Alan lands prestigious industry award for work at Faversham
Anderson Project Manager, Alan Clarke has been recognised by the National House Building Council (NHBC) for excellence in on-site management at its annual Pride in the Job awards. The accolade was for Alan and his team’s work on his site Faversham Lakes in Faversham, an impressive, imaginative and innovative development of 330 contemporary homes set […]
Watch: Time-lapse footage reveals how timber-framed Linmere Farmstead community hub is near completion
A key milestone of a new community hub under construction which is set to serve the new 5,000 home Linmere development near Houghton Regis has been marked with a time-lapse video released by Lands Improvement Holdings (LIH). The footage captures the four-month progress of The Farmstead which will be located in the heart of Linmere, […]
Cambridge firm’s ‘game-changing’ EV network ultra-fast rollout across UK
A Cambridge construction firm has been appointed to help build over 100 “game-changing” ultra-fast EV charging stations across the UK. Ingleton Wood, a property and construction consultancy based in Oakington, Cambridge, has been selected by The EV Network, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure company, on a major rollout of ultra-fast charging stations on […]
Property consultancy shortlisted as EducationInvestor Award finalist
Barker is delighted to be shortlisted as Finalist to the EducationInvestor Awards 2021 in the ‘Property Advisor’category. Aimed at consultants in the education sector, the EducationInvestor Awards champion organisations andindividuals that have made an outstanding commitment and contribution to the industry in the past year. This nomination is excellent news for Barker as it recognises […]
Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme shortlisted for national award
A partnership between housebuilder Hopkins Homes and charity Plunkett Foundation, which provided vital support to community-owned organisations during the pandemic, is in the running to win a national award. The Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme supported more than 35 community-owned shops, pubs and businesses in East Anglia over a nine-month period from June 2020. The scheme […]
Key construction phase at Homerton College dining hall nears completion
The Bursar and College Principal have joined with representatives from the construction team and the college, to celebrate the culmination of a key stage in the building of a new dining hall at Homerton College in Cambridge. Bursar, Deborah Griffin OBE, Geoff Ward, College Principal and Bob Steward, Joint MD of Barnes Construction, took the […]
The link between religion and construction
There is little heavenly about a building site. With the mud, masonry and machinery, it’s not exactly pleasing to the eye nor is it top of the list as a place for spiritual worship. Unless of course, you happen to be ROELOF VAN EMMENIS. Here, the production manager at Chelmsford-based Anderson, one of the UK’s […]
Works at St Catharine’s College Sherlock Court start on site
GSSArchitecture is delighted to announce that works have now commenced on-site at St Catharine’s College in Cambridge, following listed building consent being granted earlier this year. The works consist of phased internal refurbishments and reconfigurations to a number of buildings within the College estate, known collectively as Sherlock Court. Located on Trumpington Street, in the […]
Hopkins Homes site manager wins prestigious NHBC Pride in the Job award
The site manager at Hopkins Homes’ Blyth Vale development in Halesworth has received a prestigious National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job award. Ryan Leggett received the award for excellence in site management at Blyth Vale, a development of stylish two, three and four-bedroom homes in the picturesque Suffolk town of Halesworth. Pride […]
Alconbury Weald project inspires children
Pupils from Ermine Street Church Academy were invited to discover more about sustainability at New Shire Hall at Alconbury Weald and plant new trees, donated by R G Carter, to add to the environmentally friendly landscaping surrounding the site. R G Carter, one of the region’s leading construction firms, invited the Academy, and leaders from […]
