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Highways Agency: New major projects director appointed for Highways Agency
(17/01/2012)

The highways Agency appointed a new Major Projects Director, Peter Adams who is now responsible for delivery of the Government’s strategic roads programme, including managed motorway schemes, as well as working with his teams to develop further projects for future delivery. The budget of £2.3bn for major road schemes within this spending review period was increased by around £0.7bn following the Government’s Autumn Statement in November 2011. The additional investment means that six major roa... [more]

H+H Celcon: H+H Case Study: Celcon Blocks ideal for a fabric first approach
(09/01/2012)

Housebuilder Cawrey Homes specified H+H Celcon Blocks rather than competing products for their new build development of energy efficient homes in Ratby. All thirty six of these homes meet level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes. Cawrey Homes focused on a ‘fabric first’ approach, therefore relying upon H+H Celcon Blocks to build as airtight and thermally efficient building envelope as possible. Cavity walls with traditional mortar using 3.6N/mm2 H+H Celcon Plus Blocks (610mm x 215mm face... [more]

H+H: H+H aircrete blocks specified for Batheaston Primary School project
(27/10/2011)

Batheaston Primary School in Bath is a ‘Green Flag’ awarded primary school and is part of the international ‘Eco-Schools’ programme guiding educational establishments towards sustainability by working various green principles into the everyday running of the school. The school is heavily involved with conservation and sustainability and this is reflected in the recent changes at the school. Bearing this in mind H+H was an ideal partner as the company shares these commitments to sustainable p... [more]

Harbro: Robertson secures Harbro's Lanarkshire mill contract
(24/10/2011)

Harbro is the biggest supplier of animal feeds to Scottish farmers with 12 retail outlets across the country. Robertson has begun work on a mill in Lanarkshire on behalf of Harbro Ltd. The project, which will take 11 weeks to complete, is situated on a 10-acre greenfield site within the new Birkhill Commercial Park just off the main M74 Glasgow-Carlisle motorway at Lesmahagow. Robertson will construct a steel portal frame and roof including wall cladding, precast concrete walls and floorin... [more]

Highways Agency: Drivers urged to take extra care at roadworks
(05/09/2011)

As daylight hours are getting shorter, the Highways Agency is urging more drivers to take extra care when driving through roadworks, both for their own safety and that of workers who keep roads safe and well maintained. Twice as many drivers now recognise that they have a responsibility to drive safely near roadworks compared to four years ago, Highways Agency research shows. More than eight out of ten drivers say that their driving changes at roadworks, including slowing down and being more ... [more]

Hitachi: 777 Group breaks-out and recycles Peggy Middleton House's foundations in just eight weeks
(02/09/2011)

Despite the immediate area having been earmarked for regeneration since the late 1990s, the recent extension of the Crossrail scheme to Woolwich has provided renewed impetus for the redevelopment scheme which will include building a supermarket, 1000 flats and Greenwich council’s new civic offices on the site where Peggy Middleton House once stood. Demolition and dismantling specialist 777 Group has recently completed a major project in the centre of London using two giant, 140 tonne Hitach... [more]


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