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4 May 2022
New 177 room Travelodge hotel in Wimbledon marks construction milestone
A major milestone in the construction of a new Travelodge hotel and retail outlets in the heart of Wimbledon has been marked with members of the project team getting together for the first time. Working with multiple land ownerships, Reef Group gained consent for the development of a new 177 ...
13 April 2022
Hospice construction contract awarded to team of regional businesses
Having already worked together to build the new Arthur Rank Hospice in Cambridge and Fair Havens Hospice in Southend, Suffolk-based Barnes Construction, Norfolk-based LSI Architects and Faithful+Gould, who has an office in Cambridge, have been appointed to build a new larger hospice at Pease Pottage in Crawley, West Sussex, for ...
8 April 2022
New London Biggin Hill Airport Hotel taking shape
The hotel at London Biggin Hill Airport, The Landing, is taking shape with the steel frame erected and the floors installed. The general manager of The Landing Hotel, Steven Thorne-Farrar, joined Simon Severwright, surveying director of Barnes Construction, on the second floor of what will be a 56-bedroom 4-star boutique ...
5 April 2022
Cornhill marks milestone as countdown to completion begins
A major milestone in an important Bury St Edmunds town centre redevelopment, has been celebrated as the project begins its countdown to completion. West Suffolk Council is behind the redevelopment of the former Post Office. The building work being carried out by Barnes Construction, is scheduled for completion this summer. ...
16 December 2021
Cambridgeshire County Council, Design and Build Contractor Framework
Barnes Construction are delighted to be successfully appointed to the Cambridgeshire County Council Design and Build Construction Framework which will run for three years with the option of a fourth. We are delighted to have taken our place on the framework for the first time, which will see us bid ...
14 December 2021
Charity futureproofs village housing with new Passivhaus homes
A Cambridgeshire charity is celebrating a major milestone in its latest building project to create 15 almshouses for the over 55s and a new office for its own operations. Girton Town Charity (GTC) joined with Barnes Construction, Mole Architects and Northmores Project Managers to mark a key stage in the ...
1 December 2021
Construction progressing well at new London Biggin Hill Hotel, The ...
The general manager and members of the construction team have gathered together at London Biggin Hill Airport, to see first-hand how building work is progressing on its new on-site, 4-star boutique hotel, The Landing. When completed at the end of 2022, the 56-bedroom hotel, which is being built by Barnes, ...
4 November 2021
Bishop of Colchester blesses new building at Lawford Church of ...
LAWFORD ESSEX: Area Bishop of Colchester, the Right Reverend Roger Morris, visited Lawford Church of England Primary School today, to bless and officially open its new extension. Commissioned by Essex County Council, Barnes Construction built the new two-storey classroom block which has enabled the school to double its pupil capacity ...
5 July 2021
First phase complete as Cornhill redevelopment progresses
Construction on a major redevelopment, delivering on public aspirations for the future of Bury St Edmunds town centre, has seen one of the aims already achieved. West Suffolk Council acquired the former Post Office site at 17-18 Cornhill after the Post Office relocated its business. In line with the 8000 ...
28 June 2021
New classrooms open following £6.3 million Marshalls Park extension
Work on a new £6.3 million extension to Marshalls Park Academy in Romford has been completed. The expansion is part of a £23 million investment to improve local schools by Havering Council. Built by Barnes Construction and designed by KLH Architects, with Superstructures assisting with the structural engineering design, the ...
