Redrow, the leading house builder, in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and Coleg Cambria, one of the UK’s largest colleges have established the UK’s first dedicated Housebuilding Degree. LJMU have also validated the qualification. The first students to embark on the degree programme will be Redrow team members and they will start their […]
Works are progressing well on the Feltham Construction Site in Newbury. Broadsword Screeding LTD are undertaking the installation of 700m2 of Cellecta Screedboard 28.
2018 is officially the Year of Engineering, and as such a new campaign has been launched to encourage young people into the profession and is part of a year long campaign to tackle the skills gap and widen the pool of young people. The Year of Engineering will see government and industry tackle the major […]
We are delighted to report that Broadsword Screeding has been successful in securing the contract for works on the Osborne expansion of Greenford High School in Ealing. As approved installers of Cellecta Screedboard we will be undertaking the installation works over two floors and 2600m2 of the high school on this £9.7 million project.
Cabinet ministers have concluded a crisis meeting about keeping vital public services going after the collapse of contractor Carillion. The construction giant, which provides services for schools, prisons and hospitals, has gone into liquidation. Cabinet Office minister David Lidington said the two-hour Cobra committee talks enabled ministers to air any concerns. Carillion ran into trouble […]
The UK broke 13 renewable energy records in 2017, including some especially notable ones. The year 2017 has been the greenest ever in how the UK generates its electricity. Renewable sources of energy produced more than three times the amount of electricity that came from coal. More electricity was generated by wind than coal on […]
We are delighted to announce another successful tender for Broadsword Residential LTD! The Riverdene Place retirement living development in Bitterne will comprise of 36 one bedroom and 14 two bedroom apartments and will also feature a communal lounge for the residents to enjoy! Our work began on the McCarthy & Stone site in December 2017 […]
The number of small businesses operating in the construction sector across the UK has increased by 32,000 in the last year, meaning there are now more than one million of them. Small businesses are generally defined as those with fewer than 50 employees. The latest set of government business population estimates shows that the number […]
We are pleased to announce another successful tender for Broadsword Residential LTD! Our work began in December 17 on the McCarthy & Stone 3 storey accommodation building for the elderly (29 two bedroom and 27 one bedroom apartments) with associated communal facilities. Our scope of works includes Dry Lining and Floor Screeding.
BIM technology is revolutionary for construction, bringing together design, planning and infrastructure, and enhancing communication between contractors, sub contractors and supply chain. Its influential nature has become a fundamental in the design, creation and development of public sector buildings, and is increasingly being applied to schemes across the UK. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a […]