Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions Wednesday January 4 2023 Construction firm Beard achieves Investors in People gold standard for wellbeing Construction firm Beard has achieved gold accreditation for wellbeing by Investors in People (IIP). IIP assesses employee engagement, wellbeing initiatives and organisational culture and provides international accreditation to companies that place their employees at the heart of their purpose. […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Thursday November 3 2022 Ahead of official opening, Swindon Council offers a peek behind doors of new Zurich HQ Swindon Borough Council has given the public a peek behind the doors of the new Zurich Insurance UK headquarters in the town centre. All of Zurich’s 950 Swindon staff will be based at the six-storey, eco-friendly building next to Fleming […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Thursday November 3 2022 Beard Construction extends timber distributor’s warehouse and offices Beard Construction has built a 1,000 square-metre warehouse and office extension for James Latham Ltd in Yate, one of the UK’s largest independent distributors of timber and panel products. The £1.4m project, which took 27 weeks to construct, saw […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Monday September 26 2022 Construction firm Beard completes restoration of UK’s oldest lido Beard Construction has completed a meticulous £6.2 million restoration of Cleveland Pools in Bath, the UK’s oldest lido. As well as calling on Swindon-based Beard’s expertise in heritage restoration, the 15-month project to restore the decaying, 207-year-old Georgian site […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Tuesday September 6 2022 Beard Construction undertakes £16 million transformation of Bristol office building A landmark office building on one of Bristol’s most prominent – and logistically challenging – sites is being transformed and given a £16 million, bold new identity by Beard Construction.
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Wednesday August 24 2022 Beard Construction begins £3.5 million refurbishment of Bath hospital Operating and patient recovery facilities at Circle Health Group’s Bath Clinic, a private hospital in the city, are undergoing a £3.5 million refurbishment by Swindon-based Beard Construction.
Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions Thursday August 18 2022 Stonewood Group staff get their kicks in football challenge for charity Workers from construction company Stonewood Group swapped bricks for kicks in aid of a cancer charity when they took to the football pitch for a fundraising match.
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Monday August 15 2022 Land values in the west continue to rise despite mounting pressures – Savills Land values across the western region are still increasing despite mounting pressures, according to property advisor Savills.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Wednesday August 3 2022 Stonewood Group founder tells of his pride in its growth as staff and families enjoy 50th anniversary celebration More than 400 members of construction firm Stonewood Group’s staff and their families enjoyed games, music and food at an evening to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions Thursday May 26 2022 Stonewood directors dig in to create new garden area for homeless charity Directors from construction firm Stonewood Group gave up their weekend to create a new garden area from a wasteland for homeless charity Doorway.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Thursday April 7 2022 National Self Build & Renovation Centre launches ‘late-night shopping experience’ for self-builders and home improvers The National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon is launching a ‘late-night shopping experience’ for self-builders and home improvers.
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Monday March 28 2022 Construction firm Beard replaces historic columns as part of refurbishment of Grade I listed library Swindon-headquartered construction firm Beard is replacing 28 400-year-old columns as part of a major refurbishment of a Grade I listed building in Oxford.
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Tuesday March 15 2022 Construction firm Beard reports robust 2021 results Swindon-headquartered construction firm Beard has reported robust business performance with growth of six per cent in 2021.
Swindon & Wiltshire News Friday February 18 2022 Barratt and David Wilson Homes South West contributes £275 million to economy – report Barratt and David Wilson Homes South West, which have sites across the region including Wiltshire, contributed more than £275 million to the UK’s economic output in the last financial year, according to a report from the group.
Swindon & Wiltshire Property Monday February 14 2022 Arkell’s celebrate ‘topping out’ at latest Swindon pub A traditional ‘topping out’ ceremony has been held to celebrate the completion of the first stage of construction at Arkell’s Brewery’s newest pub – The Strawberry Thief. The pub is situated in Swindon’s Tadpole Garden Village, and executives from […]
