We have been appointed to construct the new Learning Resource Centre for St John’s College Durham. The building will; Improve the College’s facilities and enhance the learning experience for generations of Johnians. Allow the College to share its resources with other members of the University and the local community. Enable the College to grow and […]
We have just completed the construction of 4no. bespoke four bedroom respite lodges for children and adults with autism for the North East Autism Society at New Warlands Farm, Holmside, County Durham. The project included timber frame buildings installed on raft foundations and included timber cladding and render externally together with high performance insulation, windows […]
Following on from the successful completion of previous Phases we have successfully delivered the Student Central building at Northumbria University. The works were in the City Centre location with restricted access where we had to build our way back to the entrance of the site as the fabric of the building and the extensive external […]
As we continue to expand and growing our business, we continue to support the younger generation in offering apprenticeships within our group and across the industry. This is a great way to start a career in the construction section and provides the opportunity for young men and women alike to choose from a number of […]
A new £3.5m state-of-the-art teaching block – built to support the learning ambitions of hundreds of students in subjects judged key to UK economic growth, has opened at an Ofsted-rated ‘outstanding’ South Tyneside School. The two storey facility at St. Wilfrid’s RC College, South Shields, where science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) will be taught, […]
We are working with the North East Autism Society (NEAS) who are expanding their facilities at New Warlands Farm in Burnhope, County Durham to give more people the chance to develop their social and vocational skills n a home from home environment. Works have begun on site and as part of the project, NEAS […]
Building on the £200 million invested in it’s Coach lane and City campuses over the last ten years, Northumbria University is now planning a number of major projects to transform the experience it provides to students studying at it’s City campus. The area around Northumbria’s Students’ Union and Library will be transformed to create a […]
Work has begun to create a new residential development in North Tyneside, regenerating a sought-after seafront site which was previously occupied by a derelict hotel. The High Point View development of 14 townhouses is being built on the Promenade, in Whitley Bay, replacing the ‘eyesore’ High Point Hotel which was demolished earlier this year. Work […]
As Northern Bear plc prepares to mark 10 years of serving the building industry it is raising funds for North East charity St Oswald’s Hospice, which is also celebrating a significant anniversary: its 30th birthday. Northern Bear has sponsored a series of prizes for a special raffle and is selling tickets via its 12 subsidiary companies. […]
Following a successful tender bid we have recently been awarded a £3.2 million scheme to provide a new extension and remodel an existing classroom block for St. Wilfrid’s College in South Shields. Currently the school are utilising space in the building that were not originally designed for teaching the numbers they are currently being used […]