Construction boss urges industry to ‘swap swagger for sympathy’ to tackle mental health problems
A leading construction company is tackling masculine stereotypes, offsetting stigmas and starting conversations about mental health as part of a new initiative to combat industry-wide mental health problems. Ipswich-based SEH French Building, part of One Group Construction, sent all company directors and managers, including contracts and site managers, on a two-day training course to improve […]
New warehouse plan for Sealey
To support its further growth, plans for a new large warehouse have been submitted to West Suffolk Council by long-established local business, Sealey. Wincer Kievenaar Architects, who have had worked with Sealey over the last couple of decades, has designed the scheme which, if planning is granted, will be sited on Suffolk Business Park in […]
Hopkins Homes donates to community group keeping Saxmundham clean and litter-free
Award-winning developer, Hopkins Homes, has donated a number of high visibility jackets to a community litter picking group to support their efforts to keep Saxmundham clean and litter free. The Saxmundham and District Litter Pickers group, which currently has a dedicated team of more than 20 volunteers, received a welcome boost with the generous donation […]
County Broadband celebrates seven-fold workforce growth in three years
Essex-based community broadband provider County Broadband has announced a seven-fold workforce increase in just three years after celebrating its 100th employee milestone during the pandemic. The firm has been one of the region’s biggest success stories in recent years after receiving a £46 million private investment from Aviva Investors in 2018 to build full-fibre broadband […]
Planning granted for new primary and pre-school at Chilton Leys in Stowmarket
Suffolk County Council has received planning permission to build a primary and pre-school to serve the new housing development at Chilton Leys in Stowmarket. The new 210-pupil primary school and 60-pupil pre-school will open in September 2022 to provide sufficient school places for local children and help support the new housing developments in the area. […]
Broadband boost for 36 rural south Cambridgeshire villages
Thousands of rural homes and businesses in south Cambridgeshire are set to have full-fibre broadband networks built in their villages, capable of some of the fastest and most reliable internet speeds in the UK, it can be revealed. Specialist rural broadband provider County Broadband has confirmed that an initial 36 villages have now been earmarked […]
Larkfleet Group announces innovative partnerships for ultrafast broadband
Larkfleet Group reveals partnerships with Virgin Media and Open Fibre Networks Ltd, to bring ultrafast and reliable broadband to new developments. All new Allison Homes, Larkfleet Homes and Larkfleet Homes South West developments will have access to reliable and ultrafast broadband from 2021. These new partnerships come at a time where people are more reliant […]
Industry unites at annual Norfolk Constructing Excellence Awards 2021
This week companies across Norfolk came together virtually to celebrate the Norfolk Constructing Excellence Awards 2021. This annual event acknowledges the hard work and dedication of construction organisations, individuals and project teams involved in delivering and contributing to the built environment in the region. Hosted by Warren Salmons, Chair of Norfolk Constructing Excellence, and streamed […]
Lighthouse Club selected as mental health training provider for London colleges
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is once again leading the way in improving mental health in the construction industry and has been selected to deliver specialist mental health and wellbeing training to construction students and tutors at five London colleges. The pilot scheme starts in the Spring and is expected to be completed by October. The […]
Friends reunite with construction recruitment firm launch
Two well-known recruiters in the construction space are launching their own venture to continue servicing the construction industry across Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. After meeting in college many years ago, both Adam Eldridge and David Andrews spent time working for national and regional specialist recruitment and, until recently, were rivals in business. Both 31 […]
