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Lakesmere delivers building envelope solution to Isle of Wight(24/05/2012)
The new state of the art Research & Development Facility of Vestas Blades Ltd, the UK’s largest manufacturer of wind turbine blades, has benefitted from an innovative building envelope solution delivered by national specialist contractor Lakesmere. Located on the banks of the River Medina in Newport on the Isle of Wight, the new facility comprises a large office building, atrium and two large warehouses and has been created to enable the test... [more]
Lakesmere will design and install the Stoke-on-Trent’s new bus station(16/04/2012)
Leading building envelope specialist Lakesmere is set to make another journey into the transport sector following the contractor’s prestigious appointment to work on Stoke-on-Trent’s new bus station. The £1m contract will see Lakesmere design and install the new bus station’s dramatic sweeping roof that is in the form of a breaking wave. The impressive structure will be created using the innovative Kalzip XT aluminium system and a complex c... [more]
Lakesmere joins the Reading Station project team(22/02/2012)
National building envelope specialist Lakesmere will be bringing its off-site construction expertise to the Reading Station redevelopment project after securing a £7.9m contract to complete work on the new platform roof canopies. Working as part of a project team headed up by a Costain/Hochtief Joint Venture, Lakesmere will be providing an innovative bespoke off-site solution for the creation of the new platform canopies in addition to traditi... [more]
Lakesmere International Secures $14m of new work(01/02/2012)
The international division of UK based roofing and cladding specialist Lakesmere has secured several new contracts in the Middle East valued collectively at nearly $14m. Work in the aviation and infrastructure sectors account for the majority of Lakesmere International’s new orders, the largest being an $11m roofing contract awarded as part of the construction of a new airport in Salalah, Oman. Further appointments include a $1m contract to c... [more]
New education contracts put Lakesmere to the test(16/01/2012)
National building envelope specialist Lakesmere has been appointed to work on several new education contracts across Scotland. Lakesmere is set to continue its successful working relationship with BAM Construction after being awarded the roofing contract for the new £33m Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes. As part of Fife Council’s ‘Building Fife’s Future’ capital programme, the existing school will be rebuilt to create a new modern second... [more]
Lakesmere extends in the Energy from Waste sector with contract for new riverside waste management facility in London(13/09/2011)
Lakesmere has been appointed to design and install an innovative building envelope solution to a new riverside waste management facility in Belvedere in the London borough of Bexley, which is the largest of its kind in the UK. Waste from Central London will be brought in by barges along the River Thames as well as by road and the creation of this pioneering facility is expected to make a significant contribution to London’s landfill diversion tar... [more]
Lakesmere enables construction of Slough's new bus station(05/09/2011)
The undulating shape of Slough's new bus station's roof, which has been designed to represent waves of light in recognition of Slough astronomer William Herschel, is actually formed by two individual canopies that are separated by a rooflight and which move independently. Created to replace the outdated 1970s Brunel Bus Station, the new facility plays a pivotal role in the wider regeneration of Slough and its transport infrastructure. Lakesmer... [more]
Lakesmere Glasgow secures three new contracts(01/09/2011)
Lakesmere's Glasgow office of national building envelope specialists has won three major contracts in the West of Scotland. The three contracts, valued over £2.3m, are the new Translational Research Centre for the University of Glasgow and two new Community Sports Hubs at both Johnstone High School and Linwood Sports Centre Work will begin on site at the University of Glasgow in October 2011, with the Lakesmere team designing and installing ... [more]
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