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This issue 2014 – Built On 02 £2.8 million refurbishment for the Lawns Centre Performance 03 Further works at John Leggott College Twelve project wins so Houlton have now been Also, after successfully far in 2014 have ensured appointed as the main completing the new Adult 04 Houlton, Hull College a great start for Houlton. contractor for the new £14m Emergency Care care area The new projects have and HRI Open Site campus. The and the Children’s Emergency given a £43m boost and four-storey building will form Department of HRI, Houlton provided a solid platform programme part of the wider Flemingate were proud to begin work in in an increasingly buoyant market. redevelopment project and early July 2014 on the £3.5m 05 Rising to the Teentech will open in September 2015. third and fourth phases of Challenge Eight of the contracts are the Emergency Department We have also secured a 59 for existing clients, a clear Reconfiguration Scheme at week project in Skipton, 06 Highest ConCom indication of high levels Hull Royal Infirmary. Gold for Houlton of satisfaction from our worth £4m. The project began customer base. on the 18th July 2014 and We are building a £5.1m 07 Craven College is focused on developing distribution facility in Driffield If you would like this or future exciting new facilities at for Yorkshire Trading Co issues to be emailed as a pdf please 08 Apprentice News Craven College, ready for use and 32 one/two bedroom contact [email protected] by students in August 2015. apartments in Leeds for Leeds City Council. 02 Siteline

EDUCATION £2.8 million refurbishment for the Lawns Centre

The Lawns Centre is the This 24 week project catering and social hub which involved internal and external is part of the Lawns student redevelopment of the existing accommodation complex 2 storey building, including (7 halls of residence) for the repainting external cladding, . replacement of windows and re-roofing works. It was built in the 1960’s and is located within 40 acres The Lawns Centre is now fully of landscaped parkland in modernised with a new main Cottingham, just 3.5 miles entrance and foyer, refurbished away from the main University teaching spaces and lecture of Hull Campus. theatre, a new gym, bar and refurbished seating areas.

Scooping the Best Refurb to provide the correct learning Hull Trinity House Award for Design, recipient adjacencies over 8 storeys provided John Gledhill, Houlton its own issues, all within a 52 week Contracts Manager said contact period – and with a new build Sports Hall added in for Academy wins “This was one of my most good measure!” challenging projects, stripping back a dated façade to the structural Houlton is rightly proud of presigious award skeleton before replacing it with the timeless appearance energy efficient cladding and of the new facility and the Hull Trinity House Academy gains due glazing was a major logistical stature it adds to Hull recognition for its impressive appearance exercise. Remodelling the interior Trinity House Academy. and functionality at a glittering awards ceremony at The Deep to mark the completion of the Hull Building Schools for the Future Programme. Further works Siteline 03 at John Leggott College

Houlton were proud to be a 150mm diameter gas main invited back to John Leggot installed and completed within College, Scunthorpe to the week. begin work on the new Link The work was completed Extension after the completion mid-February 2014 and has of the new Canteen Extension delivered a colourful, light, in July 2013. bright and airy space from Before work on the link could what was once an area that start a certain amount of looked like an external plant enabling works had to be room. The link now provides carried out, involving removing/ a more efficient flow around relocating the existing air the college and gives vital condensing units. The biggest access between the library and part of the enabling works the portal. Also incorporated was to divert the gas main is a new office workspace that ran directly underneath for both the library and the the proposed building. reprographics team from Consequently an 80 metre another part of the college, and trench was excavated around a provision of charging bays & ‘D’ block during half term and chill-out zone for the students.

Kings School, management by NPS North East Ltd of this new two storey Pontefract extension attached to the existing gymnasium.

The school had a need to Houlton were responsible for enhance the delivery of their design elements for beam existing vocational courses and block floor, concrete and to develop personalised stairs, timber roof trusses and learning which required lightning protection. the design and project

Building Building Excellence Awards are all about the essence of good Excellence Award buildings. The finalists are not judged on architectural beauty, New Campus for July 2015. The contract was Our project was at Withernsea but on the “Excellence” shown procured through the YORbuild School to create the from a construction and East Riding College Framework, with the cost of Holderness Vocational Centre technical building control point the campus being met by the was the winner of the ‘Best of view. The awards showcase college, together with a £2m Education Building’ at the buildings and design teams The provision of the proposed capital grant from the Skills recent Local Area Building that have had to tussle with East Riding College Campus, Funding Agency and £1m Control North and East technical issues, difficult within the Flemingate from the European Regional Yorkshire Building Excellence sites, innovative and creative Development in Beverley, Development Fund. Awards. It received the award solutions. presents an opportunity for recognition of our high An excellent result for all the to create a state of the art The building will be high standards of construction and quality, interesting and Houlton team and supply chain learning environment which will workmanship on the project. involved on this new building. enable the college to maintain dynamic, providing a valuable and enhance its record of addition to Beverley whilst learning and achievement well emphasising the presence of into the twenty first century the college locally. It will be a and will open to its learners in landmark building linking the September 2015. Flemingate Development to the town centre and clearly Houlton have now begun advertising its presence and its on site, with construction offer to the community. planned for completion in 04 Siteline

Houlton, Hull College and HRI Open Site Programme We have recently welcomed 16 students from Hull Construction College to the Tower Block project at Hull Royal Infirmary for their Health and Safety Workshops. These workshops are in conjunction with our client Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust as part of our Open Site Programme.

The aim of the visit was to The site visits allow the learner give students an insight into to develop an understanding of the day-to-day running and the working environment which implementation of Health and is invaluable and hopefully gives Safety procedures on a busy them inspiration when it comes to construction site and to put into making the right career choice. practice the theory currently On behalf of the Hull Construction being taught at the college. College we would like to thank ‘Being able to make site visits all the site staff at the Hull Royal allows the learners to experience Infirmary project and Houlton for a live construction site enabling their time’. them to take in information and Thank You knowledge of a typical working Andrew Bannister environment that cannot be Lecturer Hull Construction College experienced in a classroom.

Local Businesses Fund new foyer

A range of local businesses The striking glass foyer entrance have helped create a new of the children’s emergency emergency department at Hull department, which cost about Royal Infirmary and the re- £65,000, was funded entirely opened department has been through the generosity of the split into two, with separate contractors working with Houlton areas for adults and children. on the development. Siteline 05 Two of Houlton Quantity Supported by our YORbuild YORbuild is a series of Rising to the Surveyor’s Harry Miller and public sector partners, the collaborative Construction Chris Padden provided challenge presents young Frameworks for the procurement Teentech support and individual learners with a series of maths of building contractors to carry mentoring to a group of young and science based questions, out new build and refurbishment Challenge learners at the annual Teentech which when answered correctly works for the Yorkshire and Challenge series, held at gains a piece of a puzzle – all Humber regions 22 Local Doncaster Racecourse correct and the full puzzle Authorities and other regionally on 27th March 2014. is revealed. The intense based Public Sector Bodies. competition between the various Teentech Challenge is an teams is followed by an informal YORbuild consists of four sub- award winning, industry-led Q & A session with our staff regional frameworks each with a initiative, founded in 2008 members, who can explain what number of lots dealing with minor by Maggie Philbin and Chris we do as a company, their role and major works. Dodson to help the “X Factor” within it and the tremendous This has provided us with an generation understand their variety of career opportunities the increased volume of excellent true potential and the real construction industry offers. opportunities available in the work over a wider geographic contemporary STEM workplace. Both Harry and Chris found the area. We have now successfully More information on Teentech experience challenging, rewarding completed 22 projects total value Challenge can be found at and of course incredibly good £39.1m, are on site currently with www.teentechevent.com. fun – and we were also present at 11 projects value £21.2m and the Hull round of the challenge in have been allocated a further 5 July 2014! projects value £5.4m yet to start.

Doncaster Council Houlton were appointed to design and build the proposed Hull Royal Infirmary Emergency House New Build development following a single stage procurement and Department Alterations Programme appointment process. The new properties are Code for Work is well under way with Sustainable Homes ‘Code Level construction of 33 new 3’ and the works also comprise properties on behalf of Doncaster the construction of external Metropolitan Borough Council works, landscaping, fencing, in three areas of Doncaster - drainage, statutory services Askern, Cantley and Woodlands. installations and highways works The project consists of 6 house to suit the orientation of the sites types on 5 sites, including 20 houses and 13 bungalows.

Council House Work includes renewal of roof coverings, installation of new Houlton started work in early Paediatric Resuscitation Cubicle, Re-roof uPVC fascia, soffit and barge July 2014 on the £3.5m third and 24 Major Cubicles and Ancillary boards, the replacement of fourth phases of the Emergency Accommodation. Programme 2014 rainwater goods, and the Department Reconfiguration repointing of chimney stacks and Work to redevelop the Majors Council scheme at Hull Royal Infirmary all associated works. after successfully completing the area, where people receive are re-roofing approximately 600 treatment for life-threatening homes over the next 2 years and new Adult Emergency Care area It is another YORbuild project for and the Children’s Emergency illness or injury and major our latest project for these works East Riding of Yorkshire Council trauma marks the final stage for 2014 is for 104 homes at Department which opened in and continues successful May 2013. This YORbuild project of the hospital’s Emergency Beverley, Flamborough, Huggate previous council house re-roofing Department renovations. and Kilham. also involves construction of new projects Houlton have completed extensions at the rear and sides Depending on the level of activity over several years. of the hospital as part of through A&E and the challenges the re-development. of working next to a busy live project. The proposed extra care Extra Care Facility A total of £7m will be spent by operation we are looking for the sheltered housing scheme has the Health Trust extending the emergency department to be adopted the design standards department space to double its fully complete later in the year. Work has started on a £5.5m highlighted in “Lifetime Homes, current size. It will also have 18 The team on the project are Extra Care sheltered housing Lifetime Neighbourhoods: a treatment areas instead of five. working double shifts and extra scheme at Queens Road, national strategy for housing in an hours to try to get everything Beverley, awarded to Houlton as ageing society” and the ten design Construction works consists of complete before the busy winter part of the YORbuild Framework. principles set out in the “Housing demolitions, new extensions, period. our Ageing Population: Panel for A quality build is fundamental to alterations and refurbishments Innovation” (HAPPI) Report 2009. the success of a development alongside mechanical and Staff currently have to cope with 120,000 patients each year in a and we have appointed Peter It involves 7 weeks enabling works electrical installations, including hospital that was originally built Barnicoat in his new role as diverting services followed by a 55 8 initial Assessment Cubicles, to treat approximately 50,000. Contract Manager to oversee the week build period for the building. 10 Resuscitation Cubicles, 1 06 Siteline

It was a 37-week build at the Nuns Corner Campus and the exterior of the old Block C Grimsby Building was transformed with new cladding, new windows, plumbing, electrics, carpets, ceilings and walls. The new extension is sited Technology on a former car park area and includes a reinforced concrete piled foundation and steel Highest framed construction covered with an efficient, Institute modern cladding system incorporating ConCom Gold graphics, illuminated at night. for Houlton Work is complete on the new £6m Art and Design Centre at the Grimsby Institute which will feature a theatre, recording Houlton received the highest ConCom studios and a dance studio. accreditation, the Gold Certificate of The Grimsby Institute’s Block Merit in recognition of outstanding achievement in their last ConCom audit, C Building has been fully achieving a score of 96%. refurbished in the build with a 1,600 square foot extension to The award was presented by Steve accommodate the new facility. O’Brien, Head of Methods & Reliability at Total Lindsay Oil Refinery and also the current Chair of CONCOM, to Houlton contracts manager Andy Johnson and SHEQ manager Andy Durant at a recent awards ceremony.

ConCom was launched in 2000 by a group of like minded Client companies who wanted to improve Contractors competency for those working on Humber Bank Client sites. Current members include Air Products, Arkema, Bluestar Fibres, BOC Industrial Gases, BP Chemicals, Centrica Energy, Centrica Storage, Cristal, Gassco, Greenergy, Knauf, Lenzing, Nippon Gohsei, Novartis, Phillips66, Synthomer, Total and Vivergo Fuels. Environmental Contractors are required to provide extensive information on their Quality, Technology Park Environmental and Safety Management procedures for assessment by ConCom prior to accreditation.

Following the successful refurbishment Unit 11, nearest to Hedon Road is of the old Humbrol factory site on Hedon approximately 3,730 sq m, including a dock Road, Hull for new occupiers Nippon leveller and Unit 10 to the rear of the site is Gohsei and Neil & Brown another project approximately 2,700 sq m. Neill & Brown has been awarded to Houlton by developer Global Logistics provider will occupy Unit 11 Warmsale Ltd, a joint venture between to allow them to continue their investment in ispace and Estates. serving companies with efficient, integrated supply-chain solutions. Work involves the design and construction of two new warehouse storage buildings Marfleet Environmental Technology Park is a together with new car parks and service 2.69ha (6.65 acre) employment site within the yards, etc. including roller shutter doors and East Hull Employment Corridor, immediately dock levellers, fencing and gates. north of the . The project is part financed by the European Union European Regional Development Fund. Siteline 07 Grotech Food industry Production Specialists

Houlton were pleased to be selected again Following successful completion of roof The same teams are working together by Grotech Production, Goole, to construct infrastructure works to stage one in with key subcontract staff to ensure the a new production and warehouse facility Summer 2013, Houlton are again working successful and problem free delivery of alongside their purpose-built 12,000 sqft closely with the KP Snacks team to Project Spruce for early 2016, and we are factory that we constructed back in 2005. continue the internal updating of their very much looking forward to working with prestigious snacks plant in Teeside. the project and process teams over the Grotech Production, specialise in next two years. mixing and packing products for the Works are progressing with roof renewal, agrochemical and general chemical wall improvements, service rationalisation, sectors, is investing £900,000 to triple mechanical extract, sprinkler protection the size of its factory floor. systems, new lighting, small power and industrial floor finishes continuing into the The expansion, which began at the start of potato process and packing hall areas of January 2014, will increase the factory floor the factory. from 9,000 sq ft to 28,000 sq ft and was completed in June. This further design and build project will provide an adjacent facility 60m x 30m with an airlock link corridor to connect it to the existing factory. It will also incorporate amenity areas and roller shutter door access with a new entrance and exit yard.

The large development comes as a response to the increasing demand for the Goole-based company’s mixing, packing and product development capabilities.

£4m Campus Re-development for Craven College, Skipton

Houlton are proud The new building for construction and engineering will be constructed to a very high to be involved in the standard to ensure it contributes to reducing development of exciting the College’s carbon footprint, whilst working new facilities at Craven to reduce its longer term operating costs. This will allow it to maximise the resources College. available for learning and teaching.

This is another YORbuild project and is The new buildings will be built to achieve designed to provide first class new and a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating and the refurbished accommodation for students and refurbished building a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ teaching staff. The project further consolidates rating. the College on the Aireville site and ensures that even more students have the opportunity The new facilities will be ready for use by to easily access the full range of college students in August 2015. services and resources. When the project is completed, over £10m will A new building will be provided for the have been invested in the Aireville Campus Construction and Engineering Facilities, whilst over a period of 4 years, with Houlton extensive refurbishment will take place to contributing over £4m worth of work. the Whernside Building and The Hub at the Aireville Campus. 08 Siteline

New Starters: Apprentice News:

Welcome back to Mark Goodwin Manager at Marfl eet Technology who re-joined our construction Park and now at Doncaster new team in December to work council housing site at Askern, on the urgent fl ood damage Tony Kirkham Site Manager at repairs for Smith & Nephew, ERYC Extra Care, Beverley, Rob Hull, subsequently at The Lawns Maesen-Andrews Site Manager refurbishment for the University at HRI Emergency Department; of Hull and currently as Project Nick Holliday Assistant Site Manager on the new Emergency Manager at Askern housing, and Department at Hull Royal Andrew Lord as Project Manager Infi rmary. at Craven College contract. And in our head offi ce Rob Mann joined Welcome also to recent new us as Managing Estimator and starters including Helen Dron Jessica Fullard was appointed Construction Secretary and Estimating Administration Helen Taylor Receptionist. Also Assistant. Once again a Houlton the Hull College Construction Mark Bell who joined as Site apprentice wins top award in Awards Ceremony for Best of bricklaying competition! Year Brickwork Apprentice on a Helen Wilkinson, who will be NVQ Level Two course and also Josh Hunter 2nd Year apprentice Promotions: well known to our telephone an award for the most outstanding claimed 1st prize on Friday 16th callers, was promoted apprentice in Construction. He May 2014 at the Yorkshire region from main Receptionist to then went on to win an award for Guild of Bricklayers competition Over the last year our Building Administrative Assistant to the most outstanding work based held at Calderdale College. & Maintenance Division has provide administrative support to learner in the FE College overall for Josh was the youngest made several important ensure the best level of service the year at an annual award dinner person competing in the Senior internal promotions; of our reactive maintenance and on Wednesday 2 July 2014. All of competition and will now represent facilities management contracts, which are an excellent reward for Jonathon Collinson was last Yorkshire in the national fi nals. the largest of which is our year promoted to Site Manager Josh’s hard work and dedication current long-term contract with having been with Houlton since Josh also received an award both at college and at work. Humberside Police Authority. 2000 and over recent years has on Monday 23rd June 2014 at proven himself in the temporary Richard Thompson was role of site manager, or site promoted earlier this year to Site supervisor. Supervisor having started his Retirements: Long Service: career with Houlton in 1996 as Mike Johnson was promoted to an Apprentice Bricklayer and Contracts Manager in October John Marris, Business over recent years has proven last year, having started as a Development Manager for himself in the temporary role of joiner with Houlton in 2000 and Building & Maintenance, retired at site supervisor/manager. has since progressed from a Christmas after 47 years service in highly respected Site Manager. Andy Sharp is ‘home-grown’ various roles within the company. Over recent years he has also having started his working Denis Clark, Construction Site been increasingly involved with career as an apprentice joiner Manager has recently retired this our apprenticeship programme with Houlton in 1997. He June after 14 years’ service. Chairman Richard Houlton and has been instrumental in was promoted to Contracts congratulated two members choosing and developing our Manager in April this year having John Sizer, Driver has also of the Houlton staff for future joiners/bricklayers and progressed through the ranks to just retired after 41 years and completing 25 years continual potential managers of the future. a well regarded Site Manager. very many miles service for the company service with the company. Keith Gilson, Commercial Director and Lance Taylor, Leading Houlton.co.uk is social!  Bricklayer were each presented with a watch to mark the occasion We have recently updated the website www.houlton.co.uk so it is linked to all of our in early June. social media channels. Have a look online and click through to see what you think!

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