Phase One of £100m Catalyst Bicester Project Kickstarts Apr 26, 2021 The first phase of new buildings at Catalyst Bicester, the £100 million new advanced manufacturing and technology business community and include a David Lloyd Health and Racquets Club in Bicester, Oxfordshire is to start following infrastructure and enabling works. Once completed, Catalyst Bicester will total circa 300,000 sq ft (27,870 sq m) and provide workspace […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Octopus Electric Vehicles Bets Big On EV ‘Tipping Point’ With Launch of Salary Sacrifice Service Apr 26, 2021 Octopus Electric Vehicles launches new 100% electric car leasing service – Electric Dreams Response to seven-fold increase in businesses looking for EVs, especially salary sacrifice Huel and Purple Bricks are already signed-up, withover one hundred new enquiries every week Octopus Electric Vehicles has announced the launch of a new dedicated company car leasing service, Electric […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Challenging My Own Authenticity: The LGBTQ+ Mentoring Programme Apr 26, 2021 Last year I joined our in-house LGBTQ+ mentoring programme, hoping to inspire and support others. I’m currently a mentor to two colleagues. I’ve never been fully in the closet at work, but for 20 years I was careful about how open I was, and I side-stepped questions about a husband. My mantra was ‘I’ve never […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Government offers £150m self-build incentive Apr 26, 2021 The government hopes its new ‘Help to Build’ initiative, supported by more ‘£150m new funding’, will make it easier and more affordable for people to build their own homes, the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced over the weekend. The scheme is designed to ensure self and custom home building can become a realistic option to […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Beyond Time, Cost & Quality – The Unforeseen Benefit of MMC Apr 25, 2021 When we talk about the benefits of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), we often focus on the time/cost/quality triangle. Yet the more I work in MMC, the more I see it has wider opportunity than improving delivery – it can be a key component in increasing diversity. With safer and more welcoming environments and innovative […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Left of Zero: The Benefits of Early Engagement Apr 25, 2021 The Construction Playbook and the Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP) strategy have set ambitious targets for the sector, proposing a collaborative and standardised approach designed to deliver better value, and setting a digital mandate to transform processes and support better ways of working. What is left of zero? A left of zero approach considers what we […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Pagabo and Spyro gain ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certification Apr 23, 2021 Following an assessment process that has taken just over 12 months, Hull-based companies Pagabo and Sypro have announced that both have successfully become ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified. ISO 9001 is the internationally recognised Quality Management System (QMS) standard that can be accredited to any size organisation. Designed to be a powerful business improvement […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Sainsbury’s agree land sale for major East London redevelopment Apr 23, 2021 Telford Homes has cleared a major hurdle in its bid to develop a major mixed use scheme in East London. The constructors today confirmed it has exchanged contracts with Sainsbury’s for the conditional purchase of a 4.82-acre site in Ilford. The site benefits from an existing residential led planning permission, which the partnership anticipates enhancing […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Oxford to host world’s first fusion energy fuel research facility Apr 23, 2021 Engineering powerhouse Atkins has been appointed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to help design the world’s first centre for researching tritium for use in fusion energy. The Hydrogen-3 Advanced Technology (H3AT) facility – which will be built at Culham Science Centre in Oxfordshire – will support ongoing work at ITER, the world’s largest fusion experiment […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
‘It will be more accessible to a wider range of people’ Apr 23, 2021 Senior figures from two of the UK’s most respected development companies explained why they think UKREiiF has a lot to offer. Paul Kelly, who is the Development Director at the Scarborough Group, and Elizabeth Peckett, who is an asset director at Allied London, were joined by two other members of UKREiiF’s Advisory Group as they […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
