Esh Construction has been appointed by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust – provider of children and young people’s community mental health services in The Vale of York – to deliver a refurbishment program of premises on the Link Business Park in Osbaldwick, just outside of York City Centre in England. The new premises will offer a much-improved space and environment for local children and young people’s mental health services, which are presently based at Lime Trees on Shipton Road in York. Built across two floors, the site will provide increased high-quality therapy space with improved accessibility for … Read more
Esh Construction Awarded £10m Contract for Hexham Bunker Retail Development
Esh Construction’s commercial build division has secured a £10-million contract to transform the Hexham Bunker into a 69-bedroom Travelodge and Lidl retail outlet. Delivered on behalf of Union Property Development (Hexham) Ltd., the retail development will be based on land formerly used as a nuclear bunker and will also provide a new 250-space public car park for the town. Based at the entrance to the Northumberland town, located in England, the project will include significant works on the highways infrastructure, which will improve access to the site and the safety of pedestrians. The 5.5-acre site, known as the “long-neglected bunker,” … Read more
Construction Complete on 1st All-Timber Building in UK’s King’s Cross
Construction of the King’s Cross Sports Hall, a community sports center and gym, located at the northeast edge of the 67-acre King’s Cross development, has now completed in London, England. BAM Construct UK served as general contractor on the project. The building, designed by Bennetts Associates alongside engineering company Arup, features an indoor sports hall and a health and fitness suite over two levels. The sports hall has been built to Sport England standards and can be used as four badminton courts, a basketball court, a volleyball court or a five-a-side football pitch. The building will be operated by Camden … Read more
Esh Construction Completes Multimillion-Pound Beddell House Refurbishment
Esh Construction has recently completed a multi-million-pound refurbishment project at Beddell House in County Durham, located in England. Esh Living, the affordable housing delivery arm of Esh Construction, completed work to restore the Grade II-listed residential care home in Sherburn earlier this year, with the two-and-a-half-year project for Sherburn House Charity Ltd. Six phases of internal and external refurbishments were completed to create a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments with bathroom and living room, communal areas, a dining area and a new catering kitchen—transforming the accommodations and provisions for residents into a luxurious and attractive place to live. The … Read more
Hospital in England Completes, Opens in Less than 3 Weeks to Respond to Pandemic
Less than three weeks since BAM Construction and its partners began construction, NHS Nightingale Yorkshire and the Humber opened. Based in Harrogate Convention Centre, located in England, it will provide approximately 500 additional beds for coronavirus patients, if local services need them. The new facility is one of seven Nightingale hospitals to be set up around the country as part of a massive NHS effort to respond to the greatest global health emergency in more than a century. This extra capacity is on top of the 33,000 additional beds freed up across NHS hospitals – the equivalent of building 50 … Read more