Nationwide Sureties Ltd

02/08/2022

New BSI standards published this week have set out competence requirements for building safety management, supporting industry reform in tandem with the DLUHC.

The UK National Standards Body has published three new BSI standards this week (27 July 2022), outlining competence requirements for building safety management, including Principal Designers and Principal Contractors.

The standards support industry reform, in line with the new Building Safety Act, and are intended to minimize safety risks and improve protection to consumers and occupants, including residents, in and about buildings.

The new BSI standards- also known as PASs- are designed to guarantee that occupants can have confidence in their buildings and immediate environment and that safety is a priority. Ensuring the competence of service providers and products throughout the life of a building is an essential part of this process.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/new-bsi-standards-update-competence-requirements

02/08/2022

Administrators for Brymor Construction and Brymor Group have warned that there is little chance of any funds being left for suppliers and subcontractors after the south east contractor’s bank has been paid £2.85m it is due.

The administrator’s report circulated to creditors reveals details of the pre-pack deal struck with Hampshire investment company Portchester Equity to save around 110 staff jobs.

Porchester paid £400,000 for the assets of Brymor Construction on 8 July, when the £70m revenue firm was placed into administration.

It will also pay a further £1.75m for two freehold properties held by the group business, which had a book value of £2.7m.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/brymor-trade-contractors-hit-for-16m

02/08/2022

Construction teams working at the site of London’s major new high-speed railway station are being protected from site vehicles thanks to the installation of concrete safety barriers.

The REBLOC RB80XA vehicle restraint system is keeping workers constructing the new Euston High Speed 2 (HS2) station safe from site traffic.

The freestanding precast concrete barriers were installed to protect workers at the main construction site from the risk of errant vehicles travelling on a stretch of a road above them.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/concrete-barriers-help-to-keep-workers-constructing-uk-s-largest-railway-concourse-safe

02/08/2022

Motorists travelling to the Commonwealth Games in the Midlands are being given a welcome boost with a new £61 million flyover on the A46 in Coventry set to open later this week.

The new 14,000-tonne flyover separates long distance and local traffic, which means drivers staying on the A46 will no longer need to slow down to use the roundabout, reducing congestion and making journeys safer. It is set to open to traffic by 6am on Friday, July 29.

Drivers using the new road for the first time are being advised that there is a temporary 40 mph speed limit in place with two lanes running in each direction while some remaining work takes place elsewhere on the structure.

The A46 links the East and West Midlands by connecting Coventry and Warwickshire to the motorway network.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/national-highways-opening-new-61m-a46-flyover-in-coventry-for-commonwealth-games

02/08/2022

Caddick Construction has been appointed to deliver a new £11.4m Manchester social housing scheme, which will be energy-efficient and create work opportunities

The Guinness Partnership has appointed Caddick Construction’s North West team to deliver the new eight-storey social housing scheme on Kiwi Street in Salford.

The Manchester social housing scheme will comprise of 47 one-bedroomed and 16 two-bedroomed energy-efficient homes, with car and cycle parking included where the former tower block was recently demolished.

As well as remediation, external works, service infrastructure, roads and drainage, Caddick Construction will create a communal garden as part of the landscaping proposals.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/caddick-construction-appointed-to-deliver-11-4m-manchester-social-housing-scheme

27/05/2021

Material giant Hanson is being forced to cut allocations of bagged cement to main customers as shortages deepen.

The firm also revealed it is actively looking to increase capacity by importing cement.

Although it warned that this could prove difficult in the current circumstances because the increase in demand was global and shipping availability was poor.

In a statement to customers Andrew Simpson, packed products director, said: “We implemented a packed cement allocation in May and calculated the number of daily loads per customer based on the production and distribution levels that we believed were achievable.”

He added: “Our own concrete business has been subject to the same allocation.

“Regrettably, we have been unable to maintain those levels. We have therefore taken the decision to reduce the allocation.”

Simpson added: “We will closely monitor these levels in line with our capabilities and release the restrictions as soon as possible.”

The cement market has seen a demand increase of around 30% across all sectors since mid-2020.

The news of fresh allocation cuts came as the Construction Leadership Council called for greater transparency around rationing policies amid fears that smaller firms were suffering in the face of greater buying power among ...

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/hanson-forced-to-cut-bagged-cement-allocations

11/01/2021

https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/ses-wins-23m-south-london-hospital-mep-package

SES Engineering Services is set to save 8,000 labour hours by using offsite to deliver £23m of works at the Springfield Hospital redevelopment in Tooting, South London. Working alongside main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine, SES will provide all mechanical, electrical and plumbing works for a mental...

06/01/2021

https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/work-begins-at-the-manchester-mayfield-scheme

Manchester has received a major boost as civils firm PP O’Connor starts enabling works on the first phase of the £1.4bn Mayfield development gets underway this week. The whole Mayfield development will eventually transform a previously derelict part of Manchester’s industrial heritage to delive...

06/01/2021

https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/hse-to-prosecute-after-five-killed-in-wall-collapse

A Health and Safety Executive prosecution is being brought against two companies after five workers were fatally injured and another seriously hurt at a site in Birmingham. On 7 July 2016, Ousmane Kaba Diaby, Saibo Sumbundu Sillah, Bangally Tunkara Dukuray, Almamo Kinteh Jammeh and Mahamadou Jagana....

06/01/2021

https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/39-storey-tower-is-given-the-go-ahead-in-sheffield

Developer SFGE Properties has gained planning approval to build a 39-storey residential block in Sheffield city centre. Planned 117m tall residential building on the former Primark site in the Castlegate area of Sheffield It plans to redevelop the site of the former Primark store in the Castlegate a...

06/01/2021

https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/public-works-procurement-shake-up-to-boost-smes

Fresh plans to overhaul procurement rules, cutting red tape and making it easier for smaller firms to win public works contracts have been unveiled by Government. It plans to slash around 350 regulations governing public procurement and integrate the current regulations into a single, uniform framew...

06/01/2021

https://www.nationwidesureties.co.uk/single-post/b-k-backs-400m-hertfordshire-town-centre-scheme

A joint venture between Bowmer & Kirkland’s property arm Peveril and retail developer Sovereign Centros has secured the development partner role for a £400m town centre retail and leisure scheme in Hertfordshire. Brookfield Riverside will act as a new town centre retail and leisure hub in Hertfor...