New Headquarters for City of York Council
09/03/10
Airedale M&E Ltd have been awarded the design & installation for the new headquarters for City of York Council on behalf of Main Contractor Miller Construction.
York Investors' scheme will bring back to life the city's historic GT Andrews-designed railway station in a design which combines the Grade II* listed 1840s structure with a new open-plan area to create a modern sustainable BREEAM "excellent" rated building.
The new 13,600 sq.m complex will provide the main customer centre for the council's services and house council staff currently spread across sixteen buildings around the city, resulting in significant operating cost-savings - plus achieving a Band A energy performance rating assessment using renewable low carbon fuels.
The £5.2m of M & E services are scheduled for completion in 2012.
Middlesbrough Building Schools for the Future
09/03/10
Airedale M & E Ltd have been awarded the M&E works for the new Beverley & Tollesby School on behalf of Main Contractor Willmott Dixon. The contract is part of the £106 million Middlesbrough Building Schools for the Future programme to transform eight schools.
Beverley and Tollesby schools will be located in a new single building on Saltersgill Avenue. The V-shaped scheme has been designed so that each school has a separate wing with separate entrances. The clever design means that the schools benefit from the economies of a single building but the students can follow separate programmes within the building.
Beverley will feature a new sports hall and teaching spaces designed for children with autism from nursery to post-16. Tollesby’s wing provides a mixture of vocational and standard classrooms with chill-out areas and a two-court sports hall.Outside there will be a new parking and drop-off system, multi-use games area, sensory gardens and various play and activity spaces designed for the needs of different age groups.
The £2.4M of M&E services are due to commence in Summer 2010.
Triple Success on Student Accommodation
09/03/10
Airedale M&E Ltd have been awarded the design and installation for three Student Accommodation Projects on behalf of Main Contractor Ocon Construction. The £7m of M&E services to the University of Sussex, Brighton, University of Exeter and University of Loughborough are due to commence in Summer 2010.
Spotlight...
09/03/10
Newly arrived Nigel Pollard (left) takes on the senior post of Bid Manager.
Airedale Charity Golf Day
04/01/10
The annual Airedale Charity Golf Day was held at Cookridge Hall Golf Club on the 11 September 2009 in aid of Wakefield Hospice. Founded in 1982, the hospice provides the highest level of symptom management and care for people who have advanced active, progressive and life threatening illness. It takes £3.9m per annum to run the hospice, the government pays just 17% while the remainder is funded by donations.
60 guests comprising of clients, suppliers, colleagues and friends raised £3,700.00 in various fund raising activities throughout the day including sponsoring a hole, a raffle and auction. Ray Fendyke, Managing Director of Airedale Maintenance Services Ltd, added "This is a fantastic achievement bearing in mind the current economic climate, I’d like to thank everyone for their generosity and reminded them to start saving for next year!”
Karen Crawshaw, Director of Patient Services at Wakefield Hospice received the cheque from Ray Fendyke on 21 December 2009 - just in time for Christmas.
Mongol Rally Team makes headlines
29/10/09
After traveling over 4,000 miles from Goodwood to Ulaanbaatar, the team sponsored by Airedale M&E Ltd made it into the official CNCF (Christina Noble Children’s Foundation) newsletter.
The Christina Noble Children's Foundation is an International Partnership of people dedicated to serving underprivileged children with the hope of helping each child maximize their life potential.
Donisthorpe Hall completion phase
29/10/09
John Smith of Donisthorpe Hall joined Gary Williams of Airedale M&E Ltd, (left) along with three Tolent Construction personnel, including their regional director Geoff Bilton. The occasion was to mark the opening of a significant new phase at Donisthorpe Hall, Leeds.
Donisthorpe Hall provides care for the elderly for the Jewish Community of Leeds. It’s one of the best residential care homes in the North of England and it’s the only independent home of its kind to achieve the coveted Health Quality Service (HQS) accreditation.
Airedale M&E Ltd are pleased to have been involved with five phases of Donisthorpe Hall, spanning over a six year partnership with a further phase of the development currently under consideration.
New Kirklees College, Huddersfield
06/10/09
Airedale M&E Ltd have been awarded the design & installation for the mechanical & electrical services to The New Kirklees College Huddersfield through Main Contractor Allenbuild.
The £46m project has been procured via a 2-stage design and build route, funded by the LSC. The project will relocate the Kirklees College Huddersfield Centre facilities onto a single site.
The new state-of-the-art campus known as ‘The Vision’ designed by architect Broadway Malayan will provide approximately 28,000m2 of new accommodation for the college. The current design proposes a multi-storey building consisting of three linked blocks set into the sloping site to avoid any disruption to the existing retaining wall which forms part of the northern site boundary.
The two linked blocks will consist of a engineering block, which forms the western block and is linked to the seven storey central block, consisting of atrium, LRC, restaurant, bistro, refectory and classrooms, which in turn is linked to the nine storey eastern block, which houses foundation, hair & beauty, science and administration areas.
The £9.4m of M&E services to the New College is due to Commence in Autumn 2010 with a completion of Summer 2011.
A good SPArtnership
30/09/09
Wates Construction announced a prestigious win at the recent Constructing Excellence regional awards.
They received ‘Project of the Year’ for The Spa, Bridlington. Airedale Mechanical & Electrical Ltd provided £4.2m of building services in the overhaul of the Spa and Royal Hall.
The Spa Refurbishment and redevelopment project was a bold scheme that aimed to restore and reinvigorate the iconic building and landmark of Bridlington. More than just a building project, this scheme was the key to the Urban renaissance of Bridlington.
Airedale tackles Yarm Rugby Club
21/09/09
Airedale Mechanical & Electrical scored some points with the members, players and supporters of Yarm Rugby Club recently – with its M&E work on the new clubhouse and in particular the installation of a new floodlight – which means training can now continue throughout the season at Wass Way.
As part of its support of Yarm Rugby Club, Airedale M&E provided all the necessary equipment and materials free of charge. Speaking about the project, Airedale Group Managing Director, Mark J Nelson said “We are proud to be associated with Yarm Rugby Club and only glad to be able to lend our expertise to help bring their facilities up to scratch. I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Executive Committee for its determination and commitment to bring the project to life in the first place.”
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