A £4.5 million project to provide space for 150 more pupils has concluded on schedule, despite coronavirus restrictions. Dean Trust Ardwick has served the local area since 2015 and was originally built with space to accommodate 1,200 pupils. However, the school identified the need to extend its existing learning environments to take on more pupils […]
Morgan Sindall Construction’s Northern Home Counties team has been appointed to deliver two new schools for Buckinghamshire Council as part of a GBP 15 million programme of works that will create over 540 new school places. The company has been appointed to deliver the new GBP 9 million Kingsbrook View Primary Academy, and has started […]
How to build a timber construction on a point-supported flat slab. Timber, one of the oldest construction materials, in the last two centuries has been surpassed by more technologically advanced materials: it is time for it to restore its former glory. In recent years a new sensitivity towards environmental issues has led to a rediscovery […]
Introducing our brand new 2021 Connectors for Light Gauge Steel catalogue Simpson Strong-Tie are all set to provide the steel frame construction industry with performance tested connectors and fixings with the release of our brand new 2021 Connectors for Light Gauge Steel catalogue. Created for suppliers, architects, engineers, erectors, and contractors alike, the new catalogue […]
Totally Modular Recruitment Needs Continue To Boom After securing a significant pipeline of factory built homes, many of which will be delivered to housing associations across the nation, Midlands based housing manufacturer Totally Modular are leading the way in job creation enhancing the continued prominence of MMC whilst creating a new generation of skilled, volumetric […]
Safe, Sustainable Fibreboard by Sundeala Independent tests performed by an ISO 17025 compliant laboratory show that Sundeala FR board is 100% free from viable virus within 5 minutes of infection with human coronavirus. Sundeala fibreboard has helped Britain face its share of national emergencies. Sundeala board was used in the construction of the very first […]
Public sector decarbonisation: Swift action needed by schools & colleges to check £1bn grant eligibility before deadline More haste is needed if schools, colleges and academies are to meet the tight deadline for applications to the Government’s £1 billion fund for decarbonisation, says leading energy efficiency business Energys Group. The company, which has helped deliver […]
The push to pump fresh air into schools By John Lorinc Indoor air quality was always low priority, but COVID-19 presents an important opportunity to build healthier schools Indoor air quality, according to Jeffrey Siegel, a University of Toronto professor of civil engineering, has long been regarded as the poor cousin of the sustainable buildings […]
Contractor Henry Brothers Midlands has handed over a new £2.7m teaching block at The Carlton Academy in Nottingham. The two-storey extension features ten new classrooms on the first floor, with a drama studio, Sixth Form Study Centre, first aid room, toilets, changing facilities, and storage rooms on the ground floor. Built for Carlton Academy, part […]
Rapid Ramp, the UK’s leading modular ramp and step manufacturer continue to offer a nationwide supply and installation service. Their modular products are available from stock with a fully adjustable design to provide access to various sized playground and school buildings, including modular classrooms. Unlike wooden ramps and steps that will burn if exposed […]