A new school for 80 secondary age children is to be built in Bury in the next year. Planning approval has been granted in the past week for the two-storey SEND school which will be constructed on the site of the former Castlebrook secondary, which was demolished in 2017 and replaced nearby by Unsworth Academy. […]
#lighting Working with the University of the West of England, Hydrock Consultants, and AHR Architects, Zumtobel delivers a cutting-edge lighting scheme to inspire future engineers. The University of the West of England (UWE) has invested in a new School of Engineering with the commitment to increase the number of women and people from underrepresented groups […]
The brand new Boclair Academy in Bearsden is in the final stages of development and will be opening its doors to pupils when they return after the summer holidays. Council Leader Gordan Low visited the site to see the progress and to meet with Council partners, the head teacher and some of the pupils who […]
UFCM and Ace Concrete Flooring were called upon when a heating solution was needed for a new centre for disabled children in north east England. St Williams Church, in Dormanstown, Redcar, has been renovated to become a respite centre for children with disabilities after the site was leased by Ark Consultants. Ark Consultants […]
By Jonathon Hunter Hill – Sector Manager for Education, SAV Systems. Inflation is at a 40-year high. The price of energy has doubled. Minimising heat loss in schools should be the name of the game. But schools present a particular challenge: 60 m2 rooms with 32 occupants, and a requirement to achieve a daily […]
Natural and hybrid ventilation solutions manufacturer Passivent has launched a brand-new website. With almost 40 years’ experience, Passivent provides a comprehensive range of sustainable and energy efficient ventilation systems to help improve air quality, boost natural daylight and remove moisture. Working with specifiers on a range of projects across the education, general commercial, healthcare […]
As anyone who has stepped into a school washroom knows, students can leave quite the mess—leaving paper towels on the floors and standing water pooled on the counter. At Excel Dryer UK, we have worked hard to combat unsanitary conditions like these by providing touchless, high-speed and hygienic hand dryers to all types of facilities. […]
The COVID-19 pandemic saw many schools closing their doors for extended periods, causing real disruption to children’s education and an underlying fear of contagion for families and the wider community. Michelle Jensen, Superintendent at the Deerfield Community School District, Wisconsin, USA, talks about opening her school after lockdown. She explains why she decided to install […]
The Adveco GL family of low-cost carbon steel storage tanks offer a selection of off-the-shelf vessels for commercial hot water (DHW) projects requiring direct electric heating, buffer storage, indirect heating or preheat. “Tough enough to deal with water conditions typically encountered across the UK, the new GL family expands options with a versatile choice of […]
After sixty years, residents in Oxford were delighted to welcome a brand-new school to ease some of the strain on the town’s educational resources. The Swan School is a new Secondary School and Sixth Form in the northern suburb of Marston, which will provide education for 1,260 students of 11-19 years of age. The main […]