Access Control News

New emergency centre set to be built in Wales

22 September 2014 3:02 pm Leave a Comment

Access control systems are a must have for any public services’ buildings where the safety and security of personnel is of utmost importance, such as fire and rescue, ambulance or emergency centres.

Included in the above category is also the new £15 emergency centre that’s currently being built in Wrexham in Wales. The facility will house a six-bay ambulance station and eight-bay fire station, a recent media news report on the matter was able to reveal.

Biometric systems to help track vaccination records in developing countries

15 September 2014 4:45 pm Leave a Comment

Biometric systems are typically used for restricting access to sensitive, high security areas, but their actual range of uses can extend much further, as researchers from Michigan State University have recently proven.

New Engineering Innovation Centre is to be built in Manchester

12 September 2014 11:47 am Leave a Comment

A new £60m Graphine Engineering Innovation Centre is to be built in Manchester, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal.

The new facility will be added to the £40m National Graphene Institute that BAM is currently building for Manchester University.

New student accommodation in Portsmouth gets planning permission

8 September 2014 5:05 pm Leave a Comment

Plans to build new student accommodation in Portsmouth have been approved by the local council, with construction work set to start shortly, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal.

The site located in Portsmouth’s Greetham Street is being acquired from Portsmouth City Council.

Ex-Brewery to become university technical college

5 September 2014 3:35 pm Leave a Comment

The site of a former brewery is set to be redeveloped and become a University Technical College (UTC) for West Midlands Construction in Wolverhampton, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal.

The former Springfield Brewery site is to become home to the new multi-million pound, West Midlands Construction UTC (WMCUTC) for 14 to 19 year olds.

Building work starts on a new £14 million retail development in Surrey

1 September 2014 4:37 pm Leave a Comment

Construction work has begun on a new £14 million retail development in Surrey, featuring two new retail units which will include car parking and soft landscaping.

Midas Construction is the main contractor for this project on behalf of client Notcutts Woodbridge Ltd, which owns the site. Troika Project Management Ltd has also been brought it for essential services for the project, which is set to be complete by June 2015.

New £6.7m medical facility set to be built in Northamptonshire

27 August 2014 5:03 pm Leave a Comment

Construction work is set to start on a new £6.7m medical and dental facility at RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire, a recent media news report on the matter was able to reveal.

The three-storey facility includes treatment rooms, laboratories, offices and meeting rooms and will service the needs of the US Air Force team who operate the communication station based at the site.

School set to take over sports centre operation

19 August 2014 3:35 pm Leave a Comment

A school in Reading is set to take over the operation of a sports centre located on its campus, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal.

The Highdown School in Emmer Green will take over running the centre from Reading Borough Council and plans to honour existing lesson programmes and leisure bookings but has not yet decided whether it will continue to allow members of the public casual access to the pool and sports hall.

Arts and design centre at Somerset College to undergo major refurb

12 August 2014 12:54 pm Leave a Comment

A well-known British construction company has been selected to redevelop the arts and design centre at Somerset College, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal.

BAM will carry out extensive work on the existing 1970s Arts House on the college’s Taunton campus. The contractor for the £7 million project will put a new roof and exterior glazing on the main four-storey arts building, as well as giving it new mechanical and electrical services.

Willmott Dixon to develop new school in Liverpool

8 August 2014 3:22 pm Leave a Comment

Construction company Willmot Dixon has revealed plans to build a new school in Liverpool on behalf of the local council, a recent media news report on the matter was able to reveal.

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