Outstanding Achievement Award
We are delighted to announce that Neil Conlon has been awarded the North West Regional Construction ‘Outstanding Achievement’ Award for his contribution towards social value impact within the region. Neil is a very strong advocate for maximising our positive outcomes for local communities adjacent to all of our projects including local employment, apprenticeships, work experience, […]
Charity of the Year 2021/22
Our chosen Charity for the Year is Age Concern Central Lancashire. As Age Concern celebrate their 40th anniversary and we celebrate our 60th anniversary, we will be combining our 100 years of experience to deliver as much value as possible for those who benefit from Age Concern’s services. The charity helps people to live well […]
The Spires Handover
Last Friday marked the official opening of Community Gateway’s new homeless prevention scheme. Chief Executive, Rob Wakefield and Mayor Councillor, Javed Iqbal cut the ribbon in a small ceremony, before welcoming guests to look round the new building. “The Spires” in Maudland Bank will provide much-needed step up accommodation for homeless people and those at […]
Summit Up Climbing Centre Handover
We are delighted to have handed over the Summit Up Climbing Centre project to our client, the Stoller Foundation Trust. The centre has been built to Olympic standards with facilities such as clip and climb, lead climb and bouldering. An amazing facility for climbers of all ages and abilities. Stephen Lowe, Trustee of the Stoller […]
Preston Vocational Centre crowned Educational Establishment of the Year
Congratulations to Preston Vocational Centre, to whom we have provided financial support and resources over the past 10 years. They provide high quality construction training to young people and adults from the Preston area and beyond and have been recognised for their hard work and commitment. PVC received the winner’s award for ‘The Educational Establishment […]
Work Commences On Site at the Blackpool Showtown Museum
Having successfully secured the Showtown Museum scheme, procured by Blackpool City Council via the NWCH framework in August 2020, work has now commenced on site. The £4m scheme is due to complete in Summer 2022. Chairman, Michael Conlon said: It’s great to have started on this project which highlights Blackpool’s long tradition of entertainment and […]
Wythenshawe Hall Wins 2 RIBA Awards
We are delighted that our restoration of Wythenshawe Hall has been awarded two awards – RIBA North West Award and a RIBA North West Conservation Award. The project will now go forward to the National Awards. This challenging project involved the extensive restoration of the Hall following a devastating fire which caused significant damage to […]
Successful Appointment to MMU Grosvenor Building
We have been selected by Manchester Metropolitan University to deliver their Grosvenor Lifecycle Refurbishment project, procured through the North West Construction Hub High Value framework. The £8m scheme is due to commence on site in early Summer 2022 following the decant of the adjacent Cavendish Building to create temporary accommodation for the School of Art […]
40 Years Service at Conlon for Customer Clare
Today we thanked Clare Singleton for her 40 years of service at the company in various roles. Now acting as our Customer Care Manager she is regularly referred to as ‘Customer Clare’. Well done and thank you from all of us. Chairman, Michael Conlon said: Clare has been an integral part of our success story […]
Conlon Team Complete Coast to Coast for Lancashire Mind
7 of our intrepid employees completed the 180 mile Coast to Coast cycle ride from Morecambe to Bridlington in order to raise funds for our chosen charity for 2021, Lancashire Mind. They managed to raise a total of £6,035 which is amazing. Chairman, Michael Conlon met with the cyclists in Ripon. He said he was […]