The official opening marks the completion of a new school in Stowmarket
Orwell Multi-Academy Trust are celebrating the official opening of Grace Cook Primary and Nursery in Stowmarket. In April 2021, Suffolk County Council received planning permission to build the new school, which is located within Northfield View housing development, previously known as Chilton Leys. The official opening of the school took place with representatives from the […]
New Council flats on Fore Hamlet set to move forward
Next week’s Ipswich Borough Council Planning Committee will consider an application from Handford Homes and Barefoot & Gilles architects to develop the site of the former Hope Church on Fore Hamlet into new Council housing. Handford Homes, the Council’s house building arm welcomed the officer recommendation for approval. The scheme is for 30 flats – […]
Ingleton Wood strengthens leadership team in their Billericay office with Associate Architect appointment
Property and construction consultancy Ingleton Wood has expanded its Billericay team with the appointment of Marta Holton as the office’s lead Architect. Marta joins as an Associate Architect and will be heading up the Architectural Team, overseeing and managing projects while mentoring her colleagues including new recruits and apprentices. She joins with 17 years of […]
New unit for retail giant The Range gets go-ahead at Gateway 14, Stowmarket, and will create 1,650 jobs
Detailed planning consent has been given for the first unit at Gateway 14, Stowmarket, to be occupied by home, garden and leisure products retailer The Range – creating an estimated 1,650 jobs. Mid Suffolk District Council’s planning committee approved reserved matters for the highly sustainable logistics unit – approaching 1.2m sq ft in size – […]
Joe Clarke appointed as Senior Commercial Manager at Jaynic
Land promoter and developer Jaynic that operates mainly in East Anglia has appointed Joe Clarke as Senior Commercial Manager whose priority role initially will be overseeing the physical development of the Gateway 14 scheme at Stowmarket. Clarke who previously worked for contractor Bowmer & Kirkland in Derby has over 15 years of commercial management experience in […]
Double celebration for Ingleton Wood’s Norfolk team after Constructing Excellence Award and Partner promotion
The property and construction consultancy won the Excellence in Business Award at the Norfolk Constructing Excellence Awards 2022 organised by the Norfolk Constructing Excellence Club which supports businesses with innovation, collaboration and best practice. The Excellence in Business Award recognises ‘outstanding’ SMEs who are leaders in their field and demonstrate staff investment via training, upskilling, developing new […]
Lighthouse Club Partners With Ford To “Make It Visible”A Suicide Prevention Campaign That Cannot Be Missed
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has teamed up with Ford to “Make it Visible” – a new high-visibility campaign using higher-viz safety vests to grab attention and point people in the direction of help when needed. The UK’s commercial vehicle leader is stepping in to help combat the issue that as many as two construction […]
Norwich primary school brings recycled materials to life
Pupils from Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School, Bowthorpe, have received a donation of recycled building materials to use for ‘loose parts play’ – a method of using with everyday objects to improve creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills. After donning hard hats and high-vis jackets, youngsters from the school helped representatives from construction company […]
Fantastic Free Training Initiatives to Support Mental Health Awareness Week
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity are announcing some fantastic initiatives to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week and reminding everyone in construction about all of the freely available resources they offer. The charity is launching three fantastic new masterclasses to complement the huge variety of free wellbeing masterclasses already available to anyone in construction and […]
New policing facility brings specialist expertise under one roof
A brand-new specialist policing centre is one step closer to opening after contractors completed the roof section on the facility – set to serve the communities of Broadland and beyond. To mark the occasion a special ‘topping-out’ ceremony was held at the Broadland Business Park site witnessed by a number of officers and staff who will be […]
