Colchester based Speedy Fixings appoints new Managing Director
Shaun Cook has officially been appointed as Managing Director of Speedy Fixings Ltd taking over from Founder and previous MD, Kevin Burgess. In 2000, originally trading as BIG (Brackets and Bolts) Ltd, the company started out supplying bracketry and metalwork at Whitehall Industrial Estate in Colchester. Today, as Speedy Fixings, the business is based on […]
UK suppliers benefit from £2.5bn in contracts as Sizewell C marks first year of construction
Sizewell C is delivering £2.5bn in contracts to nearly 300 UK suppliers already – including £100m in local contacts as it marks its first year of construction. The nuclear power station project, which will support 70,000 jobs across the UK, has pledged to spend £4.4bn in the East of England across the construction period. The […]
Region’s leading construction PR specialists unite to boost local sector
Two of East Anglia’s most renowned marketing firms have united to build the region’s leading construction PR powerhouse. Felixstowe-based Prominent PR has joined forces with its Ipswich neighbours Friel, bringing clients a complete, full-service PR and digital marketing offering. Both businesses have gained national recognition for their work – with Prominent PR helping housebuilding client […]
Work begins on new clubhouse and luxury villas at historic Suffolk golf course
Work to build a state-of-the-art new golf clubhouse and five luxury villas has begun at Felixstowe Ferry. Ipswich-based construction company SEH French joined representatives from Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club on Wednesday, January 8 to mark the start of the works, which will see the 1,020 sqm new clubhouse, public café and public toilets built on-site. Complete with a sloped, living roof, the A+ energy rated building will help futureproof the golf club while making the sport more accessible to […]
Will Newman promoted to Managing Director for Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services
Briggs & Forrester announces the promotion of Will Newman to Managing Director for Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services succeeding Ian Lawrence, who has headed up the business as Managing Director for the last 8 years. Will started his career with the business as a Technical Trainee in 2002 progressing to the position of Project Manager. […]
First show home opens at flagship development
Denbury Homes is excited to announce the grand opening of The Swan, the first show home at St Edmunds Gate, Bury St Edmunds (IP33 2RX) on Saturday, 18th January 2025. Homebuyers will have the opportunity to view The Swan, a newly designed four-bedroom home from the HBF five-star rated builder. They will also be able […]
Young people on the James Paget Children’s Ward over the festive period will get a boost thanks to the generosity of Morgan Sindall and LDD Construction Ltd
Young people who have to stay on the James Paget Children’s Ward over the festive period will get a boost thanks to the generosity of Morgan Sindall and LDD Construction Ltd. The two construction firms, who work closely on projects including buildings on the James Paget site, generously donated sacks full of Christmas presents and […]
2024 sees Barnes Construction donate £44,291 to charities and good causes
A huge Christmas cheer goes to Barnes Construction who has handed out a whopping £44,291 this year to charities and good causes. The eye watering total was made up of donations given by the business over the year to local charities such as: Lighthouse Women’s Aid, Suffolk Mind, Home Start Suffolk and Suffolk Tree Warden […]
Students take to the stage at Women in Construction event
A Christmas lunch attended by more than 200 women across the region’s construction sector has looked to ‘bridge the gap between education and industry’. The Women in Construction Anglia event, at Ipswich Town Football Club on December 10, aimed to inspire the next generation of women to take up a career in the sector, while […]
Denbury Homes team delivers Christmas collection for Gatehouse Foodbank
East Anglian housebuilder, Denbury Homes’ head office team shared a little Christmas cheer last week, delivering donations to Gatehouse Foodbank in Bury St Edmunds. Staff donations of dried goods, tins and other seasonal and everyday items were matched by the company as they hope to ease some of the financial stress that Christmas can have […]
