Ketley Brick achieves major success in the Brick Awards
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Ketley Brick's flagship project, Victoria Gate, Leeds, has won two categories of the prestigious 2017 Brick Development Association (BDA)‘Brick Awards'.
As one of the longest established and most widely respected building awards in the UK, the annual BDA Brick Awards recognise excellence in design and construction using brick. This is the second year running that Ketley Brick has come away with major accolades.
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Need help finding a good gutter installer?
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Rainclear, the UK’s leading stockist and online retailer of metal rainwater systems, are offering to help customers find a quality gutter installer for their build or renovation project.
Work to start at Babraham Research Campus - Mick George provide earthworks
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Construction works will shortly commence on the £35million pound extension to Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge with Local business Mick George Ltd completing Earthworks at the site, for MJS Construction (March) Ltd on behalf of SDC Construction Limited.
Already widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading campus’ to support early-stage bioscience enterprise, the location back in October 2017 announced a partnership with BioMed Realty that will see the creation of two new buildings, with a combined 108,000 sq ft. of space for integrated laboratories and offices.
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HCL grows national sales team
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HCL Safety, specialist sub-contractor in fall protection and part of MSA Safety, has made two key appointments as part of a wider strategy to enhance its offering across the UK.
Joining from Danosa Roofing, Danielle McGowan will cover Scotland as well as North East England and Helen Smith, formerly employed by Arco has been appointed to cover the Trans Pennine area.
Building Contractors - review your finance options today
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Are you a building contractor considering business expansion? Are you confused as to how best to finance a new construction project? Do you need to improve your cashflow in order to finance ongoing jobs? If the answer is yes, then you would benefit from talking to Nationwide Corporate Finance - a leading UK provider of construction finance, having arranged over £3 billion worth of finance over the last 50 years.
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Newmarket Business Park to expand as Mick George provide earthworks
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Newmarket Business Park is set for further expansion with developments to Plots 9 & 10’ set to commence in the near future.
Local construction firm Mick George Ltd has been appointed to conduct Earthworks on behalf of Parkway Construction Ltd who are designing and building two industrial units in this £3.9million project.
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Protect your site from intruders
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The price of protecting your site and workers is invaluable but if preventative measures are not put in place from the beginning, this can cause major project delays and financial strain on a business.
Project and health and safety managers have a million things to think about such as ensuring site development is on track, carrying out a thorough risk assessment, and ensuring workers are protected. However, intruders are still a major issue within the construction industry due to the damage they cause and the risk of injury, not to mention insurance claims.
BooBoo Plant Hire goes solar
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BooBoo Plant Hire are a Hertfordshire based plant hire firm with strong links to the demolition and construction markets in and around London.
With these markets growing propensity to seek out emission free construction site machinery, particularly in the Greater London area, BooBoo took the decision to increase their fleet of solar powered equipment.
Attention Van Owners: Keeping your tools in a garage could protect your livelihood
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Statistics show that a van is broken into and tools stolen every 23 minutes in the UK
Tool thefts from vans are on the rise, with a 30% increase in claims made year-on-year since 2014. Taking partial blame for this spike in tool-related theft is the now widely available Skeleton Key – traditionally used by locksmiths, this key allows criminals to force entry at their will.
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Top judges announced for ECA Industry Awards
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Leading figures from across the electrotechnical and engineering services industry will be judging the entries to this year’s ECA Industry Awards. With six new awards this year, including new categories for manufacturers, distributors and individuals, this year’s ECA Industry Awards Dinner is set to be the biggest celebration of industry excellence yet.
Avebury Boulevard development by Mick George Ltd
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Commencement works are imminent on the ‘100 Avebury Boulevard development’ in Milton Keynes, with Earthworks being conducted by Mick George Ltd on behalf of principal contractor, Galliford Try Building Ltd.
The project is set to become Central Milton Keynes newest Grade-A office and retail development, with the first occupants expected to be in place by the late summer of 2019.