Education
Shorefields New Model Special School and De La Salle Schol
By phillaw at May 22, 2012 | 09:57 | 0 Comment
Two major projects by Essex County Council to remodel two existing schools in Essex have reached financial close and work has started on site. Shorefields New Model Special School and De La Salle School and Language College will be redeveloped through remodelling, refurbishment and new buildings to designs by architects Astudio. Shorefields New Model Special School, more...
Director of City and Guilds Recieves 9.4%
By phillaw at April 23, 2012 | 10:36 | 0 Comment
Chris Jones, director general of City and Guilds, received a 9.4% pay rise from £228,500 to £250,000 at the beginning of 2011 and his 2010-11 remuneration also included bonuses of £127,128. The total figure of £449,990, published by the Times Educational Supplement, was described as “extremely inappropriate” by a union representing lecturers – who more...
Clugston Secure £7.7m Cleethorpes Academy
By phillaw at March 19, 2012 | 11:32 | 0 Comment
Clugston Construction, one of the North's leading privately owned building and civil engineering contractors - with offices in Leeds, Scunthorpe and Hebburn - has successfully secured its first project under the Partnership for Schools (PfS) Contractors Framework. Announced as preferred bidder for Cleethorpes Academy, Clugston Construction will start work on the £7.7m more...
Trust Appoints Vinci
By phillaw at March 13, 2012 | 17:01 | 0 Comment
A sod-cutting ceremony on Tuesday 6 March will mark the start of the work which will be carried out as part of the NHS Trust’s project to link Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust have appointed VINCI Construction UK as more...
The Elite Athlete Performance Centre
By phillaw at March 13, 2012 | 16:58 | 0 Comment
Jim Mutton, Loughborough College's Principal joined Richard Scarrott, ISG's Construction Director - Midland's, Bob Brookes, former Loughborough College Deputy Principal, and John Boyes, Loughborough College Governor at the official unveiling of the Gables. The Elite Athlete Performance Centre represents the first phase of a £3 million investment in student accommodation more...
First Passivhaus Schools in the UK
By phillaw at February 2, 2012 | 10:40 | 0 Comment
A milestone in the UK building industry has been reached with the formal certification of the first Passivhaus schools in the UK. Warm Low Energy Building Practice, accredited by the Passivhaus Institute in Germany as a UK Passivhaus Certifier, announced completion of the rigorous certification process. Warm then issued Certificates, for the first three Passivhaus more...
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75 New Apprentices for Seddon Group
By phillaw at January 31, 2012 | 13:52 | 0 Comment
To celebrate the 75th birthday of its apprentice scheme, construction and maintenance company Seddon Group is set to recruit 75 new apprentices and trainees in the UK this year. At a time of record youth unemployment and as preparations get under way for the National Apprenticeship Week - from 6 to 10 February - Seddon says it is underlining its “continued commitment more...
PFI school building announcement delayed
By phillaw at December 7, 2011 | 16:18 | 0 Comment
he Department for education (DfE) has pushed back the announcement of which schools will receive funding for £2bn worth of new building projects to January 2012. The government’s Priority School Building programme will see £2bn of schools built through private finance initiatives (PFI). An announcement on which schools would receive funding was scheduled for more...
University Library Old Aberdeen Campus
By phillaw at November 18, 2011 | 11:25 | 0 Comment
Iconic new University library opens its doors. An iconic new building for Aberdeen opens its doors to the public for the first time. The new University of Aberdeen library is designed to provide a 21st century learning and research environment for students, University staff, visitors and the public. Conceived by Danish architects schmidt hammer lassen as a cube more...
St Cuthberts School Extension
By phillaw at November 18, 2011 | 11:11 | 0 Comment
St Cuthberts School Extension School Alterations St Cuthberts Catholic School, Victoria Road, Carlisle, CA1 2UE Start Date: July 2011 Contract Period: 4 Months Sector: Education Estimated Value: £400,000 The Team Architect: Architects Plus (UK) Ltd Main Contractor: Lambert & Gill Ltd During the last five years Lambert & Gill Ltd have more...
