Construction

Housebuilder Burrington Estates brings new homes expansion to Berkshire
Burrington Estates is set to launch its first development in the Thames Valley bringing 53 new homes to Binfield. This is the first project outside of the South West for the growing business and comes as part of its ambitious expansion plans into the Home Counties and central England.

Aylesbury’s regeneration destination for Buckinghamshire buyers
Buckinghamshire homebuyers and investors will reap the rewards of one of the county’s largest regeneration projects in Aylesbury, as the multi-million pound regeneration programme to revamp the garden town is set to bring 16,000 new homes to the area, alongside rejuvenated waterways, parkland and a brand new town centre[1].

Merkko builds on lockdown growth with a productive pair of Mercedes-Benz...
Builder’s merchant boss Ian Duckitt was looking to match the payload potential of his outgoing 26-tonne crane trucks – yet each of his new Mercedes-Benz Arocs offers an extra tonne of carrying capacity.

Pye Homes Breaks New Ground With Church Farm Community in Radley
Pye Homes has officially broken ground on its ambitious new energy efficient Church Farm site in Radley.

Funding commitment takes Opens forward
Work can now progress on preparation of proposals, consultation and future planning application.

Pye Homes Blenheim Builds State-of-the-Art Doctors’ Surgery at Hanborough Gate
Pye Homes Blenheim has completed work on a brand new surgery and pharmacy at its Hanborough Gate development.

Modular wellbeing unit for NHS hospital staff in Buckinghamshire
Working with modular builder, Green Unit, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has installed an eco-friendly wellbeing pod for colleagues at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury. The new wellbeing unit was opened on Friday 26th February by CEO Neil Macdonald and Chief People Officer Bridget O’Kelly. A private space for NHS staff The wellbeing pod is a […]

Help to buy hands lifeline to first-time buyers in Maidenhead
In 2020, first-time buyers made up almost half of all home purchases in the UK, whilst the average first-time property deposit rose by more than £10,000[1]. Extending a helping hand to first-time buyers looking to make their move onto the property ladder in 2021, at Inland Homes’ Venue in Maidenhead, Berkshire, the renewed Help to Buy scheme – now exclusively for first-time buyers – is available on every property.

Shanly Homes Appoints Sales & Marketing Director for Thames Valley
Multi award winning developer, Shanly Homes welcomes Vasos Ptohopoulos as Sales & Marketing Director to its Thames Valley region, with new home schemes in a number of locations across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and North London. With almost 20 years’ experience in the residential property sector gained at Fairview New Homes and Barratt Developments Vasos will be […]

B4 Property Day. A view from Beard, Director, Dean Averies
Rewind nine months to March and we were quick to react and protect our business. In April many of the projects we had priced were put on hold and new tenders were slowing down. Our customers were telling us that now was not a good time to spend vast sums of money. Even the customers that had the finance secured, did not want to be seen spending money frivolously.

The Journey to Zero-Carbon Homes with Ian Pritchett of Greencore Construction...
This talk describes the journey Ian Pritchett and his various companies have been through over the last 30 years, recognising and understanding Climate Change.

An audience with Mark Beard of Beard Construction
Throughout its 125 year history, Beard Construction has prided itself on building relationships as well as buildings and perhaps the three words that best describe the way in which they do everything are friendly, efficiency and committed.

Beard runs 90% of sites to break ‘vicious circle’ of closures
Family-owned construction firm Beard, whose work include medical research facilities, special needs schools and MOD work, is continuing to operate on more than 90 per cent of its sites, despite the wave of closures that the industry has seen in response to the spread of Covid-19.