Shae Davies

It is always an honour to be invited back to attend official grand openings of the projects we deliver & see this inspiring new space in action. The highly-sustainable new building is constructed from cross laminated timber & features a triple-height atrium, a library with lantern roof, PV panels, sustainable wood cladding & acoustic installation panels. Students of this independent girls’ school, Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST, also benefitted from attending a Building the Future careers panel discussion involving women who played key roles in the project: Jade Pleass – Associate – Hawkins Brown ArchitectsCheryl Giavanniovani – CEO, GDST Carol Lees – Partner Hawkins Brown Architects Cathryn Buckle – Director of Estates – GDST Laura Lincoln- Snr Project Manager – GDST Kate Bevan – Head of Junior School – Notting Hill & Ealing Junior School 

In an exciting launch event last week, New City College officially opened their latest New City Fitness facility, the new Epping Forest Wellness Centre in Loughton. Former Tottenham Hotspur club captain, hashtag#Spurs Legend ledley king cut the ribbon to officially open the centre. Narzny Khan, Principal of New City College’s Epping Forest campus, also addressed the guests and said: “The building brings together state of the art design and materials, and has been celebrated in several architectural and respected trade publications for which we would like to offer a massive thank you to architects Scott Brownrigg and main contractors Neilcott Construction Limited. This brilliant, efficient design that contributes to the college’s journey to net zero also promotes physical activity and wellbeing – supporting two of the college’s important strategic objectives.” Neilcott are proud to have provided a large sports hall, badminton courts, fully equipped gym, dance/fitness studio and a sports treatment room. New City College students, who work and train in the centre will benefit from a holistic overview of training clients and running a fitness enterprise, supporting their future success.

Neilcott are proud to be a LETI Hero. #LETI was initiated by Clara Bagenal George in 2017, and has since been an active and productive platform for knowledge sharing, collaboration and knowledge dissemination. Since its inception it has continued to grow as contributions from built environment volunteers have expanded its influence and knowledge base, creating an independent beacon for change in our industry. We hare happy to support LETI’s continued growth and involvement in the industry’s efforts towards achieving Net Zero Carbon buildings as soon as possible.

It was our pleasure to support the funding and running of the Festive Jam event, hosted by the London Borough of Lambeth, through financial donation and staff volunteering. The event, which was a huge success, provided local residents with free food, entertainment and gifts to spread festive cheer, whilst easing the current cost of living pressure for many families this year. 

Take a walk around Bayes Business School with us, and take a closer look at the communal areas, study spaces, catering facilities, meeting areas, teaching spaces and state of the art equipment for City, University of London of London. The project was beautifully executed by the Neilcott Fit Out division, to deliver refreshed facilities in-line with a site-wide masterplan.

We are happy to announce that Buckingham Pools has received an award for the Abbey Court School project in the Best Swimming Pool in an Education Setting category at the UK Pool & Spa Awards this year. We delivered the works at Abbey Court with a focus on delivering a flexible, personalised approach in order to meet the wide range of learning difficulties and individual needs, ensuring that all pupils maximise their progress and personal achievement in relation to their abilities. Working closely with specialist pool designers Buckingham Pools, and tapping into their broad spectrum of experience, we developed a bespoke pool designed to meet the school’s needs. This includes two sets of entry steps to help control pool access traffic while allowing ample time to assist the different mobility levels. The multi-sensory pool is used for re-education and encouragement of normal movement, improved balance and coordination and the (re)introduction of walking techniques. The pool complements the stimulating environment formed throughout the rest of Abbey Court School, featuring a water cannon, a variety of lighting and engaging projection effects. Congratulations to Buckingham Pools , Abbey Court School, the Neilcott Construction Limited team and all involved.

The gift of giving has truly started at Neilcott today, with our staff donating new toys and gifts to the Ambition Aspire Achieve and Kevin Jenkins OBE Charity Christmas Toy Appeal. The charity helps to support thousands of families in London Borough of Newham, which have been significantly impacted by the cost of living crisis and are now considered to be living in poverty. We are delighted to support such a great cause and hope our donations ease the financial pressure of families in Newham, whilst spreading some much needed Christmas Joy!

We recently had the chance to meet and onboard new SMEs at the Meet the Buyer East London event at Stratford Stadium. Represented by Business Development Director Mark Bone and Social Value Manager Jenny Bignell .

As an approved contractor appointed to the Procure Partnerships Framework, our Social Value Manager Jenny Bignell, attended the London and South Collaborative Working Group to engage and collectively deliver an assigned social value theme with other appointed contractors. Our theme is Onboarding SMEs. We acknowledge the vital services SMEs provide within the construction industry and will be keen to further development our efforts to drive engagement and the successful onboarding of such organisations. Working with CARMELCREST and Tom Prichard Consulting, we have compiled our initial ideas and will continue to work together to coordinate impactful initiatives which support the growth and development of SMEs, with completion of our theme by October 2024.

Site visits are an important part of the social value we deliver on our projects. It was great to have the opportunity to take a group with ADP Architecture around our Portico site to see the progress and inform them of our approach to working with a historic structure. The Grade II listed building will provide high quality primary, community and social care services with the completed faculty achieving a BREEAM rating of Excellent.