Anderson wins award for home at heart of country park
One of the UK’s leading property development companies has scooped a prestigious award for an innovative 131-acre housing development in a vast country park. Chelmsford-based Anderson was named as Best Large Development in the national First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards for its work at Faversham Lakes in Faversham, Kent. The ambitious project includes 330 two-, […]
Alan lands prestigious industry award for work at Faversham
Anderson Project Manager, Alan Clarke has been recognised by the National House Building Council (NHBC) for excellence in on-site management at its annual Pride in the Job awards. The accolade was for Alan and his team’s work on his site Faversham Lakes in Faversham, an impressive, imaginative and innovative development of 330 contemporary homes set […]
The link between religion and construction
There is little heavenly about a building site. With the mud, masonry and machinery, it’s not exactly pleasing to the eye nor is it top of the list as a place for spiritual worship. Unless of course, you happen to be ROELOF VAN EMMENIS. Here, the production manager at Chelmsford-based Anderson, one of the UK’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Construction needs to take a military approach to female recruitment
Exactly three years ago the British Armed Forces finally opened all roles to women. Since then applications for the frontline have doubled and 20% of the 80,000 applicants the Army received last year were female. Here, Steve Hammond, a former warrant officer who is now training manager for leading construction company Anderson, explains how construction […]
Hot tub sales having knock-on effect for building projects
The rise in hot tub sales over lockdown is having a knock-on effect for the building trade, a leading contractor and property developer has warned. Construction sites across the UK are struggling to get supplies of polymer materials such as plastics used for flooring, windows, pipes, membranes, seals and insulation. And according to Anderson, which is […]
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 […]
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 […]
