HOUSEBUILDER NEWS 13
Mactaggart & Mickel Homes expands
Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes has taken a major step forward with its expansion plans, lodging reserved matters planning permission for its first English site at Milton under Wychwood in Oxfordshire.
Mactaggart & Mickel Group already has a strong land bank in England, and has been involved in strategic land development south of the border since 2008, securing over 1200 acres across the North West and South West of England, with a further 250 acres under offer.
The family housebuilder has been building homes in Scotland since 1925, and has won over 100 NHBC awards. Most recently, the company won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for their work as part of City Legacy, developers of the Athletes’ Village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Ed Monaghan, chairman of Mactaggart & Mickel Homes England, said it’s been an “exciting time” for the company. “We have been delivering quality homes for nearly a century and our English strategic land business has been very successful in identifying and promoting viable sites, so building our own housing developments south of the border is the next natural step. “We look forward to the opportunity of working with local suppliers and contributing to the local economy in the areas where we plan to deliver quality new homes.”
Another detailed planning application for a second English site in East Challow in Oxfordshire is also expected to be lodged in the coming weeks.
Kier wins health and safety Gold award
Kier Living Eastern has achieved the highest accolade for health and safety performance, having been recognised with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ (RoSPA) Gold Award 2017. The company, based in Sandy, Bedfordshire, achieved the award in the annual RoSPA scheme. Gold medals are presented to organisations sustaining high standards over consecutive years. Nick Moore, managing director at Kier Living Eastern, commented on the award: “It is a fantastic achievement to be recognised for sustaining extremely high standards of health and safety performance, and we are incredibly proud to have been singled out by RoSPA.” Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of awards and
events, said: “The RoSPA Awards are the most prestigious in the world of occupational health and safety, and held in high regard around the world, as winning one demonstrates an organisation’s commitment to maintaining an excellent health and safety record. “Achieving the standard required is no mean feat.”
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Colmore Tang helps children build their future
Pupils at Birmingham’s St Edmund’s Catholic Primary School topped off their final week of term with a visit to one of Colmore Tang’s city-based sites. The children, all from year 2, were taken on a tour inside the company’s working construction site on Carver Street in the Jewellery Quarter, as part of their recent studies into cities of the world. The trip was to help them understand how and why major cities are developed for the future, and what goes on behind the scenes to bring the developments to life. Mary O’Friel, headmistress of St Edmund’s commented on the children’s experience: “An important part of the learning process is being able to experience what it is you’re being taught. We have been teaching the pupils about cities and how they evolve, so we wanted to show them development in action.” She added: “They certainly enjoyed seeing the diggers close up!” Neil Walters, managing director at Colmore Tang, also commented: “We’re thrilled that the pupils wanted to come down to take a look at the work we do, and I hope that it’s inspired some of them to get involved in construction and development when they get a little older!”
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