Pop Up Power Gets Arty!
Pop Up Power Supplies are delighted to be asked to install 13 new electricity units at The Hepworth Wakefield. The Hepworth Wakefield Garden which will be one of the UK’s …
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London’s Strand Palace Hotel upgrades guest comfort with Mitsubishi Electric
An innovative, efficient air conditioning system has been chosen to provide cooling and comfort to guests at the Strand Palace Hotel in the heart of London. The hotel, which is …
Space saving cycle stands installed at student accommodation – Leeds
Street Furniture Direct have recently supplied and installed high quality, durable space saving cycle stands at two new student development sites in Leeds city centre. Everest Double Decker Cycle Stands …
There when you need them, hidden when you don’t – Covent Garden
Covent Garden as we all know is a busy and successful shopping and entertainment area. The technical services team required an outdoor power supply that would not impact on the …
£15 Million Chorley Market Regeneration Scheme Completes
A NEW, 74,479 ft2 retail destination has officially completed in Chorley, supporting the town centre’s significant wider regeneration plan. Perfect Circle – which provides property, construction and infrastructure consultancy services to the public sector – project …
Making Christmas markets a runaway success
As the British appetite for Christmas markets continues to grow and they increasingly become a fixture in the annual festivities for towns and cities right across the UK, there has …
Panopus meets demands of fast-moving music world with Drytac SpotOn
Panopus Printing has created two poster projects for The Garage in London – but the fast-moving music world means the colourful ads were only on show for a few days. …
Reynaers facilitates delivery of a world-first in design at Axis Towers
Axis Towers is the first facility in the world where two towers turn around their own axis, but stand on the same foundation, separated by multiple expansion joints. Attracting much interest …
Spectacular Valchromat Bar Stars at New Cultural Venue
Valchromat, the innovative and award-winning engineered fibreboard – which is available in the UK through James Latham – has been extensively used in the interior fit-out of a spectacular new …
Britcon starts steel contract for Boston United Community Stadium
Britcon Engineering Services (BES) has commenced a £750,000 contract to design, fabricate and install full structural steelwork for the much-anticipated new Boston United Community Stadium in Lincolnshire. BES has been …
The Architect Helping Shape Ashford’s Future
Ashford in Kent is a town where the landscape is changing through its regeneration programme with a number of high-profile developments coming to fruition. Behind two of the leading projects …
Abbey Road 50th Anniversary: Iconic album cover immortalised in history next to world-famous crossing
FIFTY years ago, four men in flares walked in sync across a zebra crossing in North London and created one of the most memorable LP covers of all time. Abbey …
One of Britain’s biggest straw-buildings to open for community groups and eco-weddings
One of the biggest volunteer-built organic straw-buildings in Britain, and an architectural piece of innovation constructed of just five main materials, is ready to throw open its doors for the …
Bushboard Evolve Chosen for Solar Powered Narrowboat
When Tim Knox, founder of Mothership Marine, wanted a stunning kitchen for his company’s remarkable solar-powered narrowboat, he chose Evolve Caldiera for the worksurfaces. The Mothership Electric Narrowboat concept is …
Outdoor power supplies delivered with elegance
Good design for the public realm can often be undermined by the practical need to provide access to power, water and other services, particularly in pedestrianised high streets, plazas, squares …
Eco-friendly Building Full of Natural Light
Situated in rural Kent, near Canterbury Mr and Mrs Castle’s environmentally-conscious holiday resort has recently installed Green Unit’s Arc modular eco-building at Great Field Farm. Now complete, holidaymakers are able to enjoy …
Triton secures four new instructions as it reaches 1000 rooms milestone for Premier Inn
Triton Construction has completed construction of the new Liverpool North Premier Inn and been appointed on four new Premier Inn projects as Whitbread continues to expand the UK’s largest hotel …
Kebony supplies finishing touches to Elin Donskov ApS idyllic Danish retreat
Located in Boeslum Strand, a seaside village in Denmark renowned for its beautiful white beaches and grassy plains, lies a charming holiday cottage which has been carefully designed by local …
Everton reveal vision for new waterfront stadium
World renowned architect Dan Meis reveals design at fan event Stadium will act as a ‘game changer’ for Club and city region Club to begin month-long consultation period on new …
Powering a safe, sustainable future for Britain’s heritage buildings
With the public appeal of many of the UK’s historic buildings principally driven by their external appearance, the ability to maintain surrounding spaces safely and easily and unlock their potential …
Queensgate Investments and Rockwell secure green light for Kensington Forum
Queensgate Investments and Rockwell have today got the green light for their proposed redevelopment of the Kensington Forum. Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, resolved to grant planning permission for the …
Grange Park Opera opens for 2019 season with new Robert Adam colonnade
Located in the Surrey hills and just 23 miles from London, The Theatre in the Woods is set in the grounds of the 15th century manor house – West Horsley …
New image of £1bn regeneration of London Olympia
A new image of the Central Towers, which will form part of the £1billion redevelopment of London’s Olympia Exhibition Centre, in West London, has been released by multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy …
Is your handrail up to scratch?
Kee Klamp® fittings have been an enduring mainstay of the handrail and barrier market for decades thanks to their simplistic but durable nature. For many, this long-lasting and effective solution …
Pop Up Power Supplies® are fit for multi-purpose
Flexibility and multi-functionality are vital for sports stadia and venues to maintain a competitive edge in today’s market for sporting and cultural events, key to which is easy and safe …
Kee Klamp®: beyond handrails
Kee Klamp® has been a mainstay in the barrier and guardrailing sector for almost eighty years, the go to solution for industries ranging from rail and road, to business owners …
Innovative outdoor power solutions for parks
According to research carried out by Fields in Trust, parks and green spaces across the UK provide people with over £34 billion of health and wellbeing benefits. The Government, Local …
Boutique Modern delivers the Highlife at Swanborough Lakes
Highlife Bathrooms specified for South Downs luxury holiday lodges When given the job of building and fitting out seven luxury holiday lodges for a holiday park in the South Downs …
Integrating pop up power units into existing outdoor spaces
In recent years there has been a clear shift towards refurbishment projects as opposed to new build developments. Advances in modern day lifestyles, work patterns and leisure activities have led …
Kebony wood proves integral to National Trust development
Community strengthening project completed at the base of the UK’s longest lake muf architecture/art has unveiled Fell Foot Active Base, an innovative water sports centre designed to provide seasoned professionals and first …
Kee Klamp structures at the Heathrow Gymnastics Club
Kee Klamp fittings, supplied by Kee Systems, have been used to provide a galvanised railings at the Heathrow Gymnastics Club, the home of Spellbound. Kee Klamp fittings are ideal for …
Boulting greet Duke and Duchess at Wirral Youth Zone
Residents lined the streets of Birkenhead in January to catch a glimpse of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they officially opened The Hive Youth Zone, a £6million Youth …
A specifiers’ guide to designing outdoor power supplies
Specifying outdoor power solutions for build projects can be a challenging process. Project collaboration for the construction and civil sectors is becoming increasingly complex, with the rise of BIM, the …
Bath’s Forest of Imagination wins top award for temporary landscape
Forest of Imagination, the Bath based pop-up contemporary arts event, has been crowned best Temporary Landscape at the 2018 Landscape Institute (LI) Awards. Created by landscape architect Grant Associates and …
How BSD met grade II* listed challenges to create £1.8M boutique hotel
A SUITE overlooking cathedral gardens, original fireplaces and character windows are just some of the features included in a new £1.8m boutique hotel in a historic location in Leicester. Two …
Kebony proves instrumental to Royal Opera House renovation
London continues to embrace sustainable, forward-thinking construction materials One of London’s most historic and cultural buildings, the Royal Opera House, has undergone a significant transformation; including the complete redevelopment of …
New £10 million sports venue completes in West London
GRASSHOPPERS Rugby Club – a sports venue in the London Borough of Hounslow – has benefited from an entirely new, 1,500 m2 facility, designed by Pick Everard. The multi-million-pound, state-of-the-art facility will …
Boxpark bid to revive Brighton beachfront
Brighton based retail and leisure development specialists bid to return Madeira Terrace to former glory Boxpark today reveal plans to revive Brighton’s iconic Madeira Terrace into an internationally renowned retail-and-leisure-as-entertainment …
Fixing water ingress in a leisure complex
Barnsley Metrodome Leisure Complex specified a durable waterproofing solution to fix the problem of water ingress through the roof. Stuart Hicks from Kemper System reports. The Barnsley Metrodome Leisure Complex in South …
RGU students design therapeutic landscape and active spaces with CLAN and Transition Extreme
Architecture students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have been tasked with designing innovative spaces for two Aberdeen organisations as part of a new learning and teaching philosophy, ‘Community as an extended classroom’. The …