Norwich Hub enjoys site visits

Top Gun and Norman castle visits for Norwich Hub

East Anglian members see presentations at RAF Lakenheath and Norwich Castle

RAF Lakenheath will be the home for the US F-35A Morgan Sindall’s works at Norwich Castle

Norwich Hub members enjoyed

two site visits in the region recently. The first was to RAF Lakenheath, where Kier and VolkerFitzpatrick are working collaboratively to deliver a £160m defence-critical infrastructure construction development. They arranged a presentation and site visit of what will be the first permanent international site for US F-35A aircraft in Europe.

Members also returned for a third time to see progress on works at Norwich Castle. The team at Morgan Sindall gave a presentation on the challenges encountered and explaining the journey so far. Visitors also heard from the client, with real insights into the build from the end user point of view. This was followed by a guided tour of the castle’s Keep and Percival areas. ●

Building Bournemouth: past president pens new book

History of George & Harding tells broader story of south coast town

CIOB past president Colin Harding

has written a book about the firm he spearheaded and the town it helped to build.

George & Harding, Builders of Bournemouth charts the history of the business he was managing director of from the 1960s, along with the construction of Bournemouth.

The book draws on the extensive archive of the firm, which began in the 1860s, expanded rapidly and continued to flourish through the 20th century, to offer a richly detailed picture of the physical, social and economic development of one of the south coast’s most celebrated towns.

Colin Harding’s new book charts the development of Bournemouth

Harding’s career has included being a member of the Latham Review Image Working Group 1993-1994, chairing the group that developed and implemented the Considerate Constructors Scheme and being a member of the Movement for Innovation (M4I) implementing Sir John Egan’s Rethinking Construction.

Harding was CIOB president between 1994-95 and his wide body of work for the institute includes creating the Chartered Building Company Scheme with Sir Ian Dixon. ●