LochAnna Kitchens is celebrating five successful years of trading since it launched in November 2014 as a dedicated kitchen supplier aiming to make selling kitchens easier and more profitable for kitchen retailers and their installers. Five years on, Founder and Managing Director, Paul Jenkinson is delighted to report the business Continue reading
GROHE is delighted to announce Mark Berry Plumbing & Heating as the winner of its ‘Inspirational Bathroom’ competition which ran on its UK Instagram channel this Summer. Installers, designers, architects and retailers were encouraged to share photos of their most recent aspirational GROHE bathroom projects for a chance to win a Continue reading
T Gunning Ltd, a Chartered Building Company and expert in building refurbishment, has rebranded as Gunning London, a new name that better reflects its commitment to servicing customers in London and the South East. The new name, complemented by a new identity and marketing collateral, follows in the same year Continue reading
Racking and storage specialist Fil (formerly Filplastic) saw a 60 per cent rise in turnover last year after helping launch half of all new builders’ merchant branches in the UK. The East Yorkshire company saw revenue grow from £5m in 2017 to £8m last year after being involved in creating Continue reading
Willmott Dixon Interiors has been chosen to deliver a £39m refurbishment at London South Bank University’s (LSBU) London Road Building. It extends the substantial presence that both Willmott Dixon’s construction and fit-out businesses have in the universities sector with over £250m of work currently being delivered or recently completed. This Continue reading
Congratulations to Ian Williams’ apprentice Zoe Evans for her triple win at the CITB Apprenticeship Awards 2019, most notably Apprentice of the year, Great Britain. Leading property services partner, Ian Williams is delighted to announce that its apprentice Zoe Evans came away victorious with not one, but three awards at Continue reading
A refurbished neonatal unit (NNU) and a new maternity theatre were successfully handed over to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust this month. A refurbished neonatal unit (NNU) and a new maternity theatre were successfully handed over by Skanska to Walsall NHS Trust on 1 November. The new facilities will provide care Continue reading
After a catastrophic fall from a ladder whilst putting up fairy lights with his two children in Christmas 2017, Edward Bridger-Stille was left unable to walk again. The classic car auctioneer was rushed to hospital for an eight-hour operation after rupturing his spleen, breaking five ribs, his collar bone, his Continue reading
LANCASHIRE Constabulary and its Police and Crime Commissioner recently celebrated the official opening of its new headquarters in Blackpool. Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard provided project management, quantity surveying and NEC supervisor services for the 87,500 sq ft scheme. Jon Parry, regional director at Pick Everard, said: “This Continue reading
As an independent guardian of the lead industry standards, the LCA represents the Mark of Quality, supplying technical information and services to support the industry and drive up standards. The Murdoch Awards have long been recognised as a symbol of excellence for those engaged in the leadwork industry. This year Continue reading
Interserve Group Limited, the international support services, construction and equipment group, has been selected by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust to undertake the £13.9m phase one refurbishment of Roseberry Park Hospital, the first contract to be awarded through its new £110m construction framework. This is Interserve’s first Continue reading
Work by Skanska as part of Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, to refurbish and expand Wymondham Water Recycling Centre in Norfolk has achieved a near-zero impact on the environment, after reducing carbon in construction by 83 per cent. The upgrade, carried out collaboratively with alliance and supply chain partners, was needed Continue reading
In April this year, Amey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) completed a multi-million pound housing refurbishment project for Service families at Warminster. The project began in November 2018 and has seen fifty properties transformed from old, cold and draughty properties into bright, light and energy efficient homes. With Continue reading
Sheffield roofing specialists, Martin-Brooks, are teeing up colleagues from across the construction industry to join them for their annual charity golf day. Now in its ninth year, the tournament brings together staff, friends and professional partners to raise money for six small local charities the firm supports. Martin-Brooks’ 18-hole Stableford Continue reading
Tamworth-based trade association, DHF (Door & Hardware Federation), has published a new downloadable document for the industrial door sector, named Changes to CE marking of Fire and Smoke Resisting Industrial Doors. The long-awaited publication reveals what is required, and is to be used, in conjunction with DHF TS012:2019 and is Continue reading