Building magazine have recently posted a video about the award winning Liverpool 1 development on Paradise Street - where 25 architects designed over 30 new buildings for Gosvenor. Grosvenor's Rod Holmes gives a tour: Watch the video
Teams from Capita Symonds’ London, Liverpool, Altrincham, Colwyn Bay, Carlisle and East Grinstead offices provided Transport Planning, Health & Safety, CDM, and Highway and Public Realm Design services on the scheme which covers 42 acres in the heart of Liverpool city centre.
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Monday, 27 April 2009
More coverage on the Wimbledon roof
Inhabitat.com (a weblog devoted to sustainable design and Architecture) has posted an article about the Wimbledon roof and some of it's sustainable aspects e.g. did you know the roofing farbric is fully recycleable?
Read the Wimbledon article on inhabitat.com
Or just have a look at their blog
Read the Wimbledon article on inhabitat.com
Or just have a look at their blog
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Structures team works on Wimbledon's Centre Court roof
You've probably seen all the coverage of Wimbledon's new retractable roof in the media today - but did you know Capita Symonds provided Structural Engineering services on the project? (Well now you do!)
The retractable roof will bring an end to washed-out games – and potentially Cliff Richard's singalongs! (Cliff famously entertained the crowd when rain stopped play in 1996).
Find out more about the project on our website
View a video of how the roof works, below (taken from www.building.co.uk)
The retractable roof will bring an end to washed-out games – and potentially Cliff Richard's singalongs! (Cliff famously entertained the crowd when rain stopped play in 1996).
Find out more about the project on our website
View a video of how the roof works, below (taken from www.building.co.uk)
Capita Symonds advises on Boardmasters Festival
Capita Symonds will be providing Event Safety consultation for the Relentless Boardmasters Festival - a surf, skate and music festival in Newquay, Cornwall - 5th - 9th August.
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Capita Architecture's Rob Morgan discusses off-site production techniques...
....in a recent article, "Out of site, not mind" for Construction News
Find out more, read the article on Construction News' website
Find out more, read the article on Construction News' website
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Eggcellent Easter Collection
Staff at Capita Symonds’ Cumbria and North East offices pulled off an amazing Easter feat by collecting 455 Easter Eggs for charity.
The Carlisle, Durham, Penrith, Kendal, Barrow and Whitehaven / Lillyhall offices held a dress down day to raise money for the children’s wards at five local hospitals. As part of the day, staff were also asked to bring in an Easter egg of their choice to donate to the various wards (Cumberland Infirmary - Carlisle & Penrith offices; West Cumberland Hospital – Whitehaven, Maryport & Lillyhall offices; Furness Hospital – Barrow offices; Lancaster Royal Infirmary – Kendal offices; Durham University Hospital – Durham offices).
The scores were:
Carlisle – 263
Durham – 20
Penrith – 32
Kendal – 72
Barrow – 26
Whitehaven/ Lillyhall – 42
As the Carlisle office gathered 263 eggs (a few too many for one children’s ward!), they donated 40 to adults with learning disabilities at the Glenmore Trust (Carlisle) for their Easter egg hunt. The remainder will be donated to Cumbria County Council Social services to give to individual families.
Capita Symonds Cumbria and North East also donated £500 which will be split between the five children’s wards.
Thanks to all of our generous staff!
The Carlisle, Durham, Penrith, Kendal, Barrow and Whitehaven / Lillyhall offices held a dress down day to raise money for the children’s wards at five local hospitals. As part of the day, staff were also asked to bring in an Easter egg of their choice to donate to the various wards (Cumberland Infirmary - Carlisle & Penrith offices; West Cumberland Hospital – Whitehaven, Maryport & Lillyhall offices; Furness Hospital – Barrow offices; Lancaster Royal Infirmary – Kendal offices; Durham University Hospital – Durham offices).
The scores were:
Carlisle – 263
Durham – 20
Penrith – 32
Kendal – 72
Barrow – 26
Whitehaven/ Lillyhall – 42
As the Carlisle office gathered 263 eggs (a few too many for one children’s ward!), they donated 40 to adults with learning disabilities at the Glenmore Trust (Carlisle) for their Easter egg hunt. The remainder will be donated to Cumbria County Council Social services to give to individual families.
Capita Symonds Cumbria and North East also donated £500 which will be split between the five children’s wards.
Thanks to all of our generous staff!
Thursday, 2 April 2009
The importance of securing an education
An opinion piece concerning school security, by Kevin Shieber of Capita Symonds’ Security team recently appeared in Construction News:
Read the article in full on the Capita Symonds website
Read the article in full on the Capita Symonds website
Friday, 27 March 2009
Cwmbran dress to impress for Comic Relief
A special Red Nose mention goes to the Cwmbran office who raised over £600 for Comic Relief.
The office obviously went to a great deal of effort with their costumes - notably Marge Simpson, the peacocks, a samba dancer, and a Darlek!!
The team also produced a special Comic Relief DVD - Cwmbran 9 to 5 – to mark the occasion with Antony Hyde, a member of the office’s Social Committee, working extremely hard during his lunch hours and after work in order to produce the masterpiece - you can see some stills from the DVD in the pictures below.
A copy of the DVD can be purchased for just £2 from antony.hyde@capita.co.uk
The office’s Social Committee also devised a whole week of delicious and fun events including cake baking and what is probably the most impressive fancy dress display we have ever seen.
Well done to the whole office!
The office obviously went to a great deal of effort with their costumes - notably Marge Simpson, the peacocks, a samba dancer, and a Darlek!!
The team also produced a special Comic Relief DVD - Cwmbran 9 to 5 – to mark the occasion with Antony Hyde, a member of the office’s Social Committee, working extremely hard during his lunch hours and after work in order to produce the masterpiece - you can see some stills from the DVD in the pictures below.
A copy of the DVD can be purchased for just £2 from antony.hyde@capita.co.uk
The office’s Social Committee also devised a whole week of delicious and fun events including cake baking and what is probably the most impressive fancy dress display we have ever seen.
Well done to the whole office!
Cwmbran Red Nose Day
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Charty Abseil - follow-up
Following on from our previous post Charity Abseil, we can now confirm Richard Skeets sucessfull completed his challenge!
Richard Skeets from our Southampton office abseiled down Parkstone House (a 13 storey nurses home at Poole Hospital) to help raise funds for a new maternity project.
He's already raised over £300 and you can still sponsor Richard at www.justgiving.com/richardskeets
Well done Richard!
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Over the Wall
As part of Capita Symonds’ commitment to promoting and delivering a Sustainable and Responsible Business, a team from the Procter Street office is currently supporting the Over the Wall charity by undertaking a preliminary cost review, environmental assessment and design development on a pro bono basis to assess the feasibility of a permanent camp for the charity in the UK.
Over The Wall is a UK charity providing residential activity camps for children and young people affected by serious and terminal illness. It is the only residential camp provider in the UK and is modelled on Paul Newman's renowned ‘Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’ that operates in North America.
The Oscar-winning star of films such as ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ and ‘The Sting’, Newman created the camps as places where kids could escape the fear, pain and isolation of their daily lives and, according to the man himself, “….kick back and raise a little hell.”
Over The Wall provides a facility for children aged 8-17 to use during Easter and Summer Holidays. The children are all at different stages of their illness and the charity aims to give them a chance to have fun among others with similar experiences. The Charity aims to provide places for as many children as possible and already runs a number of camps each year at venues in Dorset, Shropshire and Perthshire.
The charity is now entering its tenth year of operation in the UK and has been renting facilities for its week-long camps, mainly via public schools during non-term times. However, as the demands for its services continue to grow, the charity has decided that it’s time to look at building their own base camp, similar to the ‘Hole in the Wall’ camps built in North America.
Capita Symonds’ Managing Director, Jonathan Goring, has also recently become a trustee for the charity.
Over The Wall is a UK charity providing residential activity camps for children and young people affected by serious and terminal illness. It is the only residential camp provider in the UK and is modelled on Paul Newman's renowned ‘Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’ that operates in North America.
The Oscar-winning star of films such as ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ and ‘The Sting’, Newman created the camps as places where kids could escape the fear, pain and isolation of their daily lives and, according to the man himself, “….kick back and raise a little hell.”
Over The Wall provides a facility for children aged 8-17 to use during Easter and Summer Holidays. The children are all at different stages of their illness and the charity aims to give them a chance to have fun among others with similar experiences. The Charity aims to provide places for as many children as possible and already runs a number of camps each year at venues in Dorset, Shropshire and Perthshire.
The charity is now entering its tenth year of operation in the UK and has been renting facilities for its week-long camps, mainly via public schools during non-term times. However, as the demands for its services continue to grow, the charity has decided that it’s time to look at building their own base camp, similar to the ‘Hole in the Wall’ camps built in North America.
Capita Symonds’ Managing Director, Jonathan Goring, has also recently become a trustee for the charity.
Find out more about Capita Symonds' Sustainable Responsible Business (SRB) strategy
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