Long-running Ipswich chartered surveyors welcomes two new team members
An Ipswich chartered surveyors – which this year celebrates its 130th anniversary – has welcomed two new staff members to its growing team. Stuart Blakey and Lee Forbes joined the firm three months ago having both worked at Concertus. Stuart joined the firm as a quantity surveyor having previously worked on a wide variety of […]
Construction set to start on new Suffolk nursery
A Suffolk construction firm has been appointed to deliver a state-of-the-art new nursery as a village school looks to expand. Thurston-based Seamans Building has been given the go-ahead to build the new early years centre at Melton Primary School, creating 30 new places at the school near Woodbridge. The single-storey building will be built using […]
East Anglia’s first net zero school marks construction milestone
The construction of the region’s first net zero school has marked a major milestone. A ceremonial steel signing event has been held at Lakenheath Primary School, with local councillors, members of the project team and the school gathering to mark the occasion. Cllr Andrew Reid, Cabinet Member for Education and SEND at Suffolk County Council, […]
New Ipswich ambulance hub formally opens
A new £12.8million ambulance hub aimed to enhance emergency response efficiency in Ipswich has officially opened. The new hub on Ransome Industrial Estate was formally unveiled by Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, Clare, the Countess of Euston in early October. It comes after planning permission for the project was given the green light from Ipswich Borough Council […]
Ribbon-cutting celebration marks reopening of fire-hit Suffolk primary school
A ribbon-cutting ceremony has taken place to celebrate the reopening of Otley Primary School following a fire in the school’s toilets just before Christmas. The fire, on Monday December 9, started in the ground floor and spread to the roof, requiring 11 engines from across Suffolk to extinguish the blaze. Following the fire, pupils were […]
‘Huge milestone’ at Suffolk school as it officially opens new Year 6 block
A Suffolk primary school has officially opened its new Year 6 classroom block following a major redevelopment of the site. The £750,000 project at Martlesham Primary Academy, funded by Suffolk County Council, has seen a range of improvements to the school. These include the construction of a new Year 6 block, with cloakroom and toilet […]
Construction progress at Grace Cook Primary & Pre-School
Orwell Multi-Academy Trust is celebrating the start of construction for the new primary and pre-school in Stowmarket. In April 2021, Suffolk County Council received planning permission to build the new school, which is to be named Grace Cook Primary School. The new school will be located within Northfield View housing development, previously known as Chilton […]
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. […]
How council is setting the standard for innovative care homes of the future.
Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) is working on its first care home build project in nearly 50 years. The Hockliffe Road Care Home will sit in the centre of Leighton Buzzard, on the site of a recently demolished Magistrates Court and Police Centre. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is at the heart of the digital transformation across […]
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 […]
