Posted on October 14, 2013 in the category(s) Latest News
Work is continuing on the 53 bedroom care home on Waterstead Lane in the picturesque seaside town of Whitby. The 53 bedrooms and supporting facilities are split over 2 floors with a basement construction housing facilities including laundry and kitchens’.
The Care Home will feature a number of sustainable technologies in order to reduce the building’s carbon footprint. Two biomass boilers are to be housed in the basement, these boilers will be powered by wood pellets and provide the entire heating needs of the Care Home. Photovoltaic panels are to be installed on the roof of the completed building which, when installed will provide over 10% of the Care Home‘s total electricity requirements. The design maintains a strong relationship with the surrounding properties; traditionally a red brick and tile roof construction, although this is coupled with the aforementioned modern technologies. The Home will be a great improvement on the previous Magistrates’ Court which was demolished to make way for the new Home. It also includes landscaping to fit in with an area already quite green and surrounded by parkland.
The construction is being undertaken by Gentoo Construction Ltd and work is due to be completed by the end of the year to allow Residents to move in to what will hopefully be a sought after Home, in a desirable area.
Posted on October 1, 2013 in the category(s) Latest News
Summer 2013 brought the opening of Brooke House Care Home, in the Denton area of Newcastle. This is our sixth new build project for client Prestwick Care Group, and the second Home constructed by Brims Construction Ltd.
This 50 bed Specialist Care Home will provide care for the elderly suffering from dementia. The Home’s décor has taken inspiration from the University of Stirling’s recommendations on design for people with dementia.
The Home’s bedroom accommodation is split over three floors, with spacious communal areas on each floor. A basement houses service and staff back of house facilities. The crowning features are the corner lounges, on two levels, each with large expansive corner windows and balconies, which take advantage of fabulous views looking down the TyneValley.
The completed Home will not only provide people in the Denton area of Newcastle with a high quality Home for people to reside in, it is also a significant new local employer in the area and a landmark gateway into Newcastle.
Posted on September 26, 2013 in the category(s) Latest News
After gaining planning approval for a 60 bed Specialist Dementia Care Home in Barrow–in-Furness in May 2012, the project has been delayed due to the requirement for a sewer diversion. Read more…
Posted on September 25, 2013 in the category(s) General
Cool Runnings! Great film and the way it ended, brilliant – you know, with the two blokes pushing it across the finish line?! Hang on a minute, there were four of them but it’s easily mistaken for the same ending in the film as on the ‘Dales this year.
Ollie was out with Paul Hughes were out in the blue 106 and having started slowly, a near wrong test on 1 then a driver error resulting in a wrong test on 3 meant after the first loop they were on the pace but down the standings. After a better middle part of the day they were up to 1st in Class and fighting for 6th o/a. Read more…
Posted on September 25, 2013 in the category(s) General
AMA recently enjoyed a day out with Gambax and Fullatrix; two very knowledgeable Roman soldiers from Wild Dog Outdoors, a local company who provide organised walks and talks at Cawfields on the ancient monument that runs from Bowness to Wallsend. Despite the windy conditions, the team had a great time and learnt a huge amount from the excellent acts and lectures from Gambax and Fullatrix, they even told us things about architecture as we can’t be expected to know it all. Read more…
