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This issue Feature Story 02 CASE 03 New house to Houlton are scaling new meet high levels of sustainability heights at HRI 04 New £6m Art and Design Centre Work is currently being leaving the tower block A total of £7m will be spent by at the Grimsby undertaken on the South, boasting a sleek, dark grey the Health Trust on extending Institute West and East elevations of finish with blue glass and the department space to the tower block on Anlaby a complimentary lighting double its current size and 05 Hull Trinity House Road, Hull. scheme. allowing for 18 treatment areas instead of 5. Academy Hull and East As well as giving Hull Royal Hospitals NHS Trust are this much needed facelift, the There will be separate areas 05 Hull University investing over £8 million to works have also boosted the for children and people with 06 Refurbishment and provide new windows and an local economy, with over 90% minor and major injuries, external façade for the160ft local labour employed by meaning patients can be Rebranding for tower block on the Hull Royal Houlton on site. treated more efficiently. Ernst & Young’s Infirmary site. This will not Meanwhile, on the inside The hospital was originally only improve the look of the Hull Office of the building, work has built to treat about 50,000 building, but, it will also make recently completed on the patients each year, yet staff 07 Technikraft it more energy efficient and £2m second phase of a currently cope with 120,000 structurally safe. 08 Houlton Win major reconfiguration project a year. If you would like this or future 2012/13 Health & The scaffolding will be to improve the accident and issues to be emailed as a pdf please removed by March 2014, emergency department. contact [email protected] Safety Award 02 Siteline

CASE

The Social Enterprise Investment Fund provided CASE with funding which has allowed them to completely renovate the interior and exterior of the building with new room layouts, a lift and full disabled access.

CASE’s aim is to create a better access for disabled ‘Learning Disability Centre people and more flexible of Excellence’ by making the rooms, accommodating building larger with better more people in modern facilities and to incorporate the surroundings. NRS building next to CASE. All of the windows have been CASE was founded in 1985 by replaced, making the building parents and carers of adults look better from the outside, with learning disabilities and is whilst the inside has a modern, dedicated to the improvement welcoming feel to it. of life choices for these people through the provision of high CASE has improved the quality training, support and refurbished building further employment opportunities. with a completely new layout, United Siteline 03 Biscuits Stand Tall

The United Biscuits main UK distribution centre at Ashby-de- la-Zouch is tasked with ensuring the right products go to the right customers in the right place, every time. With this in mind, the centre has greatly benefitted from its extension to the existing highbay warehouse and associated external works completed by Houlton.

- United Biscuits main UK distribution centre hub is at Ashby-de-la-Zouch where it provides around 2,000 jobs.

- The biscuit, cake and snack manufacturer makes brands including McVities, Jacobs and McCoys.

- Pallets are stored 12 high with run lengths of 100m, which are being extended into the 38m long extension.

- One of the tallest distribution centres in the UK with the top pallet at 18.5m. New House to Meet High Levels of Sustainability

Houlton are proud to be working on a new house designed by Native Chartered Architects of York. The house is a traditional 4 bed with a modern, minimal impact on the environment.

The current owners wanted to live in a comfortable and sustainable home for the foreseeable future, whilst minimising their carbon footprint. The high specification of renewable energy sources is designed to meet the client’s wishes for the environment and their own comfort.

Kevin McCloud visiting another Houlton sustainable project The Junction at with Charlie Studdy the Centre Manager and Chris Carline our Project Manager 04 Siteline

New £6m Art and Design Centre at the Grimsby Institute

Building work has Keith Gilson commenced on a Houlton Commercial Director new state of the “We have a great deal of experience working on art £6m Art and educational premises, including Design Centre at the busy college and University Grimsby Institute, environments. We have 40 staff featuring a theatre, on the build, and the exterior of the old Block C building recording studios will be transformed with new and a dance studio. cladding. The block is empty so we won’t disturb teaching. Claire Foster We will give the block new The Grimsby Institute’s Block Head of Arts and Media windows, plumbing, electrics, Sue Middlehurst C building is set to receive carpets, ceilings and walls. We Principal “It will ensure students will train a full refurbishment with a in 21st Century surroundings to have taken down some trees 1,600 square foot extension to “We are really excited about it. make them fit for employment on the former staff car park to accommodate the new facility. The state of the art building will and self-employment. It will make way for the extension be used by around 200 of our better reflect the industry with and then we will construct the The current Art and Design art and design students. Block a brand new theatre, special foundations and piling.’ building on Westwood Ho will C, which is being refurbished effects and craft-based rooms. change its focus to animal in the build, was in the former It will be great because the care studies, even incorporating Grimsby Institute building and is students will be in the main a cattery. empty at the moment because campus, too.” they have all moved into the new University building.”

Houlton have been trading for The School Girl Mums Unit Esteem BSF more than 130 years in the City is based in Boulevard, West of Hull and we were proud to Hull which was a seven week School Girls be asked by the Hull Esteem scheme undertaken during Consortium to deliver our the summer holiday period Mum’s Unit first BSF project - a £360,000 of July – September 2012. renovation of a specialist centre providing support and education Once the facility was completed, for young Mothers aged Houlton were invited to start between 13 and 18. work on the relocation of Hull Trinity House Academy. Hull Trinity John Leggot Siteline 05

House Academy College Canteen Extension After the great success of The decision for the school Houlton’s first foray into the to move to Derek Crothall BSF programme, Hull Esteem Building was made after careful John Leggot is a Sixth Consortium wanted the family deliberation. The building, Form College with over company to also deliver the acquired by Hull City Council, is 40 courses on offer to over £10m relocation of Hull Trinity set to be remodelled internally, 2000 students ageing from House Academy. enabling the doubling of the 16-19 years. current number of students to Although Hull Trinity House 600. The outside of the building Houlton has recently successfully Academy is proud of its rich will be reclad to create an energy completed its first project with history and excellent track efficient structure. The work, the College. A total overhaul of the work such as electrical and record, it became apparent the which began in September previous canteen and surrounding mechanical installations, existing buildings simply were not 2012, will be completed in time areas has seen the removal of replacement of windows in the adequate to cater for students. for Hull Trinity House Academy paths and flowerbeds. Sheet kitchen, replacement of the to relocate at the start of term piles and a concrete raft have suspended ceiling, opening up September 2013. been installed to support and of the area between the new and reinforce the foundations of existing canteen, plastering and the existing canteen and work decoration. has also seen the erection of a superstructure steel framework The work completed with new and block work structure.The paving, lighting and an external college half term allowed builders rendering canopy in the College the chance to complete interior corporate colours.

Holderness Hull University Calie Pistorius University Vice-Chancellor Learning Centre – Houlton’s teams had “This is a very exciting School another busy summer development as health-related at the University of Hull’s research is such an important Houlton have added a area for the University. The main campus on new vocational learning building, and the associated Cottingham Road, Hull. centre facility to Withernsea developments both on campus School for East Riding of Six lecture theatres were and at the local hospitals, Yorkshire Council. completely stripped and will create a unique research infrastructure, strengthening refurbished ready to The Chairman of East Riding of Hull’s position as a world- Yorkshire Council, Councillor commence the new leading institution in biomedical Chad Chadwick officially term in October 2012. research.” opened the The This successful relationship leading Hull businessman Dr. Learning Centre which was between Houlton and Assem Allam has made the followed by a Service of the University of Hull Allam building a possibility Paul Dickerson Dedication by the Archbishop of York, The Most Reverend continues to flourish with and will significantly Managing Sirector the construction of the new strengthen the University’s and Rt. Hon. Dr. John Sentamu £4.1m Allam building. Interdisciplinary Clinical “Houlton has worked with the on 28th September 2012. Biosciences Institute by University for many years and The new building will house bringing academics from we are delighted to be in a two research centres. the Chemistry and Biology position to contribute to its One of which will focus departments together continued development as a on cardiovascular and with colleagues from the well-respected, world class metabolic research, the Postgraduate Medical educational institution.” other, on cancer. Institute and the Hull York A donation of £1.5m from Medical School. 06 Siteline Refurbishment and Rebranding for Ernst & Young’s Hull Office

This £350,000 Design & Build project followed a stringent tender competition and an intense design development period. The aim was to deliver an interior that reflects the Ernst & Young brand that will help communicate what they are about to their people, clients and visitors and support their business. The scheme was completed in early 2013.

The works involved the creation of a new exciting high quality environment for global professional services firm Ernst & Young to allow them to relocate its Hull operation. The 4,600 square foot office refurbishment was carried out at the city’s prime development complex at Marina Court, Hull.

The £380,000 scheme comprised the Reckitt construction of a New Warehouse Loading Docks facility to the KWE Warehouse, Benckiser Reckitt Benckiser plc, Dansom Lane, Hull. The works encompassed the installation of Heavy Goods 3 No. HGV trailer docking positions, new ERYC concrete HGV vehicle ramps, the relocation Vehicle Docking of the forklift charging facility, installation of 3 Re-Roofing No. airlocks for forklifts and the relocation of Facility racking within the warehouse. Houlton were appointed by the Council to re It was essential the construction process –roof 127 properties in , was phased and caused minimal disruption Patrington Haven, , Withernsea to the needs of a very busy operational and Preston as part of its ongoing warehousing facility. maintenance programme of housing stock.

Works ranged from stripping existing roof coverings to repointing chimney stacks and removing asbestos soffit boards. Technikraft Siteline 07

In 2003 Houlton relocated Technikraft from their existing leased premises on the M62 trading estate to a new 1,716 m2 office and production facility at Britannia Road, Goole.

Our continuing relationship with Technikraft, resulted in Houlton being entrusted with the next phase of their company’s development of a 880 m2 warehouse and production facility adjoining their existing site at Britannia Road.

Technikraft produce a range of industrial products for use in the food, catering, health care and vehicle manufacturing sectors including industrial solvents and lubricants. Humberside Police property portfolio, with The £237,000 project was carried out within Humberside approximately 80 sites covered within the budget and was completed on time to a 22 geographical area with locations stretching week programme with little disruption to the Police Service from Cleethorpes to and Goole. existing manufacturing process. The project Recent minor works have included the included piling, foundations, concrete floor Contract relocation of an automatic gate from the slab, structural steelwork, sheet cladding Training Centre to the newly constructed and drainage. The Building & Maintenance Team is now Clough Road Police Station and dilapidation fully committed with the Humberside works at the former Property Stores at The completion of this project has allowed Police Maintenance Contract, procured Bontoft Avenue. Technikraft to develop new products and through YORbuild. increase their production facility to supply The contract also includes periodic the whole of the UK. The £1m per annum contract has seen over inspections testing and maintenance of their 2,600 separate orders placed during the last asset register including items of plant such 18 months. The contract includes a 24 hour as lifts, generators, gates, UPS equipment call out/reactive maintenance service with etc. Service provisions for window cleaning the requirement to attend to site within set and grounds maintenance ensure that the specific response times. buildings and surrounding areas are kept in a presentable condition. During the winter Consequential repairs following service months we are on call to clear snow and visits are also carried out. Minor works up to spread grit to keep the police stations to a value of £20,000, priced on the PSA operational at all times. Schedule of Rates, are carried out within the

Andrew Kingston Lifestyle Lifestyle Major Supporter from Houlton

Winners “Judging the Lifestyle project for the first time this year was personally very inspiring. Daisy Chains crowned All of the teams showed commitment, Lifestyle 2012 Champions! enthusiasm and enterprise. The final decision was exceptionally close, but Daisy Bridget, Chloe, Maisie, Shannon and Chains claimed the overall prize because of Aimee were crowned Lifestyle 2012 the sheer scope of their project. They linked Champions by Chief Constable Tim businesses and schools in a skin cancer Hollis at the stunning Humberside Police education campaign, they ran a community Lifestyle Awards held at the Hull City Hall. stall at ‘Cottingham Day’, designed an educational website, raised significant funds The Daisy Chains raised awareness of sun and their sensory room will be a Lifestyle safety to an incredibly wide audience as legacy for years to come. They fully well as creating a fantastic sensory room deserve their top prize.” at Cottingham Pre-school and much more! They were rewarded for the fantastic work with a holiday of a lifetime to Florida. 08 Siteline

YORbuild Framework Houlton Win 2012/13 Extended to Health & Safety Award November 2015

Extensions to the YORbuild approval to grant this two year Contractors’ Framework extension. The board renewed Agreement – all 4 areas. the rationale included within the original OJEU notices relating to The YORbuild contractors’ a possible two year extension Framework Agreement and concluded that the reasons commenced in December 2009 stated were still relevant and with an initial agreed duration of valid. This will mean the current four years. This also included an framework will run until the option to extend the agreement end of November 2015 and by a further two years. Houlton arrangements for a replacement are pleased to announce that framework will not commence the YORhub board has given until mid to late 2014.

Houlton has been awarded associated with and members of first place in the Hull Building the Hull Building Safety Group. Safety Group’s Principle/Main Accepting the award, Contractors award for 2012/13 Mr Andrew Durant, thanks to the hard work of all of Houlton SHEQ Manager, said: the project teams. “This award is a resounding achievement for our site teams and Houlton achieved the award recognizes their commitment to despite stiff competition from health & safety and I am proud to other contractors in the East accept this award on behalf of all Yorkshire area. The award was the employees at Houlton which accepted on Saturday 16th March reflects the hard work and desire to at the Willerby Manor Hotel in achieve within our business.” an event attended by over 170 representatives from companies

The website has been centred on the Paul Dickerson Houlton team company’s extensive portfolio of high quality Managing Director construction, regeneration and development “We’re really pleased with the new website – it up with Indicoll projects. Web visitors can explore a huge provides a fantastic platform to showcase our number of builds from a full range of sectors, innovative buildings and flagship developments to launch new which are all illustrated with case studies and from across the region and further high quality photography. The sophisticated afield to potential customers. We needed a web website site also features responsive web design, partner who could deliver leading-edge mobile so that it can be effectively viewed on a full web design, and a site that would work in the As part of its continued expansion, variety of mobile phones and tablets. real world.” Houlton has invested in an advanced new -based Indicoll specialise in the website at houlton.co.uk designed and creation of bespoke, technically advanced developed by Beverley-based technical websites and web applications for web specialists Indicoll. businesses in every sector.

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