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CCS 44/45 at Shipman Youth Zone A very well done to our Site Manager Mike Forde and the whole team at our LB Newham Shipman Youth Zone scheme for going above and beyond to score a fantastic CCS score of 44/45 – Excellent rating! The CCS auditor praised the team for their social value commitments on the scheme which include formal apprenticeships and a range of valuable work placements and inclusive work experience on-site for students with disabilities, as well as a range of other local school/college engagement activities, local employment and spend commitments. Responsible procurement, environmental, waste and carbon monitoring are in place to achieve the scheme’s targeted BREEAM Outstanding rating. All of our sites are registered with the Considerate Constructors Scheme and our site team take great care to abide by its Code of Considerate Practice. We monitor our success in this regard as an operational KPI and are proud to consistently achieve high scores (typically 42/45+) across our projects due to the dedication of all our staff. Pagabo

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the shortlist for the coveted 2023 RIBA Stirling Prize. The prize is awarded to the UK’s best new building, and we are thrilled that one of our two Central Somers Town regeneration projects has been selected for this prestigious shortlist. Part of London Borough of Camden’s Community Investment Programme, the community facilities and housing scheme in Somers Town is a regenerative, transformative intervention that brings much needed homes and active space to an overcrowded corner of inner London. The Central Somers Town Community Hub involved the design and construction of a six-storey building housing a children’s nursery and community play facility on the ground floor, with 10 affordable housing units above. This BREEAM Excellent scheme has innovative sustainability credentials, including connection to the Kings Cross decentralised district heating network, which supports the Borough’s carbon and energy reduction initiatives in-line with the London Plan, as well as ensuring affordability for residents. You can read the in-depth review of the project on RIBA Journal here: https://lnkd.in/eghJw6hj Architects: Adam Khan Architects Client: London Borough of Camden

Neilcott is delighted to announce that we have been re-appointed to the second generation of Procure Partnerships national contractor framework on all lots applied for: –              Lot 27 – South East : £1 – £5m –              Lot 28 – South East : £5 – £15m –              Lot 31 – London – £50k – £1m –              Lot 32 – London – £1 – £5m –              Lot 33 – London – £5m – £15m This is due to our successful delivery and proven 12% social value add on every project under the current framework, which has delivered over 400 projects during the last 4 years. Our active involvement includes successfully delivering a range of projects, such as £4m Corringham Integrated Medical Centre, £2m Regis Road Mental Health Unit, £3m St George’s Hospital Holdsworth Ward refurb & £9m King George Hospital extension. This will expand our framework coverage to the South East region, which includes both our Winchester & Hemel Hempstead office areas, as well as London. The new framework goes live 1st November 2023 and will expire on 31st October 2027. Congratulations to all 87 companies selected for the Framework!

As we celebrated a significant milestone for King George Hospital’s new elective theatre build at the “Topping Out” ceremony, we also had the chance to meet the Chief Financial Officer of NHSE, Julian Kelly and many of the wonderful health professionals that will be using the new Elective Surgical Hub. The expansion will see two new theatres, upgraded staff facilities, improved storage and will double the number of recovery beds available. Once operational, the new theatres will allow the hospital to undertake 100 additional operations each week, helping to further reduce waiting lists.

With a long-standing relationship with GDST (The Girls’ Day School Trust) following the delivery of many new build and refurbishment schemes, including Brighton Girls, Bromley High School GDST and Wimbledon High School GDST, we are delighted to be delivering a new junior school at Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST using a highly sustainable cross laminated timber construction (CLT) method. We recently celebrated a milestone ‘topping out’ event at Notting Hill and Ealing High School, signifying the completion of the new junior school structure. The new building will provide 14 classrooms, specialist teaching facilities for music, art, science and IT, a library and hall with performance seating, along with external space for a science garden, forest school area and dedicated play space for reception pupils. The scheme, which has a strong emphasis on sustainability, will achieve net-zero carbon through the use of a CLT frame, south facing panels to capture sunlight and supply electricity, heat pumps and a heat recovery system. The fit out of the new school will now progress in earnest with completion of the scheme in Autumn 2023.

Following recent interactions with London South East Colleges (LSEC) Bromley Campus on our Orange Street site, our Social Value Manager Jenny Bignell was invited to attend an Employers Skills and Curriculum event with College Lecturers and Heads of Department for STEM courses, including Carpentry, Bricklaying and Built Environment. We discussed the adequacy of existing curriculum and units offered within the Construction and Built Environment, suggesting proposals to further enhance the learning provision and ready students for the workplace, such as covering different contract forms and design criteria for developments as part of the T-Level Qualification in Design, Surveying and Planning. Sustainability was also a key focus, discussing the new ‘Sustainability Hub’ at the Bromley Campus which will provide a practical learning space for students in the installation of sustainable technologies and materials, including Solar PV, Electric Vehicle Chargers and Air Source Heat Pumps. We agreed visibility of such technologies and sustainable strategies in a live environment is critical to student learning and understanding of the ever-growing importance of sustainable construction, as such we confirmed our willingness to offer site tours to LSEC students on our live sites to showcase varying sustainable measures in operation. As a committed contractor to the learning and development of the future generation, we are keen to grow our relationship with LSEC and will continue to offer LSEC students work experience opportunities, tours of live construction sites and factory manufacturing workshops to support the curriculum, providing a real insight into the world of construction and enabling students to put their theory into practice.  A big part of what we do is taking part in community engagement and upskilling a new generation of construction workers. We love supporting work experience opportunities and giving young people a chance to see why we love what we do. We recently enjoyed showing around the brilliant electrical, mechanical and plumbing students from London South East Colleges for them to gain a closer insight.

It was a delight to take 9 pupils (aged 5-11) from nearby Uplands Primary School on a site-tour of our Fareham Live project. Formerly known as Ferneham Hall, the town’s beloved entertainment hub and events venue opened in 1982 & has shown many music, comedy and theatre shows over the decades. With demolition of the original building now complete, the brand new Fareham Live, a state-of-the-art venue with an 800-seat auditorium, second smaller performance space, studio space and café/bar, is starting to take shape, with the steel frame currently nearing completion The new facility is part of a wider Fareham Civic Quarter redevelopment masterplan, which includes demolishing the adjacent Osborn Road car park to make way for a new ground level car park that better meets the needs of today’s users. As part of our ongoing social value and local community engagement activities, we arranged for some local Uplands Primary School pupils to visit the site in person, where they could see the ongoing brickwork, ground works, scaffolding and preparation for concrete floors. The tour enabled discussions around site safety and project progression, with the aim of inspiring a new generation of young people to follow a career in construction.

It’s exciting to see our new regional office in Hemel Hempstead come to life. This will expand and strengthen our presence around the capital and the surrounding counties, allowing us to better service the Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire areas. New Regional Director, Mark Doyle, will oversee the expansion – pop in to see him at our new office: Kylna Business Centre Wood Lane End, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4SB. Directions here: https://lnkd.in/eR3BgnzC

ACHIEVING CARBON NEUTRAL HOMES https://neilcott.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Frampton-Road-3.mp4 FRAMPTON ROAD We are proud to have assisted the London Borough of Hounslow in developing 13 highly sustainable new homes at Frampton Road, contributing to their Social Housing Decarbonisation Scheme which is helping to lift hundreds of residents out of fuel poverty and deliver on the Council’s commitment to becoming net zero by 2030. Split across two blocks, Dove Court & Seabird Court, this net zero carbon project provides high quality homes for social rent for people on a range of incomes, as well as shared ownership opportunities. The development consists of 8x 2 bed & 5x 3 bed light, modern & airy apartments, with one wheelchair accessible home. Emitting at least 100.26% less carbon dioxide (CO2), this reduction is achieved, and the buildings’ general environmental performance improved through adoption of: Enhanced insulation standards, improved lighting and heating efficiencies Installation of photovoltaic solar panels – converting the sun’s energy into electricity Use of air source heat pumps – which extracts heat from the air to heat your home Highly efficient ventilation systems – minimising energy loss “Hounslow is leading the way on tackling the climate emergency and this pioneering project aims to deliver warm, energy-efficient homes, reduce carbon emissions, tackle fuel poverty, and support green jobs.” – Councillor Katherine Dunne, Deputy Leader of Hounslow Council and Cabinet Member for Climate, Environment and Transport Strategy.