Repton hands over first three affordable houses to Orbit Homes at Attleborough development
Repton Property Developments, the housing development company wholly owned by Norfolk County Council, has handed over the first three new houses on its development at Saxon Heath in Attleborough to Orbit Homes. A new show home on the development, which is in the town’s Hargham Road, has also been completed and is now open. Constructed by leading partnership […]
National Federation of Builders launches fully funded director level training to bolster construction industry
National Federation of Builders launches fully funded director level training to bolster construction industry. In a pioneering move to fortify the construction industry and mitigate the number of insolvencies that plague it, the National Federation Of Builders (NFB) is proud to announce a groundbreaking initiative – fully funded director-level training designed exclusively for the construction […]
Construction begins on Avant Tecno UK’s headquarters in Suffolk
Construction has commenced on the new multimillion pound headquarters for Avant Tecno UK at Suffolk Business Park in Bury St Edmunds. The development of the 32,200sq ft facility is being led by Churchmanor Estates and built by SEH French. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 19 to mark the start of works with representatives from […]
#MakeItVisible – Free workforce wellbeing and welfare portal for all in construction
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has partnered with CITB and Samaritans to create a wellbeing support tool, as part of the industry wide initiative called Make It Visible. The Make It Visible campaign and portal aims to make welfare and wellbeing support visible on every construction site, helping to reduce the stigma around the subject […]
Local women recognised at National Federation of Builders Top 100 Women in Construction Awards 2023
The National Federation of Builders Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards was held last week at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. Siu Mun Li won the Southern Hero award and was named ‘Most Influential Woman in Construction 2023’. Siu comments; “The NFB’s Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction awards ceremony was a truly […]
Steel signing celebrates construction progress at new Maldon primary school
On the 15th September, an important milestone in the creation of a new state-of-the-art primary school and nursery in Maldon, Essex, was commemorated with a steel signing ceremony. When complete, Limebrook Primary School and Nursery will provide a high-end educational facility for more than 400 children, helping to meet increasing local demand for school and early year places at the Limebrook Way development in Maldon. […]
Bouygues UK completes £168m student accommodation project in Essex
Photo credit – Andrew Hendry Leading construction company Bouygues UK has completed The Pastures, its £168m project to deliver 1,262 new student bedrooms on the Colchester Campus for the University of Essex. The project was developed by Uliving, the student accommodation arm of Bouygues UK’s sister company Linkcity, in partnership with leading global investor, developer […]
Lighthouse Charity Supports Young NEET Community
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is delighted to be joining forces with the Lofty Heights Skills Academy to encourage young NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) people to choose construction as a career and provide them with access to essential wellbeing training. The charity’s free soft skills training covers a variety of wellbeing issues […]
Lovell wins international Health and Safety accolade from RoSPA
Leading housing developer, Lovell in East Anglia has fought off stiff international competition to scoop a prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) award, demonstrating its commitment to health and safety excellence. Lovell, based in Norwich, was awarded an order of distinction for 17 consecutive gold awards, demonstrating its dedication to ensuring its […]
Norfolk and Suffolk Property Drinks expand into Essex
Norfolk and Suffolk Property Drinks are free events aimed at bringing professionals from across the property and construction sector together for informal networking. The Norfolk Drinks are held on the first Friday of the and the Suffolk Drinks are held on the last Friday of the month, in local venues with monthly sponsors from companies […]
