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Works complete on phase two of £3.9m King Edward VI School renovation

|Date: 20 November, 2020

Works complete on phase two of £3.9m King Edward VI School renovation

Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed the latest phase of works on the expansion and renovation ...

Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed the latest phase of works on the expansion and renovation of King Edward VI School in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Comprising two phases of works led by G ...

20 November, 2020
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40 schools a month hit by fires in the last year, just 2% had sprinklers

|Date: 5 November, 2020

40 schools a month hit by fires in the last year, just 2% had sprinklers

A new study from Zurich Municipal reveals 480 primary and secondary schools endured fires in 2019, a stag ...

A new study from Zurich Municipal reveals 480 primary and secondary schools endured fires in 2019, a staggering 40 incidents every month. As a result, almost 20,000[i] school children have had their e ...

5 November, 2020
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Baxi Heating Comment: Schools – don’t forget the heating!

|Date: 23 October, 2020

Baxi Heating Comment: Schools – don’t forget the heating!

Andy Green, Technical Director at Baxi Heating, offers half term tips to ensure that our schools can rely ...

Andy Green, Technical Director at Baxi Heating, offers half term tips to ensure that our schools can rely on a reliable and efficient heating and hot water system as we head into winter. As schools pr ...

23 October, 2020
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Pupils at Merkinch Primary School in Inverness thank Robertson Construction for their new school

|Date: 9 October, 2020

Pupils at Merkinch Primary School in Inverness thank Robertson Construction for their new school

The Robertson Construction team behind the new Merkinch Primary School received a socially distanced than ...

The Robertson Construction team behind the new Merkinch Primary School received a socially distanced thank you from around 350 pupils and staff following the handover of the building. The new primary ...

9 October, 2020
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£60m redevelopment of one of UK’s largest independent schools completes

|Date: 9 October, 2020

£60m redevelopment of one of UK’s largest independent schools completes

The multi-million-pound redevelopment of one of the largest independent schools in the UK has completed, ...

The multi-million-pound redevelopment of one of the largest independent schools in the UK has completed, delivering state-of-the-art facilities for students in Macclesfield. The King’s School employs ...

9 October, 2020
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Insights — Neurodiversity | Designing for the mind

|Date: 7 October, 2020

Insights — Neurodiversity | Designing for the mind

Despite the widespread emphasis on creating accessible public spaces, the current design guidelines focus ...

Despite the widespread emphasis on creating accessible public spaces, the current design guidelines focus overwhelmingly on people with physical disabilities. Here, Janet Lowe, Head of Marketing UK ...

7 October, 2020
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SEISMIC II project takes MMC schools to the next level

|Date: 22 September, 2020

SEISMIC II project takes MMC schools to the next level

The £6m Seismic II project aimed at transforming the way schools and healthcare facilities are built has ...

The £6m Seismic II project aimed at transforming the way schools and healthcare facilities are built has been granted £2.9m to showcase the future of modern methods of construction (MMC) in the UK. Th ...

22 September, 2020
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BMI provides watershed moment for primary school

|Date: 27 August, 2020

BMI provides watershed moment for primary school

Cost-effective and guaranteed for 20 years, the bespoke solution devised by BMI UK & Ireland and cont ...

Cost-effective and guaranteed for 20 years, the bespoke solution devised by BMI UK & Ireland and contractor Watershed Roofing has given a Yorkshire primary school roof a new lease of life and solv ...

27 August, 2020
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UKNAR urges local education authorities to adopt a smarter digital approach to managing asbestos safely

|Date: 12 August, 2020

UKNAR urges local education authorities to adopt a smarter digital approach to managing asbestos safely

Andrew Paten, Co-Founder of UKNAR CIC – UK National Asbestos Register, talks about the newly founded Comm ...

Andrew Paten, Co-Founder of UKNAR CIC – UK National Asbestos Register, talks about the newly founded Community Interest Company and the launch of a simple, smartphone solution that helps responsible d ...

12 August, 2020
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Allegion | How door hardware selection can help protect against infection

|Date: 20 July, 2020

Allegion | How door hardware selection can help protect against infection

With the spread of infection now at the height of concern, Karen Trigg of Allegion UK highlights how door ...

With the spread of infection now at the height of concern, Karen Trigg of Allegion UK highlights how door hardware can lend a hand in helping to slow the spread of bacteria. Bacteria and surfaces Expe ...

20 July, 2020
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