According to the Supply Chain Sustainability School, the UK Infrastructure plan is valued at £600 billion and current statistics suggest there is a shortfall of 44,600 new recruits per annum. In this climate, it has never been more important to have a Workforce Strategy in place to meet the challenges of staff recruitment, selection, training; … Continue reading “Danny Sullivan Group”
Ben is a firm believer that when done right, construction can do great things and enable economic and social value. At Invennt, Ben supports our customers to identify what value means for them and how to unlock it, weather this be through operational improvement, strategic insights or revealing areas of innovation to claim R&D tax … Continue reading “Ben Pritchard”
In December 2015, the most severe floods in a generation hit the city of York. As water levels rose to the highest recorded on the River Foss, they entered the main control building at the Foss Barrier, which forms an important part of the city’s flood defences, rendering the facility inoperable. The Foss Barrier and … Continue reading “The Foss Barrier: Road to Recovery”
The Barbara Hepworth Building (BHB) is the University of Huddersfield’s (UoH) new centre for the study of art, design and architecture. Delivered by Morgan Sindall (MS) and named after the West Yorkshire-born sculptor, the five story building includes cutting-edge design and construction studios, design laboratories and a daring 18m flying cantilever reaching out from the … Continue reading “University of Huddersfield Barbara Hepworth Building”
A local authority viewpoint: With ever-increasing tenant waiting lists, monetary pressures from all angles, aged and inconsistent assets and ever-increasing construction costs; achieving consistency across our entire residential property portfolio is almost impossible. Whilst all financial sense frequently points to demolishing and re-building homes, it comes with huge pressures, not least capital cost, damaging established … Continue reading “Thermal Upgrading Works – Easton Road Estate Bridlington”
The historic St. Vincent’s Church was originally constructed in 1856 and was last occupied in 1996, standing empty for twenty years until being acquired by UNITE Students. During this time the building fallen into a desperate state of disrepair. The challenge presented to Bowmer + Kirkland’s team was to sympathetically redevelop the church building for … Continue reading “St Vincent’s Place, Sheffield”
Interserve Construction was engaged early by Leeds City Council through the Leeds Local Education Partnership (LEP) with the aim to redefine the standard of social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) services to support young people aged 11 to 16 in Leeds. Designing learning environments specifically for SEMH needs is challenging as the facilities must be … Continue reading “Springwell Leeds Academy SEMH Schools”
The initial appointment was by Rotherham College Group, who later merged with Worksop College and Wath-upon-Dearne College to create the RNN Group. For the project’s government funding to stay secure, the RNN Group had to restructure two-thirds of its senior management team, meaning that the original client contact for the scheme, up until the RIBA … Continue reading “RNN Group”
When Adept was founded in January 2007, the three partners clearly understood the need to have a clearly defined USP in order to establish a firm foothold in an already saturated market. They were acutely aware of the multitude of potential issues 2D analogue workflows perpetuated through living memory. In 2007, companies in the industry … Continue reading “Adept’s success through BIM”
The Hawthorne Avenue Phase C land parcel (Boomerang) was acquired by Hull City Council as part of their on-going regeneration programme in the Newington and St Andrews (NaSA) area of the city. The former factory site was cleared by Hull and then developed by Keepmoat Homes using the ilke product for Registered Provider partner Places … Continue reading “Hawthorne Avenue Development, Hull”
