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Sixth BCO Award for Stride Treglown Stride Treglown’s is delighted that the fit-out of Barclays’ new offices in Bristol has won the British Council for Offices (BCO) award for Projects up to 2,000sq m in the South West, Thames Valley & South Wales Region.

The fit-out of the fourth Floor of Bridgwater House at Finzels Reach, Bristol has facilitated the co-location of Barclays Wealth and Corporate businesses into one new space in the

city centre, with new client meeting facilities, branding opportunities and a new collaborative working environment.

The project required Cat A & B fit-out of the existing shell in just 12 weeks, whilst incorporating highly efficient heating, cooling and lighting systems – which gained a Ska ‘Silver’ rating for the project.

John Wright, Workplace Director at Stride Treglown, commented: ‘We are delighted that this project has won a BCO award – our

sixth in as many years. We have worked with Barclays for some time and to receive this prestigious award is fitting recognition of the hard work of the whole project team.’

Stride Treglown undertook Interior Design, Project Management and Environmental Assessment on the project.

The BCO Awards Programme acknowledges innovation and focuses external attention on examples of best practice in office design.

Kershaw well educated with latest project win Kershaw Mechanical Services continues to attract top marks in the education sector, having recently landed a circa £4M project to install full M&E building services into the new Trumpington Community College.

Located on the Clay Farm development, just four miles south of Cambridge city centre, the college will have a footprint of 8,000sq m and cater for 750 pupils. It will be the first new build secondary school in Cambridge for more than 50 years.

Designed by Avanti Architects, the building’s interiors will showcase the college’s specialism of science and

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provide flexible classrooms around a central atrium, together with a community sports centre including a main hall and fitness suite, and playing fields which will be open to the public.

The design also reflects the college’s commitment to sustainability, and will enable students to see sustainability at work in the fabric of the building as well as taking related knowledge from the classroom out into the real world.

Working for Main Contractor Morgan Sindall, the M&E elements to be installed by the Kershaw team include a Breathing

Building natural ventilation system, a ground source heat pump providing heating and cooling, a gas fired plant room, full sprinkler system, all power including intelligent lighting, access control and CCTV. Ian Greenstock, Sales Director for Kershaw Mechanical Services said: “We are delighted to be working with Morgan Sindall on this new college – it’s targeted to achieve a BREEAM rating of excellent, and is destined to be a fantastic shared resource for both the school and the growing local community on the Clay Farm, Cambridge development.”

FCC begins work on Mersey Gateway Bridge The FCC/Kier/Samsung consortium in charge of building the Mersey Gateway has broken ground on the project. The first jobs for the consortium were to clear the site, conduct geotechnical studies of the terrain, and run pavement studies and inspections of the existing bridges that have to be remodelled, together with the approach roads across the wetlands on both sides of the river at Widnes and Runcorn.

The Mersey Gateway project includes the design, construction, financing, maintenance and 30 years’ operation of the bridge over the River Mersey in Liverpool, UK, to alleviate the area’s traffic problems.

The new bridge will be 2.13km long and will carry 80,000 vehicles per day.

The project consists of the construction of a new crossing over the River Mersey between Widnes and Runcorn, east of the Silver Jubilee Bridge. Major urban remodelling work will also be done to 7km of the bridge’s approach roads, including about a kilometre of new viaducts.

The most unusual part of the contract is the six lane, kilometre long toll bridge itself.

It is a 42m wide cable stayed structure reaching a maximum height of 125m. A multi-lane free flow toll system will be installed at the intersections, allowing tolls to be collected through automatic number plate recognition thanks to an advanced technological system that does not need to stop the flow of traffic.

The value of the construction phase of the project, including the land, is calculated at e725M. The project’s total costs/income for the next 30 years are estimated at about e2,419M. From start to finish, 4,600 jobs are anticipated to be created either directly or indirectly through inward investment by the process of building, operating and maintaining the new bridge.

Work will last until the scheduled bridge opening in autumn 2017. Once it is open, the Silver Jubilee Bridge will close while it is given some basic maintenance and remodelled as a local bridge, with better services for pedestrians and cyclists and better links to the public transport system.

Build homes above hospitals to solve London’s housing shortage Redeveloping existing NHS buildings to include floors of apartments above the service buildings could provide 77,000 news homes in London, property consultants WSP have said.

A recent report by the London Health Commission found that £50- £60M was being spent annually on maintaining NHS buildings that were either not used or not fit for purpose, prompting experts at WSP, the firm behind the engineering design for the Shard, to analyse the opportunities for redeveloping the real estate.

WSP says that by building apartments above NHS buildings you could provide a minimum of 77,000 new homes in London. This would represent almost 20% of the 400,000 homes needed in the next decade according to the Mayor, with the added benefit of being able to redevelop ageing and unused healthcare facilities at the same time.

WSP’s estimation is based on its analysis of 79 individual existing NHS buildings in London, allowing for 100sq m per apartment and using a mixed height

overbuild development strategy. It only considers hospital buildings without A&E facilities, which would cause specific planning and construction issues. If all the new residential buildings included 18 extra storeys the strategy could provide 118,000 homes, more than a quarter of the estimated need.

Director at WSP Bill Price said: “If private developers were allowed to invest in this land it would help plug the gap for more homes in London as well as provide stateof-the-art healthcare facilities to replace those that need a facelift or are not currently being used. Obviously there are a few hurdles that would need tackling but this is done elsewhere in the world, for example the USA, and there’s certainly no technical reason why it couldn’t be done.

“However the point is not that we should go out and redevelop every hospital into an apartment block, but that we need to start thinking creatively about our housing woes, challenging the status quo and looking at how we use the land available to us.”

CCF South East branch awarded ‘Branch of the Year’ Leading interior and insulation building products distributor CCF has recognised Portsmouth as its ‘Branch of the Year’ as part of its annual awards ceremony which rewards service excellence.

All CCF branches were judged by a senior team and Portsmouth took home the accolade after surpassing its targets in a number of key areas including sales and cost control but with a particular focus on service and how each branch had gone beyond the call of duty to meet the needs of their customers.

In addition, CCF Carlisle in the North, Portsmouth in the South East, and Peterborough in the East, also received a ‘Regional Branch of the Year’ award for achieving outstanding service levels.

Nathanael Pearce, CCF Portsmouth Branch Manager, said: “To win a prestigious award like this is a fantastic accolade for the whole team. Each team member has worked extremely hard over the past 12

months to provide the highest levels of service to our customers; this award is a reflection of their dedication and effort.”

Howard Luft, Managing Director of CCF, added: “Each branch taking home an award performed extremely well during 2013 and, even though it was a close call between the finalists, CCF Portsmouth emerged worthy winners. I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate Nat and his team for all their exceptional work over the last 12 months.”

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UKC NEWS

Accoya brings balance to Europe’s leading garden show Accoya, the world leading modified wood has been selected to provide decking for one of just 26 gardens on display at Europe’s most renowned garden events the Chaumont-surLoire International Garden Show.

The festival which launched on Friday 25th April and runs until the 2nd November receives hundreds of entries each year from the world’s leading designers keen to showcase their work. Every garden featured is tasked to reflect the festival’s theme, which this year is ‘Seven Deadly Sins’.

Architectural Designer Hay Joung, of London firm Randle Siddeley Associates has been selected to showcase her garden concept, which features Accoya Deck and is entitled ‘The Balance’.

The design of the garden reflects the paths in life which lead to temptation or avoidance of the deadly sins.

The garden includes stone monoliths which represent the seven deadly sins and seven heavenly virtues connected by wooden decked paths, crafted from Accoya wood. There are also ‘see-saw’ structures of Accoya which connect different sides of the garden and which symbolise the need for balance in life.

A rock sculpture at the end of the garden to completes the space. The structure is inspired by rock-balancing artists who themselves require patience, practice and sensitivity to achieve their goals, reflecting the complexity of life.

Hay Joung, said: “I am very proud to be

creating my garden ‘The Balance’ at this year’s Chaumont-sur-Loire Garden Show.

Every element from design to delivery has been carefully thought through including the decision to commission Accoya Deck.

“I wanted to ensure the garden was as sustainable as it could be and environmentally friendly as possible.

To achieve this, I needed a product which would be durable for the length of the festival and Accoya Deck was the ideal option.

“As well as being sustainably sourced the modification process means it is superior to hardwood equivalents – which is ideal for this project as we’ll have thousands of visitors walking across the deck this summer during warm sunny days.”

Winners of The Sill photography competition announced The winners of a popular photography competition launched in a joint initiative between The Sill (a partnership between Northumberland National Park Authority and YHA (England and Wales)) and award-winning wildlife photographer and film maker Cain Scrimgeour, have been announced.

In a bid to encourage people to explore the stunning Northumberland countryside all year round, the beauty of the National Park and its surrounding areas were captured in a series of emotive images at the hands of aspiring photographers from across the region. The competition is closely tied to the aims of The Sill, Northumberland’s planned £11.2M National Landscape Discovery Centre, which hopes to become a centre for exploration and discovery for the whole of Northumberland National Park and landscapes beyond.

Almost a hundred entries were submitted to the competition with the overall winner announced as Martin Ellis, from Gateshead, with his entry entitled Usway Burn.

Established photographer Cain from Whitley Bay, called on people to venture out into the breath-taking Northumberland scenery, from the stunning Cheviots, North Pennines

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and Northumberland Coast, to the rugged landscape of Hadrian’s Wall country, to capture pictures that really encapsulate the beauty of the winter months.

Winner Martin will now be able to pick up tips from Cain as he has been awarded the money can’t buy prize of a one-toone photography workshop with Cain.

Martin said: “I am really pleased that my photograph has been picked as the winner out of all the many wonderful images submitted. I do love this part of

Northumberland; it never fails to put a smile on my face even when it’s raining or blowing a gale, as it so often does.”

Stuart Evans, The Sill Project Director, said: “This competition encapsulates everything that The Sill stands for; inspiring people to visit and learn about the Northumberland National Park. And with almost 100 people taking part, it’s great to know that the scenery on display in the park and the Northumbrian landscape as a whole is being appreciated.”

Bathandshower.com adds clever Mid Sizes to K2 Range of Shower Enclosures With the launch of the new upgraded K2 Shower Enclosure Range, online bathroom retailer bathandshower.com welcomed the addition of a fantastic new feature to the product family.

Mid sizes of 850, 950, 1050 and 1150mm are now available on Bi fold and Sliding Doors which, when used in a recess, offer a fantastic solution, meaning no need for extension profiles.

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Tengbom designs Kitchen & Table restaurant Tengbom’s interior design studio is the architect team behind Marcus Samuelsson’s new Kitchen & Table restaurant at Clarion Hotel Amaranten in Stockholm.

Hotel Amaranten is currently undergoing extensive renovation of hotel rooms, lobby, relax centre and restaurant. Tengbom is responsible for the interior design of the entire hotel. Kitchen & Table is Clarion Hotel’s international restaurant concept which is run by Swedish master chef and New York resident Marcus Samuelsson. The idea is to combine international flavours and local raw materials in order to offer customers new and exciting taste sensations.

Tengbom has worked intensively and hard with this unique restaurant environment.

The design brief was “Africa meets

Grandma” to combine with an open and centre stage kitchen. The interior fittings are mostly specially designed, including tables with an Africa inspired pattern. A large community table strengthens the feeling of an open, welcoming kitchen. The mix includes glimpses of rustic materials combined with raw surfaces, murals on wood wool boards and details inspired by grandma’s pincushion and nylon stockings!

Kjerstin Björk, head of Tengbom’s interior design studio in Stockholm, says: “The starting point of crossing and mixing different design worlds really triggered the imagination. We sampled freely and produced a plethora of materials and details that evoke different associations depending on who you are. This is to be a meeting place for both young and old

in Stockholm. An unpredictable milieu where the more you look, the more you see. Our cooperation with Kitchen & Table has been fast paced and fun, a journey we have undertaken together.

Welcome to experience interior design inspired by Africa/grandma/New York.”

Jessica Castegren, Head of Marketing and Communications at Clarion Hotel, says: “We had a tough timetable and ambitious goals for this major investment.

So it is gratifying to note that the Tengbom team has been highly successful in creating the genuine Kitchen & Table feeling that provides opportunities for different encounters and unique taste sensations. We are convinced that this restaurant will become a favourite haunt of the residents of Kungsholmen.”

Major milestone for DP World London Gateway In another milestone in the development of its London Gateway Logistics Park, DP World has announced Buckingham Group has been awarded the contract to build the Common User Facility (CUF).

Following a period of ground preparation and development of key infrastructure

by DP World, Buckingham Group is now mobilising to start construction, with the new logistics centre planned for completion in Q1 2015. The 375,000sq ft multi-purpose specialist cargo handling centre will be built in two phases and will be fully integrated with the new deep-sea container port DP World London Gateway.

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Sulayem said: “This is a highly significant milestone for both DP World London Gateway and London Gateway Logistics Park because it opens the doors for UK importers and exporters both large and small to shorten their supply chains and take advantage of the UK’s most modern port to bring their goods close to the major market of London and the South East. It also offers customers a catalyst for collaboration and improved asset utilisation, with occupiers sharing warehousing and transportation, saving costs whilst improving their own customer service with shorter replenishment cycles.”

With nine million square foot of warehousing and office accommodation, the London

Gateway Logistics Park will be the largest of its kind in Europe. The Common User Facility will offer 24/7 operation, and the benefit of shared labour and materials handling equipment. The facility will include cross-docking, storage, distribution and multi-user ‘pay-as-you-go’ services.

The Common User Facility will have direct connection to Britain’s new port; a major competitive advantage will be the ability to increase reliability as London Gateway port can operate in bad weather such as high wind conditions. During periods of bad weather in early 2014, DP World London Gateway was the only deep-sea container port that remained open.

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Adjudication and Back Door Cost Recovery Statutory adjudication was 16 years old on 1 May this year. Where has the time gone?

Adjudication law has developed dramatically over this period and the few of us who bravely dealt with the first adjudications, and are still daft enough, some would say, to be undertaking adjudications, compare our first decisions and the procedures we adopted then with the current form of decisions and procedures we are now required to adopt, shake our heads in wonder, pop a couple of paracetamols and wonder how we have got to where we are today.

Take the recovery of inter-party costs for example. You would think that the development of law from the original Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and the original version of the Scheme For Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998, together with case law developed through the handing down of 100s of judgements over this same period followed by introduction of The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and the new Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011, would have settled any uncertainty and the recovery of inter-party costs. But think again. There is still much uncertainty and this means fees for lawyers, more headaches for adjudicators and unsettled clients.

Can a party to an adjudication recover its costs?

The short answer is only if the contract clearly says so, the parties expressly reach such an agreement prior to or during the life of an adjudication or this power is conferred on the adjudicator because both parties request the adjudicator to decide that one party is liable to pay the other party’s costs.

We also know that a contractual provision which requires one party to pay all the costs of the reference, a so-called Bridgeway -v- Tolent provision after the case in which such a provision was declared to be void, is illegal.

All this is pretty much settled law but recently the door has been pushed open slightly to introduce the possibility of inter-party cost recovery in adjudication through the back door. Here are three potential routes to “back door” cost recovery in adjudication.

Route 1 My last article explored the possibility of a referring party claiming its costs as part of a claim for recovery of statutory interest under The Late Payment of Commercial Debt Regulations 2013 and concluded that this back door method remains very much in vogue until the courts address this matter.

Route 2 In National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (Trustees of) v AEW Architects and Designers Ltd [2013], the claimant was able to recover its costs incurred in an earlier adjudication because it was held that the adjudication between the claimant and the contractor on the same job would not have been incurred had the defendant Architect done its job correctly. In legal speak there was said to be a direct causative link between the breach by the defendant of its duties and the costs incurred in the adjudication by the defendant with the contractor as a result.

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, a poorly drafted provision which was supposed to make any clause in a contract dealing with the allocation of inter-party costs in an adjudication ineffective.

Any Sub-Contractor thinking of agreeing to such a provision should think about having its head examined at the same time.

So all of you who thought the recovery of inter-party costs in adjudication was settled law and the back door methods were closed off, think again. Clear as mud?

Welcome to the club.

Peter Vinden is Managing Director of The Vinden Partnership. He can be contacted by email at pvinden@vinden.co.uk. For similar articles on construction, corporate protection and dispute resolution generally, visit www.vinden.co.uk

Route 3 The following is the sort of provision I am now starting to see appearing in non-standard sub-contracts: “The Sub-Contractor shall hereby indemnify the Contractor in respect of any costs, charges, expenses, damages or any loss resulting from the Adjudicator’s award which is subsequently changed or amended howsoever by decision of an arbitrator or the Court”.

As much as I say I don’t like this provision, I would strongly suggest that it does not fall foul of Section 108A of The

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Second Bombardier contract award endorses Gleeds’ expansion into rail Gleeds, the international management and construction consultancy, has been hired by Bombardier to project and cost manage the development of a new test and validation workshop at its rolling stock manufacturing site in Derby. The purpose built workshop will be used for the testing of the new, latest technology trains that Bombardier will deliver for Crossrail in London.

The project involves the clearance of existing structures on the Derby site and construction of a new building that will house assembly and assurance lines. The workshop represents a major investment by Bombardier and illustrates how strategic investment in infrastructure

projects, such as Crossrail, often benefit regional economies further afield.

The award is the second Gleeds has secured with Bombardier this year following its appointment on the redevelopment of London’s Old Oak Common Depot in March.

It also coincides with the consultancy’s formal appointment of Director, Martin Smalley, to oversee its rail infrastructure services. For the last 16 years Martin has run Gleeds’ cost management service in the South West and played an integral role in expanding the organisation’s overseas operations. Following the establishment of an office in Western Australia he oversaw

the successful completion of a large infrastructure scheme in Queensland and a rail and port project in West Africa.

Richard Steer, Gleeds Chairman, said: “As capital is released for infrastructure improvements there is a greater emphasis on ensuring that the right level of investment is made at the front end, lowering long term maintenance costs and thereby improving end user experience.

“We have always worked with our clients to drive value and efficiency, which is why we are responding by investing in specialist rail expertise and developing collaborative relationships with prestigious clients like Bombardier.”

New zero carbon technology installed for the first time in commercial build An innovative technology system that uses solar energy to heat buildings all year round is being installed for the first time in a commercial property.

The Zero Carbon Solution, which combines PV-T, heat pump and thermal energy storage, is being fitted into a 550sq m office building in Faversham, Kent. Located at the Foundry business park, the property is a standard metal framed construction and will boast no obvious visible signs of its carbon neutral credentials.

Built by developers Quinn Estates, the commercial unit will be home to renewable energy specialist Newform Energy, which is a joint venture partner in the Zero Carbon Solution with house builder Caplin Homes.

Keith Willett, Managing Director of ZCS/ NFE commented: “We wanted to practice what we preach and using the technology in our own office building seemed like the ideal way to do that. There is no reason why ordinary construction can’t become extremely energy efficient and we want this project to act as a demonstration.”

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An array of solar PV-T panels, housed on the building’s roof, will be used for space heating and hot water, to power high-performing LED lighting, and to run the building’s heat pump and integrated controller. In the building’s footprint, a patented interseasonal heat store, the Earth Energy Bank (EEB) will be used to collect any excess energy generated during the summer months. This will then be drawn upon in winter to heat the offices.

Temperatures within the building will be monitored using the system’s sophisticated controller and regulated by destratification. The Earth Energy Bank has just been installed on site and construction is due to be completed in June.

Keith added: “We’re looking forward to moving into the new offices and having a working model to show to potential customers and the industry in general.”

ISG secures £21M Dubai Hotel refurbishment ISG has been awarded a circa £21M project with Majid Al Futtaim Properties (MAF) to refurbish the iconic Kempinski Mall of the Emirates Hotel in Dubai.

The scheme encompasses upgrading guest rooms, suites and ski chalets, meeting rooms, gym and spa facilities, as well as the refurbishment of the external facade of the building.

The project will be completed over multiple phases and by carefully sequencing the programme and adopting intelligent delivery techniques, ISG will minimise the impact of the work for patrons of the hotel, which will remain operational throughout the refurbishment period.

The Company has an international track record of delivering major hotel projects, including schemes at The Savoy Hotel in London, Shangri-La Hotel in Malaysia and the Fairmont Hotel in Singapore.

At the Kempinski Mall of the Emirates Hotel, ISG will work closely with the developer, hotel operator and lead consultant and architect, Aukett Swanke, to deliver one of Dubai’s largest hospitality refurbishment projects.

ISG’s Middle East business was the recipient of the ‘Contractor of the Year’ award at the 2013 Commercial Interior Design Awards and, most recently, ISG has secured a coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, in recognition of the Company’s sustained success in global markets.

David Lawther, ISG Chief Executive, said: “Our growing international reputation, diversified service offer and larger project capability makes ISG well positioned to take advantage of recovering overseas markets, especially in the hospitality and retail sectors. Securing a Queen’s Award for International Trade is an independent validation of our achievements to seek sustainable growth from overseas markets and further diversify our business.”

Engineer Surveyor of the year named The Bureau of Engineer Surveyors (BES) has named James Merritt as winner of the BES Engineer Surveyor Award 2014. James was chosen for the professional award due to his dedicated approach to health and safety, and his mission to deliver a top class service to clients in the field.

Engineer Surveyors assess plant and machinery for legal compliance and technical risk, and the award was launched

by BES to promote this vital role in keeping the UK a safe place. James works as a lift and crane Engineer Surveyor with RSA, carrying out inspections across Warwickshire and Birmingham on plant and machinery ranging from lifts, escalators, and vintage steam cranes, to telescopic handlers and fork lift trucks.

James’ application for the BES Engineer Surveyor Award marked him out as an individual motivated to research the challenges and dangers presented by unfamiliar equipment, the hallmark of a great Engineer Surveyor. It also identified him as a champion of health

and safety who consistently promotes the importance of regular inspections and maintenance to clients.

James said: “Winning this prestigious award is the absolute highlight of my career to date. I am beyond humbled by the honour of being awarded Engineer Surveyor of the Year. The BES offers invaluable information to enable people to make informed decisions in the ultimate goal to improve plant safety in the UK. I am certainly more than proud to be an ambassador for such a professional organisation.”

BES Chair Alan Fitzpatrick says: “James is a relatively young engineer surveyor who has already accomplished much in his career. He is an individual who clearly exceeds the expected role of an Engineer Surveyor and goes out of his way to help others succeed. The BES council, SAFed and the Engineer Surveyor section of Unite had no hesitation in naming James as the worthy winner of the BES Engineer Surveyor Award 2014.”

DIO hands over major Midlands development Military medical staff have moved into their new home after the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) delivered a £138M project that creates state-of-the-art training facilities in the heart of England.

Working with industry partners Carillion and Lend Lease, delivering as Debut Services, DIO delivered modern facilities and living accommodation for Defence Medical Services (DMS) at the former Whittington Barracks, near Lichfield - on time and on budget.

The new complex provides a range of training facilities including a learning centre, library and lecture theatre, 736 new bed spaces provided within the living accommodation for permanent staff and trainees, and a junior ranks dining and welfare facility.

More than 1,100 service personnel are based at the new site, delivering high quality medical support to the Armed Forces. The facility establishes the West Midlands as the central focus for DMS. It brings together a full range of DMS services and training with care for service operational casualties in

nearby Birmingham at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust.

Air Vice-Marshal Elaine West, Director Programme and Project Delivery at DIO, said: “DIO’s priority is to support our Armed Forces by providing the facilities and services they need to live, work and train. I am delighted that DIO has delivered top quality facilities at Whittington which will serve the needs of Defence Medical Services for many years to come.

“The project is an excellent example of how DIO works in partnership with industry as it seeks to get full value from our investment, whilst supporting military capability to best effect.”

In designing and building the complex, key consideration was given to the heritage of the Victorian buildings on site, as well as the semi-rural settings which include the flora and fauna within the MOD establishment. Disruption to surrounding areas was kept to a minimum, as new roads were constructed around the outskirts of the site.

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UKC COMMENT

Significant drop in noise complaints by owners of new homes Last month, the NHBC Foundation released new research which shows that there has been a significant drop in noise complaints reported by owners of new homes. The findings reflect the excellent progress made by the UK house-building industry towards tackling the problem of poor sound insulation and is very encouraging news for homeowners as noise nuisance can cause misery and distress.

During the latter part of the 20 th Century, noise transmission between homes was a growing cause for concern for homeowners and social landlords. It was the subject of many complaints to local government environmental health officers and the issue gained a high profile and political dimension.

While many of these noise problems were associated with apartments and conversions of existing buildings to multiple-residential occupancy, some new build houses were also failing to prevent sound transmission at levels considered intrusive. In extreme cases, there were health implications for occupants subjected to noise nuisance.

Despite progressive tightening of the acoustic performance requirements, noise transmission between homes remained a persistent problem. In 2003, the Government introduced higher standards for sound insulation in Approved Document E, 2003 (AD E 2003) and a requirement for pre-completion testing.

In 2004, the Robust Details scheme became available as a Governmentapproved alternative to pre-completion testing. Developed with the support of the industry, Robust Details are a series of high-performance construction details that, if adopted, enable separating floors and walls to meet or exceed the performance standards set down in AD E 2003.

Compliance testing has shown Robust Details to be effective in delivering the performance standards set down

by AD E 2003 and this has generated wide confidence in their use. Over the years, the number of house-building plots registered with the scheme has increased rapidly. By 2010, over 58,000 homes a year were being built with Robust Details – over 70% of all attached homes under construction at the time.

The NHBC Foundation, established in 2006, provides high quality research and practical guidance to support the house-building industry as it addresses

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the challenges of delivering 21st Century homes. Its latest report Sound Progress: a review of homeowner feedback on noise in new homes looks at feedback to NHBC from owners of new homes built since the introduction of AD E 2003 and the Robust Details scheme to see whether these changes have led to a reduction in concerns.

The main finding from this study is a significant reduction in noise-related concerns from owners of new attached homes since 2004 (the first full year following the introduction of AD E 2003).

For attached homes first occupied in 2004, about seven households per 1,000 contacted NHBC about noise problems.

For homes first occupied in 2010, this was down to four per 1,000. It is notable that since 2004, there have been progressively fewer concerns related specifically to sound transmitted through the structure from adjoining homes.

The research also looked at noise contacts from owners of new detached homes.

These owners were more likely to contact NHBC in relation to noise issues than those living in attached homes, and creaking floors were the most common problem highlighted. The data found that homeowners of detached homes were 58% more likely to raise a noise issue than owners of attached homes.

Of the noise concerns raised by owners of both attached and detached homes

(including a variety of noises from the fabric and services), most could be avoided by taking additional care during construction and following accepted good practice: for creaking floors, site investigations tend to show that floor decking was not adequately fixed down and, once remedied, homeowners no longer experience the problem for water pipes and WCs, noise problems were typically associated with lack of allowance for expansion or contraction movement, and contact with rigid brackets and linings - all issues that would be eliminated by following existing good practice for the third most common problem, noise from boilers and radiators, this could largely be eliminated by careful adjustments to the operation of the heating system.

In conclusion, the key ambition for AD E 2003 was to achieve a significant reduction in sound transmission between adjoining homes. The downward trend in complaints by owners of attached homes shows that this policy objective has been largely achieved. The findings also offer reassurance that close collaboration between Government, industry and academia can be effective in addressing critical challenges and deliver improvements for the benefit of the occupants of new homes.

Minimising noise transmission (AD E E1) between new homes. The cavity sock provides fire protection and insulation against flanking sound transmission�, courtesy of Robust Details Ltd

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‘We are extremely proud of our team here in the South West and these awards are a great opportunity to thank them for their continued commitment’ Mike Isles, Senior Buyer for Crest Nicholson South West has worked with the Stairways Group for nearly a decade. He

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UKC COMMENT

Aspects of pursuing and defending loss and expense Claims

By Peter Sheridan A starting point for a loss and expense is compliance with any conditions precedent. There are conditions precedent, for example, in JCT standard forms in relation to timely written application, supporting information and details of loss of expense. If these are not complied with, the claim cannot succeed. The provision of supporting information and details of loss and expense is therefore essential, but the courts take a common sense approach to the level of detail needed (see Walter Lilly v Mackay).

Where delay is concerned, there is often also an application for extension of time (EoT). Again there may be conditions precedent for an EoT, depending on the terms of the contract (see eg. Steria v Sigma, concerned with the MF/1 contract).

Timely notification is a condition precedent for recovery of time and money under the NEC 3 contract compensation events provisions. With a JCT contract, an EoT is not a pre-requisite for a loss and expense claim (see Fairweather v LB of Wandsworth), but it is of course likely to help with a claim for delay-related costs.

If EoT has been granted by the contract administrator, or won in adjudication, that provides the contractor with protection against liquidated damages or other delay damages. To go on to recover its own losses incurred by reason of the delay, the contractor has further work to do. In particular, it is necessary to go on to establish a causal link between the breach of contract or contractual right to loss and expense and the loss alleged.

It does not follow from the grant of an EoT for a period of delay that the contractor may recover all of the site overhead for the period of delay. That will only be the case if the matter giving rise to the EoT delayed all the site activities by the same amount.

For example, if ten structures are being built on a site and two of them, being on the critical path, are delayed by a matter entitling the contractor to an EoT, there is entitlement to EoT. It does not follow that the contractor will recover all of the

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site overhead, because normally work will proceed on other activities at the time the two structures are being delayed. There is similar difficulty with a claim for head office overhead in these circumstances. The claim will normally have to be worked out purely in relation to the cost of the delay to the two structures. See Costain v Haswell.

If other activities were also affected by the delay to the two structures, that would have to be established with evidence, as would the nature and cost of the effect on the other activities. Good record-keeping will be important for such claims.

In traditional ICE standard forms (which recently became the Infrastructure Conditions of Contract (ICC), managed not by the ICE but by the ACE and CECA), there are specific clauses giving rise to entitlement to recover costs, but no specific clause which entitles the contractor to recover losses arising from either delay or disruption caused by variations. It is therefore necessary to build in any such recovery to the valuation of the variation. Unless the variation is valued by agreement, this is difficult if the variation is valued using rates and prices from the bills of quantities, as such rates and prices will not normally include an element for delay or disruption. Hence the parties are likely to consider whether a “fair valuation� is appropriate and whether this should be on a cost plus basis. If so, it will be possible to include an element for the cost of delay or disruption to the varied work, although detailed records will be needed in order to undertake such a valuation. Where it is work other than the varied work that is delayed or disrupted, it is normally necessary to value that under a separate provision.

For NEC3 contracts (the only standard form now endorsed by the ICE), the delaying or disrupting effect of a compensation event is valued as part of the assessment of the compensation event. This is supposed to be and normally is a prospective exercise, at least to the extent that the effect of the compensation event is, at the time of

assessment, in the future. However, by the time the matter is disputed before a tribunal, the delay or disruption may be in the past. Whether this retrospective information is to be taken into account is a moot point. An adjudicator who considered this issue recently decided in favour of a prospective exercise (see Farrelly v Byrne (2013)). While it is not settled in case law, it is likely that a court would have regard to factual evidence of what actually happened and would not conduct a purely prospective notional exercise.

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COMMENT UKC

Contract error leads to legal showdown Can an absolute obligation and an obligation to carry out a design using the required level of skill and care coexist in the same contract? The recent case of MT Højgaard A/s v E.ON Climate And Renewables & Ors [2014] EWHC 1088 (TCC) indicates they can.

In 2006 the Claimant (MT Højgaard), a contractor, entered into an agreement with the Defendant (E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Ltd and E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Robin Rigg West Ltd) for the design, fabrication and installation of the foundation for 60 wind turbine generators.

The contract between the parties contained the following clause: 8.1 GENERAL OBLIGATIONS: The Contractor shall, in accordance with this Agreement design, manufacture, test, deliver and install the complete Works: with due care and diligence expected of appropriately qualified and experienced designers, engineers and constructors (as the case may be)… (iv) in a professional manner … in accordance with … Good Industry Practice … (viii) so that the Works, when completed, comply with the requirements of the Agreement … (x) so that each item of Plant and the Works as a whole shall be fit for its purpose as determined in accordance with the Specification using Good Industry Practice… (xv) so that the design of the Works and the Works when completed by the Contractor shall be wholly in accordance with this Agreement and shall satisfy any performance specification or requirements of the Employer as set out in this Agreement …”

Further the Employer’s Requirements stated that ‘The design of the foundations shall ensure a lifetime of 20 years in every aspect without planned replacement’.

The foundations were fabricated in

accordance with the industry standards.

It later transpired that there was an error in the standards in that a variable in one of the equations was underestimated by a factor of ten. The designer, Rambøll, like everyone else at the time, was unaware of this error when it carried out the design.

The costs of remedying the defects was agreed at e26.25M. These proceedings were to determine who was liable ie. which party must bear the responsibility for the error in the standards?

The Claimant argued that the contract merely imposed an obligation to design the foundations on the basis of a 20 year design life in accordance with the standards and it did not take the risk that the standards may contain an error, whilst the Defendant argued that MT Højgaard assumed “full responsibility for design” and that the contract imposed an absolute obligation to achieve a service life of 20 years.

Edward-Stuart J looked at the contract as a whole and rejected the submission that an absolute obligation and obligation subject to skill and care cannot coexist in the same contract, these are not mutually incompatible.

He stated that the existence of an express warranty or fitness for purpose may trump an obligation to comply with a specification. The terms of clause 8.1 were clear and the Claimant warranted that the foundations would have a lifetime of 20 years. The fact that the standard was found to have an error did not diminish the Claimant’s obligation to provide a structure that would have a lifetime of 20 years.

This case does not make new law but it serves as a reminder that you must exercise care when agreeing obligations in order to ensure that you are clear as to the risks that you are taking.

Obligations to achieve a particular result are onerous and should be avoided. They can also have far reaching and significant consequences as this case illustrates.

Kasia Dickson

Kasia Dickson, Legal Assistance, Thomas Eggar LLP.

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UKC COMMENT

BIM – The New Normal?

Martin Howe, National BIM Manager at Shepherd Engineering Services: Building Information Modelling (BIM) is now widely accepted as an invaluable and unavoidable key component of the future of our industry.

And as a result of BIM’s incredible rise to prominence over the last five years it seems that all professions across the Built Environment sector have finally woken up to its huge potential.

In fact the 2014 NBS National BIM Survey has revealed that a ‘majority of the industry has now adopted BIM’ and that 51% of those who took part in the survey have reached maturity Level 2.

Those stats suggest the Government’s well publicised BIM Mandate has gained real momentum and the industry is largely on track to meet the 2016 target, however the hard work is only just beginning.

From the viewpoint of SES, a Tier 2 Contractor, we believe that the key to achieving industry wide Level 2 maturity - which is even by itself very hard to achieve for any individual company presents an incredibly tough yet potentially rewarding collaborative challenge and one that SES is dedicated to leading.

Current procurement routes, propaganda & ‘BIMWash’ (the practice of inflating a company’s claims of BIM maturity) may present significant obstacles but we shouldn’t be afraid of admitting and embracing the idea that best results come from hard work.

A reality check was given to the industry recently by the results of the BuildingSmart UK Level 2 BIM trial with many of the participants finding accurate COBie very difficult to extract from their models. Despite the numerous challenges, the majority were in agreement that Level 2 BIM including COBie was still a goal worth striving for.

Rather than contributing to the propaganda in the rush to notch up how many levels of BIM we have achieved, it may be more appropriate for us to consider the next two years as the continuation of a phase of discovery and development, preceding a purposeful start in April 2016. The last few years have been a journey of discovery for all those involved in BIM, including the Government, Contractors, Designers, Manufacturers & Suppliers, and Software Vendors. It has only recently become clear how we might achieve our goal.

Over the next 12 months we expect to see put in place many of the tools necessary for delivery of a level 2 BIM, including the Digital Plan of Work, Uniclass 2, BS1192-4 COBie, CIBSE Product

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Data Templates and maybe even some software which will allow us to easily produce IFC and COBie compliant data.

The danger is of course that as we wait for the full suite of tools to be made available, custom standards and temporary solutions will emerge which could hinder the move towards a unified BIM process.

For MEP Contractors such as SES, the ability for our chosen authoring software to be capable of exporting IFC and COBie is an absolute necessity but unfortunately still appears to be some way off.

Delays and frustrations notwithstanding, SES are firmly embracing the BIM revolution. For many years now we have been investing in the development of our people, processes and information systems, identifying the benefits that can accrue from the strategy of ‘input once, output many’.

Instigating a company policy to deliver all our projects using BIM, and linking the model with the SES ERP system, we have found ourselves able to bring value to our business.

We believe instigating a business strategy to deliver all projects using BIM and utilise an integrated approach – exemplified by our commitment to linking the model with the SES ERP system – is vital in order to create value and to achieve success.

There are a number of key areas we continue to address and which we believe all companies across the industry need to prioritise. These include: ••Operational integration, enhanced interoperability and early collaboration of designers, BIM coMartin Howe

ordinators, project teams, supply chain, contractors and clients ••Incorporation of best practice engineered solutions prior to arriving on site; delivering high quality installation and fabrication drawings ••Maximising of opportunities for offsite manufacturing facilities leading to less waste, increased safety and reduction of onsite labour and programme ••Improved business process facilitating automation of planning, procurement of materials & labour and automatic ordering ••Digital manufacturing in conjunction with the supply chain ••Reduced profit leakage through minimising rework and redesign, loss of productivity, late procurement decisions, snagging and defects ••Maximising time on site to manage health & safety, quality, labour, productivity, main contractor relationships and quality handovers.

I believe the key to encouraging BIM adoption is not just the Government BIM mandate or a full suite of BIM standards and software, but the ability of all parties - from SME’s and manufacturers through to contractors and clients to understand the advantages that BIM can bring to their business.

It is the responsibility of those who have already made this step change to educate and encourage as once this realisation is in place I am certain we will see an ever-increasing uptake of BIM across the entire industry.

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Yorkshire Water

Maintaining successful partnerships Yorkshire Water is still making a difference to all that use its services and has already announced its partners for the upcoming Asset Management Programme.

Starting next year, AMP6 runs for five years and Yorkshire Water, having already established successful partnerships with a number of companies, has decided to retain its eight current partners and three framework consultants.

The partners include: Byzak Entec, Black & Veatch, Mott Macdonald Bentley, Earthtech Morrison (ETM), Morgan Sindall Grontmij (MGJV), Barhale, Morrison Utility Services and Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions.

Consultancy providers for Yorkshire Water include Arup, MWH, Turner and Townsend.

As a chosen service partner for the Yorkshire Water AMP6 framework, Morrison will support the delivery of an investment programme, designed to continue to guarantee a resilient and secure supply of safe drinking water to almost five million people and 140,000 businesses across the Yorkshire region.

Morrison will continue to work on Yorkshire Water’s clean water infrastructure assets, carrying out investigation works to design and deliver appropriate totex solutions.

This contract will operate alongside Morrison Utility Services’ existing water services agreement contract, undertaking repair, maintenance and meeting services on Yorkshire Water’s networks.

Due to the success of this partnership, it has been extended into the AMP6 regulatory period.

Charles Morrison, Chief Executive of Morrison Utility Services, said: “We

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are delighted to have secured this extension to continue our long-term relationship with Yorkshire Water and we look forward to supporting the delivery of engineering services that will result in serviceability improvements in the supply of water to customers.

“We would anticipate that the value of work in AMP6, assuming a similar workload to AMP5, could be in the region of £50M to £75M. “Over recent years we have forged an excellent, collaborative relationship with Yorkshire Water and our focus is to continually drive improvements whilst keeping disruption to customers to a minimum.

“We will also look to continue to identify, invest in and deploy innovative processes and solutions that are safe, cost effective and ensure the customer’s experience remains positive.”

Balfour Beatty has worked with Yorkshire Water through every AMP cycle since 1994 and Chief Executive Andrew McNaughton, said: “We are delighted that our long relationship with Yorkshire Water will continue into the next AMP cycle.

“This is an important time for our clients in the water sector as they face more challenging regulatory requirements and we are committed to supporting their objectives through continued investment in new technology and the delivery of exceptional service.”

Yorkshire Water expects its partners will deliver approximately £1Bn worth of work in the next AMP period, which will run from 2015 until 2020, and will include

the future-proofing of the company’s treatment works against extreme weather conditions, help protect the local environment and continue to guarantee a secure supply of drinking water.

Elsewhere, customers in several villages around Skipton are now benefiting from improved water supply thanks to a large programme of work by Yorkshire Water at two local reservoirs.

This essential work was carried out at two service reservoirs nine miles apart, in West Marton and Hellifield, and cost more than £2M altogether.

Mott MacDonald Bentley took 12 months to replace the ageing reservoirs with new facilities.

The original reservoir at Hellifield was built in 1985 and had weakened with age. It has been replaced with a more modern tank that can hold 1.1 megalitres of drinking water.

The new Cranoe reservoir is smaller and can hold 250,000 litres of water.

Both reservoirs supply Wigglesworth, Hellifield, Malham, Airton, Kirkby, Malham, Coniston Cold, West Marton and East Marton with treated drinking water.

Dave Ellis, Project Manager for Yorkshire Water, said: “Not only will these new tanks boost the reliability of our vast water supply network, but it will also ensure that customers in West Yorkshire continue to receive some of the best drinking water in the world.

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UKC HEALTH

Lion Health Centre

Transformation of historic building

Images courtesy of Abacus Chartered Architects

A new £8.5M super surgery opened its doors to patients in April.

Created from the ruins of the historic Foster and Rastrick foundry where the famous Stourbridge Lion steam engine was built, the state-of-theart health centre will be one of the biggest of its kind in the country.

Known as Lion Health Centre, the 30,000sq ft facility will cater for up to 25,000 patients and will comprise 36 consulting rooms, nursing suite, minor surgery unit, physiotherapy suite and gym, pharmacy and dental practice, lecture theatre and teaching facilities.

It has seen the area around the River Stour spruced up, which included some landscaping, and there is also a 132-space car park.

One of the most striking features at the centre is the main arch, located on the Stour elevation. This arch was provided

by The Window Centre, a local (Solihull) based company, specialising in high quality bespoke glazing solutions.

The Window Centre was contracted to help with the renovation to not only solve some of the more challenging aspects of the structural glazing but also be considerate to the building’s heritage and combine substantial areas of curtain walling to the modern areas of the project.

It has served to benefit Lion Health Centre greatly. The Stour elevation has a seven-metre diameter arch where the steam locomotive used to come out of.

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The Window Centre was commissioned to put a curtain walling, shaped frame into the arch with bi-parting doors and some particularly large areas of glass.

The Company has undertaken practically almost all of the work on the curtain walling, amounting to 100m of curtain walling, many aluminium doors, arched glazing, parallel openers and light wells.

A particularly impressive feature on the building is the large canopy at the front, which protrudes out of the aluminium arch.

Pistons support the canopy, designed to look like the very same pistons that came off the side of the Stourbridge Lion, which was the steam locomotive.

What is striking about this feature on the centre is the amount of detail, such as glazing bars used on the roof that were designed to look like the rails that the locomotive would have run on, which is a great nod to the history of the site.

Standing at the entrance of the arch, another set of doors are visible, and there are two sets of bi-parting doors.

Right through the building, at the very end, the Window Centre has installed another frame. Behind this is a casting of two life-size people in flat caps and suede, which again ensures the history of the site is remembered throughout.

The Window Centre was able to maintain its high standards despite adverse weather conditions at the centre, which has benefited from approximately 20 different styles of product.

The Grade II listed building has retained its wrought and cast iron unsupported single span roof, which was the largest in the world when built in 1820, and old foundry equipment is given a new lease of life as bicycle parking outside.

The site is being leased to the GPs by healthcare investors Primary Health Properties, and those who are working here are understandably excited.

Dr Carol Griffiths said: “As well as being a much more pleasant environment for our patients, it’s going to be fabulous to all be on one site.

“As a teaching practice, we also host a number of GPs in training and medical students and we now have some dedicated space for education, as well as meeting rooms.”

The Architect for the project was Abacus Architects and the Main Contractor was Amphion Construction.

Work started in October 2012 and is now complete.

UKC LEISURE

Prince George Public House & Restaurant New to the McMullen & Sons Ltd portfolio The Prince George opened earlier this year after an extensive construction programme.

It now stands spectacularly proud in the Milton Keynes suburb of Tattenhoe.

As well as being named after the newest member of the Royal Family, it is also a new addition to the McMullen & Sons Ltd family of pubs, providing both a sociable drinking area and a spacious and relaxed dining environment.

Consisting of two-storeys, there is a trade area on the ground floor along with kitchen areas, cold rooms and a cooled beer cellar.

The project also provides external parking facilities, landscaped areas,

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external terraces and garden areas.

Public toilets are on the first floor, as well as the staff accommodation – staff toilets, showers and locker rooms.

There is a three-bedroom manager’s flat plus four bedsit rooms for live-in staff.

This is McMullen’s latest pub/restaurant in its Chicken & Grill concept, which provides freshly spit-roasted chicken and delicious, healthy grilled meats as a speciality, along with impeccably efficient, personally driven service.

McMullen’s mantra is respect – for customers who spend their hard-earned money in their pubs, for staff who

entrust their working life and career to the Company, for tenants and pub operators who commit to business relationships, and shareholders who invest through good times and bad.

McMullen was founded in 1827 by Peter McMullen and since then has continued brewing in Hertford, without a break.

The brewing history has been protected throughout that time by acquiring and investing in the public houses.

All pubs are run by managers or business partners and provide an exclusive market for McMullen’s beers.

To this day, the McMullen family remains

firmly committed to their brewing heritage.

The Company has continued to grow, and just ten years ago, the Whole Hop Brewery – the most recent in a continuous line of six breweries on the site in Hertford – was opened.

This brewery symbolises the shareholders’ resolute commitment to continue the brewing trade and growth has continued, as last year saw new pubs opened in new territories, such as Sevenoaks, Fleet and Camberley.

Prince George pub is a welcome addition to the portfolio and McMullen worked extremely hard to push the project

to completion so that this fantastic asset could provide its services to the community. It took five years to complete an unnecessarily bureaucratic acquisition of land followed by a lengthy planning process with high levels of conditionalilty.

As is common in the area, as part of the planning permission, a survey had to be carried out for Great Crested Newts that were on site.

It involved a trapping period to try and catch as many newts as possible before it became a construction site, and plastic fencing was erected to contain them.

Each morning, the newts were gathered

up and put back into a nearby pond in this agricultural area. The fencing remained up throughout construction to prevent the newts getting back onto the site while work was going on. This process came at a cost and was bedevilled by delays at the behest of third parties and often with no timescale. Ultimately the project was held up by six months with a loss of approximately £250,000 of tax revenue for the Government and the suspension of employment opportunities for the 30 members of staff who would eventually join the business. In all, six continued on page 28 >

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Great Crested Newts were relocated.

Afterwards, three high hibernaculas had to be built as part of the landscaping scheme, which gave the newts a place to live. This comprises a mound that is a mixture of brick, rubble and timber, covered with topsoil and then turfed so that there are voids and crevices that the newts can get into to hibernate in the winter.

Designed by Harrison Company Ltd, the building is a traditional structure with concrete strip foundations, steel frame, pre-cast plank ground floors and first floors, load bearing brick external walls, block and metal stud partitions internally and a timber trussed rafter roof covered with a mixture of tiles and slates.

The total floor area is approximately 800sq m and the building has taken energy efficiency seriously, with energy efficient dimming systems installed to control lighting so that the manager can dim them if it isn’t particularly busy.

LED lamps have been used extensively throughout the project to provide reduced energy consumption and motion sensors are incorporated to control back of house and toilet areas that are not in constant use.

There is a huge heat recovery unit within the roof space as well, showing McMullen’s desire to take certain measures on board.

Since its opening in February, the feedback

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of the building has praised how attractive it is, and its trading is very healthy indeed.

The Main Contractor was Stenball Construction. Originally formed as a traditional building company, Stenball Construction started as a pub/bar/ restaurant/hotel/nightclub/office refurbishment contractor but has since evolved into a national high quality refurbishment and fit-out company for the retail, hospitality, commercial and residential sectors.

The Company, with more than 40 years of experience, specialises in interior refurbishment from the inception of a project through to its completion.

Stenball Construction’s team of dedicated electricians, plumbers, carpenters and shopfitters are committed to providing clients with a first-class service, and the Company is widely respected to deliver residential, working and retail trading environments.

Health and safety is also important to Stenball Construction, which has a health and safety adviser to keep the Company up to date with all government legislation.

The dedication to meeting the highest standards shines through at the Prince George pub, where the brief was to make it look like a traditional farmhouse building that had been extended over the years.

Externally, it is a mixture of faced

brickwork, coloured render, and cedar boarding to some elevations so it gives off the look that it has been extended two or three times throughout the years.

The project hasn’t been without its challenges, as work had to be undertaken during the winter when conditions were bad. The wet winter delayed the project and caused problems with the groundwork’s because lots of earth had to be moved in order to strip topsoil.

This had to be stockpiled on site for use in the landscaping works but some areas became akin to quagmire, which became a real problem.

A shortage of thermal blockwork was also a problem because the demand for it was huge around September last year when the industry as a whole began to recover.

This was remedied by using a thinner block while beefing up the insulation by installing a thicker layer in the cavity to overcome this while also maintaining the U-values.

All of these challenges were overcome because of a committed Design & Construction Team, led

by WW Green & Partners Ltd, who coordinated the whole project.

Work started in May 2013 and was complete in February 2014. The value of the construction contract was approximately £1.7M.

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UKC LEISURE

Imperial War Museum

Commemorating First World War Centenary The transformation of the flagship Imperial War Museums (IWM) in London is less than a month from completion.

Opening to the public on 19th July, the result will be new First World War Galleries, almost twice the size of the previous ones, which will allow IWM London to display much more from its exceptional collections.

IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. It seeks to provide for and to encourage the study and understanding of the history of

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modern war and wartime experience.

Its origins go way back to 1917 when the Cabinet decided that a National War Museum should be set up to collect and display material relating to the Great War, which was still being fought.

The interest taken by the Dominion governments led to the museum being given the title of Imperial War Museum and it was formally established by Act of Parliament in 1920 and a governing Board of Trustees were appointed.

The museum was opened in the Crystal Palace by King George V on 9th June

1920. From 1924 to 1935 it was housed in two galleries adjoining the former Imperial Institute, South Kensington.

On 7th July 1936 the Duke of York, shortly to become King George VI, reopened the museum in its present home, formerly the central portion of Bethlem Royal Hospital, thanks to the generosity of Lord Rothermere.

From September 1940 to November 1946, the museum was closed and vulnerable collections were evacuated to stores outside London.

Most of the exhibits survived the Second

World War, but a short seaplane, which had flown at the Battle of Jutland, was shattered when a German bomb fell on the Naval Gallery on 31st January 1941 and some of the naval models were damaged by the blast.

At the outset of the Second World War, IWM’s remit was expanded to cover both world wars and they were again extended in 1953 to include all military operations in which Britain or the Commonwealth have been involved since August 1914.

Today, IWM’s five branches are IWM London, with six levels of exhibitions

and displays; IWM North, housed in an iconic building designed by Daniel Libeskind; IWM Duxford, a world renowned aviation museum and Britain’s best preserved wartime airfield; Churchill War Rooms, Churchill’s secret headquarters below Whitehall, and the Second World War cruiser HMS Belfast.

The previous First World War Galleries at IWM London were designed in the late 1980s and opened to the public in 1990. Now, with a wide range of digital technologies, IWM can offer new ways of presenting content for the visitor

and put the objects into context.

In the new galleries, a wealth of objects, letters, photograph, film and interactive displays will be explored to tell the stories of the First World War, through the eyes of those who experienced it.

The digital teams have worked closely with historians, designers and developers to ensure that the most appropriate digital technology is used to tell the stories of the First World War in new and thought provoking ways.

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the galleries will draw upon the latest historical analysis of the causes, course and consequences of this landmark conflict that claimed the lives of more than 16 million people across the globe and affected the lives of millions more.

A section of the exhibition called Life at the Front will include a recreated trench experience and is designed to evoke what it could have been like for troops living in the open. A Sopwith Camel plane and Mark V tank rising above the trench will provide a dramatic sense of scale. The Sopwith Camel plane and Mark V tank were placed in position in March this year and will now form the centrepiece of the new First World War Galleries.

Both objects had undergone conservation at IWM Duxford before going on display.

The Sopwith Camel, a lightweight aircraft, had a new suspension system installed so that it could be suspended from the ceiling in the Galleries.

While conserving the Mark V, IWM’s team of experts discovered several structural cracks, corrosion damage on the bottom of the body of the tank and the tracks needed repair work. It took a team of four conservators a year to fully conserve this object, so it was ready to be displayed in IWM London.

In the new galleries, Mark V will be displayed at an angle, as if it is cresting the edge of a trench. Because of the age of the tank, IWM engaged with three structural engineering companies to design and build the frame that would

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safely display the object for a long time.

The frame, which was also used to allow the tank to be lifted into position, spreads the 23-tonne weight of the tank safely.

The size and weight of the tank meant that it had to be lifted and craned into the building. The remaining movement and positioning of the tank was done by manual jacks and winches over a three-day period. The tank is now safely on its frame, in position with the Sopwith Camel ready for the opening of the First World War Galleries.

On reopening IWM London will also boast a transformed atrium, which was designed by Foster + Partners.

Entering the dramatic new atrium, visitors will be greeted by iconic objects including a Harrier, Spitfire and a V2 rocket and making their way up each level in the atrium, more collections will be revealed on the new terraces.

On Level 1 - Turning Points: 1934 to 1945 - focuses on key moments from the Second World War. While Peace and Security: 1939 to 2014 on Level 2 tells the stories behind how Britain and Europe re-built itself after 1945 and also reveals how conflicts have been fought and communities divided in places such as Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Finally Level 3 presents - Curiosities of War – which includes some of the more obscure objects from the collections, from the bar where the Dambusters bomber crew used to drink, through to a sofa made from security fences by troops in Afghanistan.

Grouped into thematic clusters, visitors will be able to discover the extraordinary stories of the objects themselves and the history of key events.

Collections are being reinterpreted in a more dynamic, engaging and imaginative way, drawing on the depth and breadth of IWM’s extensive collections to strengthen each story.

From the 19 July Truth and Memory: British Art of the First World War will be available for visitors to view until March 2015. The exhibition is the largest grouping of British First World War art for almost 100 years and will display paintings by artists Paul Nash, CRW Nevinson as well as sketches and drawings from soldiers on the western front.

This major retrospective will showcase some of the most compelling works of art produced during World War One and reveal how artists strived to represent the unprecedented events of the First World War. The museum will also boast a new café opening onto the Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park and shops.

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Freeman Hospital

‘Home from Home’ family accommodation under construction Two north east based charities, The Sick Children’s Trust and Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF), are working on a £1.9M facility to provide free, high quality accommodation for the families of seriously ill children in Newcastle.

The house, which will be situated in the grounds of Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital, will have 19 bedrooms to support families being treated at its Children’s Heart Unit.

The Freeman Children’s Heart Unit is one of only two transplant centres in the UK and offers pioneering and innovative treatment to children requiring heart surgery.

Families travel from across the north east, Cumbria and beyond to access its specialist, lifesaving services.

They often have to travel long distances from home, so the new accommodation will enable families to stay, free of charge, while their child is receiving treatment.

This ‘Home from Home’ will include 18 ensuite bedrooms and a transplant flat to help patients prepare to go home, as well as communal living areas including kitchen and dining rooms, lounges,

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playrooms and laundry facilities.

Each private family bedroom will have a direct telephone line to the ward so that parents can be contacted day or night should their child’s situation change.

When completed, it will be run

by The Sick Children’s Trust.

Sir Leonard Fenwick, Chief Executive of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The Children’s Heart Unit at Freeman Hospital has been steadily growing since 2008, so currently there is a massive strain on our parental accommodation.

“Many of the children receiving treatment are here for long periods of time and there are just not enough flats for the families that need them. This new house should go some way to resolving this and supporting our families’ needs.

“I am excited to be working with The Sick Children’s Trust on this project. The charity has been successfully providing accommodation at hospitals across the UK for over 30 years, so once the Home from Home opens, I have every faith

this new house will act as an extension of the first class healthcare we offer our patients and become very much a vital role in the wellbeing and longterm recovery process of a child.”

Former Newcastle United footballer Alan Shearer broke ground on the project and is an appeal supporter and patron of CHUF. He said: “It’s difficult enough having sick children, but when you are also hundreds of miles from home, often with other kids to care for, what you need most is somewhere to stay close to the hospital, with a direct line to the ward, that feels a little bit like home.

“This is what we are starting to build here and it is just such a special and important cause.”

The building has been designed by award-winning Newcastle Architect, Jane Darbyshire & David Kendall (JDDK) Ltd, and is being built by Brims Construction.

Work started in November and it is anticipated that the house will be open by early summer 2014.

R. ARNOTT & SONS LIMITED R. Arnott & Sons Ltd are happy to be associated with the Sick Children’s Trust in providing much needed “Home from Home” facilities at the Freeman Hospital.

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UKC PROFILE

John Sisk & Son

150 years of success

Members of the SISK Group, John Sisk & Son is an international construction Company which places strong emphasis on performance, quality, teamwork and a hands-on management approach to ensure Client satisfaction.

Family ownership for five generations has set the cultural tone for the Company, which has been building excellence for more than 150 years by building trust, certainty and value for clients.

John Sisk & Son can be relied upon to keep delivering, and takes a long-term view of business, investment and relationships.

The knowledge and skills are augmented by the financial strength and expertise of the SISK Group.

The overriding focus is on performance, with the Company taking safety, quality and environmental responsibilities extremely seriously.

These standards and records are something to be proud of.

Teamwork lies in the heart of the Company’s culture, which sees work with customers, professional teams and the supply chain to develop innovative and value adding solutions for Clients.

Relationships have been key to past successes and will be more important than ever in the future. The team is committed to working closely with its customers to deliver total satisfaction on all projects.

Protecting the welfare of future generations is also reflected in the approach to sustainability and bringing environmental, social and economic benefits to the Company’s Clients and the wider community.

John Sisk & Son operate a relationship

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based approach to business and therefore work in close collaboration with customers in a wide range of public and private sectors.

Clients can benefit from a comprehensive and coordinated approach to the design, planning, construction, delivery and ongoing maintenance of buildings and infrastructural assets.

The Company can offer a spectrum of services to assist with this, delivered by long-term staff who bring a unique dynamic to every project.

A multi-million project that is currently under way is the Ferrybridge power station in West Yorkshire. John Sisk & Son is the civil engineering supplier for the project SSE Plc and Wheelabrator Technologies Inc (WTI) have entered into a 50:50 joint venture to develop the new £300M multifuel generation facility.

The joint venture – Multifuel Energy Ltd (MEL) – began full construction of a 68MW multifuel facility in late 2012 and will be completed early in 2015.

When operational, the electricity generated by the plant will be sold to SSE. MFE has entered into a long-term fuel procurement contract with 3SE – SSE’s joint venture with Shanks Plc – which will provide processed waste derived fuels using waste taken from nearby Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster councils.

To support this contract, 3SE intends to develop a new Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) and Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility at Bolton Road, Manvers.

The multifuel power station produces low carbon electricity and heat by burning waste derived fuel from

various sources and processed municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial waste and waste wood.

These are first processed at an off site facility to remove recyclable materials.

The remaining materials are then delivered to the power station by road or rail to be used as low carbon fuel.

Much of the fuel for Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1) is coming from the local areas and it is hoped that future fuel supplies will come from local, regional and national suppliers. This will be assessed and evolve as the project is developed.

Fuel will come to site in sealed containers, which will be opened in the indoor fuel reception area.

All fuel handling will be in a self contained building. The fuel store is an integral part of the main boiler structure and air is drawn from the fuel reception building into the boilers, thereby maintaining a negative pressure, which will reduce the possibility of odours and dust escaping from the fuel reception area.

High levels of interest from potential fuel suppliers has demonstrated that there is demand in the market for further waste derived generating facilities so this year, MFE began looking into the possibility of constructing a second multifuel power station at the site, known as Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2).

FM2 would have a capacity of up to 90MW. Much like FM1, it will be capable of producing approximately 68MW of low carbon electricity, enough to supply in the region of 160,000 homes.

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electricity grid and to achieve this, a new connection will need to be made. As was undertaken for FM1, an evaluation of the potential for exporting heat to available off site users is being undertaken.

The energy will be produced by burning waste derived fuels from various sources that will be processed off site to remove recyclable materials and create the fuel, which will then be delivered to FM2.

The new multifuel power station will contribute towards preventing a shortfall in electricity in the future as an increasing number of the UK’s aging oil, coal and nuclear power stations close.

As well as generating low carbon energy, the construction of a second multifuel power station at Ferrybridge will also further reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill. This will help the UK meet the landfill diversion targets set out in the European Landfill Directive.

The facility has not been designed to take hazardous waste and would not be permitted to do so. It would only be able to accept the wastes specified under the Environmental Permit granted by the Environment Agency.

Fuel will need to be delivered to the site and ash taken away, so alternative options to road are being examined.

However, as these options are still under consideration, as a precaution, MEL will be assessing the impacts on the local area should all the transport movements be made by road.

It is envisaged that the construction of Dish Hill Roundabout as part of FM1, which will be completed by the end of the year, will take HGV traffic away from the centre of Ferrybridge and Brotherton, removing the traffic from the residential areas and improving road safety.

The combined heat and power-enabled facility of FM1 will take fuels from across Yorkshire and the wider region.

It will work in a similar manner to the existing power station, where fuel is burned under controlled conditions to raise high temperature steam that is then used to generate electricity.

Some of the steam will be used for heating purposes within the multifuel facility itself.

There will be approximately 50 full-time jobs and around 300 temporary roles during the three-year construction phase, and the facility will be fully operational in 2015.

It is expected to create approximately £10M of additional business for local hotels, restaurants and other service providers.

Another large project that John Sisk & Son is currently involved in is at Nestle’s manufacturing centre in Tutbury.

Nestle UK is investing £200M to enhance its soluble coffee manufacturing centre at Tutbury, bringing together for the first time, all forms of coffee production on one site, including freeze dried, spray dried and pod technology – an investment that will create around 140 new jobs in the region. The new factory development will comprise a series of interlinked blocks of varying height and scale. These include the reception building

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Redrow is one of the UK’s leading Buildings will range in scale from singleresidential property developers, storey engineering workshops to the established more than 35 years ago and extraction building, which is a concrete continually driven by an entrepreneurial framed tower of over 30m in height. spirit and a ‘can do’ attitude.

The appearance of the new factory In addition to 207 homes, 110,000sq ft development will be defined by a carefully of office accommodation over six floors selected approach to the cladding finish has been provided, as has ground floor of the buildings. The profile and colour retail space and basement car parking. of the cladding will be selected to add This is in a key location and as interest and break up the apparent mass the City grows, its boundaries of the individual building blocks. are expanding eastwards.

The development will appear as a The area around Aldgate is a key substantial group of new buildings in the regeneration zone and One Commercial local landscape. From many viewpoints, Street takes a prime location within the new buildings will be seen against this new business and residential the backdrop of the existing factory. neighbourhood, looking to the Square However, they will have an edge to open Mile, looking to the future. countryside and there is a recognition One Commercial Street is a dramatic that there needs to be landscape landmark tower with an outstanding treatment around the development collection of studios, apartments and to act as a transition from the new penthouses. The Tower Apartments, factory to open agricultural land.

The City Collection and The Penthouses As the factory is seen as a long term range from the 11th to the 21st floors, investment in a manufacturing centre, and the views are astonishing. the size and durability of the factory The building has a bespoke entrance have been designed accordingly. The lobby with the ambience of a stylish concrete frames provide significant fire hotel reception area, where the protection compared to steel frames and concierge is on duty 24 hours a day the cladding is designed to diminish noise to attend to residents’ needs. emission as well as insulate the building.

John Sisk + Son completed The new Nescafe building will be work in April 2014. fully operational late 2014.

John Sisk & Son has recently completed work on a vibrant area of London.

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Safe Harbor

Providing the highest quality of elderly care homes Safe Harbor is a family owned business that can boast almost 30 years of experience in providing the highest quality of care for the elderly.

The Company is committed to being at the forefront of providing quality, personalised residential, dementia and nursing care.

Such care helps to create a homely environment which respects each individual’s independence, protects their status and enables them to achieve as full a life as possible.

Safe Harbor aims to achieve this by the continual development of all staff to satisfy the requirements of the residents and their home.

The management prides itself on offering a highly professional care service for the elderly, with a personal touch. Service users are accepted for long-term, shortterm convalescence and holiday stays.

Each resident is treated as an individual, and benefit from customised menus depending on dietary requirements and activities to promote a happy lifestyle.

The Company employs dedicated, highly trained and experienced staff to provide 24-hour care in a professional and respectful way.

Many of the homes Safe Harbor owns are benefiting from development. New Park House is currently finishing a

renovation of a 15-bed corridor downstairs, while windows are being replaced, and new flat screen TV/DVD players are being incorporated into every room.

New Park House may soon have a café, an old-style sweet shop and an old-style pub for visitors and residents alike.

And with the aid of Staffordshire University, the corridors of the dementia suite will soon be renovated to depict a changeable street scene that reflects each season.

The home is also moving towards LED lighting to increase energy efficiency and benefit the environment. New communal and dining furniture will also be provided, while an extensive renovation of the external grounds is underway.

Safe Harbor is also hoping to renovate the existing training room into a state-of-the-art training suite.

A shop and bar is being installed into the dementia suite, which will be redecorated with the aid of Staffordshire University to make the home a centre of excellence.

Some of the lighting will be replaced, while all laundry facilities are being changed and there will be new communal furniture.

The entrance is being moved to the old front door, which will act as a grand welcoming area for all visitors and guests.

Florence House, will hopefully see the extension of the home by another 16

beds and the communal area and car parking are also being increased.

Other work includes the installation of an upgraded phone system and wireless network, replacement of inefficient lighting, and the upgrade and relocation of the laundry.

Elsewhere, Haversham House will be more energy efficient once its windows are replaced, and it will also benefit from an upgrade of kitchen facilities, while at Cloverfields Care Home, there will be space for even more residents thanks to the addition of an extra 24 beds, extension of communal space and external space, including dementia and elderly friendly landscaping.

Agnes and Arthur, a newly renovated former social services home, is now a state-of-theart care home facility which includes all the elements that the Company is hoping to emulate elsewhere such a sensory garden.

Safe Harbor is also currently working on The Place - a 47-bed nursing home that uses Agnes and Arthur as a benchmark – which will also feature a café and old style pub.

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Based in the north west of England, Doyle Energy Solutions offers renewable energy solutions to its customers including low energy lighting, biomass boilers, solar photovoltaic panels, wind turbines and any technology that can benefit a company looking to save energy.

The Company works with carefully chosen partners who can provide installation and maintenance throughout the UK. All products are a premium band that are recognised as market leaders

These boilers have a clear display system, full use of residual heat which maximises efficiency, let customers know if there is a problem thanks to the fault indicator, and has a mode of operation changeable at the touch of a button.

Bob Baker is the Director of a Company and can call upon 25 years of experience, which includes work as an Operations Director for a group of care homes.

Users will benefit greatly from this particular boiler because it has a maximum efficiency of more than 93% thanks to low exhaust temperature and clean combustion.

Doyle Energy Solutions has services aimed at commercial companies from care homes to hotels, factories, and any sector or business with a large energy usage.

One of the products provided by the Company that is of great benefit to energy saving clients is the biomass boilers.

The wood-fired furnace of the Lignumat range is well known for great attention to detail. This boiler is based on the underfeed stoking system where the fuel is pushed into the combustion chamber from underneath the flame and can burn pellets and wood chip up to 50% of moisture content.

There is an automatic ignition controlled by outside temperature sensor and, if necessary, the boiler can burn logs without the need for any modification.

The boiler uses firebricks with low thermal storage to ensure the rapid reaction time of the boiler and it has a long life expectancy thanks to excellent reliability and product quality.

Options for fuel handing and storage are varied and include a rotating arm with rising screw, rotating arm with horizontal screw and double-rotating arm for larger fuel stores.

This boiler has up to eight different heating groups that can be controlled with individual control modules connected to the main panel and a two-core bus connection, which can be expanded to control further groups.

A legionella programme is available to guarantee the water system cannot harbour legionalla bacteria and there is control for an unlimited number of water heaters.

Each boiler has buffer storage management for integration of alternative energies and the entire system can be remote-controlled from the living room or via a modem.

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@Architect UK Ltd

Providing tailor made architectural services @Architect UK Ltd was formed in 2002 and is a privately owned architectural practice.

It aims and succeeds in providing a professional and personal service that is tailor made to suit the requirements of all clients as well as exceeding expectations.

Because of success like this, the Practice has benefited from repeat business from a range of different customers, as well as various other recommendations.

The scope of work that @Architect specialise in is varied, with sectors covered including retail, leisure, commercial, local authority, private healthcare, residential, mixed-use schemes, research and development.

The Practice works hard to ensure it stays abreast of current legislative and industry changes by maintaining regular updates and continued professional development for all staff members.

It allows the business to constantly evolve, learn and update to guarantee customer’s expectations are constantly met.

Throughout the whole project process, @Architect provides the very best service for customers. This encompasses a full spectrum of surveying services, which are followed by the outline design that sets out the forms that any structure and building will take.

A detailed design follows this, during which the outline designs are refined and drawn up. This is also the stage where things can change depending on how a scheme is received by the local planning authority. It can be a long process but is one that @Architect is experienced in.

Building control follows, where the final refinements are made to the design and full implications of things like steelwork can be checked and fully designed.

It also produces drawings and a schedule of works that are presented to both building control and the contractors.

The fifth stage is contract procurement,

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which in real terms means getting a developments, @Architect is able to advise price and agreeing a contractor. both homeowners and developers on the @Architect’s role here is to advice most efficient way to maximise a site. clients on the prices involved, sorting This can be as a way of increasing through the prices and checking various value, providing more space, or both. contractor references to ensure that all In addition, the Practice is skilled customers receive the very best service. in successfully delivering mixedFinally, the Practice is involved with use projects while maximising project management of the scheme, with the capital value of the site. services ranging from the production All risks are managed, and @Architect of licensing plans and title deeds ensures that all considerations are to undertaking full design services managed, ranging from landlords/tenants such as supervising work on site. requirements, utilities, transportation, The Practice is always available to noise, design and sustainability. All of customers if a project encounters this results in a successful outcome. problems, therefore giving them peace of It has included projects such as mind, communication, trust and confidence. Island Harbour Marina at the Isle of Such an approach has always been Wight, Deerfields in West Hendon successful and works from the and London’s Tilbury Docks. outset on the clear and concise The success and reputation of the understanding of the clients’ needs.

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UKC COMMUNITY

Bowcliffe Hall

Refurbishment of historic Yorkshire building One of Yorkshire’s finest properties is undergoing restoration to restore it to its former glory.

Bowcliffe Hall was once a vibrant meeting place for aircraft pioneers, media proprietors, RAF officials and national politicians, with an eclectic inner circle including Amy Johnson, Lord Northcliffe, Louise Bleriot, Sir Sefton Brancker and Winston Churchill. Set in 38 acres of parkland, the house and other buildings on the estate have been used as offices since 1956 and are now the Head Quarters of the Bayford Group.

Adjacent to the A1, Bowcliffe is in a prime location for the Group’s national business interests.

The Hall has undergone a significant refurbishment in recent years but now even more ambitious plans are underway with redundant buildings being renovated and brought back into use and the construction of the innovative and modern Blackburn Wing. Shaped like an aeroplane wing, the copper clad Blackburn Wing has been designed to appear as if it is hovering in the trees, as Jonathan puts it ‘its unique and there’s nothing like this anywhere else, it will be world’s best tree house’.

The floor to ceiling windows will look out through the trees to the park land beyond, giving a view that will change radically not only with the seasons but hour by hour. Whilst very much a modern building the inspiration for it lies with Robert Blackburn, his pioneering work in aviation and his entrepreneurial spirit.

The Blackburn Wing will add to the two elegant meeting rooms currently available creating further opportunities for meetings, functions and exhibitions at the Grade II

listed Hall. The meeting and events offering will also include the reinstated glass house, ‘The Potting Shed’ which will be available for informal meetings and events.

The project is being spearheaded by entrepreneur Jonathan Turner, Chief Executive of the Bayford Group, which has been headquartered at Bowcliffe since 1988. Having incidentally discovered the link between Bowcliffe and Robert Blackburn it became important to Jonathan that Robert Blackburn received the recognition he deserves, ‘ for me as a proud Yorkshireman he’s one of our unsung heroes and what I’m trying to do is put him on the map.’

The creation of The Blackburn Wing is part of a larger Estate wide redevelopment which also includes a significant refurbishment of the on- site dining facilities, which will become ‘The Driver’s Club’. Taking inspiration from the 1920’s the space will exude glamour and will available for those who work at Bowcliffe and their guests to enjoy. It will also be used for evening events and corporate hospitality.

There will be several new office suites created from formerly redundant buildings at Bowcliffe, including Rosemount, which when complete will provide 1,700sq ft of office space. In addition to Rosemount, The Cricket Pavilion will also be available, offering 1,100 sq ft of open plan office space, with views over the former cricket pitch.

Located just a short walk from the Hall, both Rosemount and the Cricket Pavilion will have access to all the facilities on the Estate.

The project has seen the installation of heat pumps in each of the buildings to

provide heating and hot water, while internal emitter systems are all being upgraded and new high temperature heat pumps will also be installed.

The heat is to be extracted from boreholes drilled across the parkland to reduce the impact of ground works on the park as well as to ensure that sufficient, consistent heat is provided all year round.

The final phase of redevelopment will see the restoration of the 19th century landscaped gardens, including beautiful terracing, the relocation of the car park and the reinstatement of the original drive to give better views of the Hall on arrival. The final phase will be the addition of dramatic new wrought iron gates.

Conlon Construction was appointed as the Main Contractor by Bayford Group for the project.

Upon being awarded this contract – the Company’s first within Yorkshire since the Company’s establishment in the region – Neil Conlon expressed his undoubted delight at being involved in such a prestigious development.

“We are delighted to have secured this landmark project,” he said.

“We have already undertaken a number of other projects within the county for clients including Yorkshire Museums Trust and the Duchy of Lancaster and to have been awarded this iconic, prestigious project is a positive first step to achieving our growth plans for the future in the Yorkshire region.”

The Architect for the scheme is The Harris Partnership, and work is expected to complete in the early autumn.

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In 1994 he settled in North Yorkshire where he established what is now known as John Drewett Ecology. As an experienced and fully licensed bat worker, John has built up a reputation for dependable and quality bat survey work. However, John's experience also extends to other protected species, mammals, breeding and wintering birds, plants and Phase 1 surveys.

John works closely with six other associates, all of whom have been trained by John and hold Natural England bat licences. Through his associations built up over many years in the field of natural history, John is also able to utilise the skills of experts in other fields to offer a full range of ecological services to suit the requirements of projects great and small.

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Summers-Inman are proud to be associated with the inspirational Bowcliffe Hall restoration project. Being involved in numerous Heritage projects, Summers-Inman have the ability to fully appreciate the Client’s requirements and have the skills to drive project teams, delivering exciting and complex projects.

Summers-Inman deliver proactive and innovative solutions for the needs of our Clients, providing a value added service and have an overriding ambition to manage the most exciting schemes, whilst achieving best value.

Established in 1920, Summers-Inman practice as Chartered Quantity Surveyors, Employer’s Agents, Project Managers, Building Surveyors and CDM Coordinators. From a network of 7 offices across the country, we operate in both the public and private sectors and have an enviable Client base.

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Rykneld Homes

Building better communities Rykneld Homes is responsible for the management, maintenance and improvement of over 8,100 properties and the neighbourhoods in which it is located on behalf of North East Derbyshire District Council. The focus is delivering Decent Homes, in the short term, which is aligned to the 30 year Business Planning process; ensuring the optimum use of all resources.

The properties are mostly made up of bungalows and houses, with some small blocks of flats. Some 33% of the property mix is of non-traditional construction (typically concrete panels) involving 15 different basic types from the immediate port-war period and up to the 1960s.

Homes are spread right across the District and can be found ranging from large estates of mostly social housing, to very small settlements, form ex-coalfield towns to attractive rural villages.

Rykneld Homes is committed to providing first class housing services to all its customers.

For the first time in many years, new Council homes are being built in North East Derbyshire with Rykneld Homes being chosen as North East Derbyshire

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District Council’s strategic partner to deliver its long term regeneration and new build programmes.

The projects involve replacing 99 defective ‘Tarran’ bungalows in Eckington and Killamarsh with 129 new homes.

The £11M new build scheme will be completed in 2015 and include a mixture of bungalows and family homes. Tarran bungalows were built following the Second World War to ease the national housing shortage. They were built with an anticipated life span of 25 years.

Tarran bungalows are classified as a defective construction type, and because they have no wall cavity are very difficult to heat and keep warm.

In 2012 North East Derbyshire District Council took the decision to replace the existing 49 Tarran bungalows at the Eckington estate, which were in need of a major repair and refurbishment programme.

A decision was taken to replace the bungalows with a new build scheme, made up of 65 new bungalows and 12 family homes bungalows and a bungalow to accommodate a disabled family.

Rykneld Homes is working in partnership

with Main Contractor Galliford Try who started work on site in July 2013. The first tenants are scheduled to move into their homes in April 2014. The new build is scheduled for completion in 2015.

At the end of March 2014, some 20 new homes were completed on each site and progress is looking good for the rest of the year.

This is a real milestone in the regeneration of non-traditional housing stock and more of the new bungalows and houses are eagerly anticipated throughout 2014.

Rykneld Homes is also currently carrying out a number of regeneration projects across the district to improve the quality of life for tenants. Regeneration work is being carried out alongside work to improve the thermal efficiency of many of the homes which are difficult to heat and keep warm because of their non-traditional construction type.

By ensuring these homes are more thermally efficient – by fitting external insulation and energy efficient gas heating - Rykneld Homes is helping to address issues of fuel poverty for some of its most vulnerable tenants.

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Pinington Ltd

Third generation construction company Pinington Ltd is one of the north west’s leading construction and building service companies, delivering projects to the public and private sector.

With over 60 years of experience, this third generation Company has handled projects up to £5M in value and has played a key role constructing, refurbishing, maintaining and improving the towns, cities and villages of the north west, providing the best possible value.

Technology and innovation are important to Pinington’s service delivery, as is the fact that the Company’s services complement each other and allow customers to bundle them together, achieving an integrated, best value and efficient service package.

This approach of bundling reduces duplication and allows for greater transparency.

The Company is committed to coordinating internal and external resources in the supply chain to meet customers’ needs, therefore improving the long-term profitability of Pinington and that of the supply chain.

This includes developing long-term relationships with all who provide services to the business, such as consultants, subcontractors, service providers and material suppliers. All of this is crucial to Pinington’s ability to provide its clients and customers with projects that deliver to the highest standards.

In terms of sectors, Pinington undertakes a wide and varied number of projects, and encompasses education, health, hotel & leisure, commercial offices, retail, commercial industrial units, social housing, nursing/care homes, residential, listed, private developments, and community.

This includes major refurbishment, new build, extensions, fit outs

and maintenance contracts. pupils. The modern purpose built design Pinington is finishing work at a will extend and enhance our facilities.” school in Preston that will provide Work on Phase II started in January 2014 a new sixth form facility. and will be complete by the end of the Moor Park High School and Sixth Form on month, and result in another successful Deepdale Road is delivering a sixth form development in the Pinington portfolio. curriculum for the first time in its history and the new £2M centre will accommodate flexible teaching spaces, group rooms and a L & W Wilson (Endmoor) Ltd are pleased to supply Construction Services to science lab, Pinington Construction and wish them continued success completing the suite of modern sixth form facilities at the school and bringing together years 12 and 13 for the first time.

Phase I of construction was completed in October 2013, which saw a stateof-the-art sports hall built on the west side of the site and the old gym converted into classrooms as well as an extended dining room.

Headteacher, Peter Cunningham, said: “The strategic vision underpinning our new sixth form is rooted in raising aspirations and achievement for our

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Winvic Construction Winvic Construction is an industry leader in the construction of distribution, industrial, office and commercial buildings.

The construction business also excels in the delivery of civil engineering, major earthworks and infrastructure, as well as being at the forefront of technical excellence in complex project solutions, full scale fit outs and refurbishments are frequently delivered.

Comprehensive project delivery has allowed Winvic’s Clients to meet tight deadlines and rigorous specifications with confidence.

The Company is at the cutting edge of building technology and environmental intelligence, building quicker, smarter and cost effectively.

Winvic has delivered in excess of 15 million sq ft of industrial space and more than one-and-a-half million sq ft of commercial space.

The experience extends to steel and concrete frame solutions and traditional masonry.

Varied envelope solutions and exacting internal specifications all meet and exceed current regulations.

Completed contracts include both standalone office blocks and multiple building office parks, comprising shell construction, fit out and enhanced works.

Demanding refurbishments have been successfully managed within Clients’ live environments.

Further commercial experience includes high specification car showrooms and leisure facilities.

The Company’s portfolio continues to increase, and work on site commenced in March 2014 to develop a new manufacturing facility at Centro, Wymbush for French family baker Brioche Pasquier.

At a cost of £70M, the bakery is Brioche Pasquiers’ first manufacturing site in the UK. The French family business currently only has an office in Milton Keynes and imports its range from France.

The development is a joint venture partnership between Hampton

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Brook and Roxhill, and is being electric panel radiators. developed in two phases.

Based on the performance in delivering Phase I will provide an initial 160,000sq Western Road, on time and below ft with a further phase of 70,000sq budget, Winvic has negotiated a second ft undertaken within five years. scheme, on Upperton Road in Leicester.

Completion is due in December 2014, after Again, this is for Jamie Lewis Residential. which Brioche Pasquier will commence This project is for 220 ensuite studio fit out of its production lines. The facility apartments, as well as the core and will be operational in December 2015. shell works for a food retail store.

Following a short respite between Work on this project started in completing the major student December 2013 and is on course accommodation project at Western Road, to complete in August 2014.

Leicester, for Jamie Lewis Residential Ltd, the Winvic team has moved across the city to start on another scheme for the same client.

The Western Road scheme consists of 413 ensuite studio apartments, delivered for the start of the academic year in September 2013.

The nine-storey contemporary design and traditional Victorian We are pleased to be associated with façade five-storey blocks were the Winvic Construction and wish them final phase of a comprehensive continued success for the future redevelopment of a redundant factory site that now consists of a 651-bedroom student campus.

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Staffordshire County Council Improving education facilities in the area Staffordshire County Council has made concerted efforts in the region to ensure that children can have the very best education available and this year has seen the development of many facilities for this purpose.

One such school, which has already been completed is Christchurch Infants’ School in Burton upon Trent.

As part of a raft of measures to ensure there are enough primary school places for children in Burton, Christchurch Infants’ School has been turned into a primary school, with the school’s new building built on the existing site.

The £4M new school accommodates 315 pupils and combines state-of-the-art facilities with innovative design in order to become a focal point for the community.

Head Teacher Vicky Anderson, spoke at a topping out ceremony in June when the finishing touches to the roof of the new building were made.

She said: “We are very pleased to be able to mark yet another important milestone in the school’s exciting future.

This development is much needed and we would like to thank everyone who has supported us in making this happen.

“The children have enjoyed watching the work with the opportunity to follow every stage of the construction programme and are excited about their new school.”

Staffordshire County Councillor Ben Adams, Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills, added: “This really is a fantastic opportunity for Christ Church and the wider community. A lot of work has gone into planning primary school places in Burton to cope with the increase in pupil numbers and this latest development will not only benefit pupils and parents, but also members of the wider community.”

It has been built by Seddon Construction and the Business Unit Manager Richard Sapcote, said: “This is a special moment in the construction programme and we are really pleased to have joined with school staff and pupils and Staffordshire County Council to help celebrate.

“Our team is proud of its involvement in delivering these important new educational facilities for the local community.”

To minimise disruption and to ensure the Scheme and training organisation CITB. building project represented great value Visits included a presentation from the for money for Staffordshire taxpayers, project team about the Scientia Academy the previous school remained open project and a tour of the development, until the new one was complete, and focusing on the machinery and technical was then demolished to make way for innovations in use at the site and the additional outdoor playing space. different construction tradespeople The new school opened in September. working on the new building.

Seddon Construction is also building The tour also included some fun activities the Scientia Academy, being built on in the site office and the chance to the former Belvedere Park Club site speak to the Seddon team about in Belvedere Road, Horninglow. jobs in construction, apprenticeships The state-of-the-art academy, sponsored and other training opportunities. by the REAch2 (Raising Educational Completion of this project has been Achievement for Children) Academy delayed due to adverse weather conditions Trust, will accommodate 420 pupils. but will be finished in January 2014.

Seddon organised and hosted Open Doors events at the Arboricultural Association end of September at the academy, Approved Contractor giving visitors Ensuring highest levels of the opportunity Quality, Experience & Technical to go behind the scenes at the new Expertise for both Public & primary school Private sectors. development as well as meet the construction team and find out about working in the industry.

The Scientia Academy events formed part of Staffordshire’s Leading Tree Care Company a national Open Doors weekend where construction sites were opened to the public, enabling them to discover more about the sector and career opportunities.

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Sutton Griffin Architects

Designing revolutionary monorail in Lambourn Established in 1910, Sutton Griffin Architects is an award winning chartered practice that creates design-led solutions for commercially aware projects.

The Practice provides a creative, yet pragmatic approach, championing aesthetics and sustainability in parallel with delivering functionality and commercial value for clients operating in the commercial, retail & leisure, residential, education and cultural sectors.

It is part of the Carter Jonas Group, which enables clients to benefit from enhanced property consultancy. The relationship provides a comprehensive viability appraisal service with an ability to create potential development opportunities.

Having in-house architects gives Carter Jonas the necessary skills to deliver requirements of individual clients without the need for additional external expertise.

Operating throughout the UK and Europe, Sutton Griffin Architects provides a full range of services, with particular experience of delivering difficult planning consents.

Individual expertise is also available on residential and mixed-use schemes, as well as town planning and landscape design.

One of the Practice’s landmark developments currently under way will help Lambourn become a horseracing centre of excellence with

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a futuristic horse training monorail.

The facility represents a major investment in Lambourn by owner Mehmet Kurt, one of Turkey’s leading industrialists and racehorse owners who has owned the winner of the Turkish Derby twice.

The track will be approximately 1,500 metres in length and is intended to aid the monitoring, development and training of young thoroughbred racehorses, as well as the rehabilitation of those horses undergoing rest and recuperation.

Mr Kurt has patented the ‘Kurt System’ at the village’s Kingswood Stud.

It is a cross between a miniracecourse, a horse-walker and an upside-down rollercoaster.

It allows horses as young as five months old to walk, exercise and even canter while harnessed into a hi-tech ‘car’, attached to an overhead rail that can monitor information such as their heart rate and breathing.

The theory is that by carrying out the pretraining of horses without jockeys, horses can develop at their own pace and without the added burden of a human on their back.

This is intended to bring about significant reductions in tendon and muscle injuries, while the mechanical nature of the Kurt System also means that Flat horses should need little introduction to starting stalls when their racing careers begin.

The exerciser that Kurt is installing at Kingwood will be a smaller version of the original, which has a circumference of about half a mile – roughly the same size as Chester racecourse – that has been built at his Turkish base not far from Istanbul over a period of seven years.

Tony Lodge, the spokesman for Kurt Systems, said: “This version will be significantly more advanced.

“It’s designed to help with pretraining of horses, and it significantly reduces the stresses and injuries that can occur in pre-training.

“It is gentler on the horse, and removes the possibility of jockey error as there isn’t a jockey. Horses can be brought on steadily over a period of time before they get to the point where a jockey is involved in riding work at a later stage.

“Mr Kurt is determined to train racehorses in a better, more visionary and less injury prone way, and he hopes this will be a little bit of a legacy.

“He is setting it up at Kingwood because he wants it to be a piece of equine training technology that could eventually be used around the world.”

Sutton Griffin Architects has provided a superb design for this project, which will result in a revolutionary project at Kingwood Stud.

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Abbey Birth Centre

Unique facility at St Peter’s Hospital

A brand new midwifery led birth unit opened to new mums-to-be in May. Ashford and St Peter’s Abbey Birth Centre opened on the 5th May – the International Day of the Midwife.

This is a unique NHS facility in the local area and offers an ideal home from home setting for women seeking a natural positive birth.

Situated next to the existing maternity unit, Abbey Wing at St Peter’s Hospital, the Abbey Birth Centre is purpose built to provide a homely and relaxing environment, where women who have normal and uncomplicated pregnancies and want to give birth in a less clinical setting.

It is the first purpose built midwifery led unit in England and has a unique look and feel than other traditional labour wards.

There are four ensuite birthing rooms, three with pool facilities and extra touches such as iPod docking stations and a small outside garden space.

With this new unit, the NHS will be offering something unique and the widest range of services in the area – from a natural birth centre to high risk maternity services, including a level three neonatal intensive care unit.

Associate Director of Midwifery, Jane Urben and Clinical Midwifery Manager, Theresa Spink, both made preparations for the opening day.

They ensured that the centre captures the feeling of a warm and inviting environment so women and families feel relaxed and comfortable in the birth centre.

The Maternity Services Liaison Committee (MSLC), a group of mothers who have used the maternity services, have been fully involved in the planning and design and have given suggestions and advice along the way.

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The MSLC will be part of the ongoing developments and improvements to the service as a whole and their input and support is valued.

People who are working at the centre have also been given training to familiarise themselves to the new working environment, and all midwives are excited and enthusiastic about the new building.

Jane Urben said: “We are so pleased that we are able to offer this amazing facility to our women and promote natural birth in a non-clinical environment.

“This type of facility is not appropriate for some women who many have a more complex pregnancy or birth history.

All women will be given information and will agree the most appropriate plan for them with their community midwife during pregnancy.

“If the birth centre is not the safest option, then we have a wonderful labour ward with both home from home rooms and more specialist care available.

“Our highly skilled midwives work in all areas of the maternity service and promote normality wherever possible.”

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The scheme has been completed thanks to the hard work of the project team, which included Neilcott Construction – the Main Contractor – and Studio4 was the Architect. Nexus Planning was also involved as the planners of a development that will be a great success in the area.

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The Buttercross Housing in Witney

A care home for the elderly is being built on an industrial site in Witney town centre.

The Buttercross will provide 80 selfcontained flats for assisted living, while the whole site will be a delightful mix of 106 two-, three- and four-bedroom homes and flats located in a central position within the bustling market town.

It will be accessed from Station Lane and is a short flat walk from the centre.

There are excellent facilities nearby, including supermarkets, a petrol station and playing fields, while there are also numerous schools, a hospital, a village green, library, police station, shopping centre and cinema.

At The Buttercross, homes are being built using a rich variety of predominantly reconstituted stone with some brick and render to reflect the traditional blend of materials found in the historic core of the town.

Plain clay tiles, Edgemore slate and reconstituted reducing course stone roof tiles provide a range of eclectic roof coverings, which can also be found in the historic core of the town.

The extra care home will comprise of load bearing masonry and precast concrete slabs along with stairs and an engineered joist roof.

It is being built by Leadbitter, who is extremely proud of the extensive range of projects that it has successfully delivered.

The Company provide a total solutions

service covering financing, property development, pre-construction management and design, alongside a first class construction delivery capability.

Delivering for Clients in both the UK construction and housing markets, Leadbitter is a leader in its field, with vast international resources to tap into, as well as local expertise from its offices throughout southern England and Wales.

The Company creates flexible and functional facilities that meet the needs of clients and end users, now and in the future.

It is no different at Buttercross which will benefit from insulated homes throughout, including a massive 300mm depth of roof void insulation or equivalent, all responsibly helping to reduce the CO2 emissions of each property.

Environmentally friendly water butts will be provided to most homes where appropriate, while low maintenance, highly efficient uPVC double glazed windows will be installed throughout.

All homes will be

fitted with stylish kitchens by a bespoke company and will include a full range of integrated appliances to include a gas hob, electric oven with splash-back and chimney hood all in stainless steel, as well as fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washer/ drier all being included as standard.

Full gas fired central heating and hot water will be provided to all homes with the latest high efficiency condensing boilers and thermostatic radiator valves for even greater control.

Work on the scheme is expected to be complete by the end of the year, providing the elderly in the region with a great place to live.

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King Edward VI Grammar School

New Art block built by A W Hardy & Co A W Hardy & Co’s reputation for constructing quality educational establishments has continued into Chelmsford where the prestigious King Edward VI Grammar School will soon have a new Art Block.

Working alongside John Finch Partnership, work began on the two-storey addition to this secondary school in October 2013, and will see purpose-built art rooms and teaching facilities attached to the existing school building.

The scheme utilises a steel frame with concrete floors and incorporates glulam structural posts and exposed internal glulam rafters.

The external envelope will consist of brick cavity walls with mainly slate pitched roofs. Internally there will be separate staircase access to the first floor, plus connecting corridors to the existing school building at both floor levels.

On the ground floor, there will be one Art classroom, two general teaching rooms, toilet accommodation, a plant room and a kiln room which doubles as a clay store.

On the first floor will be three other Art rooms and associated storage, a staff room, technician’s room, display area and landing.

The new facility was designed to

meet the statutory requirements for the teaching of Art in secondary schools, and in accordance with the DFEE Building Bulletin 89, Art accommodation in Secondary Schools.

From private contracts to multimillion pound projects, A W Hardy has been delivering enduring quality in construction since 1958.

As principal contractors, the Company has successfully completed thousands of full builds, renovations, conversions, modernisations and alterations for an extensive list of clients, from local authorities, private developers and commercial organisations to individual homeowners.

Since its origins as a local Southend property development firm, A W Hardy has continued to deliver enduring quality, with the standard of workmanship highlighted time and again across the Company’s portfolio of work.

Whilst the Southend roots have been maintained, the Company has expanded to serve the entire area of East Anglia as a principal contractor with ultimate responsibility for every project.

A W Hardy now spreads its setup across two sites, including its own joinery

and machine shop and a separate civil engineering operation, WH Roads, and a streetlighting company, W&H Romac.

The Company has a wealth of experience drawn from half a century of successfully completing buildings and refurbishments for schools and nurseries.

Logistical problems are understood when carrying out the day-to-day running of a busy school and the fact that so many schools choose to work with A W Hardy time and again is testimony to its record for safely completing works on time and to an exceptional standard.

These standards are being applied at the King Edward VI Grammar School, where the old courtyard is also benefiting from a major facelift.

This area, which will house the Art Block, will have more than 700sq m of external paving installed between the new and existing buildings, along with steps, ramps and bollard lighting.

It is hoped that these new teaching facilities will inspire and promote the educational excellence, for which King Edward VI Grammar School is renowned.

Completion of the project is due in July 2014.

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McAleer & Rushe Award winning development company McAleer & Rushe’s project portfolio is continuing to blossom, with many more projects in the pipeline.

A project that is almost finished is Motel One at Minories, London. This comprises a design and build at 24-26 Minories, which included the demolition of an existing building that was replaced by a 291-bedroom, 17-storey hotel.

This development is utilising a number of intelligent building systems to help achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.

These include the design of highly thermally efficient facades with just 35% glazing, heat recovery systems, and green roofs to help thermal efficiency.

Work on this project will be complete in July 2014.

Another project currently under way is in Bournemouth town centre for the town’s first five-star hotel.

Located at Terrace Mount, the scheme will cost £60M. The start of excavation work for two Hilton hotels in September marked a major milestone for the prime town centre site, which had been subject to lengthy negotiations and planning wrangles.

With planning permission in place, builders started unearthing tonnes of rubble so work could get under way.

Town centre Councillor David Smith: “It’s fantastic for Bournemouth that such a high profile company wants to open in the town.

“It’s a crucial boost for the town.

“We will be very proud to have the Hilton hotel brand in town.

It will also create new jobs and hopefully kick-start other developments in the town centre.”

The car park was originally sold off to developers to fund the refurbishment

of the Winter Gardens concert hall.

Planning permission for more than 200 flats was initially secured but these plans were cancelled due to the economic downturn.

The site changed hands and is now being developed by London-based THAT Group, who will develop an iconic five-star hotel topped with a sky bar and a three-star hotel.

McAleer & Rushe is the Main Contractor, for the development that is worth £56M. The five-star hotel will consist of 167 bedrooms, 59 apartments, a leisure club, swimming pool, conferencing facilities and a café, while the threestar hotel will be 114 bedrooms.

The Company is also working on a visually striking new hotel and office complex that is

replacing buildings opposite Kidwells Park.

Demolition work removed Park House and Kidwells Park House in order to make way for the multi-million pound development containing a Premier Inn. It will provide a 124-bedroom hotel with restaurant and bar facilities, car parking and an adjoining commercial building to provide 50,000sq ft of office space.

The Company has a very strong relationship with Premier Inn, so it is only natural that when another development came along, they would be first on the list to develop one, having previously worked on Premier Inn developments Heathrow Terminal Five, and Aberdeen Airport.

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Units 5 & 6 Dolphin Square,Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ13 9AL T: 01626 833327 F: 01626 834548 5a Thorpe Close, Thorpe Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 4SW T: 01295 258 900 F: 01295 266 881 E: mail@penguinpools.co.uk

We offer clients proven expertise across the full spectrum of piling solutions.

Rosemount House 21-23 Sydenham Rd Belfast BT3 9HA T: + 0044 (0) 28 90 455 531 F: + 0044 (0) 28 90 458 940 www.fklowry.com

6 Baddow Park, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 7SY

Operating throughout Ireland and the UK, we continually focus on developing the most innovative piling schemes, supported by industry knowledge and experience gained over four decades.

Our comprehensive range of disciplines includes:

Cento Engineering Company Ltd is a specialist supplier and maintainer of Facade Access Equipment for new build, refurbishment and ongoing projects for United Kingdom and Ireland.

We are a family-run business at the forefront of facade access technology and since incorporation in 1995, we have been delivering unparalleled service to the UK construction industry. In 1997, Cento was appointed as UK distributor by Manntech GmbH and awarded exclusive rights to facade access products widely regarded as the best in the market.

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FK Lowry are dedicated to providing high quality foundation and infrastructure solutions for projects of all sizes and complexity - from major civil engineering schemes to large commercial developments and one-off residential contracts.

• CFA Piling • Bored Displacement Piles • Large Diameter Rotary Board Piles • Rock Drilling (DTHH) • Secant and Contiguous Retaining Walls • Precast Concrete Foundation System • Driven Precast and Steel Piles

Meet Street Oldham OL2 6HL T: +0044 (0)161 665 5840 www.dewpiling.com

Other disciplines offered by our Sister Company, Dew Piling include: • Conventional Sheet Piling • Giken and Tosa Silent Pilers • Low Headroom Vibratory Piling

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UKC HOUSING

Countryside Properties

Places people love

Countryside Properties has a vision of creating outstanding new homes in excellent locations for people to enjoy, now and in the future.

All new homes are well designed, carefully planned and delivered in accordance with the Customer Charter and the Consumer Code of Home Builders.

With a proven track record in creating high quality homes and places that customers can enjoy, the Company holds more CABE Building for Life Standards than any other privately owned developer.

Indeed, it was the first housing developer to receive the most highly prized architectural award of the RIBA Stirling Prize.

The individual design solutions integrate with and enhance the surrounding natural and built environment to create places of distinctive character.

Countryside works with leading architects and urban designers, as well as its own experienced in-house planning and design teams, to deliver imaginative design solutions for every new home and development built.

Such good design helps to create a

community, improve safety and security, and enhance a customer’s quality of life.

The Company currently has East City Point in development at Canning Town, which offers a terrific selection of stylish one- and two-bedroom apartments, two- and three-bedroom uberhaus, one- and two-bedroom penthouses, and three- and four-bedroom penthouses.

These brand new homes offer an amazing specification as standard, including stylish kitchens, bathrooms and flooring fitted throughout.

The brand new homes that Countryside is creating will make up just part of the development. East City Point will also have a brand new, state-of-the-art primary school located at the heart of the project.

The school is replacing the existing Keir Hardie School and will feature a traditional London Square with a contemporary style and character, roof garden, hall and dance studio.

There will also be full-time day care and family support services. These fantastic facilities will be shared with local residents for a wide range of community uses and events, and is opening this year.

Countryside Properties is also working on the regeneration of the Blackwell Reach area, which includes Robin Hood Gardens, Woolmore Street, Mackrow Walk and Anderson House.

It has been developed in consultation with the local community by the Council and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), in partnership with Swan Housing Association/Countryside Properties.

The aims of this major regeneration include up to 1,700 new, high quality homes including 700 for social rent and shared ownership, meaning a significant increase in the provision of affordable, family-sized homes on the existing estate.

There will be new replacement homes for council tenants and homeowners in the Robin Hood Gardens area.

The construction work, which began in May 2013, is on track and on schedule to be completed by March 2015, with piling completed and the drainage work and tarmac of the roads due to end soon.

Countryside Properties, Countryside House, The Drive, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3AT.

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We are pleased to be associated with Countryside Properties and wish them continued success for the future Dilpreet Brickwork Ltd 46 Smarts Road, Gravesend, Kent DA12 5AQ Tel +44 (0) 1474 742754 Tel +44 (0) 7803 158868 dilpreetbrickwork@yahoo.co.uk admin@dilpreetbrickwork.co.uk

PROFILE UKC

Kier Construction New fire station in Leicestershire Kier Construction has completed a project to redevelop a fire station for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service.

Coalville Fire and Rescue Station was given the green light in December 2012 from the planners.

The station’s fire fighters occupied temporary accommodation and garages on Atlas Road while work was under way.

Kier had to demolish the old fire station prior to the start of construction, which involved adapting the station into a Day Crewing Plus Station.

The improved station will allow better use of space and facilities for the day crew and on-call fire fighters.

Externally, the fire station comprises of brickwork and the internal fit out is now also complete This allowed the crews to relocate back from their temporary location and continue to provide service to which the community is accustomed.

It is one of a number of fire stations in the area that have benefited from redevelopment. Work to extend Hinckley Fire and Rescue Station was

also undertaken at the same time as the Coalville development, improving forecourt and building frontage that incorporates a better public access for those who need to call in at the Station.

February also saw the completion of the refurbishment of Shepshed Fire and Rescue Station. Whilst it was a relatively small project, it has made much better use of the whole building and has greatly improved facilities for operational staff.

It has also facilitated the relocation of a Specialist Training department from Market Harborough to more suitable accommodation.

The work at Coalville has benefited from the expertise of

DKN Decorators Ltd, who has worked successfully with Kier previously, and work was also undertaken at Hinckley.

On the Coalville development, DKN Decorators provided a full internal and external decorating service on the project which was designed by Pick Everard and completed in May 2014.

We are proud to be associated with Kier Construction

Peveril Street, Nottingham NG7 4AJ TELEPHONE: (0115) 970 5931 FAX: (0115) 970 1456

Email: enquiries@dkndecorators.co.uk Website: www.dkndecorators.co.uk

HEALTH UKC

Silsden Medical Centre New health centre in the heart of the community A Keighley medical centre has benefited from a complete overhaul to provide an integrated health centre.

Silsden Medical Centre is based on Elliott Street and this new centre, which includes a pharmacy, replaced the previous singlestorey medical centre that was demolished.

The 1,750sq m centre was necessary because the old facility was outdated and needed investment that wasn’t guaranteed to bring it to the required standards.

While work was under way, two thirds of the car park was used for a temporary surgery, with pre-fabricated surgery buildings brought in as well as an external lift and ramps.

This was used while the new building was constructed and once this was completed, the temporary structures were removed.

Work on the remaining car park area was then finished while the new building was in operation.

The new health centre has been developed to provide consulting and treatment rooms, a minor operations suite, an independent pharmacy and podiatry unit, which will all operate together as a local hub for district nurses and health visitors. It houses nine

been incorporated to guarantee local GPs, together with four nurses. sustainability on the development, Designed by Gould Singleton Architects, the building has a lower ground floor, which commenced in March 2013 ground and first floors on a sloping site. and was opened in February 2014.

At the front, it is the ground level Work on the car park and other external developments finished in May 2014. which slopes down a level towards The project has benefited from the vast the rear of the building. experience of Wildgoose Construction.

There are retaining walls and tanking details on the underside of the footprint, while work also saw the excavation to existing allotments which received piling prior to retainig wall structures.

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UKC COMMUNITY

Attenborough House New City Hall for Leicester City Council Leicester City Council’s Head Quarters are moving to City Hall on Charles Street.

Formerly Attenborough House, the building, which is being altered to ensure it is fit for the Council’s purpose, will see approximately half of the staff currently based at New Walk Centre at Welford Place move over, with the remaining going to existing council buildings in the city centre.

This move is taking place because structural engineers have found that there are problems with floors at New Walk Centre, so the Council would not be able to stay there permanently.

It is also a more cost effective approach in the long term than moving out of New Walk Centre temporarily and moving back in after a new Head Quarters was built on the site.

New Walk Centre will be demolished and replaced by a mixed use development that could include housing, offices, and leisure facilities.

Originally, Attenborough House was planned as only short term home for about 500 council staff while a long-term replacement for New Walk Centre was decided upon.

However, carrying out more extensive renovations now to enable Attenborough House to be used as City Hall in the long term will save millions of pounds a year in maintenance and running costs.

The renovations will also create some civic space for public use at City

Hall, including a hall, large meeting rooms and a presentation suite.

The programme of work needed at Attenborough House includes installation of double glazing, replacement of the old central heating system, new lifts, renewal of all electrical and mechanical services, and long-term maintenance such as roof repairs and water proofing to the basement.

This revised plan involves spending £7.6M on comprehensive improvements to the building now, as part of a £19.9M overall package, which would save the Council approximately £1.3M a year in running costs, maintenance and cost of leases of other buildings after 2015.

Leicester City Mayor Peter Soulsby, said: “When I came to office I inherited a very uneconomical plan which would have cost £56M to put into action – including £38M in rebuilding costs and a further £18M for refurbishment.

“Instead, these newer revised plans cut that budget to £19.9M,

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and will save the Council about t£1.3M a year in running costs, maintenance and the costs of leases of other buildings over the coming years.

“Under premises at Attenborough House and the York House means we can put these buildings to good use, and in the case of Attenborough House, also include some facilities for public use.”

Willmott Dixon is absolutely crucial to these plans, as the Company is the Main Contractor for the development. The Architect is Franklin Ellis Architects, and work will be complete on site in summer.

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