News & Views

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.

Wonderful photos of the ribbon cutting at the opening ceremony of our recently completed YMCA Wimbledon project. We love taking a closer look at the intricate details in the design of this important building. Aside from a beautifully designed building, #YMCA residents and the Wimbledon community will also benefit from new and improved affordable facilities, including a gym, bigger studio space for fitness classes, a children’s area and a brand-new YMCA café.

Excellent 45/45 CCS Score for Alfred Place What a delight it is to share with you our recent CCS Score for our City of London Corporation‘s Tottenham Court Road 12 Alfred Place site. Receiving an Excellent score of 45/45 – congratulations to Head of Fit Out Andy Greenway, Project Manager Chris Rooney & the whole team on securing full points in all areas of the Considerate Constructors Scheme report. Activity we have conducted on site has included supporting the local community through the dog walking bowl, providing a space for rough sleepers to use overnight and working with merchants to reduce the level of plastic packaging entering our site. All of which has contributed to such a brilliant score. The project delivers two floors of strip out to CAT A installation of approx. 12,000 sq. ft and a bespoke acoustic floor solution. Based in a busy London location, we are especially considerate of the movement of traffic and the safety of pedestrians, keeping good channels of communication open with all stakeholders and the community.

Big congratulations to the National Youth Theatre, award-winning architects DSDHA and the whole project team involved in enhancing facilities at the NYT to create a National Creative Production House. We are proud to see the scheme selected for the 2023 Dezeen Awards #SustainableRenovation Longlist, for its progressive strides in transforming the previously unloved building, in terms of visibility, accessibility and long-term sustainability. In upgrading the National Youth Theatre, the structure of the building has been retained, with the design meeting RIBA and LETI 2030 targets for embodied carbon at 209.47 KgCO2eq/m2. This was achieved by reusing 90% of the existing superstructure and foundations. The exposed surfaces of the existing structure, including the soffit of the theatre space, also help to moderate internal temperature. New materials were chosen for their low embodied carbon and durability, and to extend the building lifespan. The new entrance pavilion is made of durable green glazed bricks that sit sympathetically to the original brickwork and enhance the setting of mature Norway maple trees. Annual CO2/m2 emissions are also reduced by 32% from 79.8kgCO2/m2 to 54.4kgCO2/m2 per annum. This was achieved by buffering the front of the existing building with the new insulated pavilion; adding secondary glazing in rehearsal and theatre spaces; switching from gas-fired to electric VRV; and upgrading the efficiency of lighting and services controls. The scheme is up against a number of other brilliant, sustainable renovation projects, you can read more about the award here: https://lnkd.in/enwAzAKh