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June 2019

ENRICHING STUDENT EXPERIENCE How a focused approach to building design can reap benefits for universities and students

A culture of overtime

Breath of fresh air

Supported living

A closer look at the impact overtime can have on an employee’s work life balance

Are millennials most at risk from poor indoor air quality and what can be done?

TODD Architects discusses its latest development designed with dementia in mind

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Welcome to the June issue of PSBJ...

As Winston Churchill once said “there’s nothing wrong with change…if it is in the right direction”. Evolution in the industry is fundamental to growth and success. In the construction industry, we’re forever seeing products and legislation adapt to meet the future demands of buildings and their users. Positive changes promote efficiency and can improve aspects such as health and safety and our carbon footprint.

As one of the industry’s most regarded construction titles in the public sector, PSBJ too has just come through a period of change. The team here are excited to announce PSBJ and the group’s wider portfolio of magazines is now under new ownership having been acquired by Cross Platform Media.

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In the meantime, I am delighted to share with you yet another jam-packed issue of inspiring case studies, advisory articles and thought-leadership comment. In this month’s edition, we focus on Town & City Regeneration, HVAC, Canopies & Shelters, Skylights & Rooflights and Fire Protection. You will also find a dedicated focus on each of the four key areas of the public sector build market – Healthcare, Leisure, Housing and Education.

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Contents

06 News A round up of the latest industry news, including charity events, awarded contracts, completed projects and much more.

08 Upfront LK2 Director Tracey Francis discusses how universities can complete the student experience through enhancing their campuses and their design.

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12 Housing

20 Talking Point

26 Canopies & Shelters

TODD Architects has completed The Croft, a state-of-the-art supported living development specifically designed for people living with early stage dementia.

The announcement of additional affordable homes funding is a welcome encouragement to the social housing industry. Bruton Knowles reflects on why this is surely going to help the sector take a positive step in the right direction.

Here, Canopies UK, leading installer, designer and manufacturer of outdoor canopies, reveals how one college in particular has overcome its lack of space issues.

22 Education Altro Serenade acoustic flooring has been used throughout the new £17m Reach Free School, in Rickmansworth, providing the highest level of sound reduction and comfort underfoot.

Leonard Design Architects discusses two projects that are currently underway and how they are enticing consumers, residents, and tourists to use urban spaces in new and exciting ways.

24 Legal & Business

32 HVAC

Tina Chander, Partner at Wright Hassall, discusses the culture of overtime and the impact overtime can have on an employee’s work life balance.

Dan Bourke, Regional Sales Manager of Home at EnviroVent, looks at how millennials are most at risk from poor indoor air quality and what can be done about it.

16 Leisure Morgan Sindall Construction was appointed

by Hitchin Cricket Club to deliver a transformational refurbishment which included an extensive modernisation of the ground and clubhouse.

18 Healthcare The McAvoy Group has been awarded its largest healthcare project to date – a £15m contract for the offsite construction of a new wing at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington.

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26 34 Skylights & Rooflights A new vaulted glass roof from Pilkington brings sun-lit, year-round shopping to a Devon town. It forms the centrepiece of a ÂŁ2m upgrade and modernisation of the Market Walk shopping centre.

36 Fire Protection Housing providers and owners in Scotland have less than two years to install or upgrade fire and CO alarms in all their properties, as alarm manufacturer Kidde Safety Europe explains.

12 20 42 Product Showcase A dedicated focus of industry news, products and case studies to help specifiers and local authorities make informed decisions.

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INDUSTRY UPDATES

Each month PSBJ rounds up the latest public sector construction updates, from new contracts to industry awards.

First plans submitted for Havering’s biggest regeneration project

Major Edinburgh development approved by local council Important plans for the future supply of homes in Edinburgh have been given the go-ahead by councillors at a hearing recently. The 655-home development at Cammo Estate is a consortium project by CALA Homes and David Wilson Homes and includes 164 much-needed affordable homes. The development will provide a unique mix of one-, two- and threebedroom apartments, terraced homes, colonies as well as detached family homes. A spokesperson on behalf of the consortium, said: “We must thank the local community first and foremost for engaging with us throughout, helping us to shape the final proposals which have evolved over the past two years. We fully understand how important the junctions at Maybury and Barnton are and traffic was a key concern for many people at the outset. We feel the improvements made through Planning Gain contributions will benefit the wider community and those commuting in or out the city. Following yesterday’s decision our focus now turns to assisting the City of Edinburgh Council to ensure a timely delivery of these improvements.” A key component of the site is the extent of publicly accessible green space – which totals over a third of the entire development and includes linear parks, a seven-hectare park, and over 700 new specimen trees.

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The first plans for Havering’s biggest regeneration project have been submitted, marking a significant step forward for the scheme. Joint venture partners Havering Council and Wates Residential have submitted plans for the Napier and New Plymouth House site in Rainham. The site is one of 12 included in the estate regeneration programme, which will see around 3000 homes delivered in the borough over the next 12 to 15 years. The project will seek to increase the amount of council-rented accommodation and double the amount of affordable housing, while the right to return is guaranteed to all residents.

The proposals for the Napier and New Plymouth House site include 126 affordable homes, with a number earmarked for families, and a further 71 homes for private sale. Children’s play areas have been included in the plans with plenty of green space to make sure the scheme reflects the borough, which has the largest amount of green space in London. The landscape will also be designed to encourage wildlife, with new bat boxes, trees for birds and plenty of flowers for bees.

Council welcomes new development partner West Lindsey District Council is delighted to be working with Charworth Homes, a familyrun development business based in North Lincolnshire. The project they are currently working on is four new-build dwellings and a conversion of an office which will be constructed at Chapel Street, Caistor and will be a welcome addition to the property mix in Caistor town centre. In the spirit of keeping things local, the design work for the project was carried out by Grimsby based design studio ID Architecture with the construction work expected to be completed by August.

James Pearson, Director of Charworth Homes, said: “We are delighted to be getting started with this build, and to be working closely with West Lindsey District Council to create great quality homes in Caistor. As a small, family-run business we have a strong local focus whenever we build, and we are looking forward to constructing wonderful homes using local suppliers.” The scheme showcases collaborative efforts between two Lincolnshire Building Control teams, with North East Lincolnshire Council providing technical drawing support prior to construction.

Consultancy to project manage student accommodation scheme Award-winning construction and property consultancy, Summers-Inman, has been appointed in a multidisciplinary capacity, to a £21.4m student accommodation project at Teesside University. It is the first project to be secured by the consultancy following its appointment to the NEUPC framework (North East Universities Purchasing Consortium) at the end of 2018. The new Cornell Quarter development forms part of the university’s £300m Campus Masterplan and comprises 300 beds in close proximity to the campus. Forming a key element of the campus experience for the students who live there, as well as harmonising with the immediate surroundings, it is set to reflect the quality and aspirations of the university.

Due to be completed in time for the 2020/21 academic year, Summers-Inman will be providing project management, contract administration and cost consultancy services from RIBA stage two (concept design) onwards, throughout the construction programme. Other project partners are Napper Architects and the building contractor is Wates.

Detailed planning granted for ‘creative laboratory’ Detailed planning consent has been obtained for a new creative laboratory to be occupied by internationally-renowned dance company the Jasmin Vardimon Company in Ashford, Kent. The scheme includes 29 light industrial units of about 100m2 each to be leased out on the open market that will help to finance the ‘creative laboratory’. Pellings, the design, property and construction consultancy, acting on behalf of Kent County Council, Ashford Borough Council and the Jasmin Vardimon Company, is now moving to RIBA Stage Four detailed design for the site on the Henwood Industrial Estate immediately adjacent to the M20 motorway in Kent. The 1257m2 ‘creative laboratory’ being part funded by the Arts Council and Kent County Council will comprise two main dance spaces of 374m2 and 195m2 each. There will also be a cafe for both the dancers and members of the public, together with changing areas, showers, toilets, laundry and scenery storage space. At first floor level there will be administrative offices, meeting rooms and a pilates studio. A key element of the scheme will be to utilise environmental innovation including minimising energy usage and maximising use of renewable energies, to give it a BREEAM Excellent rating.

PRP appointed to design outline planning for Pydar Leading UK architecture firm PRP has been appointed by Cornwall Council to design the outline planning proposal for the regeneration of the Pydar neighbourhood in Truro. The ambitious redevelopment is one of the council’s most significant projects within its investment programme, and will create a vibrant, characterful and sustainable new community based on local aspirations, while providing 500 new jobs and strengthening the local economy. Based on communityparticipation and collaboration, PRP is developing the design with the local council and stakeholders to complement Truro’s existing offer and meet the needs of local residents and tourists. Extending from the River Allen up to Pydar Street and from the Viaduct down towards the Cathedral approach, the scheme on the four hectare site will regenerate the existing commercial and

Glasgow pupils see career in construction adds up More than 30 pupils from a school in Glasgow enjoyed a morning in the sun – while learning about life on a construction site. The Primary Seven pupils from Blackfriars Primary School paid a visit to Laurieston Living, a regeneration area in the Gorbals area of the city. As part of the visit, the P7’s learned how the subjects they use every day can be put into practice on a busy site and how varied a career in construction can be. Developed by award-winning housebuilder Urban Union, Laurieston Living – which welcomed its first residents in 2014 – is a community which is continuing to grow. Community engagement is a key element of Urban Union’s approach, with a formal partnership in place with Blackfriars Primary School which will see quarterly site visits from pupils. Neil McKay, Managing Director at Urban Union, said: “Blackfriars Primary is the closest school to our Laurieston Living development and it is hugely important for us to engage regularly with the pupils there. We wanted to show them how the everyday subjects they are taught in school – like maths – come in handy later in life. It was fantastic to see so many pupils at the site and I am sure a few of them will now be interested in a career in construction, while also learning more about the work we are doing and how it is benefiting the wider community.”

Speller Metcalfe lands seven lots on £1bn framework Building contractor Speller Metcalfe has been announced as one of the main contractors on the SEWSCAP 3 framework.

The South East and Mid Wales Collaborative Constructive Framework (SEWSCAP) will deliver £1bn of opportunities across these regions, with Speller Metcalfe successfully appointed to seven lots. Framework lots

range in value from £250,000 – £100m across multiple Welsh regions, with delivery across a four year tenure. The Group’s Midlands arm will be responsible for procurement and delivery of both a school's and public sector programme of works, which falls under the third iteration of the framework since 2011. “Access to the Welsh market has been a key goal for Speller Metcalfe due to our geographical reach and we are delighted about our successful appointment to SEWSCAP 3,” says Andy Metcalfe, Joint Managing Director. “Our experience and ethos runs parallel to the Framework principles and objectives and we look forward to bidding for the first run of projects later this year.” The successful appointment to SEWSCAP 3 marks another framework off the list for Speller Metcalfe, who were also announced as main contractor on the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and City of London frameworks just last month.

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industrial area with 300 new homes, innovative work and learning spaces, an exciting riverside park and a range of engaging leisure, hospitality and cultural facilities. The planning proposals will be submitted for outline planning consent in late 2019.

Willmott Dixon awards REL £1.9m M&E contract Willmott Dixon has selected REL Building Services to deliver the M&E package for a new £12m facility at the University of Hertfordshire. Part-funded by the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the three-storey ‘Business Hub’ is due to be completed in 2020. Designed by Bond Bryan, it will bring business incubator, social and teaching facilities all under one roof. REL will be responsible for developing the M&E design to optimise performance, energy efficiency and costs. The installation of the £1.9m solution is expected to take eight months. Toby Buckley, REL’s Managing Director, said: “This exciting educational facility incorporates teaching spaces alongside open plan collaboration spaces that will allow entrepreneurial students to mix with local businesses and hopefully develop successful business relationships.

We will be drawing on our extensive experience of both the education and commercial sectors to design and deliver an M&E package that uses the most effective technology to drive efficiencies and meet all client objectives.”

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Upfront

One of the most striking elements of the building’s design is how it visually blends together both new and old elements

HOW MIXED-USE CAMPUSES COMPLETE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE Universities need to operate in a global market, not only attracting local students but also competing to entice international students and academics.

Tracey Francis, Director at LK2, which specialises in sports and leisure development and architecture, discusses how universities can complete the student experience by enhancing their campuses.

higher education T helandscape is constantly changing and it’s crucial for universities to think and act as a consumer-friendly business that needs to meet the needs of millions of young customers, while also maintaining an academic rigour and being part of their surrounding community.

Unfortunately, there is no one size fits all approach when it comes to attracting students domestically or globally; each university needs to identify their individual markets and create campuses that reflect the needs and desires of these groups.

Universities cannot afford to rest on their laurels and campuses must not be static, as changing approaches to learning, leisure, lifestyle and sport will mean different demands are constantly

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being made on these spaces.

Institutions need to create campus strategies that are flexible, ensuring that their space and their strategies align.

An age-old problem There is a high-concentration of ageing 20th century buildings on university campuses, all of which bring the need for costly renovation or replacement.

Many of our universities must balance the stewardship of historic buildings with the need for hi-tech research, business and sporting infrastructure – this juxtaposition is challenging for universities to manage, especially in such a competitive landscape.

The majority of buildings on UK campuses were built prior to 1975. However, new builds are being favoured above

renovation and modernisation.

Today’s students expect high-end accommodation, multiple dining options, and modern fitness and recreational facilities, yet fulfilling these expectations comes at a hefty cost. Universities need to develop a clear strategy for their campuses, empowering them to celebrate, protect, and upgrade their buildings.

Reimagining the possible In 1915, 70% of available space was built specifically for academic purposes. Just over 100 years later, the ratio is now closer to 50-50, which is indicative of the current education market. Destination campuses, with a unique sense of purpose are now winning hearts and minds of students over conservatism

and tradition. Students and parents are more discerning about their hard-earned cash and the balance between academic achievement and the ancillary services universities provide are now judged in equal measure.

There are numerous opportunities available when developing mixed-use campuses which offer more than traditional learning spaces. LK2 always looks to blend tradition with innovation and creativity, ensuring we are able to tap into every level and sector and support the futureproofing of the UK’s most iconic campuses.

We are integrally linked to the commercial and sport sectors, and we work to maximise the opportunity for external funding, grant aid, and new and creative business partnerships. 

Upfront The ÂŁ3m redevelopment formed part of a 19-year ongoing relationship between LK2 and BGU

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Upfront LK2 always looks to blend tradition with innovation and creativity

Collaborative campuses Creating an agile campus requires a combination of tactics and collaboration with local authorities, developers and land owners alongside universities. The institutions need to fit within a much wider framework of master planning, aligning to opportunities for population, business and commercial growth plans.

Creating modern stateof-the-art facilities is key.

Universities are well positioned to rationalise local facility stock, ensuring not only their students benefit from their campuses but also open these amenities up to local communities and businesses.

Providing a sustainable business model is vital to creating a mixed-use campus.

It needs to impact positively on both the university and the communities and businesses it serves.

A living example The LK2 team has won a number of awards for its work in transforming campuses, with our redevelopment of Constance Stewart Hall at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) recently taking home the coveted ‘Outstanding Project’ and ‘Best Commercial Project’ awards at the Lincoln Good Design Awards 2019.

The £3m redevelopment formed part of a 19-year ongoing relationship between LK2 and BGU, with previous

Creating an agile campus requires a combination of tactics and collaboration with local authorities, developers and land owners alongside universities

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works delivered by our team including; a £4.3m student residence, the £1m Refectory, and the £1.3m Robert Hardy Building.

On the project – which was procured through the empa framework managed by Scape Group – we worked alongside Lincolnshire construction company Robert Woodhead, and Price & Myers. A main focus of the redevelopment was to create flexible teaching spaces fit for a variety of uses, while also sensitively enhancing a campus which is steeped in over 150 years of local history.

A main focus of the redevelopment was to create flexible teaching spaces fit for a variety of uses, while also sensitively enhancing a campus which is steeped in over 150 years of local history.

Phase two of the scheme focussed on a state-of-theart 7770ft2 extension added over Constance Stewart Hall, allowing space for new teaching rooms to be created.

Our team incorporated moveable partition walls into the extension’s design, which were installed to provide greater flexibility and enable the university to utilise the space as individual teaching rooms or large, multi-functional spaces.

The new extension features a curved glass wall, which mirrors the outlines of the original building; paying homage to its history. One of the most striking elements of the building’s design is how it visually blends together both new and old elements, the contemporary extension appearing to sail over the original building, perfectly mirroring and enhancing the history of the campus.

We are incredibly proud of the building. Its striking design has helped BGU to become a landmark in the region and shows significant investment, having an impact not only on the university and its students, but also the local community and visitors to Lincoln.

Steve Deville, Director of resources at the university, said: “It certainly has the wow-factor – working on several levels both as an asset for the university and the city. We have had some very, very positive comments.

Upfront It is a fantastic shop window for us as it shows the university is investing in the future and reflects our core values.

“First and foremost is the learning experience for students – I feel quite privileged to be part of what we are trying to build for the next generation and how we invest to improve student experience.”

The campus has been designed to be future-proof and sustainable, with the flexibility of its large teaching spaces allowing Constance Stewart Hall’s extension to be used beyond dayto-day studying and teaching, with the potential to be rented out as commercial event space when not in use by students and staff.

Tangible results

Constance Stewart Hall at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU)

Today’s students expect high-end accommodation, multiple dining options, and modern fitness and recreational facilities

There are various benefits to providing a well-integrated community offer within universities. Part of the work we have been doing focusses on reviewing existing stock and finding the best way to enhance and optimise campuses.

In many cases, implementing community usage has allowed universities to enhance their facilities with new funding, often through the installation of artificial grass pitches, swimming pool enhancements, better changing facilities, state-of-the-art performance studios and fitness suites in the process. As sectors continue to converge and the lifestyles of students consistently change, the creation of mixed-use campuses has become more important than ever before. 

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A main focus of the redevelopment was to create flexible teaching spaces fit for a variety of uses

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Housing

Project: The Croft Location: Newtownabbey Architect: TODD Architects

All apartments have been designed to Lifetime Home Standards, with colour incorporated to aid wayfinding

BESPOKE INDEPENDENT LIVING SCHEME TODD Architects has completed The Croft, a state-of-the-art supported living development specifically designed for people living with early stage dementia.

Visitors not accessing the apartments directly can enter the building via the easily identified reception space

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Architects worked T ODD with Choice Housing, the Northern Health and Social Care Trust and the NI Executive to develop and deliver the bespoke scheme located in the Abbots Cross area of Newtownabbey.

The 24 new build self-contained apartments are arranged as a village, encouraging residents to follow a conventional life pattern, designed for their safety, therapy, wellbeing and ease of accessibility.

The design surpasses current standards for supported housing and dementia care, setting a new precedent of quality, enabling people with a care need to continue to live independently in the community, with the completed building providing a bright, secure and pleasant place in which to live.

Paula Conway, Senior Development Officer at Choice Housing, says: “TODD Architects worked with Choice Housing to create The Croft, a new supported living scheme that will boost the housing options for those diagnosed with early stage dementia in the Newtownabbey area. The positive partnership with TODD Architects has provided an exemplar build setting a new standard for design in supported housing  and independent living.”

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Each apartment has its own external front door allowing for independent access

The Croft residential arrangement is intended to function as a village community, containing a central social hub where communal facilities are located. The hub is linked via four internal street branches to clusters of six apartments or ‘communities’, each with their own shared social spaces and benefitting from shared private road access.

The architecture is modern while domestically familiar in scale, and widely accessible.

The scheme design is aimed to combat any stigma associated with supported living and dementia healthcare, providing excellent facilities and a welcoming environment which is safe, comfortable and attractive.

There are three different types of apartment which vary in size and layout depending on the resident’s needs.

All apartments have been designed to Lifetime Home Standards, with colour incorporated to aid wayfinding.

Each apartment has its own external front door allowing for independent access. Visitors not accessing the apartments directly can enter the building via the easily identified reception space.

A shared communal lounge has been located next to this reception area, in close proximity to the staff zone behind.

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providing a sense of autonomy for residents, with controls for optimum lighting and ventilation and excellent acoustics for privacy and dignity. A warden call system has been installed in the communal area and apartments.

The landscaping has been carefully considered to allow for accessibility and limited maintenance, encouraging its residents to follow a conventional life pattern. The courtyards have been positioned between apartment clusters, offering each apartment direct access to the landscaped gardens and spaces. The apartments have been available from February 2019, with each availing of car parking provision located within close proximity.

The main entrance faces the central courtyard and is linked to each cluster of apartments and gardens via a main internal street. Entrance and admissions offer a generous and easily identifiable reception space that optimises natural daylight and offers garden panoramas.

The shared communal break-out facilities and amenity spaces are located along the main internal street to encourage interaction to take place between residents.

The design incorporates a great deal of transparency with its glazed internal walkways and meeting alcoves, which offer external views, generous light penetration, clear wayfinding and allow for effective observation.

The apartment clusters are simple in composition and have been designed to be domestic in both scale and character.

These residential blocks are finished externally in buff tumbled brick and painted render with colourful canopies signifying the front door.

The communal block is much larger in scale, with the main entrance emphasised by an oversailing mono-pitch roof supported by an 8m-high column painted out in bright yellow.

The building sits comfortably on the site and takes due consideration of the adjoining and neighbouring properties.

Existing trees on site were retained and reinforced with additional native planting to provide a parkland green for the new centre. A perimeter road runs around the scheme, providing car parking and external access to each apartment. An awkwardly shaped section of the site has been grassed to provide amenity space, however this will likely be developed to provide allotment space for use by the residents at a later stage.

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FUTURE-PROOFING THE BACKSTOP OF THE COMMUNITY

With grassroots sports and leisure facilities playing an increasingly vital role in boosting wellbeing and developing sporting capability and talent across the UK, creating spaces which respond to requirements and inspire communities to embrace sports and new hobbies is becoming a key priority.

England has recently S port been tasked with supporting the Government’s target to increase the number of people who take part in sports regularly by half a million by 2020 – largely by encouraging more people to participate in their local grassroots sport groups.

Local facilities are growing in popularity, with people increasingly seeking out sports and leisure amenities within their communities. With this shift comes an increasing need to develop spaces which speak to local requirement and celebrate sporting heritage in communities, creating spaces which build on the legacy of the past and encourage and enable the potential of the next generation.

One example of a community which has heavily invested in its grassroots sporting facilities is Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where Morgan Sindall Construction has recently delivered a major £5.1m refurbishment to its local cricket ground.

A commuter market town, Hitchin is located between London and Cambridge and has a population of around 33,350 people. With thriving football and rugby clubs, the town has a long-standing sporting legacy and is home to some of Hertfordshire’s most wellrespected sporting institutions, including Hitchin Cricket Ground.

Established in 1877, the cricket ground is one of the oldest in the UK. It has been

central to the region’s sporting community for more than 150 years and is home to both Hitchin Cricket Club and Blueharts Hockey team.

In 2017, Morgan Sindall Construction was appointed by Hitchin Cricket Club to deliver a transformational refurbishment which included an extensive modernisation of the ground and clubhouse.

Morgan Sindall Construction worked closely with awardwinning local architecture firm Saunders to future-proof the century-old ground and create a space utilised not only by the sports clubs, but Hitchin’s wider community.

As a result, one of Hitchin’s core objectives of the project was

Morgan Sindall Construction has recently delivered a major £5.1m refurbishment to Hitchin’s local cricket ground

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to inject a new lease of life into the clubhouse, bar and function rooms and create a vibrant social space for residents.

David Rowsell, Morgan Sindall Construction’s Area Director for Northern Home Counties, said: “In the recent years, we’ve seen Government bodies such as Sport England place a major emphasis on the central role grassroots sports and leisure facilities have to play in our communities.

“The most pivotal part of Hitchin Cricket Club’s refurbishment was the reestablishment of a space that could be used by the entire community and this was delivered through a collaborative process between the club, Morgan Sindall Construction and through continued consultation and communication with the local neighbourhood.”

The project included extensive interior and exterior renovations and the existing clubhouse was demolished to create a two-storey pavilion with catering facilities and an open-plan bar and function room on the first floor, overlooking the new allweather pitch with changing facilities, meeting rooms and general back of house areas on the ground floor.

The external work included the construction of an external car park, a brand new state-ofthe-art all-weather hockey pitch

Leisure The project has created a lasting legacy for this community to enjoy for many generations to come

Morgan Sindall Construction worked closely with award-winning local architecture firm Saunders to future-proof the century-old ground

with floodlights, cricket nets and a brand new scoreboard with associated equipment store and areas future proofed for additional changing facilities. The grounds also underwent soft landscaping to create an attractive entrance that welcomes visiting teams.

By interrogating and rationalising the preliminary design, Morgan Sindall Construction’s expert team was able to provide £950,000 of value engineering. The project team offered alternative solutions like reducing tonnage on the steel work of the clubhouse canopy.

The club also adopted an improved method of drain attenuation for their sewage systems. Through inciting the storage of water and controlling its gradual release it into combined drainage systems, the team were able to prevent the need to expand existing sewers, ultimately reducing costs.

Tom Martin, Project Manager for Morgan Sindall Construction, said: “This project drew upon local resources to minimise wastage and cost and ultimately optimise sustainability. For example, we ensured that our project team was predominantly based within a 10-mile radius of the site and by engaging with our sub-contractors to deliver the project, we were able to work together to reduce overall carbon emissions.

“We also collaborated with local waste company, Reconomy, which used its recycling facilities to repurpose waste materials for a nearby golf course, which negated on-site waste. This meant that 99% of project materials could be recycled locally rather than going to landfill.”

Morgan Sindall Construction was presented with a Silver Considerate Constructors Award for the innovative approaches its project team undertook when delivering Hitchin Cricket Ground.

Hitchin Cricket Club remained fully operational throughout the project’s lifecycle and Morgan Sindall Construction worked strategically with the Hitchin community to minimise disruption for neighbours near to the site.

The project team arranged Just in Time (JIT) delivery to the site to help reduce disruption to the club and local residents and a traffic management system was also implemented. Direct liaison with the supply chain meant that, where possible, delivery vehicles were reduced in size and alternative routes were found to navigate through the smaller marked roads to the construction site.

To optimise on-site safety during the delivery process, Morgan Sindall Construction scheduled heavy machinery to work around Hitchin Cricket

Ground’s training sessions and fully segregated the pitches through a single-entry access point, which ensured the site was securely enclosed.

During the build, the project team attended nearby schools to deliver presentations about the project and promote the construction industry to local pupils. Through this relationship, Morgan Sindall Construction also repurposed some old posts into football goals for a nearby green, creating an additional sporting facility for the Hitchin community to utilise.

The team also held a number of community events in partnership with their subcontractors, including

charity matches and food bank donations, which raised more than £2000 for local charities.

Hitchin Cricket Club’s transformation has not only provided a stunning new community asset for its local sports teams, but has also created a much needed, functional social space for the wider community to benefit from. The regeneration of a valuable community space such as Hitchin Cricket Ground is a testament to the community spirit and passion still alive in grassroots sports and has created a lasting legacy for this community to enjoy for many generations to come. 

 www.morgansindall.com

The project included extensive interior and exterior renovations

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Healthcare

PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF OFFSITE CONSTRUCTION

Project: Ambulatory Care Unit Location: Cramlington Architect: P+HS Architects

Towards the end of 2018, The McAvoy Group was awarded its largest healthcare project to date – a £15m contract for the offsite construction of a new wing at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington. Here, Raymond Millar, McAvoy Construction Director looks at the project which is now nearing completion. structure for the T he6500m three-storey 2

building was manufactured offsite by McAvoy using the latest modular technology to minimise disruption to patient care and to reduce the build programme by half to less than 12 months.

From briefing meeting to building envelope in just 10 months The building was craned into position as 294 steelframed modules in a highly complex operation and just 10 months after the initial meeting with the Trust.

The speed of construction will help Northumbria Healthcare Trust to meet the rising demand for acute patient services in the region and maintain its position as a leader in the development of urgent and emergency care.

The new wing is linked to the existing hospital on three levels.

The first floor is being fitted out by McAvoy as part of this contract to accommodate one of the UK’s first purpose-designed Ambulatory Care units, with the other two floors fitted out in the next phase of the development.

A relaxed environment The dedicated, 2000m2 facility for ambulatory care will provide medical, surgical and gynaecology care in a relaxed and comfortable environment. It will also accommodate a fracture clinic.

This will allow up to 150 patients to be treated the same day across four specialisms, without the need for hospital admissions.

This will help to de-congest the emergency department, allowing patients to be seen by the most appropriate clinician earlier and offering an enhanced service for the local community.

McAvoy has pushed the boundaries of offsite construction with this project

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Commenting on the use of offsite construction, Robert Sanderson, Deputy Director of Capital Projects at Northumbria Healthcare FML, said: “This is a highly complex and ambitious scheme which is being delivered to a very tight timescale and to the Trust’s stringent quality standards.

It has taken a real team effort to get to this stage in such a short time.

“I am pleased to report that the project is on track despite some unprecedented weather during the installation phase, and the Trust and The McAvoy Group are working well together. We are looking forward to the completion of the new facilities for ambulatory care which will bring enormous benefits for providing alternative pathways for patients needing urgent care.”

Dr Eliot Sykes, Clinical Director for Surgery and Elective Care at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The new ambulatory care unit is fantastic news for the Trust and will make an immediate and very real difference to our patients.

Once open, it will significantly enhance our ability to manage peaks in demand whilst still providing dedicated ambulatory care. We are very much looking forward to the project being finished and are grateful that it will be finished so quickly.”

The latest offsite technology McAvoy has pushed the boundaries of offsite construction with this project. It is a highly complex scheme on a live hospital site. The design of the existing hospital has been integrated into the extension and offsite construction is delivering the building to a very short programme. A hybrid solution was developed by McAvoy which incorporates both offsite and in-situ building methods. This has maximised fit-out in the factory to enhance quality and reduce disruption to staff and patients.

Designed by healthcare specialist P+HS Architects working with McAvoy as principal contractor, the new wing is replicating the appearance of the existing hospital which opened in 2015.

It will have a faceted external facade to create curved ends to the wing and will be finished in blue and white render. This hybrid construction solution has a three-storey offsite

Healthcare structure with an in-situ built curved link on each floor, a roof-top plant room and fullheight stair towers.

The dedicated, 2000m2 facility for ambulatory care will provide medical, surgical and gynaecology care in a relaxed and comfortable environment

Innovations in offsite construction The project features a number of innovations in offsite construction. It has used larger, bespoke modules up to 14.85m long which were specially engineered to provide a structural flooring solution that seamlessly integrates with the existing hospital building.

This meets the key requirement for efficient patient flows, removing the need for ramps and steps.

Mechanical ventilation, heating and cooling systems were installed in the ceiling voids in the McAvoy factory. This is believed to be an industry first in the healthcare sector.

The new wing is linked to the existing hospital on three levels

Enhancing services for the local community Facilities will include waiting areas; interview, assessment, and treatment rooms; plaster room with mobile x-ray; trolley bays; patient lounges; ultrasound; single ensuite rooms; nurse’s station; staff rest room; clinical stores; utility rooms, and an open-plan office.

The scheme was awarded through the NHS Shared Business Services framework which facilitated reductions in procurement time and cost.

The new wing is designed to comply with all relevant HTM and HBN requirements. 

 www.mcavoygroup.com/ healthcare

The project features a number of innovations in offsite construction. It has used larger, bespoke modules up to 14.85m long

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Talking Point

Modular builds provide high quality homes and can be financially beneficial as it requires a smaller workforce

SOCIAL HOUSING ON TRACK TO BUILD POSITIVE FUTURE The announcement of additional affordable homes funding is a welcome encouragement to the social housing industry. Nick Worman, Social Housing Expert and Associate at national property consultancy Bruton Knowles, reflects on why this is surely going to help the sector take a positive step in the right direction. the Government W ith setting an ambitious target to build 300,000 homes a year back in 2017, a dark cloud has hung heavily over the affordable home sector for some time. Housing associations and developers have been left with an ambitious but hard to reach target.

The target had been met with heavy criticism by the social housing industry when first announced, as the sector had been dealing with substantial cuts over the last five years. The Government, as a result, has been under significant pressure to support housing associations and find a solution to help put social housing back on track.

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In the 2019 Spring Statement, Chancellor Phillip Hammond announced that the Affordable Homes Initiative Guarantee Scheme would receive renewed Government support, with an additional £3bn allocated.

Whilst this initiative had already been operating for some time, the latest announcement was the next step in helping to solve the housing crisis. In a nutshell, housing associations can apply for a share of the £3bn from the Government to build new homes. This will ultimately reduce the interest cost and burden of borrowing from banks for housing associations.

A scheme and financial backing of this size can only be seen as a positive as housing

associations now have the support to move forward with their housing plans. It has the ability to unlock the potential to build 30,000 new homes.

It also comes on the back of other positive initiatives including confirmation that, following four years of rent cuts, social rents will now revert to their previously established norm of CPI plus increases for at least five years. As a result, this will increase the financial capacity of registered providers to undertake more challenging developments.

Furthermore, the Housing Infrastructure Fund, which was first launched in 2016, has also received an additional £700m boost. The aim of the scheme

Nick Worman is a Chartered Surveyor and a specialist advisor to the social housing sector at Bruton Knowles.

With more than 30 years' relevant experience, Nick’s main focus is valuing large social housing portfolios up to 15,000 units and he acts for many Registered Social Landlords and their sector specific funders, bond holders and private placements across England and Wales.

is to help local authorities build infrastructure that will enable the crucial construction of new housing including affordable homes.

Schemes like these are helping to provide housing associations with the encouragement to plan and build at a faster rate. At Bruton Knowles, our social housing experts are certainly starting to notice this change with an increase in work and activity.

However, moving forward, housing associations and planning teams need to be thinking innovatively on how they can meet the housing target as well. For instance, modular builds, which are homes built in a factory then transported to site, may soon be a viable solution. This method

of construction provides high quality homes and can be financially beneficial as it requires a smaller workforce.

Modular builds also have a shorter build timeframe, helping to speed up the process.

Best of all, for housing associations, it offers the potential for a significant social

dividend through effectively relocating building skills from expensive locations which badly need new housing stock to poorer areas where employment opportunities are badly needed.

Now is the time for the industry to grasp the nettle.

Brexit is imminent and despite

Talking Point

Housing associations and planning teams need to be thinking innovatively on how they can meet the housing target

these new initiatives, the 300,000 housing target is still a challenging goal to meet. Only by using a joined-up approach between the Government, housing associations and wider building industry, will the target be met. 

î˜ą www.brutonknowles.co.uk A dark cloud has hung heavily over the affordable home sector for some time

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Education

Project: Reach Free School Location: Rickmansworth Architects: ADP At 3.9mm thick and with 19dB impact sound insulation, Altro Serenade fitted the brief perfectly

LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT Altro Serenade acoustic flooring has been used throughout the new £17m Reach Free School, in Rickmansworth, providing the highest level of sound reduction and comfort underfoot. newly-constructed T heschool has created places for 840 secondary level students in a cutting-edge environment. Architect ADP created a very modern design for the school, and reducing noise throughout the new building was a priority.

ADP Associate Director, Neil Lister, said: “Our concept for the school was an open plan space with a lot of openings that connect the various floors. This meant the potential for noise and reverberation throughout the school was quite high, and we wanted to find ways to reduce that.

“We consulted an acoustician at the early stages of our design, and were advised that a flooring with an acoustic rating greater than 17dB would give us significant reduction in noise from footfall, chairs scraping in the classrooms and overall background noise volume.

“The school itself specified vinyl flooring rather than carpet, for robustness and

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ease of cleaning. It was also important for the school that the flooring would bring comfort underfoot.”

Altro Serenade flooring was recommended by Horizontal Limited, which installed the product. Managing Director Jonathan Bown explained: “We needed a floor that not only had a high acoustic rating, but was also great looking, hard wearing, stylish, contemporary and very comfortable underfoot. I have been working with Altro for nearly 25 years and I knew they had a product that would fit the bill and that quality would be guaranteed.

“At 3.9mm thick and with 19dB impact sound insulation, Altro Serenade fits the brief perfectly. It’s ideal for this type of busy, noisy environment where there is a great deal of foot traffic. Many manufacturers struggle to make good acoustic flooring that doesn’t mark or indent but, with Altro Serenade, Altro has cracked this issue with a superb quality product.

“I love this flooring and would fit it every day. It’s sublime looking, with a very luxurious look and feel that raises a floor above the ordinary. It has a great colour palette – the school selected the

shade Encore; a pale grey with a good textural design that will hide marks and scuffs over time.

It’s a good colour base which complements the strong school colours of teal blue and purple.

The school selected the shade Encore; a pale grey which complements the strong school colours of teal blue and purple

Education Horizontal laid just over 1500m2 of the flooring on the ground and first floor in all communal areas, stairs and classrooms

“For the installer, it’s a very easy floor to work with and fit, and a vital point is that it withstands the immense wear and tear during installation and construction.

Some types of flooring have to be replaced even before the project is handed over to the client, because it gets so scratched and damaged during the build. This can add a great deal of cost to a project. But Altro Serenade never marks or scratches and stays looking pristine throughout.

“We laid just over 1500m2 of the flooring on the ground and first floor in all communal areas, stairs and classrooms, and it makes a huge impact on the whole look of the building.

It looks stunning. People don’t fully appreciate how important a flooring can be for wellbeing and overall effect, but I was there the day the new school opened and I was blown away by how the flooring lifted the whole space.”

The school itself specified vinyl flooring rather than carpet, for robustness and ease of cleaning

The new Reach Free School was built by Willmott Dixon.

Senior Surveyor Iain Charnley commented: “We work closely with Altro and have a long-term supply agreement with them, so we know they are a trusted and professional company.

Their ability to supply us with Altro Serenade quickly was vital and enabled us to complete the project on time under very tight deadlines. Their overall service and co-operation with us was also superb.

“The school was very involved in the selection of Altro Serenade and the headteacher wanted to put it through its paces before he gave the go-ahead. He was doubtful it could withstand the rigours of school life, so together we put it through some pretty tough ‘kick’ tests. This involved repeated kicking to see how quickly it would scuff. He was surprised and very impressed that it stood up to this treatment extremely well and it passed with flying colours.”

Richard Booth, Headteacher at The Reach Free School, is thrilled with his new school and how the Altro flooring is contributing to the look and feel of the space.

He said: “The school looks wonderful, the students and staff are very happy, and I must say that everyone who comes to look around comments on the flooring more than anything else.

They assume it’s carpet, because

it looks so smart, and they are astounded when I tell them it’s vinyl. The floor has pattern to it, which not only makes it look great, but it helps to hide marks.

In terms of overall quality, it really is a huge cut above the other vinyl flooring we were looking at.

“In terms of comfort and noise reduction Altro Serenade is really helping, and anything that damps down the volume that the students create here is a huge plus for wellbeing. We find that furniture doesn’t mark the flooring, which means we can be so much more flexible in arranging the internal spaces without fear of damaging the flooring.

“I needed to be happy in my own mind that the flooring was tough enough for the continuous footfall, mud, dirt and potential scuffing it would be subjected to, so I put on my skiddiest shoes and took some time to see what it was made of. I struggled to make any marks on it, and I was amazed that a flooring that looked so good could also be practical and hard wearing.

“It cleans very well too, and comes up like new every time. I would recommend this flooring to anyone that wants a hard-wearing, great looking modern solution that also helps to reduce noise and increase comfort in the environment.” 

 www.altro.co.uk

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Legal & Business

It is important that businesses who pay their employees for overtime hours continually review their own contracts

OVERTIME – FINDING THE BALANCE The issue of working late can be a sensitive one within many businesses, as the line between flexibility and unhealthy overtime becomes increasingly blurred. Tina Chander, Partner and Head of the Employment team at leading Midlands law firm, Wright Hassall, explores further. people don’t mind M ost staying late occasionally if there’s a vital piece of deadlinedependent work that still needs to be completed, and this is commonplace for organisations within the public sector. However, when unpaid overtime is pushed to unreasonable lengths and negatively impacts personal time and sociable hours, it can have significant implications on employees’ work-life balance.

The culture of overtime Usually, the term overtime means staying behind past the contracted hours and working late into the evening. However, this isn’t always the case, as employees who work through their lunchbreak or get to work much earlier than their colleagues are also classed as working overtime.

One of the biggest reasons for salaried staff working later hours is workplace culture, where people feel they cannot leave the office on time for fear of criticism.

It is important for employers to ensure their contracts give all staff clear guidance on what is expected with regards to their working hours.

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Junior and senior staff Understandably, senior staff, who are on higher salaries, should expect some additional hours just to get the job done.

The bigger issue comes when more junior members of staff are working late, as there is a risk they could end up working below the minimum wage.

Under the working time directive, UK workers cannot work more than an average of 48 hours a week unless they sign an opt-out, and most workers are entitled to a rest break of at least 20 minutes if they work longer than six hours per day.

While employers do not have to pay for overtime, an employee’s average pay for the total hours worked must not fall below the National Minimum Wage.

Comprehensive contracts It is important that all employment contracts address overtime and reflect your policy.

It may be necessary to specify that staff will sometimes have to work unpaid overtime, but you must not ask them to work

for more than 48 hours a week for legal reasons.

Your contract may also explain that staff can claim time off in lieu (TOIL) for some overtime, such as working evenings or weekends, but it’s up to businesses to ensure their employment contracts are legal and reflect their own needs and expectations.

Therefore, it is important that businesses who pay their employees for overtime hours continually review their own contracts and policies, reflecting this in the amount employees receive as holiday pay.

Finding the perfect balance While overtime has become an accepted part of modern business, with employees favouring increased flexibility over rigid and structured days, there still needs to be a fair balance between normal and excessive working.

For businesses, it is crucial that policies and contracts are routinely reviewed and updated to allow for overtime and make clear distinctions between what additional time will be covered and what won’t be.

Tina Chander is a Partner and Head of the Employment team at leading Midlands law firm, Wright Hassall and deals with contentious and noncontentious employment law issues. She acts for employers of all sizes from small businesses to large national and international businesses, advising in connection with all aspects of employment tribunal proceedings and appeals.

If you are unsure whether your business has the appropriate measures in place, contact our legal team for guidance with handling overtime-related issues. 

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Canopies & Shelters

The roof of the Cantabria can be opened and closed at the touch of a button

HOW THE EDUCATION SECTOR IS CREATING MORE SPACE Here, Canopies UK, leading installer, designer and manufacturer of outdoor canopies, who’s installed more than 5000 canopies at nurseries, schools and colleges across the UK, reveals how one college in particular has overcome its lack of space issues. average class sizes W ith continuing to steadily creep up and budget pressures remaining a constant challenge, space is fast becoming a precious asset for many schools and colleges these days.

Many of them are taking a step back and re-evaluating their outdoor space and, in some circumstances, taking some bold, but highly effective steps towards solving their lack of space dilemma.

A case in point Catering at Winstanley College is provided by external provider, Caterlink, who provides schools, colleges and universities across the UK with a range of catering services. Canopies UK was approached by Caterlink shortly after it’d won the college’s catering contract and the brief was simple – to cater for more students when space within the dining hall was already tight.

Having worked extensively with the education sector, Canopies UK immediately knew how to solve this predicament.

The company specified one of its Cantabria outdoor canopies, which:

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1. Was tailored to the brief – meaning that the canopy ticked both the college’s and Caterlink’s requirements.

2. Doubles up as a multi-purpose room – that students use during their free periods all-year round, which was one of the college’s main requirements.

Conor Edwards, Director of Finance and Resources at Winstanley College, said: “Our Cantabria canopy provides us with an outdoor dining area and a student space that’s used regularly by many of our students in all weathers.

“In the winter, it’s still warm enough to use, as the glass sides keep out the cold, and in the summer, the roof and the walls can be opened back to let in the fresh air and sunshine.”

Jason Eastwood, Managing Director of Canopies UK, said: “Having enough room for all pupils to sit and eat a healthy meal during lunch hours is fundamental to their wellbeing.

“We recently spoke to senior school leaders about the matter at this year’s Schools and Academies Show and were concerned to find that 54% consider dining capacity to be a major issue within their school.

This equates to an average of 2.14 pupils to every available dining seat.

“We’re also constantly talking to schools and colleges week-in-week-out about this very issue. And as an industryleading outdoor canopy manufacturer, we’re pleased to be in a position where we can provide a sectorwide solution that means educational establishments can also get more use from their outdoor space.” 

 www.canopiesuk.co.uk

Now that the Cantabria is in place, Caterlink is serving more students during break and lunchtimes, while the students themselves have a light, bright area where they can study, regardless of what the weather is doing. They can sit with the sun shining down on them and on grey, winter days, they can still use the area because the roof of the Cantabria can be closed at the touch of a button.

Much-loved feature Incorporating LED lighting and electric heating, the Cantabria has become a much-loved feature at Winstanley College.

And it is now widely referred to by students and staff as the Garden Room and used for a wide range of events, such as parents’ evenings.

Project: Winstanley College Location: Wigan Installer: Canopies UK

The Cantabria canopy provides the school with an outdoor dining area and a student space that’s used regularly by many

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Offsite Manufacturing

A key element of the brief for this specialist building was to create spaces that have the right environmental conditions

SARAH SWIFT CROWNED OFFSITE PROJECT OF THE YEAR

Following its success at the Offsite Awards, the prominent steel framing systems innovator EOS picked up yet another trophy at the 2019 Celebrating Construction Awards for the East Midlands, where the hugely successful Sarah Swift building was crowned Offsite Project of the Year. new academic building, T henamed after Lincolnshire’s Dame Sarah Swift, is home to the University of Lincoln’s School of Health and Social Care and Psychology – providing a broad spectrum of research and learning spaces that spans from offices and laboratories to teaching areas and nurse training facilities.

As the new 5500m2 building houses laboratories which include vibration-sensitive equipment, the main contractor had to meet challenging design specifications.

A key element of the brief for this specialist building was to create spaces that have the right environmental conditions, vibration levels and acoustic separation for their different functions, while ensuring the building remains simple to commission, build and operate.

EOS designed and manufactured a robust steel framing infill panel solution for the Sarah Swift building to meet the project brief. Bespoke zed bars were developed for overhang and intumescent paint clearance.

Through careful design detailing and value engineering, EOS was able to design and offsite manufacture the highest quality

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steel framing solutions to deliver this environmentally sustainable project on time and to budget.

Steve Thompson, Managing Director at EOS, comments: “Through forming close partnerships with the architects and engineers, we were able to design and offsite manufacture the highest quality steel framing solution to deliver an environmentally sustainable project that met the challenging brief.

“Not only is this building outstanding but the pioneering work that is taking place within makes this accolade even more rewarding.”

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Town & City Regeneration

In Nottingham, Leonard Design Architets have been involved in a project which will create active street frontages onto Canal Street, Carrington Street and the pedestrianised Collin Street

WHY COLLABORATION IS KEY TO URBAN REGENERATION

If the UK economy is to remain strong post-Brexit, whilst high street retailers work hard to evolve and create a point-of-difference with online shopping, the regeneration and structure of our towns and cities must continue to receive investment. John Morgan, Director at Leonard Design Architects, discusses two projects that are currently underway and how they are enticing people to use urban spaces in new and exciting ways.

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continual cycle of urban regeneration has, and always will be, crucial to the successful growth and evolution of our country’s town and cities. Only through innovative design, investment, and the belief and trust of stakeholders, can a town or city’s decline be reversed through improved infrastructure, building facades and structures, housing stock and ultimately the local economy.

Every town centre is unique and therefore has different challenges that a good master planner must overcome; urban regeneration is not a one-size-fits-all approach. The powerful combination of local knowledge and resources that brings effective and successful regeneration only occurs when public and private sector parties collaborate.

I’ve seen how true this is first-hand, predominately through recent high-profile

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schemes in Sheffield and Nottingham. Here, public sector and private firms have worked closely to effectively and efficiently deliver the much-needed transformation of previously under-valued and under-used areas.

More and more local authorities are taking back control and taking a stronger stance to make urban regeneration a reality. They are perfectly positioned to be bolder with building design and masterplanning; they can take a broader view of the city’s requirements and understand what will really work in order to create communities and deliver real improvement to its residents.

The Heart of the City II scheme in Sheffield is a perfect example of local authorities acting like developers in order to push through urban regeneration. Sheffield City Council is working closely with

Queensbury and a number of other key private sector firms to get the scheme moving.

The new European headquarters for national banking group HSBC forms the first phase of the masterplan and, as the architects for the scheme, our team had to ensure the project set the benchmark for design and quality.

Early engagement between all parties on this project was key. BAM Construction joined the design team very early on which facilitated a much higher level of coordination ahead of starting on site and significantly reduced the potential for issues occurring during construction.

We also worked closely with the envelope contractor Charles Henshaw & Sons and other key subcontractors such as Severfield Steel, the steel frame fabricators. An integrated BIM (Building Information Modelling) approach was essential for the coordination process and helped

neutralise any potential clashes that ordinarily would have happened on site.

This cooperative way of working not only ironed out the practicalities but also brought the construction expertise into the project at an early stage.

Having all parties buy into the ethos of the design was imperative in meeting the tight deadline and allowed us to work together to resolve any issues.

I believe this is becoming a more prevalent way of working and we are seeing more Government initiatives pushing this ‘partnering’ method when considering regeneration.

We’ve seen similar success on the Broadmarsh Car Park and Bus Station in Nottingham.

The scheme forms part of a wider regeneration scheme in the city’s south side area with Nottingham City Council investing £250m to boost the local economy, create jobs and attract more visitors to the city.

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Again collaboration is key to this city centre regeneration project. Whilst we have offices in London, Kuala Lumpur and Sydney, Nottingham is our HQ so it’s a privilege for the team to work with Nottingham City Council and be part of such an iconic regeneration project in the city.

This is a complicated development and the design of the building has to benefit multiple different stakeholders.

However, the council has tackled the project head on and together we have provided an exciting and viable solution which will create active street frontages onto Canal Street, Carrington Street and the pedestrianised Collin Street.

Good quality public realm is incredibly important to large scale regeneration projects like this, so it’s great to see Nottingham City Council taking it so seriously.

We want to create streets and squares where people actually want to spend time as well as live and work.

Therefore, part of the design includes bringing artwork into Nottingham and out on to the streets in order to create a visual and vibrant area of the city. It will also have an indoor/ outdoor feel with outside rooms and spaces for events, activity, and play. This space will work perfectly with the nearby library and encourage people to get out into the fresh air.

Through the examples discussed here, I believe it’s clear that urban regeneration doesn’t have to be about completely rewriting the rule book, or tackling a whole city or town in one go. It’s about the smart use of the available space and creating places that people naturally want to come to, spend their money at, work, live or play – which often means the implementation of green spaces and the prioritisation of public realm within a scheme. The real secret to doing this successfully has been where collaboration between private and public sector companies is possible as well as early and positive engagement with residents and stakeholders. 

More and more local authorities are taking back control and taking a stronger stance to make urban regeneration a reality

Good quality public realm is incredibly important to large scale regeneration projects

The Heart of the City II scheme in Sheffield is a perfect example of local authorities acting like developers in order to push through urban regeneration

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HVAC

Social and private landlords are being encouraged to work proactively to tackle damp and mould

INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY Dan Bourke, Regional Sales Manager, Home at EnviroVent, looks at how millennials are most at risk from poor indoor air quality and what can be done about it. study by Asthma A recent UK revealed that millennials (18 to 29 years) are now at greater risk of asthma and other respiratory conditions than people in their 60s. It was found that this was largely due to the deteriorating quality of housing affordable to younger people and the difficulty in finding this type

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of residence without mould and damp problems.

The study also found that 33% of millennials were receiving NHS treatment for asthma, out of the eight million patients in the UK with asthma.

Of those aged between 18 and 29, 88% were found to have uncontrolled asthma regularly.

Housing It is widely accepted that there is a housing shortage, which is badly affecting the younger generation. This means that the under 30s are more likely than ever to end up in housing that is poor quality, underventilated, with small rooms and possibly overcrowded, leading to

worsening conditions for their respiratory health. As the average age when people are able to purchase their own home has risen to 32, millennials are therefore caught in a housing trap, where there is a shortage of affordable new homes, plus high demand for homes to rent, leading to rising costs.

PIV (Positive Input Ventilation) systems can make a dramatic difference in removing excess moisture

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) set up to look at this revealed its report “Building our Future: Laying the Foundations for Healthy Homes and Buildings” in October last year. The report sets out what needs to be done to ensure that new and existing homes do not cause or exacerbate health problems. The White Paper clearly shows that unhealthy homes cost the economy dearly and also have a negative impact on the health of many people who are living in them.

“Unhealthy homes that are cold, damp, poorly insulated, energy inefficient, overcrowded, noisy, badly designed and generate poor indoor air quality can, in the extreme, lead to unnecessary deaths,” said Jim Shannon, MP, DUP, who heads up the APPG.

Cost to the NHS

A recent study by Asthma UK revealed that millennials (18 to 29 years) are now at greater risk of asthma and other respiratory conditions than people in their 60s

The APPG’s White Paper states that poor indoor air quality has an annual cost to the UK of more than 204,000 healthy life years.

It causes thousands of deaths per year and results in associated health costs to the NHS in the order of tens of millions of pounds. One third of people in the United Kingdom suffer from mould in their homes and are at increased risk of respiratory problems, infections, allergies and asthma. There are more

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than half a million overcrowded households and poor indoor air quality also affects one in 10 children. Overcrowding is linked to health and development issues, including meningitis, respiratory conditions, slow growth rates, accidents in the home, stress, anxiety, depression and poor adult health.

Social and private landlords are being encouraged to work proactively to tackle damp and mould and to introduce better ventilation into their properties.

PIV (Positive Input Ventilation) systems can make a dramatic difference in removing excess moisture and these can be installed relatively quickly and simply within properties. Recent studies have found that the main causes of mould growth are linked to high occupant density and homes being of insufficient size for growing families. There was a strong correlation between household size and mould, due to more breathing, showering, clothes washing and cooking taking place there.

To further highlight the issue, a Freedom of Information Act, obtained by industry specialist CIT (Consultancy, Investigation, Training) questioned 326 local authorities across England and Wales and found that they had a 12% tenant complaint rate relating to mould, damp and condensation. Local authority maintenance departments are still under pressure from the burden of dealing with issues of mould eradication on premises, which can be a constantly reoccurring problem when an effective mechanical ventilation solution is not implemented.

On a positive note, social landlords are continuing to increase their understanding of residents’ demographics to prioritise space and quality over quantity and are recognising that often there are factors outside tenants’ control. Some landlords are already re-thinking their approach to be more proactive and preventative when it comes to mould. The responsibility is ultimately with them to offer good indoor air quality in their homes, particularly for millennials, who appear to be a high risk group, in order to protect their current and future health. 

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Skylights & Rooflights

A total of 475m2 of laminated glass was used in the project, featuring 10mm and 6mm glass sandwiching a Trosifol SentryGlas interlayer

two tennis courts, and from the perspective of a visitor at street level, the span of the roof recedes behind the roofs of the shops, helping to maintain the original outdoor appearance.

Shopping for all seasons

A BUSTLING TOWN COME RAIN OR SHINE “Weather has had a greater effect on sales than economic numbers, we’ve known that forever”. So said former John Lewis Managing Director Andy Street, alluding to a longstanding challenge for British retailers – how to keep shoppers coming out on cold, wet and windy days. one traditional A tshopping centre at the heart of a Devon town, the solution is architectural – enclosing the previously open-air pedestrianised street with a large glass roof in order to create a space that can be enjoyed all year round.

Originally built in the 1970s, the Market Walk shopping centre in Newton Abbot, South Devon, was bought by Teignbridge District Council in 2016.

The £13m acquisition of Newton Abbot’s Market Walk shopping centre was the largest investment in Teignbridge‘s history and gave

Teignbridge a greater ability to positively influence the future development of Newton Abbot’s central shopping district as well as regular and reliable source of income.

Teignbridge later invested £2m in upgrading the centre and modernising the appearance of the busy retail centre.

Devised by architecture firm LHC group, the project involved a comprehensive upgrade of shopfronts and paving, including re-cladding units and installing new furniture to create a more modern, welcoming street-scene. But, the defining feature is the

A key part of delivering the architect’s vision for the scheme was constructing a roof that obstructed the view of the sky as little as possible

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barrel-vaulted roof, which will flood the space with light while protecting it from the elements.

Maximum clarity A key part of delivering the architect’s vision for the scheme was constructing a roof that obstructed the view of the sky as little as possible.

This was achieved using a discreet steel structure of tension-chord-supported arched beams, holding Pilkington Planar structural glass units which are attached to the spans with the system’s stainless steel 905J fixings.

The four-point stainless steel Nexus castings allow the units to be anchored to the steel beams at the corner intersections by single bolts, minimising the hardware required and delivering a more unobstructed outlook.

The glass itself also contributes to the clarity, with Pilkington Optiwhite true lowiron glass being used to deliver a sky view with the most natural colours possible.

A total of 475m2 of laminated glass was used in the project, featuring 10mm and 6mm glass sandwiching a Trosifol SentryGlas interlayer. The canopy is almost the size of

Tony Watson, interim Head of Commercial Services at Teignbridge District Council, said: “We all know that, across the country, the high street is changing rapidly, and we’re confident that the investment we have made here brings Market Walk Shopping Centre up to the standards consumers expect from a modern shopping destination.

“The weather, of course, plays a major role in many people’s shopping habits, so we believe the pleasant covered space this project has created will be attractive to people all year round, to the benefit of local residents and business alike.”

Paul Williams, Managing Director at Vitrine Systems, said: “Visiting the precinct still feels just like walking under an open sky, but with the benefit of being protected from the weather – so it’s a pleasant experience all year round.

“The new roof has also allowed the concrete rain shelters that previously sheltered the shopfronts to be removed, creating a greater sense of space and making the main boulevard feel much wider and more open.”

Jason Eggerton, UK Specifications Sales Manager at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, said: “This project is a great example of how the Pilkington Planar system can bring a contemporary architectural appearance to an existing building without altering its original character.

“The minimal framing means the glass itself becomes the most notable feature of the installation, rather than the hardware supporting it, allowing architects to use glass to enhance the functionality of spaces without impacting excessively on their aesthetics.” 

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Fire Protection

Kidde’s Smart Interconnect facility enables all its Firex smoke and heat alarms, and its hard-wired mains CO alarms, to operate as a comprehensive domestic system

RAISING THE BAR WITH FIRE SAFETY Housing providers and owners in Scotland have less than two years to install or upgrade fire and CO alarms in all their properties, as alarm manufacturer Kidde Safety Europe explains. the Grenfell F ollowing Tower fire, the Scottish Government brought forward its consultation on fire and smoke alarms, as well as CO alarms, in housing. The result is a major change to the ‘Tolerable Standard’ for all housing tenures, taking effect from February 2021. In essence, the minimum safety standards currently in place for private rented properties will be extended to all other tenures, including social housing, and owner-occupied homes.

Private rented housing in Scotland must already meet requirements based on the BS 5839-6 Code of Practice, ‘Category LD2’ level of protection, mirroring Scottish Building Regulations for new-builds, changes of use and extensions. This means a system of interconnected smoke and heat alarms, including smoke alarms in

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principal living rooms and heat alarms in kitchens, as well as smoke alarms in circulation areas on each storey.

In addition, CO alarms will also be required in all homes with combustion appliances. The Scottish proposals consider that “it makes practical sense to combine installation programmes for … smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms together”.

Addressing audibility issues More attention should be paid to the positioning of alarms for audibility, as well as early detection of fire or carbon monoxide – something that current standards and guidelines fail to address properly.

Combining smoke, heat and CO alarms can provide more coverage cost-effectively, ensuring that

Combining smoke, heat and CO alarms can provide more coverage cost-effectively

occupiers are awoken and alerted wherever they are in the property, whatever the risk.

For example, Kidde’s Smart Interconnect facility enables all its Firex smoke and heat alarms, and its hard-wired mains CO alarms, to operate as a comprehensive domestic system. Here, all the alarms sound when one is triggered, with different, distinct alarm sounder patterns for carbon monoxide or fire – an essential facility – supported by alternative display messages on the digital CO model. So, without the need for any other hardware, occupants are automatically alerted to the specific hazard enabling them to respond quickly and correctly.

First line of defence The new Scottish measures herald a fresh, straightforward approach to fire and carbon

monoxide safety, and recognise the key role of alarms as the first line of defence, providing critical early warning at low costs. They make occupants – and therefore also alerted fire and rescue services – aware of fires sooner and at an earlier stage in its development, reducing risk of injuries, deaths and property damage.

Kidde welcomes the new measures and calls for a similar, consistent approach to be applied throughout the UK. In particular, pressure is now on to upgrade fire regulations for all rented properties in England in line with the BS 5839-6 Code of Practice and to require CO alarms with all combustion appliances, not just solid fuel as at present. 

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Safety & Health Expo Preview

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LEARN BEST PRACTICE AT SAFETY & HEALTH EXPO 2019

The construction industry is dangerous, which is why Safety & Health Expo 2019 is an essential destination for health and safety professionals working within the industry. Taking place on 18-20 June 2019 at ExCeL London, the event welcomes over 13,000 visitors and more than 300 suppliers of health and safety solutions, making it a global hub for the profession. can source A ttendees life-saving products and solutions stretching across PPE, site safety, hazardous materials, hygiene, lone worker safety and more, from leading health and safety suppliers such as IKAR GB, Praxis42, Boplan UK, Skyguard, Effective Software and Draeger Safety.

Safety & Health Expo is supported by leading health

and safety associations including IOSH, HSE, Nebosh and RoSPA, cementing the event’s importance for the global profession.

Access world-class educational seminars Safety & Health Expo will equip professionals to adapt to the fast pace of change in the health and safety landscape,

Safety & Health Expo lets attendees pre-book their own bespoke agenda of meetings with the suppliers most relevant to them

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offering 75+ hours of CPDaccredited seminars on critical legislation, technologies, trends and developments. This seminar programme is led by health and safety executives from leading companies including Next, HSE, Siemens, Bosch and Geodis.

Topics include:

An Inspector’s Review of Recent Investigations: Falls from Height and Machinery Safety, 14:15-15:00, 18 June, Keynote Theatre.

Breathe Freely: A Campaign to Reduce Respiratory Lung Disease in Construction, 15:5016:20, 18 June, Operational Excellence Theatre.

A Fall from Height: Case Study of a 33ft Headfirst Fall, 13:20-14:05, 19 June, Keynote Theatre.

Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Identifying and Deterring Inappropriate Use, 15:45-16:15, 19 June, Workplace Wellbeing Theatre.

Effective Investigation Implementation – Case Study: Lessons Shared, 10:45-11:15, 20 June, Operational Excellence Theatre.

Safety & Health Expo will also inspire with entertaining and informative keynote speakers.

This year the show welcomes Steph McGovern, Eddie the Eagle and Johnny Wilkinson, who over the three days will relate inspirational stories from their long and varied careers, covering career development, courage and risk, and mental health in the workplace.

Discover insights at brand-new dedicated features The new Workplace Wellbeing Show focuses on mental health, highlighting new solutions in a range of seminars and product demonstrations; the Safety Technology Zone, meanwhile, showcases AI, drones, VR and more; and the PPE Attack Zone demonstrates the difference between passing-grade PPE and equipment that far surpasses industry standards.

These features encourage the adoption of a health and safety strategy that embraces new, innovative methods, caring for both the physical and mental health of colleagues.

Unique networking opportunities Safety & Health Expo lets attendees pre-book their own bespoke agenda of meetings with the suppliers most relevant to them with its 1-2-1 Meetings Service. With a variety of formal and informal networking venues, it is a haven for meeting key new contacts and generating new business.

Visitors will also have the chance to align their health and safety strategy with security, fire safety and facilities management, thanks to three co-located shows: IFSEC International, FIREX International and Facilities Show.

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Housing 2019 Preview

HOUSING 2019 ADDRESSES INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

Beyond the main conference programme, there’s plenty of free content for visitors, including networking workshops, seminars and masterclasses

Thousands of housing professionals will gather in Manchester this month for Housing 2019, the Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) annual conference and exhibition. event – Europe’s T hebiggest housing festival – features hundreds of highprofile speakers. It aims to give people from across the sector the chance to debate the biggest challenges we’re facing now and in the future – and come up with solutions together.

Key themes for this year include: Post-Brexit Britain and the economic outlook Better design for better places Technology Communities, placemaking and housing the next generation Rethinking allocations Homelessness Housing the ageing population The impact of welfare reform What next for universal credit The event, which takes place at Manchester Central from 25 to 27 June, features more than 400 speakers. Communities Secretary James Brokenshire, Housing Minister Kit Malthouse and Employment Minister Alok Sharma will give the view from Government, and

the programme also includes Homes England Chief Executive Nick Walkley, Shadow Housing Minister John Healey and former Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Architect and TV Presenter George Clarke, RIBA President Ben Derbyshire, RTPI Chief Executive Victoria Hills and TCPA Chief Executive Fiona Howie are all on the bill, while Jo Loughran, Director at Time to Change, James Kelly, Head of Cities at Uber, Dr Nicola Millard, Head of Customer Insight and Futures at BT, and Google’s Ed Parsons will be providing their perspectives from outside the sector.

The exhibition – which is free to attend for anyone registered as a visitor – features more than 300 leading suppliers.

Beyond the main conference programme, there’s plenty of free content for visitors, including networking workshops, seminars and masterclasses dedicated to modern methods of construction. TECH@Housing focuses on digital transformation and customer experience while the Fringe aims to challenge the industry, with topics up

for discussion including tower block fire safety, breaking down stigma, and building an inclusive and diverse workforce.

The Homelessness Hackathon, in partnership with FutureGov, will challenge participants to collaborate and design new solutions to tackle homelessness, while PfH (Procurement for Housing) Live returns to run alongside Housing 2019.

For up-and-coming housing professionals, CIH Futures have designed a special Delegate of the Future programme for the final day of the conference, which is free to attend for anyone who hasn’t attended Housing previously.

This year’s event will also feature the launch of Close to home: housing and communities, a new current affairs-style film created by CIH and ITN Productions. Presented by National Newsreader Natasha

Kaplinsky, the programme will explore the issues surrounding the ongoing housing crisis in the UK, highlight the innovative approaches being taken by councils and housing associations to provide homes and support people and champion the vital role of CIH in driving standards and skills within the housing sector.

CIH Chief Executive, Terrie Alafat CBE, said: “Ultimately, we must remember how privileged we are to work in a profession where we have a chance to make a real difference to people and communities all over the UK every single day of our working lives. And that is what Housing 2019 is all about – it’s a fantastic opportunity for us to come together to learn, debate, share ideas and challenge each other to be better.” 

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FIREX International 2019 Preview

In the dedicated Expertise and Guidance Theatre, thought leaders and industry experts will share their insights

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PROMOTING FIRE SAFETY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AT FIREX INTERNATIONAL 2019 With fire safety such a critical issue, having a global hub for fire protection products, insights and thought leadership is more necessary than ever. FIREX International 2019 is that hub, welcoming 18,000 professionals to source innovative products, access over 25 hours of cutting-edge, CPD-accredited education, and make critical new contacts.

2019, FIREX will I nwelcome leading vendors of fire safety products including Apollo, Advanced, Hochiki, Kentec and C-Tec, showcasing products including sprinkler systems, extinguishers, cladding, fire doors, shutters and more.

Thanks to FIREX’s ‘Show Me How’ feature, visitors can learn exactly how these products are installed, operated and maintained in live demonstrations at the exhibitors’ stands, and can determine which products best meet the needs of their fire safety strategy.

The 1-2-1 Meetings Service helps visitors to generate new business contacts by letting them pre-book their own bespoke agenda of meetings

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Better still, the 1-2-1 Meetings Service helps visitors to generate new business contacts by letting them pre-book their own bespoke agenda of meetings.

Discover the latest solutions Dedicated product features including the LPCB RedBook Pavilion and the Sprinkler and Water Suppression Zone offer a laser-focus on specific areas of the industry. The latter hosts leading vendors of sprinkler technology, including Duyar Valves, Reacton, FirePro and Xylem Water, who will present demonstrations of their solutions to help visitors find the most effective sprinkler products.

FIREX International also hosts the 6th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference.

Global industry experts come together to discuss and showcases new strategies for keeping people safe in highrise buildings – an increasingly urgent topic.

In the dedicated Expertise and Guidance Theatre, thought leaders and industry experts will share their insights, providing attendees with guidance and education to help them stay abreast of critical trends and legislation.

Topics on the agenda cover tall building safety, the aftermath of the Hackitt Report, the forthcoming review of Approved Document B, smoke control and more, including: FSF panel: Building Towards a Fire Safe Future – 11:3012:20, 18 June, Expertise and Guidance Theatre Double Fatality Fire and the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations 2015 – 12:3013:00, 18 June, Expertise and Guidance Theatre Review of Government Response to Hackitt/ADB Review and Impact on Passive Fire Protection – 10:45-11:15, 19 June, Expertise and Guidance Theatre The Development of Tests to Assess the Performance of Video Fire Detectors – 12:3013:00, 19 June, Expertise and Guidance Theatre The Fire Industry after Brexit: Approvals and Compliance – 12:30-13:00, 20 June, Expertise and Guidance Theatre At FIREX, visitors will be able to enhance their fire safety strategy with free access to three co-located shows. IFSEC International, Safety & Health Expo and Facilities Show, representing the security, health and safety and facilities management markets.

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Bradite wins hands down for residential refurb

Tests involving a range of well-known leading paints convinced a firm of professional decorators that Bradite’s EW99 epoxy floor and wall coating was the correct choice for a challenging job in Leeds.

Concord Street Apartments comprise two residential blocks, six and seven stories respectively, in the Northern Quarter of the city. A car park and walkways needed attention as part of a refurbishment contract.

“The walkways vary between six and ten feet wide and 70 to 150ft in length, they were concrete and hadn’t been touched since 1986,” says Gavin Shaw of Shaws Decorators, Wakefield.

Builders merchants Brewers recommended that the Bradite product should be considered particularly because of its adherence and quick drying properties, as well as its toughness.

“We sampled four products and the Bradite’s performance was flawless,” says Gavin Shaw. “Bradite won hands down for drying time, within a couple of hours whereas one of the other brands still hadn’t dried fully 12 hours later. And the adherence was perfect. We used the

masking tape test, and this ripped off the paint with other products.”

Tests were carried out during last winter with areas of heavy footfall chosen, including to and from the car park and around the entrances to lifts. “You can’t have lifts out of action for days and expect people to walk up six or seven flights of stairs. Quick drying floor covering is important in a job like this,” says Gavin Shaw.

The Bradite product has also been specified for the white lining in the basement car parks of the two blocks and the work continues into early next year.

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Altro donation for Royal Alexandra hospital SiMBA rooms SiMBA, the charity supporting families who have suffered the loss of a baby, has opened a new Family Room and Quiet Room at the Royal Alexandra maternity hospital in Paisley. As part of the project, Altro donated Altro Wood Safety Comfort flooring for the family and quiet rooms, and Altro Pisces flooring for the en-suite bathroom. Victoria Boulton, Lead Designer with Grosvenor Interiors, says: “We chose Altro Pisces in Beach Hut for the en-suite as it has soft lilac tones that work well with the wall graphics. Altro Wood Safety Comfort works well as a contrast to our furniture finish. The look, comfort and safety underfoot were important features.”

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HIDDEN EXTRAS IN NEW MODUSAT XR HIUS – GIVING CUSTOMERS MORE FOR LESS With over 15 years of HIU supply under its belt, Evinox has unveiled its latest range of ModuSat XR ‘Smart’ Heat Interface Units, which provide M&E contractors and consulting engineers with a whole lot more for a whole lot less due to the myriad of hidden extras.

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maller, more compact dimensions; the ability to deliver high performance at low primary flow temperatures; TCP/IP communications connectivity; and new, lower output models to allow cost-effective compliance with the latest industry design standards are but a few of the ways Evinox ModuSat XR models offer more features, value and performance – but with less space requirements, lower heat network operating conditions, and less time on site to install, commission, support and maintain – than ever before.

Less space Building on Evinox’s BESA-tested range of Smart Heat Interface Units, the latest ModuSat XR and XR-ECO Twin Plate HIUs have been enhanced to provide the same great performance but in a package requiring 27% less space in the home than before1.

Units are extra compact, ideal for tight installation constraints and help to minimise the size of prefabricated cupboards.

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Lower outputs The range has also been extended to include smaller ModuSat XR and XR-ECO TP 30 units. These are perfectly placed to meet the recommendations in the soon to be released CIBSE ADE Code of Practice v1.2, which states that designers should specify a maximum of 25kW output for Studio apartments and 30-35kW for one- and two-bed properties.

This recommendation has been included to avoid the oversizing of Domestic Hot Water, which can lead to increased costs and network inefficiency, so the new ModuSat range is perfectly placed to satisfy these new industry requirements.

Low carbon heat networks With the latest GLA planning guidance around carbon factors already causing a stir amongst consulting engineers and specifiers, there is already a clear incentive for heat networks

to be designed around different heat generation technologies, such as heat pumps, which in turn require lower primary flow temperatures. The highefficiency ModuSat XR-ECO models continue to provide impressive heating and domestic hot water performance at primary flow temperatures of 60°C (or even lower), making them the ideal choice where heat pumps are deployed.

Smart, lower cost communication network connection Ethernet connectivity comes as a standard feature on all ModuSat units, allowing two-way communications for diagnostics, commissioning and support – as well as metering data – to be accessed across shared building infrastructure. This allows the significant cost associated with dedicated M-Bus networks to designed out, by sharing a common, robust and reliable

And if all that wasn’t enough, yet another hidden extra giving contractors the opportunity to reduce costs and risks associated with their heat network installations is Evinox’s new ‘SmartTalk Pro’ monitoring and diagnostics web portal, which now comes bundled with every ModuSat installation.

Providing contractors with remote access to each HIU on the site, any reported problems can be quickly and easily diagnosed – and often remedied – online, without the need for an engineer to attend site; saving time, increasing the first-time-fix rate and reducing defects liability costs related to the heat network.

As well as providing access to HIU operational parameters and settings, support engineers can even take control of the residents heating system, to update controller settings and overcome any reported resident issues without an engineer ever having to get in a van.

An established Heat Interface Unit range The enhancements to Evinox’s ModuSat XR and XR-ECO units contribute to the excellent features and benefits of the existing range, with quality, high efficiency and reliability at the core. This includes testing of every unit – hydraulically, electrically and electronically before leaving the factory.

The ModuSat XR-ECO Twin Plate Unit is also independently tested to the UK Standard for HIUs from BESA, backing-up performance and efficiency claims; units come complete with smart room controls with optional energy display upgrade; feature in-built prepay technology and they can be commissioned and maintained remotely over the internet – a combination resulting in a truly Smart HIU range.

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BMI crowns the highest building in the West Country Despite their 78m height, coastal location, high winds and exposure to heavy rain, all of the roofs of Beckley Point in Plymouth are guaranteed for 20-years thanks to the specification and installation support service provided by BMI UK & Ireland – the manufacturer of flat and pitched roofing and waterproofing solutions in the UK and Europe.

Providing up to 23 storeys of student accommodation, Beckley Point is not only the highest building in Plymouth, but also the whole of the West Country. Yet, according to the contractor Stormforce Roofing, this was not the only challenge it had to overcome in order to safely install the robust roofs required to withstand the harsh coastal climate.

This led to Stormforce Roofing developing a very highly engineered final specification using a BMI Icopal mechanically-fixed bituminous built-up roof (BUR) system, with a mineral cap sheet reinforced by adhesive bonding to the insulation beneath.

Sika Sarnafil helps realise college roof design

An inspiring new sports facility, featuring a striking Sika Sarnafil single ply membrane roof, has just been completed at St. George’s Weybridge, a Roman Catholic co-educational nursery, private day school and 6th form college in Surrey. Designed by architectural practice Scott Brownrigg, the roof needed to achieve 30m clear spans across the main hall and the design needed to be clever and sensitive to the fact that the site’s location sits within the green belt. Sarnafil worked closely with the architects and contractors to develop a specification that not only had the correct U-value, but was also compatible with the Cross Laminated Timber roof build-up and ancillary roof mounted systems used, such as Photovoltaics, Latchways, a builtin gutter and upstands for roof openings.

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With the build-up needing to be able to stand up to the elements, individual product performance was very important.

Thermazone Insulation boards, layered between the vapour control layer and the FireSmart TorchSafe MA capsheet, provided a highly efficient PIR rigid insulation with a thermal conductivity as low as 0.024W/mK. BMI Icopal’s unique FireSmart technology also provided a capsheet with a fire protection layer, which shields the roof from both spread of flame and fire penetration.

Other materials employed included BMI Icopal Primer, FireSmart Thermaweld Capsheet, Tecnatorch Sand and PU Glues.

“Working with the BMI specification meant that both Kier Construction and our team knew that the roof would withstand both the extreme winds and also the risk of fire,” Simon adds. “The weekly inspections from the BMI Specification Manager reassured everyone that the project was being carried out as per the specification and the 20-year guarantee also ticked the risk management box on these design and build contracts.”

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Magply boards cover superfast steel framing system A cutting-edge residential project in Essex is making use of Magply boards for both the internal lining and exterior cladding treatment to an innovative lightweight steel framing system, demonstrating the widely specified fire resistant product’s multiple attributes. While in respect to this project, the UniFrame system includes diagonal ties which are tensioned on site, Magply is often used by timber frame manufacturers to take the racking loads for their buildings as well as to provide fire protection in close proximity to other properties. Externally, the Magply boards are being covered with a vapour barrier and a 100mm layer of high performance foam insulation.

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Magply boards carry K-Rend finish to complete housing development An exclusive residential development in Hambledon, Surrey, is making use of 12mm Magply boards, supplied by Elliotts Builders Merchants, as the carrier for a proprietary sprayed render system, as one of the main exterior finishes to a highly insulated structure based on the use of Structural Insulated Panels or SIPS. The properties present a traditional outward appearance, with clay roof tiles above the elevations of handmade bricks and highly weatherproof K-Rend panels. The latter is applied to the 12mm Magply modified MgO boards, screwed to 50 x 50mm timbers fixed at 600mm centres across the SIPs structure. Significantly, the architect’s specifications leave the specialist subcontractor free to utilise any render carrier board approved by the system manufacturer.

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Centaur salutes contractors at inaugural awards

The Abbey Hill Academy in Stockton-on-Tees is an educational establishment for students aged 11-16 with learning difficulties and disabilities. The learning environment is never more critical for such students and since the Horizons Specialist Academy Trust became custodians of the school in 2013, refurbishments have been taking place to restore the 1970s building. In addition to heating and hot water upgrades and a new roof, the striking walkway that had a rooflight canopy was replaced and upgraded to enhance the exterior aesthetics of the building. The unusual shape of the building meant that the upgraded rooflights allowed a greater degree of light into the body of the school enhancing both the practical elements and also pupil and staff wellbeing due to the increased availability of natural light. Four 20 x 2.2m, one 9 x 2.2m and other elements were all fitted from the X-Span range of products, a thermally enhanced self-supporting rooflight. All were double glazed with a toughened outer and laminated internal glass.

The Centaur Technologies’ Annual General Meeting and inaugural contractor awards took place on the luxury Sunborn London Yacht Hotel. The Centaur Quality Partnership Awards (CQP) awards recognise the outstanding installation skills of Centaur contractors and Centaur contractors themselves voted for the worthy winners.

Taking first place in the ‘over 500m²’ category was Inspire Roofing, who completed a flawless Centech PU 10 year installation on one of the control towers at London Airport, which despite tight security and extreme winter weather, came in ahead of schedule.

Gable Roofing and Cladding took the top spot in the ‘under 500m²’ category for a challenging project at the award-winning Forrest Hills conference venue in Lancaster. Gables had to work with the very complex contours of the roof when replacing a perished green roof with a Centech PU 20 year Tapered BUR system. Phil Richardson, Managing Director at Centaur Technologies, said: “We were so impressed with the standard of entries and it gives us great encouragement that next year’s awards will be even bigger!”

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are guaranteed. The intelligent design of the profile means the same profile is used for the jambs and the head, providing mitre frame construction and two options for site transport – preassembled or stick using pinned crimped cleats or mechanical cleats.

FSDX eXtra – Glazing The view out of the FSDX door offers the homeowner that little bit extra. With the slimmest sightlines available of 60mm, the doors maximise daylighting into the home. Maximising glazing without lacking performance the maximum width of the doors has been increased allowing door sets to be over 4m with only three doors.

Comar 7P.i FSDX – British by design The next generation of aluminium bi-fold, folding sliding door has arrived. FSDX: Superior, stabilised rolling action with the quietest roller in the industry and improved weight bearing capacity means fit-once and reduced call outs.

FSDX eXtra Roller The stainless steel dual roller seamlessly integrates with the stainless steel running track, with a stabiliser the wheels always remain in contact with the track, which, means that even if the track is slightly mis-aligned due to building tolerances the smooth rolling action is not hindered. The weight bearing

capacity is increased to 120Kg which with the FSDX’s glazing pocket of 62mm triple glazed or acoustic glass can easily be incorporated.

FSDX eXtra – Track Superior thermal performance with integrated stainless-steel rail means that low U-values and continued performance

The new hinge design incorporates a central gasket strip, which actively reduces hinge gasket prep and site installation.

Even the roller pillar has been treated with consideration and pre-applied foam pads seal the roller to the door. This increases home-owner satisfaction with a draft-free solution and no call backs for the installer.

Adequate sealing between the sliding doors ensures that a long-term solution is guaranteed.

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Senior’s smart solutions for the education sector

Medical access solved As you would expect, a busy doctor’s surgery has a wide range of needs when it comes to patient access. Providing a clear and easy entry and exit system for the new extension at the Haden Vale Medical Practice was a priority and TORMAX was contracted by the Cameron Butcher Group to install two automatic sliding door systems to the main entrance. Powered by TORMAX 2201 compact operator, the doors deliver reliable and seamless access for the elderly, wheelchair users, people with pushchairs as well as all other visitors to the practice. The Cameron Butcher Group, which specialises in healthcare refurbishment, worked closely with TORMAX to deliver a comprehensive access solution that meets the varied requirements of the patients. The TORMAX 2201 door drives offer a user-friendly and cost-effective solution to door automation that can be adapted to almost any location. It is particularly quick and easy to install whilst straightforward, 2-key programming allows practice staff to adapt opening and closing speeds to reflect the volume of foot traffic and weather conditions.

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Already a popular choice in the education sector thanks to its robust construction and exceptional thermal performance, Senior’s patented PURe range now includes the new PURe Commercial Door – the company’s largest and most flexible door system to date. Ideally suited for use in medium to high traffic areas where frequent access is required, the new PURe Commercial Door is available as a standard, electroniclocking and panic-exit system and with a wide variety of door stiles, allowing it to be specified in a multitude of different configurations and design options. Designed to perform up to a maximum leaf size of 1400mm x 3000m and 180Kg, the robust PURe Commercial door system can achieve U-Values as low as 0.94 W/m2K when calculated as a CEN Standard door and is able to receive double or triple glazing from 28-60mm for maximum thermal and acoustic performance. Senior also has a number of supply chain agreements in place with key main contractors working in the education sector.

The company’s extensive range of aluminium doors, windows and curtain walling systems has been widely specified for use on primary and secondary schools, colleges, universities and student accommodation schemes across the UK.

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GEZE UK sets new standards GEZE UK is setting new standards having achieved the ISO 45001:2018 accreditation for Health and Safety – one of the first in the industry to gain the new award. The company is also the first of GEZE’s worldwide subsidiaries to gain the accreditation. ISO 45001 is an international standard that specifies the requirements for a management system that uses robust and effective processes for improving work safety in global supply chains and is also the world’s first international standard for occupational health and safety. Designed to help organisations of all sizes and industries, ISO states that the new international standard is expected to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses.

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The landmark Sutton Point mixed use scheme has completed involving FGS’s facade design, manufacture and installation services across its three towers. FGS installed WICONA WITEC 50 aluminium curtain wall system which was specified by PRC for the top floors of each tower to provide the main feature glazing with spandrel glass and vision with glass to glass corners. For the hotel front, a curved structurally glazed screen over seven floors was specified. For the residential, office, retail and health and fitness accommodation, glazing products used included COOL-LITE SKN 165 glass with a solar control coating to reduce heat transfer without compromising light transmittance; and STADIP PROTECT, laminated safety glass which retains some residual strength when broken.

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ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions leads the way in fire door safety

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland continues to lead the market by ensuring its range of door closers do not compromise fire safety regulations. At the end of 2017, several UKAS Accredited authorities withdrew certification for almost all door closers used on uninsulated metal fire doors. This left many security fire doorsets deemed non-compliant.

In response to the ongoing challenges and needs in the industry, ASSA ABLOY has continued with substantial testing and standardising of its door closers. As a result, its door closers have demonstrated that use on metal fire doors is not restricted by the side of the door to which it is required and remains fully compliant with EN1634 on any uninsulated metal fire door.

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Hauraton high capacity drainage systems installed at Port Sunderland The Port of Sunderland now boasts some impressive infrastructure and associated services.

Advanced invites visitors to experience Firex’s largest ever exhibition zone Advanced is set to showcase its latest products at Firex International 2019 as it forms part of the annual event’s largest ever exhibition zone.

A leader in the design, manufacture and supply of intelligent fire systems, Advanced, alongside fire brands Apollo, Argus, FFE and Klaxon have joined together to form the Fire Solutions Sector at this year’s Firex International, 18 to 20 June. Visitors to Advanced’s striking stand (FX610) at the Fire Solutions Sector can expect to learn more about the industry’s unbeatable multiprotocol MxPro 5 fire alarm panel for the UK and its Axis EN intelligent fire system for export markets, both of which recently received FM Approval to the EN54 standard. Axis AX, the manufacturer’s UL 864 system will also be on display which includes synchronised fire audio and ground-breaking smoke control solution, DynamixSmoke. As a new attraction integrated into its stand, Advanced will offer delegates to the exhibition a ‘sneak-peak’ at some of its latest innovations inside its Product Discovery Lab.

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Municipally owned and situated on the south side of the River Wear, the latest wharf facilities now allow for multi materials handling.

A fleet of fork lift trucks, from 4 tonne to 29 tonne capacity, have a wide range of attachments to meet all cargo handling requirements. Additionally, a drop-sided HGV, an articulated tractor unit and two 40-tonne low-loaders are also available for transportation of cargoes within the port estate.

Designed to resist the rigours of site work, 180m of Hauraton RECYFIX HICAP 8000 high-capacity channels were installed to drain the wharf area. Factory fitted with 14mm wide slotted ductile iron inlets, the channels comply with a loading class of F900 so can easily take the weight of the fully laden vehicles employed.

Importantly, once installed the complete channel system is highly resilient to the twisting forces imposed by their wheels.

The RECYFIX HICAP 1m channels used each have a water capacity of 171.4 litres so the 180m channel system installed is able to accept a water volume of 30852 litres.

Trash boxes to match the channels were also supplied.

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Wernick appointed to deliver teaching facility for Swansea University A two-storey, 60 module building on Swansea University’s prestigious Bay Campus will be built ‘offsite’, using the latest innovations in modular design and build. Modules will be manufactured in a quality-controlled factory environment in six weeks, with ground works on campus taking place simultaneously. Handover is scheduled for November 2019 – an end-to-end build programme of just 22 weeks. The building, procured through Fusion 21’s Education and Modular Buildings Framework will accommodate multiple departments and over 1000 students. It utilises Wernick’s latest modular system – Swiftplan. The university building takes advantage of this versatility; curtain walling will provide open, sundrenched areas and rain screen cladding will give it a contemporary feel. The H-shaped structure will sit alongside a range of pioneering buildings on the campus, including the UK’s first energy positive office – the ‘Active Office’, conceived and designed by SPECIFIC Innovation & Knowledge Centre and delivered by Wernick in 2018.

Like the Active Office, manufacture of the new teaching facility will take place at the Wernick Buildings factory in Port Talbot – right across the water from the Bay Campus.

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Washrooms at The Triangle, the prestigious new international headquarters of exams group Cambridge Assessment, feature the latest infrared water management technology from Cistermiser.

96 Cistermiser Direct Flush ‘Discreet’ infrared urinal flush control valves (DFDs) have been installed in The Triangle’s 20 washrooms by M&E sub-contractor Allied Mechanical Services, the main contractor being construction company Bouygues. The Direct Flush automatically flushes the individual urinal after use, using as little as 0.5 litres of water each time. This ensures high levels of hygiene from the minimum volume of water.

Deanestor awarded its largest education furniture contract Deanestor has been awarded its largest ever contract in the education sector.

The £3m project is for the manufacture and supply of furniture, fittings and equipment for the new £55m Inverurie Community Campus. Deanestor will furnish and fit out 360 rooms across the campus in just 26 weeks. Fitted furniture manufactured and fitted by Deanestor for the new campus will include 1950m of shelving, 670m of laminate and laboratory worktops, 400 base and wall storage units, bag stores, over 80 teaching walls, and more than 500 items of metalwork. 60 serviced units with power, data or water supplies are being designed and manufactured by Deanestor for the laboratories.

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The newest clothing innovations in the 2019 Snickers Workwear Catalogue This 200-page catalogue has all you need to know about the UK’s most extensive range of working clothes for professional tradesmen and women. There’s something for every trade you can name in the Snickers Workwear range – AllroundWork, RUFFWork, LITEWork and FLEXIWork clothing – trousers, jackets, tool vests, shirts, underwear, accessories and much more – plus an extensive range of EN-certified PPE working clothes. Added to which, there’s the most innovative street-smart stretch fabrics for mobile comfort and a layered clothing system that ensures you can choose clothes to suit the weather on site – rain or shine, wind or snow.

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New easy-to-install shower kit from Altro The Altro Walls ShowerKit is a pre-packaged Altro Whiterock wall cladding system for shower, bath and en-suites that is easy to use, even in small areas. The new system has pre-cut Altro Whiterock wall sheets, ready to install over a sound, clean wall, including tiles, and is the ideal solution for wet environments.

Benefits include quick and easy installation, with adhesive applied straight to a clean wall. It can be installed over existing prepared surfaces – including tiles, and has no grout, which makes cleaning easier. The kit includes trims and pre-cut sheets for ease of handling and use. Altro Whiterock wall sheets are impact resistant, and the system includes neat, discreet trims for a smooth, impervious installation.

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Elta Fans unveils next generation energy recovery units In response to the latest update to the ISO 16890 filtration standards, Elta Fans has unveiled the latest version of its Air Design PREMA range of energy recovery units. Elta Fans’ Design PREMA range boasts the smallest and lightest energy recovery ventilation units on the market, which also offer peaceful performance for a comfortable indoor environment. The units work by maintaining good indoor air quality and comfortable temperature levels by efficiently transferring thermal energy from the stale air to the incoming fresh air. The units are available in four sizes to provide an airflow ranging from 0.006 to 0.936m3/s, and are suitable for a wide range of markets and applications, from schools and offices, to restaurants, hotels, and leisure centres.

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Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded four lots on its new £500m Modular Building Solutions framework to The McAvoy Group. CCS is the largest public sector procurement organisation in the UK. Under the new agreement, McAvoy has secured the opportunity to provide bespoke modular buildings and interim hire facilities with a particular focus on education and healthcare. Commenting on this latest framework appointment, Eugene Lynch, Chief Executive of The McAvoy Group, said: “Long-term frameworks are very important to our business and are a major source of new contracts, helping us to continue to grow sustainably. We look forward to working with CCS over the next four years.”

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• UK manufacturer with over 25 years’ experience, specialising wholly in furniture for mental health, learning disabilities and associated challenging behaviours • Current customer base includes many NHS Trusts, secure hospitals, private care groups, local authority housing providers, PICUs, CAMHS and charities • Tough Plus range includes anti-ligature security features, suitable for low and medium secure environments.

• Modular approach across all ranges allows for efficient maintenance and a cost-effective lifespan.

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