Six Zentia ceiling systems feature on one of Northumberland’s largest schools. A range of Zentia’s suspended ceiling tiles and grid systems have been used as part of an award-winning project to transform one of Northumberland’s largest schools. The Queen Elizabeth High School in Hexham, Northumberland, was crowned “Project of the Year – Schools” at […]
Designed by HLM Architects, the new special academy has been designed for pupils with SEND A new special academy for children and young people has opened to pupils in Sheffield. Designed by HLM Architects and built by Tilbury Douglas Construction, the school was funded by and delivered on behalf of the DfE, to provide […]
An Essex school has been forced to close until after Christmas due to concerns about asbestos. The King Edmund School in Rochford has been closed since November 14 after the Department for Education (DfE) made them aware that traces of asbestos has been unexpectedly found in a demolished building. The school has not been open […]
Photo: Jaktphotography Contractor G F Tomlinson has begun work on the 1,500sqm Anna Seward Primary School in Lichfield, which is due for completion in summer 2023. G F Tomlinson is working alongside Staffordshire County Council, design and project managers Entrust and architects Arc Partnership. The £7 million, two-storey building will offer 210 primary school […]
A NEW school that opened in February has been highly commended in an award ceremony for community buildings. Hamilton School, on Bulmershe Road, replaced Phoenix College on Christchurch Road, and is operated by the Maiden Erlegh Trust. The £8 million school, part funded by Reading Borough Council and the Department for Education, was celebrated in […]
DIAMOND BUILD COMPLETES PRIMARY SCHOOL UPGRADE Primary school pupils and staff will benefit from an improved environment following a £3.7m refurbishment delivered by Diamond Build PLC. The works were completed at Chestnuts Primary School in Tottenham on behalf of Haringey Council. The project has added two new classrooms to the site and enhanced the exterior […]
Pupils helped to fit the first solar panel to the roof of the new expansion of Winterstoke Hundred Academy in Locking Parklands on Tuesday, in a ceremony marking another important step forward for the upcoming eco-school. The school expansion, which is funded by Homes England’s Housing Infrastructure Fund, supports North Somerset Council’s commitment to make […]
Aggregate Industries has stepped in to help a Leicester school to provide vital access to specialist classrooms for its students. The leading construction materials supplier, which has its headquarters in Coalville, Leicestershire, was approached by Keyham Lodge School in Hamilton to solve the problem it had accessing its new educational pods. The school, a […]
How the new Horsham school could look Construction company Reds 10, on behalf of the Department for Education, is currently seeking planning permission from Horsham District Council to knock down Greenway Academy and put a new junior school on a playing field within the school grounds. The new school building would include classrooms, staff offices, […]
FARRANS COMPLETES TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING STUDENT ACCOMMODATION PROJECT IN BELFAST Leading building and civil engineering contractor, Farrans Construction, has completed a technically challenging student accommodation project in Belfast for client CA Ventures. The Aster House PBSA scheme offers 253 student bed spaces across 5-storeys and is situated in Belfast city centre on a 20-year […]