Community businesses get £3,000 from Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme
Five community-run businesses in Suffolk have received grants totalling almost £3,000 through the Hopkins Plunkett Communities Scheme to help them adapt to Covid guidelines. The scheme – a partnership between East Anglian housebuilder Hopkins Homes and national charity the Plunkett Foundation – was set up to help businesses such as community-run shops and pubs adapt […]
Works starts on new Bungay SEND school
A 1930s middle school in Bungay is being transformed into an all-new school for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by an Ipswich-based design and build collaboration. Suffolk County Council has commissioned designers and consultants, Concertus, to convert the existing school building in Hillside Road, Bungay, into a permanent 80-place […]
The Hopkins Group awarded top marks for customer satisfaction
Award-winning developer The Hopkins Group – which includes Hopkins Homes and Hopkins & Moore – has received the maximum five-star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey. The survey, which recognises excellence in customer satisfaction, is one of the largest of its type in the country and is […]
Topping out at Creffield Villas heralds sale of new homes and apartments
A topping out event to mark the structural completion of new family houses and apartments in Colchester took place at Creffield Villas in Creffield Road, Lexden this week. Cllr Adam Fox, Colchester Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for Housing and Cllr Theresa Higgins, Portfolio Holder for Commercial Services celebrated the occasion with a tour of the site. Colchester Amphora Homes […]
Construction company restructure after year of growth
A leading construction and property development company has restructured following a year of significant growth in the face of adversity. Anderson, which has its head offices in Chelmsford but manages sites across the East of England, has “optimised and adapted” to improve reporting structures, communications and create efficiency and opportunity in both the construction and […]
£1.2 million to be invested in Woolpit
Leading developer David Wilson Homes plans to invest £1.2 million into a Suffolk village through its upcoming development Abbots Green. The new 115-home community, located on Old Stowmarket Road in Woolpit, will bring investment into the village as part of the planning agreement and will be used to support services and improve facilities for both […]
£2m Chantry Centre revamp praised as ‘exciting’ community hub for Billericay
The Chantry Centre, a new £1.9 million Community Hub for Billericay and home of Billericay Town Council, has been unveiled and praised as an “exciting and innovative” community focal point to help residents and local clubs return to normal life following lockdown. The completion of the year long project during the Covid-19 pandemic is being […]
New commercial property associate at law firm built his own home
A new associate joining a Suffolk law firm’s commercial property team has a unique perspective on the sector – as he built his home in Ipswich himself. Paul Munnings joined Prettys Solicitors in Ipswich late last year with a background as an entrepreneur and property developer in his own right, as well as extensive experience […]
Apprentice urges young to join sector, help economy recover post-Covid
Following the government announcement that it would cancel GCSE and A-Level exams in 2021, education experts warned of a “lost generation” of pupils whose conventional academic journey had been decimated. But here, apprentice Sasha Harvey, a trainee site engineer for leading contractor and developer Anderson based in Essex, explains why the move might encourage new […]
Perfect 10 project leads the way in innovative fundraising
Award winning builder, broadcaster, and construction mental health advocate Andy Stevens hopes to raise much-needed funds for the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity by embarking on a unique build project dubbed, ‘Perfect 10’. The Perfect 10 project aims to be the first ever build where only trades that have stepped forward through social media and Andy’s filming […]
