Clifton Village development on track

Historic homes at landmark

Clifton Village development on track Works to restore and convert a comprise four luxury homes within garages, security gated access and Grade II listed rectory building into the Old Rectory building, each with private sun lounges. separate homes and build new its own entrance, outdoor space and executive properties within its grounds garden, and within the beautifully Prices for the remaining available in Clifton Village are progressing well, landscaped grounds – three new properties at Rectory Mews start at with two houses now sold and five executive properties will be built with £550,000 and go up to £1million, available to purchase. garden facing elevations, accessed and buyers can contact sole selling through a private gated driveway. agent haart in Nottingham on Expected for completion in February 0115 941 1311 to register interest. 2021, works on the Rectory Mews Homes within the Old Rectory Viewings are being organised in line development as it is known, are being conversion include The Gatehouse with COVID-19 government safety led by Tomlinson Homes, a division of - a three-bedroom property and The guidelines. the G F Tomlinson Group, and will see Cottage - a two-bedroom property, the previously derelict Old Rectory which are both currently sold subject Tomlinson Homes has worked site, which dates back to the mid- to contract. The Rectory - a five- closely with the local community and 1700s, restored and converted into a bedroom property with reinstalled Nottinghamshire County Council’s prominent gateway residential feature period features and views into the conservation team for all restoration in the sought-after Clifton Village in garden and The Lodge - a four- works, and all properties are fitted Nottinghamshire. bedroom property, are both still with high spec fixtures and fittings, available for purchase. including Burbidge kitchens sourced The Old Rectory, once home to the locally from Design Time in West Rector of Clifton, is a typical Georgian Sat within the exclusive grounds – Bridgford and bathrooms from Roca, style building with South facing the three new executive detached and Villeroy and Boch. garden elevations, and the property homes will include two five-bedroom still retains its original square stairwell properties - Beech House and Oak All interior design has been inspired with wooden cantilever stairs and House, and Cedar House - a six- by the location of the development large purpose-built rooms. Along with bedroom property, all of which are and the new build properties have its boundary wall, it occupies a prime currently for sale. been named after trees within the position in Clifton Village. grounds. The stunning new build properties Once finished, Rectory Mews will boast ample living spaces, with The development is superbly

positioned in close proximity to major employers such as Boots, Experian and both universities, with easy access to major travel routes including the M1, Beeston Station and Nottingham Parkway Station which has regular trains to London and East Midlands Airport.

Siman Preston, group property manager at Tomlinson Homes, said: “Works are progressing seamlessly at Rectory Mews – which once complete, will be an iconic residential development within the highly desirable Clifton Village.

“The stunning restoration and conversion of the once derelict building will be a prominent feature of the village, giving it the entrance it so rightly deserves after so long.

“As well as the two properties already sold, we have had a great amount of interest in the remaining five homes and encourage buyers to register their interest for viewings with haart if they would like to look around, which is highly recommended. With the stamp duty ending in March next year, buyers can qualify for a reduction in stamp duty if they act within this timescale.”

Tomlinson Homes is working alongside Nottinghamshire County Council’s conservation team, with a number of local companies to deliver this scheme, utilising workforce in the local area.

BAM signs solus supply deal with Polypipe BAM Nuttall and BAM Construct UK process which will help us look at a aims to bring efficiencies to the have signed a solus agreement with wider range of possible solutions, operation and maintenance of the Polypipe Group plc’s market-leading and take early decisions based on roads. divisions Polypipe Civils & Green value not just capital cost.” Urbanisation and Polypipe Building “This deal is exciting because we Products to supply drainage products For both Polypipe and BAM, are moving from a transactional to all BAM’s infrastructure and building working together collaboratively will relationship to a collaborative projects in the UK. establish a platform for innovation one,” says James Haddon, account and continuous improvement manager for Polypipe Civils & Green The move signals a closer relationship particularly in areas such as carbon Urbanisation, who has worked in procurement between BAM UK reduction and the wider use of closely with James Lees and Daniel businesses, anticipated to be the first recycled materials and SMART Billinge to set up the solus supply of several such arrangements. BAM technologies. It will also allow the deal. “We are really happy about believes carefully targeted deals will development of bespoke net-gain the way that our relationship has offer a competitive advantage for its solutions based on the unique Green progressed and that we have been clients, and benefits in quality and Urbanisation approach which allows able to include other parts of our two performance. the integration of optimised green groups in our journey”. “We are focused on meeting clients’ schemes. demands,” says Daniel Billinge, recently appointed as BAM Construct Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation UK’s head of procurement. “This became an approved supplier to includes securing their key drivers BAM Nuttall around nine months like sustainability, faster programme ago, and the two organisations have delivery, and with modern methods already been working closely on of construction that demand projects for Highways England. BAM more off-site manufacturing and Nuttall is part of the LinkConnex standardisation. This step enhances consortium with partners Aecom and all of those criteria.” Mace which will work on Regional The BAM solus agreement with the M54/ M6 and the A38 in the Polypipe supports earlier and closer Midlands and on the A27 in the South collaboration throughout the project East. BAM Nuttall is also working life cycle. Economies of scale and on the M27 upgrade, part of the a raft of benefits will reduce capital Smart Motorway programme, in joint costs for Clients and add sustainable venture with Morgan Sindall. value. Using just one drainage supplier & Green Urbanisation have been on a project means BAM can plug collaborating to create a library of products into the design from day BIM models for highway drainage. As one. This component-led approach well as streamlining the design and removes the need to alter drawings – construction phases, this approach or digital designs – further down the line. Reducing redesigns saves time and resolves clashes and interfaces before a project gets onto site. As all components are compatible, the system’s quality and performance are assured.

“Ultimately this arrangement will not only take a lot of inefficiency out of the design, tender and construction stages, it will allow us to focus on what adds value for the customer on that particular project,” says James Lees, head of supply chain at BAM Nuttall. “Polypipe’s technical teams will be feeding into the design

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Aico secures triple award win

Market leader in domestic Fire and Carbon Monoxide protection Aico are delighted to have won three awards at this year’s Shropshire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

Aico were shortlisted for a recordbreaking five awards this year and at the virtual awards ceremony on Friday 20th November, Aico were triple winners of the Workplace Health and Wellbeing award, Corporate and Environmental Responsibility award and the coveted Company of the Year award.

The Workplace Health and Wellbeing award is given to the company that recognises the importance of both the physical and mental wellbeing of their staff through managementbacked initiatives and staff training. Aico demonstrate the importance they place on wellbeing through the input from colleagues on the design of the workplace, incorporating a relaxation room, games room and gym for staff to unwind. Aico also have a dedicated team of trained Mental Health First Aiders that provide a weekly standdown afternoon to promote the importance of speaking openly about mental health and reducing the stigma associated. Aico also won the Corporate and Environmental Responsibility award for their commitment to sustainability and continual improvement of their environmental efforts. Through evaluating and developing products, services, waste and energy usage, Aico strive to reduce their overall environmental impact. Finally, Aico were awarded the coveted Company of the Year award for flying the flag for Shropshire business excellence. Aico are the market leader in domestic Fire and Carbon Monoxide protection, with turnover increasing each year and even doubling every five years. Aico’s core ethos is education, quality, service and innovation, a culture that translates to every part of the business. Managing Director Neal Hooper commented “We are delighted to have been shortlisted for no less than five awards, to then go on to win three awards, including Company of the Year is astounding. We are a strong company of good people doing their best, to achieve this recognition is great. Thank you to all at the Shropshire Chamber for a superb evening and congratulations to all of our fellow winners.” The Shropshire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards recognise successful businesses in the county. This year, the awards were held virtually to celebrate the adaptability, resilience and innovation of Shropshire businesses. Aico, an Ei Company, are the UK market leader in domestic Fire and Carbon Monoxide protection, pioneering new technologies and offering high quality Fire and Carbon Monoxide alarms. All alarms have been designed, developed and manufactured at the Ei Electronics factory in Shannon, Ireland, ensuring that Aico alarms meet UK standards and offer a wide range of sensor types to ensure every home is protected. Each alarm is tested multiple times before leaving the factory ensuring quality in all Aico alarms. Aico offers in-house expert technical support as part of their dedication to excellent customer service. The Technical Team can provide advice on alarm selection, siting and installation, as well as producing personalised specification documents. As well as the in-house support provided, Aico also have Regional Specification Managers covering the whole of the UK to offer more personalised, local support.

PM outlines his Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution for 250,000 jobs

The Prime Minister has set out his ambitious ten point plan for a green industrial revolution

Covering clean energy, transport, nature and innovative technologies, the Prime Minister’s blueprint will allow the UK to forge ahead with eradicating its contribution to climate change by 2050, particularly crucial in the run up to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow next year.

The plan – which is part of the PM’s mission to level up across the country - will mobilise £12 billion of government investment to create and support up to 250,000 highly-skilled green jobs in the UK, and spur over three times as much private sector investment by 2030.

At the centre of his blueprint are the UK’s industrial heartlands, including in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, West Midlands, Scotland and Wales, which will drive forward the green industrial revolution and build green jobs and industries of the future.

The Prime Minister’s ten points, which are built around the UK’s strengths, are:

- Offshore wind: Producing enough offshore wind to power every home, quadrupling how much we produce to 40GW by 2030, supporting up to 60,000 jobs.

- Hydrogen: Working with industry aiming to generate 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 for industry, transport, power and homes, and aiming to develop the first town heated entirely by hydrogen by the end of the decade.

- Nuclear: Advancing nuclear as a clean energy source, across large scale nuclear and developing the next generation of small and advanced reactors, which could support 10,000 jobs.

- Electric vehicles: Backing our worldleading car manufacturing bases including in the West Midlands, North East and North Wales to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, and transforming our national infrastructure to better support electric vehicles.

- Public transport, cycling and walking: Making cycling and walking more attractive ways to travel and investing in zero-emission public transport of the future.

- Jet Zero and greener maritime: Supporting difficult-to-decarbonise industries to become greener through research projects for zeroemission planes and ships.

- Homes and public buildings: Making our homes, schools and hospitals greener, warmer and more energy efficient, whilst creating 50,000 jobs by 2030, and a target to install 600,000 heat pumps every year by 2028.

- Carbon capture: Becoming a worldleader in technology to capture and store harmful emissions away from the atmosphere, with a target to remove 10MT of carbon dioxide by 2030, equivalent to all emissions of the industrial Humber today.

- Nature: Protecting and restoring our natural environment, planting 30,000 hectares of trees every year, whilst creating and retaining thousands of jobs. the cutting-edge technologies needed to reach these new energy ambitions and make the City of London the global centre of green finance. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: Although this year has taken a very different path to the one we expected, I haven’t lost sight of our ambitious plans to level up across the country. My Ten Point Plan will create, support and protect hundreds of thousands of green jobs, whilst making strides towards net zero by 2050.

Our green industrial revolution will be powered by the wind turbines of Scotland and the North East, propelled by the electric vehicles made in the Midlands and advanced by the latest technologies developed in Wales, so we can look ahead to a more prosperous, greener future.

To deliver on six points of the plan, the Prime Minister has announced new investment, including:

- Carbon capture: To revitalise the birthplaces of the first industrial revolution, the UK will be at the global forefront of carbon capture, usage and storage technology, benefiting regions with industries that are particularly difficult to decarbonise.

by the mid-2020s, with another two set to be created by 2030. This increased the total invested to £1 billion, helping to support 50,000 jobs, potentially in areas such as the Humber, Teesside, Merseyside, Grangemouth and Port Talbot.

- Hydrogen: Up to £500 million, including for trialling homes using hydrogen for heating and cooking, starting with a Hydrogen Neighbourhood in 2023, moving to a Hydrogen Village by 2025, with an aim for a Hydrogen Town – equivalent to tens of thousands of homes – before the end of the decade. Of this funding, £240 million will go into new hydrogen production facilities.

- Nuclear: £525 million to help develop large and smaller-scale nuclear plants, and research and develop new advanced modular reactors.

- Electric vehicles: Following extensive consultation with car manufacturers and sellers, the Prime Minister has confirmed that the UK will end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, ten years earlier than planned. However we will allow the sale of hybrid cars and vans that can drive a significant distance with no carbon coming out of the tailpipe until 2035.

The UK car industry already manufactures a significant proportion of electric vehicles in Europe, including one of the most popular models in the world.

To support this acceleration, the Prime Minister has announced:

- £1.3 billion to accelerate the rollout of chargepoints for electric vehicles in homes, streets and on motorways across England, so people can more easily and conveniently charge their cars.

- £582 million in grants for those buying zero or ultra-low emission vehicles to make them cheaper to buy and incentivise more people to make the transition.

- Nearly £500 million to be spent in the next four years for the development and mass-scale production of electric vehicle batteries, as part of our commitment to provide up to £1 billion, boosting international investment into our strong manufacturing bases including in the Midlands and North East.

This will help protect and create thousands of new jobs, particularly in the Midlands, North East, and North Wales. We will also launch a consultation on the phase out of new diesel HGVs to put the UK in the vanguard of zero emission freight. No date has been set yet.

Homes and public buildings: £1 billion next year into making new and existing homes and public buildings more efficient, extending the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme by a year and making public sector buildings greener and cutting bills for hospitals and schools, as part of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. Greener maritime: £20 million for a competition to develop clean maritime technology, such as feasibility studies on key sites, including Orkney and Teesside. This follows ambitious plans to make the UK the world leader in clean wind energy, and plans for greater protections for England’s iconic landscapes and the creation of new national parks, as set out by the Prime Minister over the last few weeks.

Other key parts of the plan will be driven forward by significant investment set out over the last year, including the £1 billion energy innovation fund to stay ahead of the latest technologies needed to reach new energy targets, £5 billion for alternative greener ways of travel including cycling, walking, and buses, and £5.2 billion to create for new flood and coastal defences in England by 2027.

These new commitments backed by government funding send a clear signal to industries across the British economy to invest in the UK, which is why today the Prime Minister will host a virtual roundtable with green investors to set out his ambitious plan and incentivise further private sector investment.

This marks the beginning of the UK’s path to net zero, with further plans to reduce emissions whilst creating jobs to follow over the next year in the run up to the international COP26 climate summit in Glasgow next year.