbishment• Specialist in Commercial Refurbishments• Vast experience in Fast Track Contracts• Large team of directly employed operatives covering all trades• Own in-house Joinery Shop• Health & Safety, CDM and quality assurance systems to ensure safety and efficiency

We have worked with Colchester General Hospital for many years and undertake projects from £500 to £1 million.These are fast-paced contracts and are all carried out whilst the hospital is in full operation with minimal disruption.

Tel: 01206 385858 Fax: 01206 385880Email: general@stroods.co.uk

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Good progress is being made on the roadimprovement works located approximatelytwo miles east of the town of Dolgellau inNorth West Wales, on the main A470 trunkroad running between Llandudno andCardiff. The existing carriageway is a windingsection of single carriageway, in partsclimbing through a section of ancientwoodland, and it consists of two junctionsoff the main trunk road, as well as access tothree individual properties. Work was required mainly to improve thetraffic safety on this section of trunk road,while also improving access onto it from theexisting side roads. Additional improvementswill also be undertaken to access fromprivate properties onto the new alignment. The existing carriageway is very narrow inareas, which causes difficulties when largeHGVs want to pass each other, so the

improvements will help to minimise thisissue. The site has also been the scene of anumber of accidents in previous years andthese works will enhance the local roadnetwork, improving the current link betweenNorth and South Wales. Work has been in the pipeline for a longtime, with the proposal to undertake theimprovements within this section of theA470 trunk road tabled many years ago. Thealignment and outline plan was prepared asfar back as the early 1990s. Principal improvements are being made tothe vertical and horizontal alignment of thecarriageway to improve visibility andenhance safety of the road user both on themain carriageway and for traffic entering onto and coming off the trunk road at sideroads and from private accesses. The scheme has been welcomed by mostroad users and local residents, but there

has been some resistance to the workbecause of its potential impact on theMeirioneth Ancient Woodland within whichthe new alignment would sit. In response to this, extensive consultationhas been undertaken with a number ofstakeholder groups and statutory bodies toensure that the environmental andecological impact of the improvement wouldbe mitigated and that compensatorymeasures would be implemented to replacewildlife habitation, which would be disturbedto make way for the new road. In addition, the Meirionydd Oakwood and BatSites SAC are protected areas under bothUK and European legislation. As a result, the improvements consist ofmitigation measures for the wildlife habitatin areas either side of the new carriageway,which include the provision of three oversizeculverts, the construction and installation of

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With a significant number of sharp bends resulting in poor visibility, the A470 Maes yr Helmau to Cross Foxes Improvement Scheme, located within the beautiful countryside of the Snowdonia National Park has been high on the Welsh Government’s programme for trunk road improvements forsome time, with site works finally started in late February this year and the Contract being awarded to Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited.

The 2.3km scheme, just south of Dolgellau will improve the existing substandard section of the Cardiff to Glan Conwy trunk road and enhance safety for users, whilst also providing a route for commercial,tourist and local traffic.

With buildability, demonstrating best value and innovation being significant considered factors on this project, Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd were keen to ensure that the road drainage and attenuation elements were progressed and completed on the various phases of the Project within tighttimescales in order to minimise exposure

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a bat bridge complete with bat lighting, aswell as the establishment of planting areasover the footprint of the redundant areas ofthe existing carriageway. Within one of the culverts, a dormouse tubehas been designed, installed and suspendedfrom the culvert roof, which will provide aroped link between the tree canopies oneither side of the new carriageway. As well as this, during the initialconsultation process, a number ofarchaeological features were identified asbeing of interest along the footprint of thenew carriageway and GwyneddArchaeological Trust were afforded accessin order to undertake pre-constructioninvestigatory and exploratory works inadvance to, and in conjunction with, thesoil striping activities, as part of awatching brief.No artefacts were discovered, but evidencewas exposed of old shelters, stone tracksand hides, the details of which weresurveyed and recorded. The removal of significant sections of therock in cutting has also been facilitated bysmall controlled explosives in order toreduce the disturbance and prolongation ofbreak out. The separate blasting activities succeeded inloosening some 1,000cu m of rock which,following on site processing, hassubsequently been used within thestructural embankment. As is always the case in this part of theCambrian Mountains, the site hasexperienced its fair share of rainfall over theearly part of the construction period, withrainfall records reaching levels previouslyunheard of in many years. This has caused some disruption to theearthworks activities with a flexibleapproach being adopted to optimiseproductivity wherever possible. Prior to commencing the roadconstruction works, a particularly critical

fibre optic cable was installed over landas a temporary diversion for the existingtrunk network, and it is to be diverted intounderground ducting, installed as part ofthe works, upon completion.The whole of the site is located within theSnowdonia National Park and is furtherbounded in significant areas, on both sidesof the new alignment, by sites of specificinterest and special areas of conservation,which has limited the working roomavailable during construction in order tominimise disruption outside the footprint ofthe new road. The site itself is located within a remote andrural area with a handful of small buildings,farms and private residences adjoining theworks boundary.There are also a number of smallwatercourses crossing the new alignmentand particular emphasis has been put oncontrolling water quality to maintain theecological balance within the nativewoodland adjoining the site and within themain Clywedog River, of which thesewatercourses are tributaries. No major demolition work has beenrequired as part of the improvements.However, in order to provide the necessarymitigation areas, certain sections of theexisting carriageway, which will beultimately off line of the new road are beingutilised as compensatory areas for theplanting of the indigenous trees to reducethe impact of works. Additionally, a short length of masonryretaining wall and existing culverts willrequire removal as part of the measuresincluded within the permanent landscapingworks. This work is being undertaken whentraffic is diverted onto the new alignment. The construction works involve themovement of approximately 78,000cu m ofmaterial in a cut to fill operation within thesite. The new embankments beingconstructed off site incorporate excavated

material to the underside of the capping layer. This operation required the processing ofunacceptable material from cut areas intoacceptable Class 1A and Class 2C materialfor consolidation into the embankmentareas under strict testing and quality controlprocedures in situ. Utilising site material substantially reducedthe environmental impact of the scheme,the final design incorporating a nearbalance on the cut/fill operation. Capping and sub-base layer material wassourced from local quarries within theDolgellau area to minimise trafficdisruption and to ensure supplies ofmaterial in accordance with theconstruction programme.The three principal oversize culverts weresegmental corrugated buried steelstructures manufactured and designed byAsset International Ltd. Significantattenuation measures for surface water andcarriageway drainage were achieved byinstalling twin lengths of buried 900mmdiameter concrete pipes beneathcarriageway verges. These pipes were supplied by CPM ConcreteLtd, who also designed and manufacturedbespoke flow concrete chambers to throttledown discharges into adjacent watercourseson site. To maintain the character of the site, andagain to reduce the requirement formaterials, all walling stone, comprisingapproximately 700m of containment walls, issite won from existing boundary walls,‘clawdd’ type hedgerows and from theearthworks operation itself. Where embankment constructionencroaches into tree protection areas androot protection zones, embankmentconstruction has been steepened andspecialised lightweight aggregate, calledLeca Maxit, has been used to reduce theburden on tree roots.

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Formed in 1980, Celtest offers quality materials testing, diamond core drilling and sawing, and controlled demolition services to the construction, quarrying and civil engineering industry. Our experi-ence in quality management, together with our skilled staff, have helped Celtest grow rapidly to become one of the foremost materi-als testing laboratories in the UK.Celtest’s North Wales laboratories are exceptionally well equippedfor construction materials testing and are accredited by UKAS to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (General Requirements for the Competence of Testing Laboratories) for the majority of tests performed both at our laboratories and on clients’ sites.Celtest are proud to support Alun Griffiths Contractors Ltd, on the A470 Maes Yr Helmau to Cross Foxes Improvement Scheme.

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Work on the new road alignmentnecessitated extensive site clearance worksto be undertaken in advance of construction. Specialist sub-contractor UPM Tilhil Ltdwas appointed to undertake the treeclearance works with all arisings generated,inclusive of brash, bulk timbers and treestumps being taken off site either to theMain Contractor, Alun Griffiths Contractors,as structural timber or for generationpurposes at a biomass plant withintravelling distance from the site. With confirmed and potential dormicehabitation areas identified, specialistattendance by the Welsh Government’senvironmental and ecological teamssupervised all defined tree works inaccordance with prescribed measuresidentified in the licence obtained to permitthese works to progress. Ground conditions within the cut areas overthe site predominantly consist of brown andgrey gravel and clay silt material, which hasproven to be very weather susceptible. There are two areas of rock that have alsobeen encountered, consist of strong tovery strong dolerite, which has also

proven difficult to break out. These hadbeen identified in the original siteinvestigation report, although not in thequantity that has been encounteredduring the construction process. The original contract stipulated specificrestrictions throughout development interms of traffic management, withpermission given during construction toimplement one section of single wayworking and two plant crossings to facilitateplant movements on the new alignment.Consideration of these restrictions hasnecessitated the careful planning andsequencing of the works in order to makebest use of seasonal weather to deliverplanned completion as soon asrealistically possible. By regular meetings with the WelshGovernment’s Transport Department andthe local highway authority, as well as asympathetic approach to delivering theproject, traffic delays have been kept to anabsolute minimum with commendationsoften being received from many authoritiesabout how successful the minimisationtraffic delays have been on the project up to

now. All deliveries are being facilitated offline, as this is another way to reduce anypotential delays. In order to improve safety of road usersand the construction site personnel, atemporary traffic order was obtained tolimit traffic to 30mph over the extent ofthe site and this has significantlycontributed to the reduction ofcongestion, while also reducing thepotential number of accidents on anexisting black spot, at a junction withinthe working area. The site team have also been proactive inseeking specialist advice and guidance, withassistance from North Wales Police. The Main Contractor for this groundbreakingscheme is Alun Griffiths Contractors Ltd,and the Designer, who is also the ProjectManager, is Gwynedd Consultancy. Work on the £4.9M project commenced onsite at the end of February this year andcompletion of the whole development isscheduled for January 2014, though it isanticipated that the road will be opened totraffic in phases as the constructionwork progresses.

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St Nicholas Primary SchoolTaking advantage of unused external areas

The two-phase extension project at thePrimary School in Oxford was required tocope with the increased intake of Key StageOne (KS1) and Two (KS2) pupils, andassociated additional staff. Phase I was completed in January 2011 andprovided two new classrooms, one for KS1and one for KS2 pupils, an entrance lobbyand link, a group room, cloakroom andtoilets, while the final phase included twosingle-storey extensions and internalalterations to give the School a new KS2classroom and larger staff room. The classroom extensions are formedaround light steel framed structuressupporting glulam beams that offer aconnection between the interior and exterioraesthetic of the buildings. The KS1extension features a curved form withradiating beams, a composition that isechoed in the more traditionally laid outplan of the KS2 extension.Movement around the School has becomeintuitive and straightforward. Links to themain existing circulatory routes and theopening up of new connections both within

the existing School and the new facilitieshave been achieved. New classrooms have been supplemented withstorage and the key was to provide open, light,well-ventilated and airy spaces to encouragelearning and positive interactions. External walls comprise of insulatedblockwork with finishes of cedar and renderand the extensions lift the appearance of theexisting School, providinga colourful contrast tothe existing buildings. Thee pitched roof to thecurved KS1 extension isof low maintenance,natural finishaluminium standingseam cladding withbuilt up mineral woolinsulation aboveacoustically perforatedstructural decking. Theflat pitched roofs to theother extensionsconsist of a compositebuilt-up system using

PUR insulation below a single plymembrane weathering layer. All additions are DDA compliant, with fullyaccessible extensions, and new roomshave been linked to the existing securityand fire systems. Designed by Oxford Architects and built byKnowles & Son, work on the whole projectcompleted in July 2012.

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East Sussex County Council has continuedto improve services in the area and thisyear has seen the completion of a numberof projects, as well as the start of otherexciting developments. A new archive store is being developed forEast Sussex County Council’s countyrecords, in combination with the Universityof Brighton. Designed by Atkins Architects, the project,known as The Keep, is effectively arepository for the county records and alsofor the University’s historical documents. Aswell as being a repository and store for thatinformation, it is also going to be a publiclyaccessible building in terms of actuallybeing able to access the records. This civic building and library also hasassociated staff and office space, providingan entrance point to Brighton. It will also provide a home for the SpecialCollections of the University of Sussex,including the internationally renowned MassObservation Archive. The building will alsoinclude the library and headquarters of theSussex Family History Group. This groupaims to encourage people to study familyhistory and genealogy and to preserve andpublish relevant documents.

The site used to be playing fields belongingto the neighbouring Falmouth School, butbecame disused land.Lizard Landscape design has been involvedas environmental consultants, dealing withecology survey work on-site followingthrough to the landscape design work. There are various blocks of ancientwoodland that surround the site, andalthough it wasn’t designated as ancientwoodland, there was a remnant piece ofwoodland area on the site. In consultation with the local authority,Lizard Landscape Design has agreed to re-plant at either end of the site. There is somesubstantial woodland block planting toreplicate the layout pattern of the woodlandhistorically on that site, which is due to becompleted before December 2012.Thebuilding itself has been designed toenhance the landscape setting. There is achalk grassland embankment that runsalong the edge of the existing A270highway carriageway. This is being retained and protected and withinsome of the site areas, Lizard LandscapeDesign is actually drawing that influence intothe site by creating a chalk grassland butterflybank to the northern edge of the building,

which is publicly accessible.One of the constraints has been the siteitself, which was left fallow for quite sometime and has a population of protectedspecies of reptile. There are also slow worms and commonlizards within that development site. It isbeing retained and enhanced within the sitefor reptiles, with the chalk grasslandembankment packed full of reptiles.In order to construct the key project itself,reptiles effectively had to be excluded fromthe construction zone. The habitats wereenhanced beyond that construction zone inorder that Lizard Landscape Designmaintain the population of reptiles in asuitable habitat. All of this mitigation hasbeen developed and devised with Brightonand Hove’s ecologists. The state-of-the-art historical resourcecentre will house over six miles of archivesand historical resources dating back over900 years. These records document the livesof individuals, places and events fromacross the community, including writtenrecords, maps and plans, photographs andfilms, prints and drawings, oral histories,digital and electronic records, as well aslocal, national and international collections.

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Frank Wise SchoolExtended facilities

Work at the Frank Wise School, located atHornbeam Close in Banbury, has expandedthe existing school hall and pool changingareas, as well as the pool reception. Hall sideways have been pushed out to give alarger floor area, increasing the original byalmost 30%, while the pool changing roomsand reception have been increased by joiningtwo existing buildings together, which hasresulted in over 100% increase in floor area. Originally, the hall catered for dining needsfor less than 40 pupils but the School hasgrown steadily with Banbury’s expansion. Itresulted in post-16 students having to eattheir lunches in their own classroom blocks,while the remaining 74 pupils aged five to 16had to fit into the existing school hall. Due to the needs of the children, the Schoolemploys 19 Midday Carers, who workalongside 12 school staff over the lunchperiod, meaning that 105 people have to besqueezed into the space, while maintaininga clear route for fire exits. The School is under continued pressure toaccept more children and was in need of

increased hall space and improved storageand kitchen facilities linked to this. The enlarged school hall gives pupils morescope to enjoy lunch without being crampedfor space, and tables and chairs can bestored out of the way of the main section ofthe hall so that in lessons such as PE, thepupils now have full use of the space safely.There is also animproved kitchen areaand a single largerarea for PE storage,making it simpler toget pupils involved inlearning whereequipment belongsand how to get it andput it awayindependently. The single-storeydevelopment has afront area canopy toaid the loading and off

loading of school mini buses and has anexternal façade of rendered brick. Benefiting from the first class design ofLloyd-Thomas Architects and built byEdgar Taylor (Buckingham) Ltd, workcommenced in April 2010 and completedin September 2012.

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With the first phase complete, work is wellunderway on the construction of a newresidential care home for Graham CareGroup in Pembury, Tunbridge Wells. Thenew £5.5M Hazeldene House Care Homewill replace the existing Priory Care Homeat the same site on Romford Road. Thecontract is expected to be carried out inthree phases with the first phase havingbeen handed over and registered with theCQC in October 2012. The first phase saw the construction of thefirst half of the new care home. Thetraditional structure consistedpredominantly of blockwork and render withareas of timber clad panels. The mainentrance façade is slate cladding andcurtain walling and the lower ground andperimeter walls are brick and block. Thecentral core frame was assembled using asteel frame with each of the floors made outof precast concrete planks. The second phase, which has taken placeduring November 2012, sees the demolitionof the former Priory Care Home which datesback to the 1800’s. The existing propertywas a 3,000sq m converted manor housewhich had narrow corridors and wasbecoming dated. The new development will

see the number of care suites for residentsincrease from 32 to 59, and residents will nolonger have to share their room as wassometimes the case in The Priory. The third phase of the development will bethe construction of the second half ofHazeldene House, which will commence inDecember 2012 once the existing building isdemolished. The Main Contractor, AlawayLtd, will continue to address the needs andsafety of residents when constructing thesecond half of the building and ensure thatthe works are as non-intrusive as possible. Following completion of Phase III, scheduledfor August 2013, the new care home willfeature 59 individual suites which all havetheir own front door for residents to visit thecommunal facilities and grounds as theyplease. The 4,155sq m building will bespread over four floors; basement, lowerground floor, ground floor and first floor andtwo lifts have already been installed onPhase I for resident use. Each suite features a personal day space forresidents to socialise with family and friendsin the privacy of their own home, tea barswith fridges, a data/telecom point, satelliteTV and a wireless nurse call system. Inaddition to the front door, the suites will

also have a letterbox for its resident,allowing for a more domesticated, homelyfeel. The accommodation is offered as astudio or one bedroom suite and residentshave the option to buy or rent. Spouses canbe housed together and there are separatesuites for those suffering with dementia typeillnesses who may need additional support. Within the central core of the developmentthere is also a communal lounge space anddining areas, admin, management and stafffacilities, a hair salon and a community dayfacility. The community day facility is due tobe utilised by the Alzheimer Society, this willbe a free service which will provide relief forpeople caring for relatives with dementia.The basement, which is under the centralcore of the building, has been tanked andkeeps the staff areas, kitchen, laundryand plant rooms separate from theresident floors. Due to the location of the site, which waswithin a conservation area, an archaeologyreport was required before workcommenced and a planning condition wasput in place, which stated during demolitionand excavation works an archaeologist hadto remain on site and oversee the works. Atree survey was undertaken to identify which

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Harkel Building Services are pleased to have been associated with Graham Care since 2005 virtually on a continuous basis.

Not only are we proud of our association but have enjoyed the relationship as Ernie Graham fosters a great team ethos on all his schemes and his enthusiasm and positive attitude rubs off with everybody in his circle of team members.

We have carried out the full range of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Services on numerous Care Homes for Ernie ranging from 250k up to £1.5 million.

We wish Ernie continued success in the future.

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tress could be kept and which removed,some trees were trimmed to avoid collisionwith the new buildings. Bat and reptilereports also had to be carried out, with theneed to prepare a reptile restorationstrategy arising. The bat report stated thatthe roof of the existing care home was to bedemolished by hand to ensure no harmcame from any roosting bats and the newhome has had bat roosts installed. The orientation of the site enhances viewsfrom within the building over the groundsand existing woodland setting. Externalworks for the development have been takingplace during the construction and willcontinue until completion next year. Theconstruction of an external terrace leadingfrom the lower ground floor sitting room toa timber boardwalk, giving access tolandscaped gardens, is already complete.Further features on site include an increasein car parking spaces, an air source heatpump and CCTV. Graham Care made the decision to changethe name of the care home as the previousname sounded too institutionalised. The newname was chosen following a report whichwas being compiled by the socialcoordinator at Graham Care who found thatthe Victorian Priory building had been called

Hazeldene between 1885 and the 1920s. The Graham Care Group was founded in1996 by husband and wife team, ErnieGraham and Dr Karen Graham. The Groupowns and operates seven care homes andextra care facilities across Surrey, Kentand Sussex, providing accommodation forover 500 residents. The aim of the Groupis to provide ‘homes for life’ for residentswith specific personal care needs. TheHazeldene House development is just oneof the new build projects the Companyhas been involved in, with more on theway. The Group also own Cornford Housein Pembury, which was reopened in 2008following a rebuild programme. Chessmann Contracting Ltd, established in1998 provide the Project and CostManagement services on the project.Chessmann’s have gained a reputation as ahigh quality supplier contributing to the costeffective and timely completion of projectsthroughout the UK, creating a particularlyhigh demand for service within thehealthcare sector.Alaway Ltd is a Scunthorpe based companythat specialise in the healthcare sector.Established in 1994 by the same Directorwho worked on the Cornford Housedevelopment, Alan Boothby, the Company

has worked on traditional new build,refurbishment and extension projects acrossthe UK. Carless and Adams Partnership providesa comprehensive range of professionaland reliable services including design,cost management, contractadministration and CDM regulations. Witha wide range of clients built over the 100years since its formation the Companyhas worked on many projects within thepublic and private sectors. Graham Care Group value the relationshipbuilt up with contractors and architects andhas built up a development team that worksfor them, both Alaway Ltd and Carless andAdams Partnership are a stable part of thisteam along with project managerChessmann Consulting Ltd and planningconsultant Tanner & Tilley.

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TA Law was established in 1975 by AlanLaw, a dry stone wall specialist workingalone. Over the next 30 years Alan built upthe Company, establishing it as a familybusiness and employing around 15 peopleundertaking all types of stonework - walling,facing, pointing, hard landscaping, repairwork, alterations and dressed stonework.The reputation that the Company has builtup over those 30 years has ensured itsnotability in the stonework trade and TALaw’s workforce prides itself in theworkmanship which has been recognisedby clients. This workmanship has beenfurther identified from the Natural StoneAwards, where three of TA Law’s projectshave been commended or highlycommended in recent years. In 2006, in order to facilitate further growthas well as the continuation of the Companyinto the future, the name changed to T ALaw Ltd. New younger personnel werewelcomed to the Company to help run thesites and complement the skills of theexisting management. The Companycurrently has a turnover in excess of £1.2M with a work force averaging around25 people.TA Law Ltd work across the UK mainly formain contractors in the constructionindustry in the private, commercial,residential and industrial sectors. Projectshave included hotels, health centres, retailunits, public buildings, housingdevelopments and bridges and viaducts. The

Company are currently working on a newcommunity health centre, known as TheDarzi Clinic in Cleator Moor, which is due tocomplete in March 2013. Work is also beingundertaken on a refurbishment programmeat Windermere Tourist Information Centre,the Strands Farm development which willsee ten affordable housing and fourbusiness units in Hornby and a newDischarge Building and Youth Centre withassociated flood defence system in Keswick. The Company now carries out masonry workin conjunction with stonework and there arecurrently developments in place for growthin the restoration branch of the business.TA Law Ltd is based in Ravenstonedale nearKirkby Stephen in Cumbria - the village inwhich Managing Director Alan Law was bornand bred. It is spearheaded by Alan andsupported by Directors Hilary Law, Alan’swife, who has overseen the administration ofthe Company for over 30 years and son-in-law Ian Gowing, who has been with theCompany for over 10 years. Both of Alan andHilary’s children have worked for theCompany in various roles over its 30 plusyears, enhancing the family run element anddeveloping a personal touch with customers.Recent additions to the Company haveincluded a full time estimator/quantitysurveyor as part of the management team.

Marlewood, Grange Over SandsThe Merlewood development in Grange OverSands, which includes a Grade II listed

building dating back to 1853, is one exampleof TA Law’s recent work. The £3.28Mdevelopment saw the creation of a holidaycomplex for Holiday Property Bond. Thisincluded a full refurbishment andconversion programme of the originalbuilding, previously used as a scientificresearch facility, to create nine holidayapartments and leisure facilities,incorporating a pool, changing rooms, agame room and gym. A second phase sawcompletion of 46 new build apartments andcottages within the 18 acres of groundswhich overlook Grange over Sands andMorecambe Bay earlier this year. JMPArchitects designed both phases andensured that the new build properties werein keeping with the original structure. TALaw carried out limestone fitting on bothphases for Main Contractor GlobeManagement Services Ltd.

Sedbergh Spar and Health Centre Askam Construction has recentlyundertaken the £2.6M redevelopment of theOld Auction Mart on Station Road inSedbergh to create a health centre and Sparstore for the local community. Constructionwork on this project started in April 2011and was completed in February 2012. Thedevelopment comprises a health centrewhich will be used by Sedbergh MedicalPractice, including a suite of consultingrooms, treatment rooms, a dispensary, adedicated space for medical services to

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With 30 years of industry experience, we at Ian Lowes Stonemasonry are committed to providing you with high quality natural stone for a variety of uses.

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Sedbergh School and a highly flexibleconference, training and research facilities.The Health Centre covers two storeys andalso features a minor injuries clinic and adedicated base for the area’s ambulances.The adjacent Spar store provides a new,larger convenience store for the town,adhering to the typical layout of Spar stores.The building was designed to reflect thesensitivities of the area and featuressandstone and slate walling to reflect thelocal vernacular.

The Daffodil Hotel Grasmere The transformation of Waterside Hotel inGrasmere, to become The Daffodil Hotel,was completed in time for the summer byAskam Construction. The original hotel was

built in 1857 and featured 600mm thick slatestone walls, traditional timber floors, sashwindows and a timber and Westmoorlandgreen slate roof. The works involved fullrefurbishment of the Hotel and a 4,200sq mextension to the rear of the property. Theextension composition was a steel framewith precast floors and block cavity wallswith stone cladding. Demolition of kitchensand staff accommodation was undertaken toprovide space for the extension and thewalling slates and Westmoorland greenslate from these buildings were reclaimedfor the extension. The Hotel features new reception, twokitchens, two bars and function rooms onthe ground floor with first, second and thirdfloors housing the Hotel’s 78 new bedrooms,

including 14 luxury suites. Therefurbishment works also includedinstallation of a health facility, gym, spa withthermal suite and a lake facing restaurant.The windows and roof were upgraded.Architectural Design drafted the changesand TA Law carried out alteration andrenovation works to the original building andall blockwork and stonework to the newbuild aspect of the development.

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BELL & PRIME SCAFFOLDING LTD.

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We are pleased to be associated with TA Law andwish them continued success for the future

L & W Wilson, in Cumbria, are specialists in: aggregate supplies, civil engineering, demolition, excavation, waste disposal, plant and vehicle hire and, more recently, crushing and recycling.

You can use us as a ‘one stop shop’ as we have all our own resources: labour, plant and materials. This helps us control costs on your behalf (unlike many of our competitors). L & W Wilson can also help you with any individual part of your project and will work with any other sub-contractors working on your project to form a cohesive and effective team.

Take advantage of our knowledge and professionalism. On-site experts will provide you with a comprehensive service, from initial advice through to completed project.

For a company who can provide virtually any type of construction service for your project, speak to L & W Wilson. We will do our best to help.

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The National Centre for Social Research(NatCen) is a not-for-profit organisationdedicated to advancing the role of socialresearch in the UK. Founded in 1969 byProfessors Roger Jowell and GeraldHoinville, NatCen has grown to becomeBritain’s largest independent socialresearch organisation with a team of 350permanent staff and a field force of 1,200freelance interviewers.In recent years the organisation has enjoyedsignificant growth, establishing the ScottishCentre for Social Research (ScotCen) in2005 and NatCen Learning, a leadingprovider of training and learning events forresearchers and research users, in 2006.In order to better accommodate theseinternal and external training initiatives,NatCen has undertaken a £1.3Mrefurbishment of its Northampton Squarehead office with a view to improving facilitiesand increasing accessibility.The head office consists of two neighbouringproperties on Northampton Square andWyclif Street.Previously unconnected, a recentdevelopment bridged the two buildings byway of a link extension. Though striking, the original five-storeybuildings, which date back to the 1860s,

have little in the way of disabled access.This is especially true of the Wyclif Streetconference rooms, which are situated on araised ground floor approximately 1.3mabove external ground level, accessible onlyby stairs.To remedy this, an external platform lift,capable of lifting a wheelchair and itsoccupant unassisted, has been proposedalongside a host of internal improvements. Due to a number of site restrictions, anexternal lift has proven to be the only viableoption. As the Wyclif building is locallylisted, however, special consideration hasbeen made to ensure a sensitive designusing high specification materials so as toremain as unobtrusive as possible. To thisend, a location adjacent to the existingentrance stairs has been chosen to avoidmajor alterations to the building.Designed by Artillery Architecture & InteriorDesign, the refurbishment incorporatessome of the design principles established inan earlier planning submission from DLAArchitecture. While not part of the currentcontract, the interior design of the buildinghas been configured so that a secondexternal lift can be installed at a later date.A number of additional external works havebeen undertaken including an accessible

second entrance to the Northampton Square building via a part external andinternal ramp.Given the age of both buildings, therefurbishment has also required a degreeof maintenance with repairs made to theexisting mansard roof and fourth floursash windows.Inside, Skansen Interiors, a leading fit outand refurbishment Main Contractor, hasdelivered a state-of-the-art workingenvironment with outstanding finishes. Therefurbishment, which began in April 2012,has not been without logistical challengeshowever. Careful coordination betweenclient and contractor has been of paramountimportance to ensure that the buildingmeets the needs of the end user.Initially conceived as a 12-month contract,the refurbishment is due to finish ahead ofschedule. Its completion will allow allaccess to first class office and conferencefacilities irrespective of impairment.

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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trustis located in Harlow, Essex and is a 489-bedded district general hospital, providing acomprehensive range of safe and reliableacute and specialist services to a localpopulation of 258,000 people. It is committed to the core principles of theNHS, which are to provide services thatmeet the health needs of everyone and arefree at the point of delivery.The Trust, monitored and regulated by theCare Quality Commission, shapes itsservices around the needs of all patients,including providing access to andinformation about services to all whochoose to use the Trust, and in a mannerthat promotes the greatest level ofunderstanding and accessibility. Times are exciting because the Trust is nowmoving towards becoming a FoundationTrust Hospital. This means it will have adirect say in how the Hospital is run andmore control over where money is investedso that it benefits patients. The Hospital’s expansion is continuing, and

this year saw the opening of the brand newunit for saving babies’ lives. The development, costing more than £1M,replaced the Hospital’s existing neonatalunit and includes almost 300sq m of extra space. By developing the unit, less babies will needto be transferred to neighbouring trusts,therefore enabling parents to be near totheir babies and visit without inconvenience. The unit has 20 cots to cater for differentlevels of need – two for intensive care, threefor high dependency and 15 for special care. Work was undertaken as part of the Trust’songoing commitment to making the Hospitalone of the best in the UK. The departmenthas been extended into the courtyardsurrounding the building. The extra space, along with therefurbishment of the existing ward, createsa better work environment that will be moreconducive to patient safety, while alsoproviding greater comfort and privacy forparents during their stay on the unit.Work was necessary because the existing

unit, built in the 1960s, was unable toaccommodate the ever-increasingtechnological support needed to ensure theappropriate delivery of care. By improving the facilities, thedepartment can continue to work towardsachieving a higher level of care provision,as awarded by the British Association ofPerinatal Medicine Standards. This willmean less babies need to be transferredto Addenbrookes in Cambridge. The new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU) is for sick babies born prematurelyand on time. It replaces the existing unit, which cared formore than 400 babies from across WestEssex and East Hertfordshire last year. As well as the 300sq m of extra space,improvements have provided more room forlife saving technology, a better workenvironment, helping the safety of patients,more capacity to treat babies locally so theydon’t have to go to hospitals further away,and a modern and pleasant environment fitfor the 21st century.

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The Hospital is paying £1.1M to cover thecost of the project, but local people also hada chance to contribute. Even as early asOctober last year, fundraising led by staffhad already collected more than £50,000 tohelp kit out the new NICU. Wendy Matthews, Associated Director ofthe Women’s and Children’s BusinessUnit, said: “We are delighted to have somuch local support. This means that wecan have the highest standard ofequipment for the new unit.”Darren Leech, Chief Operating Officer of theTrust said: “The new build is part of our goalto be the best hospital in the East ofEngland, putting patients at the absoluteforefront of our care. This investment willbring major benefits to babies and familiesin this area.”The first babies into the unit were Emily andRosie Stacey, twins born on 28th February2012 at just 32 weeks. Their mum, Emma,said: “Emily was 1.82kg at birth and Rosiejust 1.53kg. It was very daunting to beginwith but the staff on the unit have been sosupportive and they are all truly fantastic.”Deborah Twist, Head of Children’s Servicessaid: “We are overjoyed to move into the newunit, which will enhance the surroundingsand care of babies and their families. “Thank you to everyone involved in thefundraising for the equipment in the unit,those who worked on the project and all theNICU staff.”

During work, entrance to the ward changedtemporarily because the main door wasclosed to allow builders to enter thecourtyard freely. Parents were asked tomake their way through the maternityentrance, or the back of the Hospital, wheredirections were clearly signposted. Babies continued to be treated in the unitwhile the extension was built and then thosein care were moved into the new area so theexisting ward could be refurbished.Throughout the work, all disruptions andnoise were kept to a minimum. Infection control remained criticallyimportant and during development a sinkwas installed just inside the temporaryentrance for all visitors to carry out effectivehand washing. High security also remaineda priority during this time and anyone whoentered the ward was checked by a memberof staff for identification. The Main Contractor for the development wasMK Contracts. Work began in November 2011and was completed on schedule. There have been other milestones in theHospital’s recent history. The radiology unithas become the first in the UK to offerpatients a multi-purpose room for both X-rays and screening procedures. Building works to modernise the unit andmake way for new state-of-the-artequipment, including a second CT scanner,have been completed transforming thedepartment to replicate that of the

previously modernised other half. The work was all part of a project to improvethe experience for patients and move to adigital way of working. Now completed, it ispossible to access X-ray images quickerthan ever before and make them available toother specialists at the touch of a button. The department can also carry out a widervariety of day case procedures due to abrand new interventional suite, and thanksto equipment, which offers duel usage, theX-ray process is now quicker and morepatients can be seen each day. Darren Hobbs, Clinical Radiology Managersaid: “We are delighted with the results andthe new equipment we now have in place. “The facilities are great for our patients andwill make a big difference to the experiencethey have when visiting us. We are amongstjust a handful of healthcare providers tohost some of the latest technology, meaningthat our patients will receive the very bestdiagnostic care available in Europe.”In October 2010, the radiology unit wasextended to offer patients a morecomfortable environment and greaterprivacy in single sex waiting areas. Therecent renovation works have brought theold half of the unit in line with the new. Earlier this year, Princess AlexandraHospital upgraded its eye casualtyservice for walk-in patients, underliningits commitment to emergency eye care. The new eye casualty will provide a local

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Mk Contracts Ltd, 50 Buntingbridge Road, Newbury Park, Essex IG2 7LRTel 0208 518 2100 Fax 0208 518 2984 Email: mark@mkcontracts.com

Formed in 1985 MK Contracts has established itself as a progressive force in the delivery of high quality construction & refurbishment projects throughout all sectors of the industry.

We strive to be at the forefront of our industry with a reputation as reliable, top quality performers who lead by example and put words into action. This desire to be the best and to perform at peak output is part of the company ethos cascaded through all levels of the organisation.

We are firmly focused on the commercial, education, healthcare and retail market sectors where we apply the same formula to all our completions. This methodology ensures consistently high standards in workmanship and in achieving the client’s budget and time constraints

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Central to our project delivery is the substantial direct employee base covering key trades in the industry. This, we believe sets us apart from some of our ’management based’ competitors.

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‘The seamless and integrated design between the vision panels inthe doors and the screens in wall provide a modern and

contemporary look that mirror our objectives for the project. Theadded beneÞt of being able to provide Þre rated screens meant we

could provide improved screen visibility into the neonatal unit,since the nurses can view inside the room from more locations’

‘The seamless and integrated design between the vision panels inthe doors and the screens in wall provide a modern and

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emergency service for patients withacute eye problems, as opposed tolongstanding conditions. The emergency area will operate from 9am– 4.30pm on weekdays, allowing patients toturn up directly to the eye unit, register andbe seen by a specialist. Outside of thesehours, patients are asked to attend theusual emergency department. Consultant Ophthalmologist, Mr Fawcett,commented on the service: “This is anopportunity to remind patients, opticiansand GPs that this service is open for directreferral and as a walk-in service for patientswho may be concerned about sightthreatening or emergency problems. “Conditions such as objects in the eye,scratches, burns, chemical exposure andblunt injuries to the eye or eyelids can all betreated by our speciality team.“An optometrist for GP should still be visitedfor all longstanding eye complaints, advicewill then be given on treatment and areferral made to the regular eye outpatient

department, where necessary.”As well as introducing an eye casualty, theTrust has also embarked on a successfulpartnership with Moorfields Eye Hospital, toprovide treatment for Age-related MacularDegeneration (WetAMD) and oculoplasticconditions within theeye unit. Moorfields’consultants nowregularly attendPrincess AlexandraHospital to providespecialised clinicsfor West Essexpatients locally. Moorfields’consultant, MrPraveen Patel, said:“Patients havementioned the valueof providing a highquality Moorfields

specialist service locally in Harlow.“From a personal perspective, it has beena privilege to work with staff locally to setup a local age-related maculardegeneration treatment service.”

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Construction work started on a new £8Mclub facility for David Lloyd Leisure inFebruary, bringing a new addition to theGroup’s 80 clubs already open in the UK.The club, which will open on 1st December,is located next to the Sixways Stadium, thehome of the Worcester Warriors rugby teamand like many David Lloyd Leisure clubshouses a variety of facilities for use by allthe family.The building is a steel frame two-storeystructure, covering a total floor area of5,600sq m, with a metal deck first floor.The Main Contractor for the developmentwas Pellikaan Construction, who has beeninvolved in many previous projects forDavid Lloyd Leisure. The steel structure

has composite wall panels, aluminiumframe elevations, an external façade withfacing brickwork and asymmetric curvedroof. The main building is a 56m by 52mrectangle with a smaller 17m by 8msection on one elevation. The site was previously owned byWorcester Warriors and formerly acted as an overspill car park for the rugbystadium and preparation works on the car park, including clearing, diversion of aculvert and installation of pad foundations were carried out whilst thefabrication of the steel frame was doneoff-site. The steel frame was erected injust four weeks. The club will cater for a wide range of

people and has a range of facilities on offer.There are three indoor and five outdoortennis courts, allowing David Lloyd Leisureto offer The Tennis All Stars programme,endorsed by the Lawn Tennis Association(LTA), which will be available to childrenaged three to 11 and offer adults instructionfrom a dedicated team of LTA qualifiedcoaches. There will also be a 25m indoorpool with separate children’s pool and a20m outdoor swimming pool, which will allbe heated and used for general swimming,adult only swim, family swim and aqua-based fitness classes. The All Starsprogramme is available for children of allabilities and will be taught by a team of

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PFD Flooring may have retained its name and client base after a management buyout in 2006, but the company has since grown in strength, ambition and turnover.

Paul Ford and Michael Shore worked for the umbrella group including PFD Flooring, and realising its potential they decided to purchase their own business. Paul’s expertise is in sales and customer relations and Michael’s forte is finance and administration. Together they run a strong outfit and have increased turnover by 25% in six years.

Today the Derbyshire-based contract flooring company comprises a contracts manager, estimator, five full-time fitters and a pool of sub- contractors to call on in busy times.

Overheads are kept to a minimum with a large warehouse leased in Alfreton alongside office premises in the form of a large portacabin, which the company owns in addition to three vehicles.

‘The office is a little more glamorous than it sounds as it measures 40ft x 10ft and is as functional and comfortable as any I have ever stepped into,’ laughs Michael.

PFD Flooring specialises in the supply and installation of contract floorcoverings, including carpet, vinyl, rubber and hardwood. The

company serves the hospitality and commercial industries – plus various shop fitters in the Midlands – with flexible soft- flooring product and service packages tailored to individual needs.

But PFD Flooring’s bread and butter is the leisure sector, with regular contracts with David Lloyd Leisure, The Rank Group and National Amusements.

We are proud to be associated with David Lloyd Leisure

Word of mouth helps us win new business Good project management is key to retaining a loyal customer base and positive feedback is the reason behind the impressive in-roads Paul and Michael make with new clients. ‘Over the years we have developed a well-honed project management system to cope with every foreseen eventuality and a solution agreed with the client before work begins,’ explains Paul.

‘A free planning and estimating service offers environmentally- responsible optimised flooring layouts to give the best material usage with the minimum of waste.

‘We use the latest Callidus planning software, which allows site measures, architects’ drawings and AutoCAD files to be integrated swiftly and accurately, tying in other work that can be time sensitive and dependent on the flooring contractor.’

Location location: Based centrally in the UK means Paul, Michael and the rest of the team are happy to travel a distance for new work. In July 2012, for example, they were involved in the refurbishment of The Plaza Cinema in Truro, Cornwall, for independent operator WTW Cinemas.

‘The project involved laying 850sq m of Axminster (supplied by Wilton Carpets) on Durafit 650 Underlay,’ Paul says. ‘The contract was finished on time and budget; it was the third cinema contract that we have completed for David Williams, owner of WTW Cinemas,

being recommended by Northern Building Design Associates.

The venues vary from new to listed buildings, so careful and considerate planning is essential to the successful completion of each job.’

Closer to home, PFD Flooring worked with Newhey Carpets to install 1,500sq m carpet in the guest rooms and corridors of Champneys Health Resort in Ashby.

As well as Newhey Carpets, PFD Flooring works closely with Amtico, Interface, Forbo, Gerflor, Brintons Carpets and Wilton Carpets as well as a range of national and local distributors.

‘Ability to deliver and cost are key when dealing with suppliers – best prices in today’s climate are required by clients – and national companies offer the most attractive options,’ says Paul.

‘As we typically order large volumes we tend to achieve the costs required by our customers.

‘Since the economic downturn, we have continued to generate repeat and new business and meet targets by paying close attention to fixed overheads and maintaining a strong relationship with NatWest Bank.’

The busiest time of the year for Michael and Paul tends to be the four months before

Christmas, when health clubs and gyms smarten up for clients with New Year resolutions.

‘PFD Flooring also wins new business thanks to word of mouth recommendations from designers, architects and other people we have worked for,’ Michael says. ‘We run advertisements in conjunction with David Lloyd Leisure and major contractors with whom we are affiliated.

‘We value our membership of the CFA. In fact, the CFA website continues to generate leads for us – and our own website ensures a strong presence online.

‘We work closely with a health and safety consultancy firm (Browns) and the government certification service Constructionline (the UK’s largest register for pre-qualified contractors and consultants).

‘We believe that future business will be generated through the pride we have for providing a professional service to all our clients, regardless of size and contract value.’

Whites Close, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7RB Telephone: 01773 540 500 Fax: 01773 540 340

www.pfdflooring.co.uk

PFD Flooring may have retained its name and client base after a management buyout in 2006, but the company has since grown in strength, ambition and turnover.

Paul Ford and Michael Shore worked for the umbrella group including PFD Flooring, and realising its potential they decided to purchase their own business. Paul’s expertise is in sales and customer relations and Michael’s forte is finance and administration. Together they run a strong outfit and have increased turnover by 25% in six years.

Today the Derbyshire-based contract flooring company comprises a contracts manager, estimator, five full-time fitters and a pool of sub- contractors to call on in busy times.

Overheads are kept to a minimum with a large warehouse leased in Alfreton alongside office premises in the form of a large portacabin, which the company owns in addition to three vehicles.

‘The office is a little more glamorous than it sounds as it measures 40ft x 10ft and is as functional and comfortable as any I have ever stepped into,’ laughs Michael.

PFD Flooring specialises in the supply and installation of contract floorcoverings, including carpet, vinyl, rubber and hardwood. The

company serves the hospitality and commercial industries – plus various shop fitters in the Midlands – with flexible soft- flooring product and service packages tailored to individual needs.

But PFD Flooring’s bread and butter is the leisure sector, with regular contracts with David Lloyd Leisure, The Rank Group and National Amusements.

We are proud to be associated with David Lloyd Leisure

Word of mouth helps us win new business Good project management is key to retaining a loyal customer base and positive feedback is the reason behind the impressive in-roads Paul and Michael make with new clients. ‘Over the years we have developed a well-honed project management system to cope with every foreseen eventuality and a solution agreed with the client before work begins,’ explains Paul.

‘A free planning and estimating service offers environmentally- responsible optimised flooring layouts to give the best material usage with the minimum of waste.

‘We use the latest Callidus planning software, which allows site measures, architects’ drawings and AutoCAD files to be integrated swiftly and accurately, tying in other work that can be time sensitive and dependent on the flooring contractor.’

Location location: Based centrally in the UK means Paul, Michael and the rest of the team are happy to travel a distance for new work. In July 2012, for example, they were involved in the refurbishment of The Plaza Cinema in Truro, Cornwall, for independent operator WTW Cinemas.

‘The project involved laying 850sq m of Axminster (supplied by Wilton Carpets) on Durafit 650 Underlay,’ Paul says. ‘The contract was finished on time and budget; it was the third cinema contract that we have completed for David Williams, owner of WTW Cinemas,

being recommended by Northern Building Design Associates.

The venues vary from new to listed buildings, so careful and considerate planning is essential to the successful completion of each job.’

Closer to home, PFD Flooring worked with Newhey Carpets to install 1,500sq m carpet in the guest rooms and corridors of Champneys Health Resort in Ashby.

As well as Newhey Carpets, PFD Flooring works closely with Amtico, Interface, Forbo, Gerflor, Brintons Carpets and Wilton Carpets as well as a range of national and local distributors.

‘Ability to deliver and cost are key when dealing with suppliers – best prices in today’s climate are required by clients – and national companies offer the most attractive options,’ says Paul.

‘As we typically order large volumes we tend to achieve the costs required by our customers.

‘Since the economic downturn, we have continued to generate repeat and new business and meet targets by paying close attention to fixed overheads and maintaining a strong relationship with NatWest Bank.’

The busiest time of the year for Michael and Paul tends to be the four months before

Christmas, when health clubs and gyms smarten up for clients with New Year resolutions.

‘PFD Flooring also wins new business thanks to word of mouth recommendations from designers, architects and other people we have worked for,’ Michael says. ‘We run advertisements in conjunction with David Lloyd Leisure and major contractors with whom we are affiliated.

‘We value our membership of the CFA. In fact, the CFA website continues to generate leads for us – and our own website ensures a strong presence online.

‘We work closely with a health and safety consultancy firm (Browns) and the government certification service Constructionline (the UK’s largest register for pre-qualified contractors and consultants).

‘We believe that future business will be generated through the pride we have for providing a professional service to all our clients, regardless of size and contract value.’

Whites Close, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7RB Telephone: 01773 540 500 Fax: 01773 540 340

www.pfdflooring.co.uk

qualified coaches. One of the major features of the newdevelopment is the state-of-the-art 900sqm gym, which will house the very latestfitness equipment, including assistedresistance and cardiovascular equipmentand free weights. A number of qualifiedinstructors will be available to provideguidance and there will be a team ofpersonal trainers offering a bespokeservice for individuals who have specificgoals they wish to achieve. In addition to the gym the club will offer anextensive range of exercise and fitnessclasses which will be held in one of threestudios. One studio will be dedicated tospinning, one of the most popular classes. There will be a dedicated zone for the club’sactivity programme for youngsters, DL Kids.The activities will synchronise with those onoffer for adults so that the whole family canenjoy the club.A DLicious cafebar lounge area will featurean outdoor terraced area and present aplace to relax and socialise for all members.There will be a comprehensive menu tosupport members with health and fitnessfrom the inside, as well as children’s meals.The club will also boast two physiotherapyrooms, a wet spa area including a spapool, two saunas, a steam room, heatedbeds and ice machine, an outdoor playarea, crèche, sports shop and a 240 spacecar park. Pellikaan has been involved on David Lloyd

Leisure developments for nearly 20 yearsand worked on the David Lloyd Farnhamclub, which boasts the group’s largestAmida Spa and opened in December last year.. David Lloyd Worcester will create 70 to 80full and part time jobs for the area includingsenior and junior management teammembers, coaches, DL Kids and swimmingco-ordinators, gym instructors, personaltrainers, front of house staff and food andbeverage and cleaning teams. Wayne Isaac,General Manager at David Lloyd Worcestersays: “I’m very excited about becoming partof the Worcester community and buildingsome good, strong relationships. The clubwill be a haven of sport, health and leisurefor all the family and we can’t wait to openthe doors to members.”The club will have an official opening on 5thDecember by Olympic gold and silvermedallist and triple World Champion rowerZac Purchase MBE who won silver at theLondon Games in the Men’s LightweightDouble Sculls with his rowing partner MarkHunter. Zac says: “I am absolutely delightedto be opening David Lloyd Worcester, whichwill provide the Worcester community with afantastic array of facilities, programmes,coaching and expertise.“This has been the most amazing year ofsport for the UK, with the Olympics andParalympics inspiring a whole nation to getinvolved with sport. “I understand the huge importance of

engaging youngsters at an early age – notonly to nurture the talent of future sportingstars but to help children lead healthy andactive lifestyles.“David Lloyd Worcester will play a key rolein the Worcester community inencouraging the whole family to take partin sport and exercise.”

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The brand new state-of-the-art leisurecentre will be the latest building at this golfclub that has been established for 20 years. The central part of the building is thecurrent clubhouse, and the new leisure suiteis the largest addition to the site. It will be a swimming pool complex with agym, fitness studio, sauna and steam room,providing a luxurious addition to the holiday homes on-site in the middle of thegolf course. These facilities, which were a top priority toadd to the site, provide activities to doanytime of the day. It is replacing the driving range that wasoriginally placed in the middle of the golfclub, on seven acres of land. These facilities had become outdated andremoving them opened up the land toexpand the building in all directions, whichwasn't possible previously. The extension isthe first of many, which is ongoing due tothe huge potential of expanding the sitefurther over the next 20-30 years. The project is benefiting greatly from theexpertise of the Main Contractor, BespokeOak Supplies Ltd, who has designed theoriginal drafts and sketches of the greenoak structure, while Mortan and HallConstructing Ltd provided the structural calculations.

Bespoke Oak Supplies Ltd designed thelayout of the whole building, the shape andthe position of everything that is going intothe building. As well as being the MainContractor, the Company is also projectmanaging the whole development. The existing building was built to look like abarn internally, using polyurethane lookalike beams, which has served itspurpose, but the extension is beingcompletely built in oak. This is a full-blown oak extension, whichstands the development out in the area ofEast Anglia as completely unique. The windows, doors and all the bespokejoinery is currently being built in Latvia, andthe development is being built with hammer beam trusses. The whole schemeis more than nine metres tall, and will come complete with a very spectacularlighting scheme. Also with a pool that is approximately 13metres, the whole development will have acathedral look about it due to there being no crossbeams. At approximately 10,000sq ft, the building issingle-storey in general, but there is a firstfloor in the gym area with some fantasticviews across the course. The site has certainly come a long way since1995 when it was a cabbage field on the

back of the Tydd St Giles Manor, which itselfdates back to 1530. In those 20 years, thesite has become a world-class facility that iscontinuing to improve. The entrance to the leisure centrecompleted in September, finalising theentire oak structure, while roof battens arenow almost complete and ready for tiling,and the flooring and brickwork is rapidlymoving forward. Work on the foundations began in April andis now complete along with the ring beam,and the pool tank structure and belowground drainage is also complete. The Architect is now Morton and Hall,though it was originally Wilson Dicks, andPolypool has worked closely with allcontractors, providing a highly insulatedheat-saving pool panel system. Construction on the £2M developmentcommenced in March 2012 and will becomplete in late November 2012. Homeowners and holiday guests will be ableto enjoy free use of the complex, while alimited number of membership passes willbe available for day visitors.

Tydd St Giles Golf & Leisure EstatePerfect extension to the country estate

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The research-led Swansea University hasbeen making a difference since 1920,offering a community that thrives onexploration and discovery and offers theright balance of excellent teaching andresearch, matched by an enviable quality of life. Always seeking to improve its facilities,Swansea University is coming to the end ofa project to transform the Faraday LectureBlock on the Singleton Park campus. The previously existing façade around theentire building is being replaced with acontemporary, coloured glass curtain walland cladding system, adding much neededvibrancy to the building and the mall area. Built over 40 years ago, the existing Faradaybuilding possessed a tired and monotonousdesign detracting from the overallappearance of the campus and surroundingbuildings, and was not considered fit for anambitious, developing university. Instead, new material, colour and patternare being introduced to this central sectionof the campus. In addition to enhancing the physicalappearance of the building, the project is setto extend the useful life of the facility, whiledramatically improving environmentalperformance, potentially reducing carbonemissions by up to 22% while improvingvisual, thermal and acoustic properties. Aremodelled main entrance will improveaccess while adding additional space to thesecond floor. The £2.75M scheme started in January 2012and will be completed next month. That isn’t the only work at the heart of theSingleton campus as September saw the

completion of significant work on the groundfloor of Fulton House, developing the spaceand providing three brand new retail outletsand an improved home for the Students’Union Advice & Support Centre Service. As well as investing in new services, theproject also improved the aesthetic andmechanical condition of the building, whichfirst opened in 1965. At the heart of the scheme is a significantlyimproved ‘mini market’. This 200sq mdevelopment offers a large range ofconvenience and fresh foods, including fruit,vegetables, breads, meats, and aninternational foods range recreating thesuccess of Niche. This has provided a great resource for all those living on and off campus.Additionally, there is separate provision foran official University/Students’ Unionmerchandise store and a brand new ‘graband go’ café complimenting the existingcampus offering. The new features will help to significantlyenhance the student, staff and visitorexperience by providing greater choice,better value and improved accessibility. The Students’ Union Advice & SupportCentre, which was located to the east ofFulton House, has now been moved torefurbished offices in the west of thebuilding, formally occupied by the UniversityHealth Centre. The new space has not only significantlyimproved the visibility and accessibility of theservice but has also provided an improvedworking environment for staff and students,offering the potential to expand the services onoffer to the student population.

Charlotte Britton, Students’ Union WelfareOfficer welcomed the new development. Shesaid: “We’re very excited that the move willallow us to change and grow to make theservice even better for students.”Work began in June 2012 and wascompleted last month. Swansea University has managed to securenot just one but two top awards in thecompetitive constructing excellence field. The iconic Institute of Life Sciencebuilding was awarded the Wales BREEAMHealthcare 2008 award for new buildingsin 2012 at the Constructing Excellence inWales annual awards dinner at theSWALEC Stadium in Cardiff. Located between the campus and SingletonHospital, this sustainable building is suitable for the highly specialised functionsof clinical research, clinical trials and theCentre for NanoHealth. Key features include low waste, low water,low energy, renewable energy and dedicatedsustainability advice through to handover. The University also scooped theConstructing Excellence in Wales (CEW)2012 award for ‘Integration andCollaborative Working’ at the same event. This award was won by the University forits Contractor and Consultant Framework,which showcases the wide range of newbuild, reconfiguration, refurbishment,student experience and maintenanceprojects, which have taken place overrecent years. The recent extensive high quality projectshave been delivered using the added valueand collaborative working ethos, whichcomes from the Framework.

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Having had a number of contracts over thesummer of 2012, and many more before theend of the year, temporary structuresspecialist Neptunus is investing in apurpose-built office development to supportits expanding UK infrastructure. Located on the prestigious Swan Valleydevelopment off Junction 15A of the M1 inNorthampton, the new 11,000sq m site willprovide a central location from which toserve the Company’s growing nationalcustomer base. Neptunus is an international specialist inproviding high class tents and temporarystructures for hospitality and corporateevents as well as semi-permanent buildingsfor a wide range of applications includingshops, supermarkets, sports halls,showrooms, exhibitions and conferencehalls, restaurants and classrooms. In the semi-permanent sector, Neptunus’unique Evolution provides all the benefits ofa permanent building in a fraction of thetime. Structures can be supplied completewith heating, lighting, flooring and glazingalong with a wide range of options includingsecurity systems, climate control,mezzanine floors, partitioning, furnishingsand sanitary facilities. In the events sector, Neptunus has animpressive range of structures from basic

‘no frills’ tents to premium end buildingswith striking roof designs that succeed inattracting attention. Structures are availablein various lengths and dimensions to suitindividual requirements. With the layout based on the bespokedesigns of the Neptunus premises acrossEurope, the site will accommodate amodern three-storey office building as wellas large warehouses with loading bays forthe storage and onward distribution of itsextensive product range.Flexolution structures from Neptunus’ ownproduct range will form four 24m widewarehouses. As highly sustainable andenergy efficient semi-permanent buildings,the Flexolutions look set to achieve a ‘VeryGood’ BREEAM rating. As such, thewarehouses will be used to showcase thestructure’s impressive features toprospective customers. April Trasler, Neptunus’ UK ManagingDirector said: “The investment in a newhead office represents an exciting milestonein Neptunus’ UK history. “We will continue to build on the growth thatwe have achieved in recent years throughrepeat business from our regular clients aswell as the upcoming delivery of severalmajor projects in and around the capital. Inaddition to providing extra capacity for future

growth, the new office will enable us tocontinue evolving our product range and toexpand our service team.”Offering a complete turnkey solution,Neptunus’ specialists can handle the wholeprocess through design, production,logistics, fit out and maintenance. Established in 1937, Neptunus employsmore than 200 people at its offices in theUK, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Poland,Germany and Austria and can easily supplystructures throughout Europe. Neptunus has provided structures for manyhigh profile events including the WimbledonTennis Championships, The Open GolfChampionship and Royal Ascot. In addition,it regularly provides solutions to blue chipcompanies including Audi, Red Bull,Mercedes Benz and HSBC. The new head office is being constructedby local Main Contractor Warwick BurtConstruction Ltd and is being projectmanaged by Budworth Hardcastle Ltd’sBuilding Consultancy Team. The land thatis being developed on was also acquiredfor Neptunus by Budworth Hardcastle’sAgency team.Development of the office this year is fittingas Neptunus is celebrating its 75thanniversary, and completion is due byNovember 2012.

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