News & Views

Congratulations to our recently promoted Sustainability & Social Value Coordinator Faye Stapleton & Project Manager Sabin C Negru! We are always excited to see members of the Neilcott team grow and take on new roles and responsibilities. Faye will be supporting our Sustainability Director & Social Value Manager with the delivery of our new Sustainability Strategy, and the delivery of company policy standards and commitments, aligned to client requirements. Sabin recently led our new theatres project at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust‘s King George Hospital and is currently managing the refurbishment works of the new Neilcott Construction Limited headquarters in Orpington.

Check out our recent Project Wins:  Redhill Library, Surrey County Council Strip out & refurbishment of Redhill Library for Surrey County Council, including MEPH services, roof & gutter repair and replacement and installation of PV panels. Canning Town Old Library, LB Newham  Refurbishment & extension of the existing building and construction of a new build archive extension for London Borough of Newham SIL Manor, Surrey County Council  New Supported Independent Living development, to accommodate residents with care and support needs. The scheme will provide x6 new apartment units and x2 townhouses for Surrey County Council. Livity Primary School Development consisting of x4 new rooms in order to increase the additional Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) placements. Additional refurbishment works will be delivered to other classrooms to improve storage capacity & a winter garden classroom space is proposed. Reigate Fire Station Demolition of the existing Reigate Fire Station on the Wrap Park campus for Surrey County Council and replacement with a new fire station, including x3 vehicle appliance bays, office space, kitchen, rest-room, gym and changing/locker rooms.

As part of our newly introduced corporate volunteering provision, Neilcott were happy to visit Bromley Borough Foodbank (Trussell Trust Network) this month to give our support and take part in the brilliant initiative that helps local people get back on their feet. Neilcott volunteers helped put together emergency food parcels for people in crisis in the hashtag#BromleyBorough, and we were delighted to contribute donations collected from our office staff, site staff & subcontractors. As a result, our donations added up to a whopping total of 283 kg! ✨ Thank you to everyone who has donated and gotten involved in volunteering – Including Neilcott Team Members Faye Stapleton, Jack Butler, Jacob Parks, Hattie Horlock, Giles Lincoln, Chris Ryall, Darren Warner, Stuart Drake, paul wright & Jenny Bignell. A huge thank you also for all of the food donations and monetary donations from our brilliant subcontractors AJ Hills Ltd, JTL FIRE LIMITED, FOMAC Construction Ltd, ECO BRICKWORK LIMITED, Goldcrest Roofing Services, LANDWORTH ELECTRICS LIMITED, LEONARI Ltd. With 1 in 5 of the UK population living below the poverty line, Bromley Borough Foodbank has worked tirelessly to help local people, delivering over 68k emergency food parcels since it opened in 2010. If you would like to show support to this incredible scheme, or if you’re in need of help and would like to access this resource, visit https://lnkd.in/dpxr6w2 for more info now.

#Announcement! Congratulations to Mark Doyle on his appointment to the Neilcott Construction Ltd Board of Directors! With an impressive career spanning over four decades in the construction industry, Mark has demonstrated exceptional leadership and expertise across diverse markets including education, social housing, commercial fit-out, D&B, refurbishment, general contracting, and more. Since joining Neilcott Construction in 2023, Mark has successfully established a new regional division, expanding our reach within Herts, Beds, and Bucks. His experience and vision have been instrumental in building on our company’s stellar reputation, including implementing continuous improvement across our health, safety, wellbeing & quality processes to maintain the highest standards. Mark’s prior leadership roles at Kier Group, Willmott Dixon, and as CEO at Jarvis (2014-2023) have equipped him with the skills and insights to drive Neilcott Construction towards even greater success. We look forward to the continued growth and innovation under his guidance, both within the Hemel region and across the wider business. Please join us in congratulating Mark on this well-deserved achievement!

As part of our ongoing commitment to inspiring the next generation of construction professionals, we introduced our Virtual Work Experience project to both years 9 and 10 at London Design and Engineering UTC on World Youth Skills Day. Students designed, modeled and presented their proposals for a new sustainable community hub to Neilcott representatives. This activity, delivered over 4 days, enabled students to expand their knowledge of the construction industry, explore their creativity skills, whilst also further developing vital employability skills, including teamwork, communication, problem solving and time management. Our Social Value Manager, Jenny Bignell, and Assistant Design Manager, Rohan Randhawa, were in attendance to introduce the project brief and support students with their initial ideas. With the facilities on offer at LDEUTC and the exceptional work ethic and ability of its students, initial ideas were of an exceptional standard, with many producing 3D digital models!      “We were delighted to be able to develop and support LDEUTC and its students with a bespoke virtual experience project, providing an insight into the world of construction, in terms of sustainability, construction forms, roles/responsibilities and landscaping.” – Neilcott Construction Limited Ltd Social Value Manager Jenny Bignell. “Thanks to Neilcott for providing such a comprehensive experience of the construction process, where learners had the opportunity to learn about key roles in the industry whilst truly expressing their creativity!” – London Design and Engineering UTC Read More

Neilcott are thrilled to share an exciting collaboration between ourselves and Excess Materials Exchange to drive our circular economy. The Excess Materials Exchange platform will play a pivotal role, supporting our ongoing efforts to maximise the reuse and repurposing of materials from our projects. With environmental responsibility at the forefront of our thinking, we are committed to implementing solutions that contribute to a greener built environment. “We are excited to be working with EME & are looking forward to using the platform to promote the circular economy & provide local organisations with reuse opportunities for redundant materials – driving economic value & reducing waste by keeping products in use for longer at the highest level” – Ashleigh Goss

Continually reviewing our business processes to ensure delivery of the highest health, safety, welfare & environmental standards on-site, the latest in our rolling training programme is focused on our in-house groundworks team. On 4th July we held a bespoke training course covering the requirements of HSE Guidance HSG47 Avoiding Danger from Underground Services. Eight of our Groundworkers attended the King Offa site in St Albans for a training course presented and developed by Gary Beckley from SHE MANAGEMENT LIMITED, with focus on the risks and safe systems of work when avoiding danger with underground cables. It also covered the requirements for excavation marshals (banksmen) and their duties and outlined various ways of identifying services (such as CAT and Genny, GPR etc.).

Check out photos from our recent completion of Harrow School‘s state-of-the-art #ScienceBuilding. The newly opened facility features 16 state-of-the-art chemistry & biology laboratories, including two dedicated research labs and a 180-seat lecture theatre, spread across three floors. The project has achieved BREEAM Excellent, with the inclusion of a number of renewable energy sources, and a sustainable-energy centre supplying efficient utilities to other parts of the school. With Harrow School aiming to lead the way in STEM education, this multi-million pound project continues to build on the school’s strong heritage in science, supporting aspiring scientists and their teachers in the school’s wider community. Now that the science building is complete, our full efforts are focused on the complex phased refurbishment to expand and upgrade dining facilities for Harrow School’s Churchill Dining Hall.

Neilcott are proud to have taken part in last weeks inaugural Work Experience Week, a joint scheme by Considerate Constructors Scheme, Learn Live News Channel and Built Environment Academy. Our Project Manager, Mike Jameson MCIOB signed up to the scheme with CCS, working alongside our Social Value Manager, Jenny Bignell and Sustainability & Social Value Co-ordinator Faye Stapleton, to host and deliver hands-on industry experience and mentorship to students from Ravenswood School. Mentoring x4 year 12 students  to develop and progress their assigned Highways Project, which comprised planning, costing and designing part of a new road in England. Students attended our site at Churchill Court to develop a greater understanding of the construction environment and associated roles, whilst also accessing in person expert/technical advice from designated Neilcott mentors to support the development of their project. Working with our mentors over the course of the week, students considered all aspects of project planning and delivery, including traffic management, costings, sustainability, and social value, with their confirmed selection compiled within a presentation for presenting to CCS. The Ravenswood students came 4th place out of 11, with their presentation considered very robust and well thought out. Thank you to Considerate Constructors Scheme for enabling us to be part of such a great scheme, inspiring the next generation to consider construction related careers.

We were delighted to welcome one of our many Serious About Youth (SAY) work experience candidates, Hussain Al-Nawab, to complete one-week’s work experience with us.   This placement was particularly special for us, as we had Hussain join us on-site at the Neilcott Headquarters decarbonisation & refurbishment scheme. It was great to see Hussain on-site with our M&E Subcontractor, Kent M&E, who provided him with hands-on experience in the field he is interested in – Electrical Engineering. At Neilcott we are always eager to share our knowledge and inspire others to join a #CareerInConstruction & are continuing to work closely with The London Construction Programme and SAY to facilitate work experience for aspiring construction operatives. The London Construction Programme sat down with Hussain to ask him a few questions about his experience at Neilcott.  What inspired you to pursue a career in construction? I originally wanted to become an electrician, but then I thought, why don’t I do engineering too? So, I combined them together, as it’s the best of both worlds. After carrying out some research I came across the SAY programme which was the perfect way to get my foot in the door.   How did you find out about SAY? My form tutor at school came across a poster and showed me. I thought it was the perfect way to gain experience, so I applied to the programme, and they gave me a placement for one week’s work experience at Croydon College, and another one weeks placement at Neilcott Construction Limited in Mays half term. They told me about all the various career opportunities, which really opened my eyes.   What aspect of your experience have you enjoyed the most? I really enjoyed removing all the tiles from the site and figuring out where the wiring goes. It sounds tedious, but I find it fun to tidy up all the mess that’s left behind!   How are you finding the work environment? It’s fun, very open, feels like one big family and I feel very included. As it’s the first live site I have been to, everything I do will receive feedback, but I’m open to that because it helps me learn. I am told how to do things this way for this reason which I’m happy about because I learn that way.   What has been the most rewarding part of your experience so far? I would say the whole experience itself is rewarding because I’m here on a site which I’ve never been to before and I get to see firsthand what it’s like and learn new things.   How do you balance your work and study commitments? I prioritise my education and I study every night. Once I have finished revising, I focus on work. I feel that if I focus on my education, it’ll give me a better future in the long term.   Would you recommend SAY to others? 100% It’s been really eye opening and helpful, I’ve been telling my friends to apply to the programme as you get to see different aspects of the industry.