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ROK EMPLOYS NEW INSULATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE AN ENERGY FIRST FOR BRISTOL
Date: 01/07/2010
National Building and maintenance specialist Rok is working on a pioneering improvement programme for a tower block in Bristol, thought to be the first in the UK to benefit from the Government’s Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP).
Rawnsley House, a block of 131 flats in Easton, is having a new insulated roof and a special external insulated cladding system - all in a bid to help residents reduce fuel bills and cut carbon emissions.
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Coast & Country's multi-million pound investment
Date: 11/01/2010
Coast & Country, the largest housing and regeneration company in Redcar and Cleveland, is carrying out the first ever refurbishment of Spencerbeck House in an investment totalling £2.5 million
Spencerbeck House, a block of flats taken over by Coast & Country Housing in 2002, had undergone only minimal internal works since it was built three decades ago.
The aim of the project, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year (2010), is to bring the flats up to modern standards, making them more sustainable and improving residents’ quality of life.
Externally the block will be given a major facelift with new high performance thermal windows and render finish with tenants being involved in the colour choice. Internally. the properties are being rewired and will have new kitchens, bathrooms, including a shower, and energy efficient heating systems installed.
Work is also being carried out to upgrade the communal areas. Security systems, such as CCTV, also are being fitted.
Anthony Brown, Head of Property Maintenance at Coast & Country, said: “It’s essential that people have access to good quality, secure and affordable homes.
“Coast & Country is refurbishing Spencerbeck House to the highest standards with the end result being comfortable, safe and economical to run homes for its residents.”
Ivor Knowles, who lives at Spencerbeck House, said: “It’s going to improve the quality of my life an enormous lot.”
He added: “The heating systems are a lot better than what we had. You can feel it now - it’s lovely and warm in here; where at one time it wasn’t.”
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Notes to editors: Coast & Country Housing: Established in 2001, Coast & Country took over the ownership and management of homes from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council in July 2002.
The Company is a 'not for profit' local Housing Company limited by guarantee. It is a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) and is regulated by the Tenant Services Authority.
As the largest RSL within Redcar and Cleveland, its current rental housing stock totals 10,309.
Its properties and estates are located in a diverse range of urban estates, seaside resorts and rural villages. Coast & Country believes that working together with local communities to find local solutions is a key factor in building and sustaining communities.
Delivering high quality homes Coast & Country is contributing to the prosperity, wider regeneration and sustainability of the communities within the immediate region and beyond.
Coast & Country aims to ensure that its regeneration work will have a positive impact on people’s lives, achieving a careful balance of new homes for sale and for rent creating the kind of neighbourhoods that will flourish well into the future.
For more information log on to: www.cch-online.org.uk
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250,000 construction jobs could be saved by Repairing Britain
Date: 05/05/2009
250,000 construction industry jobs could be saved if the Government and the public adopt a new attitude to property repair and maintenance, according to a new campaign, ‘Repairing Britain’.
Spearheaded by property repair maintenance specialist, Rok plc, ‘Repairing Britain’ is designed to boost the UK economy by stimulating the construction industry and encouraging the public to take an interest in the maintenance of their homes and community buildings.
The campaign says up to half a million jobs could be lost in the current downturn. However, it is highlighting that refurbishment and improvement projects create many more jobs than new build schemes, require skilled tradesmen and are more sustainable.
For more information on Repairing Britain and Rok please click this link
To sign the petition, please click this link
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GREEN ISSUES DRIVE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Date: 05/01/2009
A national survey commissioned by EOS Limited, an innovative manufacturer light gauge steel buildings, has revealed that environmental issues are key drivers in the use of modern building methods in the construction industry.
Improving energy efficiency, complying with the code for sustainable homes, and cutting down on their carbon footprint have emerged as important business matters to the companies which took part in the research.
A majority of respondents also believed that the level of interest in modern construction methods was on the increase.
The survey’s key findings included:
• Nearly 90% believed the use of off-site methods of construction was increasing.
• Nearly 70% thought the use of light steel frames was growing.
• More than 75% cited complying with the code for sustainable homes; 96% improving projects’ energy efficiency and 94% improving their carbon footprint as being key business issues.
• 46% said they used light steel frames in education schemes, 60.7% for health, 61% for office and 65.7 % for industrial projects.
Reduced on–site working, lower overall project costs and higher quality due to off-site part assembly and production processes were flagged up as the main advantages of using Light Gauge Steel Frames.
EOS is based in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.
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TEES VALLEY'S NEWEST ICON TAKES SHAPE
Date: 05/09/2008
The second and final arch of the new North Shore footbridge in Stockton-on-Tees is lifted into place.
The bridge has been project managed by White Young Green on behalf of Stockton Borough Council and will form the centre piece to Tees Valley Regeneration's 56 acre development along the town's north riverside.
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ALLERTON HELPS BRIDGE THE SHIREMOOR GAP FOR BELLWAY HOMES
Date: 05/08/2008
North Yorkshire engineering firm Allerton Bridges, has completed another weighty contract, supplying a 415 tonne road bridge for a new housing development in Shiremoor.
The leading specialist steel fabricator has been working for 36 weeks to create the 50 metre long structure, which will serve the new Earsdon View development by national housing company Bellway. It has now made a video available so that local residents can view the scale of the project.
Earsdon View is situated just off the A186 between Shiremoor and Earsdon and will contain a mixture of around 125 three, four and five bedroom homes. Allerton’s bridge, which measures 25 metres wide, will carry traffic across the busy railway line that runs parallel to the estate, joining it with the Hartside Crescent area of the town.
For more information on Allerton Engineering please click this link
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Multi-million pound scheme to ease town congestion
Date: 21/04/2008
White Young Green is going to ease the frustration of thousands of Middlesbrough commuters, whose peak-time journeys will be cut through a £15.5 million scheme to widen the A66 and improve accessibility to North Middlesbrough.
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Rok Helps To Build A Picture Of The Past With Historic Garden Restoration
Date: 26/03/2008
Restoration specialists at Midlands builder Rok are helping to recreate the magnificent lost Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire.
After archaeological evidence revealed the original dimensions of the 16th century garden beneath the castle’s existing 1970’s garden, English Heritage experts believed it was possible to recreate the garden as it was presented for the visit of Queen Elizabeth I in July 1575.
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Rok reveals seventh successive year of record results
Date: 10/03/2008
Rok plc, The Nation’s Local Builder, announced record results for the year ended 31 December 2007.
Operational highlights
• Strategy continuing to drive strong organic growth
• Blended operating margins in building and maintenance businesses up to 3.5% (2006: 3.1%)
• Record confirmed order book of £610m, up 17% on prior year
• Long-term frameworks now total £1.8bn, up 28% on prior year
• Major expansion of our direct delivery capability
• Seven acquisitions completed to extend geographic and sector coverage
• Strengthening of senior management team
for more information please click here
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Rok Chief Executive visits Scotland
Date: 18/01/2008
Rok chief executive Garvis Snook has celebrated the company’s fifth year of business in Scotland, with a special visit to two of its most prestigious projects in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Mr Snook, who has built Rok plc into one of the biggest and most successful building and maintenance firms in the country since it opened there in 2003, first marked the company milestone with a behind-the-scenes tour of Edinburgh’s Register House, where Rok are undertaking a £4million refurbishment programme.
Mr Snook also visited Glasgow Housing Association’s Townhead development, where Rok are working to repair roofs and install insulated over-cladding on four, 24 storey blocks. The project, worth around £5.6million, is part of a larger £40m contract being carried out by Rok to extend the lifespan of GHA properties and improve conditions for residents.
for more information about Rok please click here
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Hull residents invited to special floods advisory group
Date: 13/11/2007
Builder Rok invited residents whose homes had been affected by the floods which devastated Hull to take part in a special meeting to help shape response services.
The Rok Floods Advisory Group met at St Andrew’s Community Centre in Sutton Park for the special meeting, chaired by Rok’s chief executive, Garvis Snook.
Residents whose homes had been worked on by Rok were given a chance to give feedback on the work which had been done and how the builders could improve their operations for those whose homes are still requiring repairs.
for more information please click here
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Rok hits the road to train staff
Date: 14/09/2007
Building and maintenance firm Rok is hitting the road in three special buses to roll out a hi-tech intranet staff training programme.
The buses, converted into mobile IT suites, are embarking on a nationwide six-week tour of the company’s offices, taking sophisticated computer training equipment directly to thousands of Rok employees.
For more information about Rok click here
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Liverpool builder Rok completes £5 million school
Date: 28/06/2007
Liverpool builder Rok has completed a 5 million pound development which sees the merger of two local primary schools.
Springwood Heath Primary and Harold Magnay special needs school now have combined facilities which will allow able bodied and children with special needs to learn and play together in a fully integrated school environment.
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Rok celebrate six in a row
Date: 05/03/2007
Rok plc has announced record annual results for the sixth year running.
In 2006, revenue increased 24 per cent to £689.3m with pre tax profits up 33 per cent to £22.4m
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