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Briggs & Forrester Living Housing have secured the mechanical and public health services contract on the second phase of the Bovis Homes Wootton Park Development.
Wootton Park is a new development situated in the picturesque village of Wootton in Bedfordshire. It’s less than 6 miles from the town of Bedford and within easy reach of Milton Keynes.
Briggs & Forrester Group are delighted to announce that we have successfully achieved Cyber Essentials certification. Cyber Essentials is a Government backed scheme that helps to guard organisations from cyber-attacks. This certification demonstrates the Group’s commitment to cyber security to protect the company from a whole range of cyber-attacks.
This year, working in collaboration with Kier, Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services completed the MEP services contract on the Keynsham Riverside development in Bath. The redevelopment included the transformation of the ageing leisure centre into a more modern and welcoming facility.
Engineering Services commenced on the delivery of the MEP contract in 2018 which was successfully delivered from the Briggs & Forrester Bristol and Exeter offices. The team were on site for 24 months and achieved practical completion in March 2020.
Briggs & Forrester Special Projects have recently completed the basement refurbishment at the Robert Hooke Building, University of Oxford.
Special Projects were appointed as a Principal Contractor and delivered the full MEP services installation along with all builders works. The main works undertaken included the internal refurbishment of the existing basement, converting the space into a high quality laboratory facility with 4No. rooms, each with their own requirements.
Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services have secured the MEP contract on the new secondary school in Houlton, Rugby. The school will be situated on the eastern edge of Rugby, based on the historic site of the former Rugby Radio Station.
Briggs & Forrester's Harry Pugh, James Hipkiss and Nico Axisa who are currently working on the Houlton Academy project in Rugby recently took part in a charity cycle ride to raise money for Myton Hospices.
Morgan Sindall and Urban & Civic teamed up to host a 50 mile charity bike ride to raise much needed funds for the local charity. The Myton Hospices focus on enhancing life when a cure is no longer an option.
Working in collaboration with Thornsett and the London Building Company, Briggs & Forrester Special Projects have recently been awarded the MEP services contract on their 12-14 Penn Street project in London.
The Hoxton residential building comprises of 30 modern apartments. Special Projects are delivering the Design & Build, Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health Services works to the new 8 storey development. The building also features a community facility for London City Mission which is located close to Shoreditch Park.
Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services have achieved practical completion on the One Two Five Deansgate development in the heart of Manchester. Working in collaboration with Regus, Briggs & Forrester were responsible for the installation of MEPH works for the building which included LED Lighting, CCTV and BMS controls.
Briggs & Forrester Group is celebrating after receiving two internationally-recognised awards for demonstrating high health and safety standards.
Briggs & Forrester Group has received a RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award following 9 consecutive awards for working hard to ensure its staff, clients and supply chain get home safely to their families at the end of every working day. Engineering Services were also awarded an Order of Distinction following 17 consecutive gold awards.
Briggs and Forrester Engineering Services have recently completed the MEP services contract for Aspire Defence Capital Works (ADCW) at the Larkhill Army base in Wiltshire, to support the Army Basing Programme (ABP).
As part of the ABP, around an additional 4,000 Service personnel and around 1,300 families moved to Wiltshire in 2019.