Business Improvement Day 2015
Our ‘Business Improvement Day’ was held this year at UCLan Sports Arena in Preston. All our sites closed to allow our staff to join in the action packed day. Continuous Improvement was the theme for the morning discussing such topics as health and safety psychology, customer care and design among other areas of the business. […]
New £5m Sir Tom Finney Community High School, Preston
We have completed a 12-month project to deliver new purpose-built facilities for Sir Tom Finney Community High School in Preston. The school was officially opened on 1st October by Freddie Flintoff, Councillor Matthew Tomlinson and Jermaine Beckford. (See Twitter Feed for more photos from the day) The new £5m school, commissioned by Lancashire County Council, […]
Construction Business of the Year Award 2015
We are delighted to announce that we received, for the second year running, the ‘Construction Business of the Year’ Award for 2015 at the BIBAs held at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Friday 11 September. The awards, dubbed ‘the one they all want to win’, celebrates the achievements of the county’s businesses whether big or […]
Constructing Excellence Awards
We are delighted to announce our Bowcliffe Hall project was ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘Project of the Year’ category at the Constructing Excellence Awards in Yorkshire & Humber. This is the forth accolade the project has been presented with following two RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) awards and the RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered […]
Rothwell Fire Station, Leeds
Rothwell Fire Station in Leeds was officially opened on the 17th July by guest of honour, Michael Fox, the Deputy Lieutenant, West Yorkshire. The £1.4m facility has replaced the former fire station on the same site and provides a new two-bay operational fire station, including accommodation for the fire service personnel and associated vehicles. Station […]
Three Awards for the Blackburn Wing at Bowcliffe Hall, Wetherby
In April we were awarded two RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) awards for our ‘Blackburn Wing’ project at the Grade II listed Bowcliffe Hall in Wetherby. This was followed in quick succession by winning the Tourism & Leisure Project of the Year accolade at the RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) Pro-Yorkshire Awards held […]
Rothwell Fire Station, Leeds
We have just completed works at Rothwell Fire Station in Leeds for West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue. The £1m development provides a new two-bay operational fire station, including operational accommodation for the fire service personnel and associated vehicles. Councillor Golton said: Local people and councillors fought a hard campaign last year to keep the fire […]
Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford
We have just completed a £1.6m aviation museum at the former Woodford Aerodrome site for BAE Systems and Avro Heritage Trust. The museum provides a showpiece visitor attraction for the North West which will preserve Woodford’s historic links with British aviation history and enable the public to access Avro Heritage Trust’s unparalleled collection of aviation […]
Supply Chain Conference
In April we held our supply chain conference at UCLan in Preston. On the day, over 100 members of our supply chain were in attendance. Topics for the conference included Health & Safety, Customer Care, Quality Control and Resourcing. Some of our guest speakers included Preston Vocational Centre and Constructing the Future Lancashire, discussing building skills and […]
Considerate Constructors Scheme National Awards 2015
For the sixth year running, we have been recognized as one of the most considerate building contractors in the country, and we are delighted to announce that three our projects have won National Awards in the Considerate Constructors Awards 2015. At a ceremony held on 16th April 2015, we were presented with three Bronze awards […]