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Our Sidcup Storyteller project has secured a win for The Two Pineapples for Building! Well done to everyone involved in this ambitious scheme to create an inclusive community in the heart of the High Street, driving footfall and supporting regeneration of a local derelict site. Providing an enhanced library experience, a cafe open to all visitors, children’s library area away from the entrance, increased accessible toilets, a Changing Places facility, spaces for meetings, and an IT suite.

Fantastic support from our staff & supply chain who raised a fantastic £8173 for CRASH – Construction Industry’s Charity allowing us to win the prize for fundraising! Thanks for all your donations to help them continue their valuable work. Great fun for a great cause! Well done Team Neilcott Nautica! 

Neilcott are proud to share that another one of our sites has got full marks across the board, scoring Excellent 45/45 at Gayhurst School. Well done to our Regional Office in Hemel Hempstead, where the works are being delivered from, our Project Manager chris creighton & the Neilcott team! Works at Gayhurst include the demolition of 3 existing school buildings & construction of a new sports hall, auditorium, staff area, dance block and associated fit out works. As considerate constructors, we have remained conscientious towards any potential environmental impacts caused by our works. Eager to protect local trees, flora and fauna, we have also provided a vegetable and wildflower garden provision for site workforce use and supply.

Brilliant achievement from the Neilcott Construction Limited Fit Out team that delivered the City of London Corporation’s Alfred Place Fit Out works. We are proud to have secured a Bronze Award at the Considerate Constructor Awards. As part of the community engagement we deliver on every project, Neilcott took part in various activities at our Alfred Place site, from helping the community improve the natural environment by picking up litter in Alfred Place Gardens, to supporting the charity, The Trussell Trust, and donating to a local foodbank.  We also hosted coffee mornings for neighbours and tenants to join the Neilcott Team for coffee, pasties & ongoing updates concerning the project. The project comprised of bringing the 3rd and 4th floor office space of 213-215 Tottenham Court Road up to CAT A standard. Works included the strip out of the previous tenant’s partitions and fit out generally, providing new building services to serve two floors, a new raised access floor, new lighting, disabled WC amendments to form new shower facilities, new data installation and full redecoration. Works also included the redecoration of the stair cores and upgrade of the ground floor entrance lobby fronting Alfred Place. Neilcott understand the importance of the CCS code, and endeavour to go above and beyond and strengthen our commitment to deliver all our projects with respect to the community and taking care of the environment.

In addition to our participation on Pagabo’s Refit/Refurb & Medium Works frameworks, and recently being appointed to Pagabo’s £1.6bn Healthcare Decarbonisation Framework, we are happy to announce that our partnership with Pagabo continues to grow. Whilst the previous framework is a healthcare specific decarbonisation framework, this latest instalment will support public sector organisations completing building works in all other sectors. As one of 56 suppliers appointed to Pagabo’s second, newly launched £1.6bn Decarbonisation Solutions Framework, Neilcott looks forward to further strengthening our commitment to minimising the impact of our construction activities on the environment. The 56 suppliers appointed to the framework are available to provide a complete business solution for projects including installation of specialist heating, cooling and ventilation systems, renewable energy sources, energy saving lighting and more. Kingston Upon Hull City Council (HCC) is serving as the contracting authority for the framework, which will run for four years. Well done to all of the appointed contractors!  

#Announcement – We are thrilled to share that Neilcott has been shortlisted for two awards at the Procure Partnerships Framework, National Project Excellence Awards. We have been nominated for SOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR – to celebrate our work on our Churchill Court Fit Out for London Borough of Bromley & CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR. The National Project Excellence Awards are dedicated to rewarding firms who demonstrate industry best practice and excellence across their projects, through technical innovations, social impact, and sustainability. Celebrating an array of innovative public sector projects delivered under the framework and the positive impact these projects have on the local community. Well done to the Neilcott Fit Out team for all their hard work to secure a nomination for SOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR, including working with London South East Colleges to provide meaningful employment, skills & training opportunities for local people and facilitating site tours for LSEC students studying carpentry, electrical installation, plumbing & engineering. Well done to the entire Neilcott Team for our nomination for CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR, from all of our brilliant staff on site, to those based at our Head Office in Orpington, our Regional Offices in Winchester & Hemel Hempstead & our London Fit Out office. It has been Neilcott’s pleasure to work collaboratively with the Procure Partnerships Framework & will continue our dedication to provide the best service to Framework Users. Congratulations & Good Luck to all the other nominees!

As part of our Employee Volunteering Day this April, Neilcott have assisted in making significant advancements of the works at The Wolves Lane Centre. The Wolves Lane Centre is a gem based in Haringey and is one of the few pivotal places left in England like it. At its core, it is a horticultural centre and community food growing hub, focused on growing and distributing sustainably produced food and plants, whilst also offering a hub for education, enterprise and events. Above everything, the centre aspires to make food accessible to all, and is a place for members of the community to come together and really make a difference. https://youtu.be/ei_DtQW8ch8https://youtu.be/4To6hRSmrGI Since 2019 they have been fundraising to complete 3 new eco-builds to enhance the facilities  and services that they can offer at the centre. The 3 new straw bale builds by Work Ltd, Studio Gil & Material Cultures are almost complete, but with covid disruption & spiralling costs to contend with, the centre needs a little more help to get their fantastic new facilities finished. Working closely with the Centre Manager Denise Farrell, our Sustainability Director Ashleigh Goss, Operational Director Ricky Limacher, Social Value Manager Jenny Bignell & our internal Groundworks Team led by Ned Ismaili, devised a volunteering proposal to assist the centre with some key outstanding tasks that take the works a little closer to Practical Completion & release of some much needed funding. Our Groundworks Team, led by Ned & Ricky, visited site on numerous occasions to ascertain its condition, determine logistical arrangements for the day, identify risks for inclusion with our RAMs, and provide expert advice (including security, airtightness details, safety, drainage etc.) to the Centre Manager for future elements of the build process, including the completion of a Topo Survey to assess ground levels and ensure alignment with the initial drawings. https://youtu.be/XGJIx-mJuUc Working with field experts, including Annie from The Hemp Block Company, our volunteers learnt the fundamentals of clay plastering. We got stuck in with coating the internal areas of the newly built Building C, which will provide space to package food parcels and store food within a cold store for resell to the community. https://youtu.be/zI0chyH-L1ohttps://youtu.be/zoEvwwxpYyg We also delivered groundworks, to assist in the development of the sub base, including the transportation of recycled aggregate to various areas onsite & compacting the material using a compactor plate. Thank you to the 45 volunteers that joined us and a huge thank you to our supply chain partners who kindly donated vital equipment, free of charge, to assist in the delivery of the works, including Consara, who donated Type 1X/Type 3 recycled aggregate, GGH Hire for equipment, AJ Hills for plastering equipment & Ingleton Wood for their time. The Wolves Lane Centre do absolutely amazing work  to support their community & promote racial justice – they would be very grateful for any further support we can garner from our supply chain to complete their new facilities. Please visit https://www.woodsandgreens.co.uk/eco-build for more information on the Wolves Lane Centre & its major transformation, as well as a list of materials needed on-site.

Neilcott are thrilled to be one of the contractors participating in the London Construction Programme’s partnership with Serious About Youth (SAY). SAY is a youth-focused social enterprise specialising in developing innovatve, interactive and effective life skills workshops and employability training. Through this brilliant partnership, participants will benefit from hands-on construction industry experience, learing directly from experienced professionals and encounter the diverse career paths available within this brilliant industry. #Neilcott #Construction #YouthEmpowerment #LCP #LondonConstructionProgramme #haringet #SeriousAboutYouth #WorkExperience #BrighterFutures #BuildingTogether

#ProjectCompletion Our works for the Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital are now complete. The extension provides two new theatres, allowing Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust to undertake a substantial 100 additional operations each week. The KGH Elective Surgical Hub is kitted out with the latest technology, housing state-of-the-art theatres and is 1 of 8 across the country accredited as part of a national scheme which recognises high standards and a commitment to offer training. From cutting edge radiation shielding to hybrid ultraclean canopies, Neilcott are proud to have provided a modern & practical surgical hub, linking seamlessly with the original hospital buildings. Thank you to our design team Hunters: Architects Building Consultants & Employers Agents, DSSR, Perega Limited, Playle & Partners LLP Congratulations to @Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust and their partners Northmores, Currie & Brown, and Castons on the successful delivery of this exceptional facility.  

Experiencing a lot of stress over a long period of time can also lead to a feeling of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion, often called burnout. April is #StressAwarenessMonth & we’d like to take this opportunity to highlight how you can combat stress in your life:– Chat to a friend or family – Practice relaxation techniques – Take regular breaks – Exercise and eat well – Prioritise your workload– Cut down on alcohol and nicotine Neilcott are proud supporters of The Lighthouse Club & #MakeItVisible, and we encourage all of those in the construction industry, to utilise the valuable resource. Visit https://www.constructionindustryhelpline.com/stress-awareness.html to register for one of their stress related courses today. #Neilcott #Construction #StressAwareness #StressAwarenessMonth2024 #TheLighthouseClub