The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 set out the duties of a principal designer, defined as the organisation or individual (appointed by the client to take control of the pre-construction phase of any project involving more than one contractor. The HSE gas commissioned research to see how the legislation is working in practice and…
CGI of the completed Dacres Wood Court Bellway London’s newest division, Bellway London Partnerships, is building 59 flats on what used to be Our Lady & St Philip Neri Infant School on Mayow Road in Forest Hill. Construction of the building, called Dacres Wood Court, comes on the back of the division’s first private development,…
Survey Solutions founder and chief executive James Cooper Survey Solutions has taken over Survey Systems in Manchester and Kempston Surveys in Bedfordshire. The acquisition follow an injection of private equity in 2019. Survey Systems was formed in 1983 and together with its sister company, Locate Surveys, employs approximately 40 people. Kempston Surveys has been trading…
Lisa Beaman Lisa Beaman’s arrival at SES, part of the Wates group, is described as a strategic appointment to bolster its work-winning team in the midlands and southwest. As pre-construction manager, she will be responsible for securing mechanical & electrical (M&E) projects which support SES’ growth in key sectors including pharmaceutical and education, as well…
Hart has already handed over some of the homes in the package of 265 Hart, which is part of the Cruden Group, is working with Midlothian Council to deliver 265 new homes in the region in support of the council’s local housing strategy. The roads and drainage infrastructure package at Morris Road in Newtongrange is…
Spencer has to have the job finished by 1st July 2021 Spencer Group has been selected by Associated British Ports (ABP) to build two border control posts (BCPs) at the ports of Hull and Immingham. Now that the UK is no longer part of the European Union, the BCPs are needed to carry out checks…
Gordon McArthur The organisation, which helps develop the next generation of skills in the electrotechnical sector in Scotland, will now be led by Gordon McArthur who is managing director of WMQ Building Services. He takes over from Alex Guyan, who has been in the chair for eight years. Mike Stark, director at Atalian Servest AMK,…
Currie Community High School will be designed to the Passivhaus energy standard, with the aim of reducing the amount of energy needed for heating by up to 90% compared to the norm. The standard also lowers the total amount of energy used by around 70% and minimises carbon emissions. The campus will be the first…
Kingspan has commissioned an investigation by law firm Eversheds Sutherland into its UK Insulation Boards business and has committed to full implementation of the recommendations put forwardd reforms. Kingspan sold Kooltherm K15 boards to the Grenfell Tower restoration project despite it not being fit for purpose. Chief executive Gene Murtagh said: “The unacceptable conduct and…
Kingspan has commissioned an investigation by law firm Eversheds Sutherland into its UK Insulation Boards business and has committed to full implementation of the recommendations put forwardd reforms. Kingspan sold Kooltherm K15 boards to the Grenfell Tower restoration project despite it not being fit for purpose. Chief executive Gene Murtagh said: “The unacceptable conduct and…
