Construction of a new £8million state-of-the-art school building has started at the 750-pupil Central Lancaster High School. Work on a new science and technology block is under way, while work to demolish four buildings at the Crag Road school – originally built in 1966 – will follow shortly. It will then be followed by a […]
Wates Construction is building a temporary school so as to minimise disruption for the 1,050 pupils studying at the school. Credit: via Wates A new and more energy-efficient St John Fisher Catholic High School is set to complete in the spring of 2025. To make way for the new school off Baytree Road, Wates Construction […]
The Buildings’ materials relate to the robust architecture of some of Liverpool’s historic civic buildings and dockside architecture Yoko Ono Lennon Centre is a unique teaching and performance building at the University of Liverpool. It has been designed by Liverpool School of Architecture graduates based at UK architecture practice Ellis Williams.The new facility includes The […]
Construction is under way at the country’s first secure school – a brand new custodial facility for young people with education at its heart and helping to turn young offenders away from a life of crime. New world-leading approach to youth custody takes shape Education placed at heart of new ‘school within prison walls’ to […]
Helping create the ideal learning and working environment for creative talent Manchester Metropolitan University’s new £35m SoDA (School of Digital Arts) Building aims to create an ideal learning venue for digital creatives. Gilberts Blackpool is helping deliver the most appropriate environment within. Built by Kier Construction with M&E services provided by Dodd Group, the […]
McAvoy announces multi-million-pound investment programme to create one of the newest modular fleets in the UK and Ireland McAvoy, which was acquired by certain funds managed by Blantyre Capital in February 2020, has announced a substantial investment to expand its modular fleet with a new ‘SmartSpace’ product range. The investment will more than double the […]
Here at Briton, we’re working to find out the most common fire safety issues for people operating in your education buildings, and we’re hoping your answers will help! We’ll use what you tell us to help inform people that work in and maintain these buildings as to how they can be better prepared for fire […]
VINCI Building is bringing enterprise education into primary schools in England and Wales as part of its corporate social responsibility programme. The aim is to help children develop enterprise skills from an early age and to boost awareness of the careers available in construction. VINCI Building has partnered with 2B Enterprising who have developed an […]
The education sector is well versed in procuring built environment work. However, current market constraints, the latest statistics on the level of work needed across school estates and the lack of associated funding means that it will not be an easy road for many. Emma Hesbrook, regional manager at national framework provider Pagabo, discusses how […]
After a successful launch in 2021, the second Forterra London Apprentice Challenge recently took place at Lewisham College. The contest saw 18 London-based apprentice bricklayers compete to show off their newly learned skills through a selection of challenges. Jack Simmons from Swift Brickwork achieved first place in the individual competition, Shaun Wigzell from Flahive Brickwork […]