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Early Years Facility, Lawford
This project is an early years nursery attached to the local primary school. Traditionally constructed with 30 places, the facility includes three play rooms, each catering for a different age group, staff accommodation, a kitchen, offices and WCs together with external play space.
Read MorePromoting Careers in Construction
We were delighted to attend The Braintree’s District Careers Fair at Chelmsford City Racecourse alongside exhibitors from a wide range of businesses, Universities, Colleges, apprenticeship and training providers.. The event gave us the opportunity to meet and have one-to-one discussions with Year 11 students from schools in and around Braintree. We were very pleased to…
Read MoreGoldlay Gardens, Chelmsford
Eight maisonettes and 24 flats. One, three storey block of flats (1 or 2 bed) and two, two storey blocks of maisonettes – four dwellings per block. Plus external hard and soft landscaping. 12 flats for independent living and 12 for sale together with the maisonettes.
Read MoreCreffield Road
The site had been occupied by the Joyce Brooks House sheltered scheme which had been demolished before we took possession of the site. The project was to build three new houses and a single garage. The buildings were a pair of semi-detached house and one detached house. The architect had followed the design style of…
Read MoreEdney Common, Woodlands
The construction of 15 Executive Homes and 4 Social Housing homes on the former GBN skip site.
Read MoreWakes Hall Park
Refurbishment of 7 bungalows to 5 and new build of 10No houses and bungalows. Conversion of Grade II listed building into 3 separate flats and associated landscaping works. Includes demolition of single storey extension to listed building.
Read MoreColchester Borough Council, Combined Site
The project to design and build 34 new homes over former garage sites for Colchester Borough Council. The key issues within the project were: – Tight ‘difficult’ sites With adjoining Council tenants and former tenants excellent communication skills was required from our site team. Dealing with brownfield sites, contamination and demolition waste in residential areas.…
Read MoreEastlight Community Homes
This project was the redevelopment of five garage sites to produce 13 new homes for social rent & for two shared equity. There was one site each in Witham, Finchingfield and Halstead, and two in Braintree. The project had two properties with Ground Source Heat Pumps and one Part M Cat 3 bungalow. It was…
Read MoreEast Street, Braintree
This was a design and build project to construct 74 new houses for sale for a social landlord on a brownfield, town centre site. Our technical team reviewed and improved the layout of the scheme. A key challenge was maintaining the access through the site for a neighbouring charity.
Read MoreBernards Uniforms Site
This was a project to design and build 27 new homes for social housing; eight flats and 19 houses. The project started with the demolition of the derelict factory and subsequent ground remediation. Having only one entrance, maintaining safe and efficient logistics was key to the project’s success.
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