Students create artwork to thank key workers at new Mildenhall Hub
Students from Mildenhall Academy have unveiled their creative work thanking Suffolk keyworkers and the NHS at the new multi-million pound public services hub in Mildenhall. Students from the academy, due to relocate to the hub next year, took part in a competition to design posters for use on hoarding artwork at the site of the […]
Project manager scoops award for quarry housing development
A project manager has scooped a prestigious award after heading up an innovative housing development breathing new life into a disused quarry. Ian Cunnane, who has worked for Chelmsford-based Anderson for the last 14 years, has been recognised with a Pride in the Job award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) for his work […]
College competition winners impress judges with exceptional interpretations
Creativity and innovation took centre stage as the winners of West Suffolk College’s Buildtastic Primary School competitions have been announced. The Buildtastic competitions, launched back in October as part of the popular event celebrating National Construction Week, saw hundreds of Primary School pupils submit their entries. With collaboration at its heart, the event worked in […]
Construction site safety in a Covid world
As we are in a second lockdown, many businesses around the country are working remotely again. But for many in the construction sector, working from home just isn’t an option. Here Andrew Jay, Group Managing Director of Anderson, one of the UK’s largest contractors and property developers, explains how it’s “above and beyond” approach to […]
Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity reflects on suicide stats
By Bill Hill, CEO of Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity As well as the word unprecedented, we are now hearing the words mental health every day. That’s good because it means people are talking about the issues. But I was truly saddened to see the recent data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which found that […]
Work on iconic new seafront café continues
Work on a new iconic café in the heart of Felixstowe’s South Seafront is continuing thanks to exemptions to the new Covid-19 restrictions which allow construction work to continue. Work started on the new landmark building in August and is estimated to be completed in summer 2021, offering indoor and outdoor dining with unspoilt […]
Cambridgeshire homebuilder appoints new head of customer care
Peterborough-based housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire, has recently appointed a new Head of Customer Care as part of their team. Vicki Hart, 45, from Milton Keynes, joined the housebuilder recently and has worked throughout the lockdown period helping new residents to settle into their homes. Having spent 12 years working for the National […]
CEO stresses importance of keeping construction industry open
As the country enters into another national lockdown, John Anderson, CEO of the Larkfleet Group, discusses the support on offer for the construction industry and the importance of keeping the sector up and running during the pandemic. As Covid-19 cases continue to rise across England, the government has imposed a second national lockdown. This time, […]
I-Construct gets underway
The Haven Gateway Partnership is pleased to announce I-Construct, a new project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), to serve the construction sector in South East Local Enterprise Partnership region comprising of Essex, Kent and East Sussex. Under I-Construct the partnership will offer business support, innovation grant schemes and advice to support the development of […]
New homes snapped up before they are built thanks to urban exodus
Housing growth is set to skyrocket in the East of England thanks to the “urban exodus”, according to one of the UK’s largest contractors and property developers. Andrew Jay, Group Managing Director of Anderson which is working across sites in Essex, Suffolk and the outskirts of London, said homes were being snapped up in the […]
