The Whitby Piers Coast Protection Scheme involved the £6.76m capital refurbishment of Whitby Harbour’s famous West and East Main Piers, improving the condition of these Grade II listed structures into the foreseeable future. Whitby Harbour is located on the North Yorkshire coast, at the mouth of the River Esk estuary (Figure 1). It is presently … Continue reading “Whitby Piers Coast Protection Scheme”
RIGHTSIZING is an innovative housing project on two sites in Monmouthshire. It has been developed and realised as a design and production for a new flexible housing prototype, tailored for demographics currently overlooked by the housing market: an older generation looking to downsize from larger properties and a younger generation looking for their first property. … Continue reading “Rightsizing : Slim Down and start up. 2 new housing schemes in Monmouthshire”
It’s true – training and retaining makes good business sense, but here at Walker Construction people development is central to our strategy. We cherish our culture of learning, it not only improves our employee relations and retention, but it also helps us to become more efficient, provide a higher quality service and improve the image … Continue reading “Walker Construction (UK) Ltd”
Classic Builders is exceptionally proud to have delivered Seaton Beach Development’s Passivhaus Plus Scheme in Seaton. It’s schemes such as this which reaffirm the South West as one of the most exciting areas in the UK for construction and property development. As the UK’s first certified Passivhaus Plus apartments, it was acknowledged at the conceptual … Continue reading “Seaton Beach”
The Grange University Hospital (GUH) is the largest capital project in Wales, a 450 bed specialist critical care centre, it has been delivered in exemplary fashion by maximising the extent of the project which has been manufactured offsite. The range of structural, façade, MEP elements and ensuite pods produced in this way is extensive. Laing … Continue reading “Offsite Project of the Year: The Grange University Hospital”
As a direct response to a growing shortage of doctors within the UK, this facility has delivered an outstanding medical training facility for the Yorkshire Region. The Health Secretary committed to increase the number of medical school places available by 1,500 to be made available from 2020. This initiative included the award of an additional … Continue reading “Hull York Medical School – York Campus”
Situated strategically within the Newcastle Helix development, an award-winning partnership between Newcastle University, Newcastle City Council and Legal and General, aimed at knowledge led regeneration on the former Scottish and Newcastle brewery site the landmark Fredrick Douglas Centre (FDC) facility is fully integrated and enhances the Helix masterplan and site wide strategy. The (FDC) is … Continue reading “Frederick Douglass Centre”
Callum has achieved, in the 3 years since graduating, what many would be proud to achieve in an entire career. He currently holds the position of Pre-Construction Manager for Gilbert & Goode, having progressed from Under Graduate, to Site Manager and Project Manager prior to his current role. Callum manages his team and responsibilities with … Continue reading “Callum Yeowell”
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