Entries by Lyn

School Project Set to Complete Despite Tolent Collapse

Assurances have been given by a local council over a school building project after the main contractor went into administration. Construction firm Tolent was involved in a £2.7m scheme to extend Kirkleatham Hall School, a special school on the outskirts of Redcar. Earlier this month, more than 300 people were made redundant by joint administrators […]

FIRE CLOSES MEDICAL SCIENCE BUILDING

(Photo by Katie Lenhart) The Remsen Medical Sciences Building is closed following a fire Sunday morning in a seventh-floor laboratory. Access to the adjoining Kellogg Hall and Vail Research building will resume for research and education functions on Monday. Vail is closed on Sunday while the situation is being assessed. The fire was contained to […]

Plans for new School Unveiled

Exciting plans for a new school that will transform education for vulnerable learners in Powys have been unveiled, the county council has said.   Powys County Council is to build a new £9.1m school for Brynllywarch Hall School as part of its Transforming Education programme. The school, located in Kerry near Newtown, provides education for […]

SPECIAL SCHOOL BUILDING MOVES A STEP CLOSER

A new special school building which will cater for 100 students with social, emotional and mental health needs has moved a step closer after plans were lodged with the local council. River Tees Academy Grangetown will take in youngsters aged between five and 19 years old from across the Tees Valley and employ about 70 […]

Local contractors deliver £15 million school infrastructure investment

A Cornish construction and professional services consultancy facilitated £15 million worth of work in Cornish schools in 2022, on behalf of Cornwall Council. The work, delivered by Mace Ward Williams Joint Venture (MWJV), is the result of one of Cornwall Council’s highest single year investment into school infrastructure on record. The rolling programme aims to […]

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£10 million needed to tackle ‘cracking’ concrete

The £6.7 million programme for Knightsridge Primary will involve a complete replacement of the  Siporex panels (Image: Stuart Vance) Schools in Livingston, Bathgate and Stoneyburn will see structural work to remove Siporex panels and repair concrete lintels West Lothian Council is investing £10 million to fix structural issues caused by Siporex at three West Lothian […]

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Brighton Children’s Nursery Adds Adaptable Space

Working with architects, Broe & Co LLP, Style was specified to install a new folding wall system to the ground floor of the Bloomsbury Street Day Nursery in Brighton, creating a flexible environment where children are encouraged to learn, play and explore at their own pace. Allowing nursery staff to separate the room into two, […]