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 […]
Bouygues UK has handed over the West Hub to the University of Cambridge. The first building of its kind for the University, the West Hub is located at the heart of its West Cambridge site, where the Ray Dolby Centre, the new centrepiece of the Cavendish Laboratory, is also currently under construction by Bouygues UK. […]
A new Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard is filling a skills gap in the building sector and giving a boost to school-leavers, according to West Yorkshire construction employers. The recently-approved Construction Support Technician (CST) Apprenticeship is the result of two and a half years of collaboration between Leeds College of Building, a network of employers, professional […]