Contractor secures £11m of work thanks to building boom
A leading contractor and property developer has secured £12million of new work contracts as house building increases post-pandemic. Anderson, which has its headquarters in Chelmsford but works on projects throughout the East of England, has won work as part of a building boom set to spearhead the national recovery from the pandemic, boost the economy […]
Barratt builds construction workshop for ex-forces students
Students at Colchester Institute recently took part in a workshop led by a representative from leading developer Barratt Homes, about getting into the construction industry. In a bid to support local communities and encourage a wider talent pool, the homebuilder teamed up with military charity Building Heroes – who provides a gateway for service leavers […]
Donation of building material keeps The Locks Inn on track
It’s been a long road to reopening for The Locks Inn in Geldeston but at least the path is now smoother thanks to a donation of 80 tonnes of hardcore building material from Hopkins Homes. Famed for its riverside location and the Big Dog ferry that delivers customers to a nearby jetty, The Locks is […]
Landmark development in Felixstowe enters final phase
As part of ongoing investment in Felixstowe’s South Seafront, the development of a new iconic café is entering the final phase. Barnes Constructions started work on the landmark building in August last year and are now entering the final phases of the development, estimated to be completed late this summer. Once completed, the café will […]
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 […]
