Pentaco Construction Ltd

Next month, 24 families will pick up the keys to their new town centre homes, following the transformation of the former Stowmarket Middle School site into affordable rent council housing. Mid Suffolk District Council purchased the redundant site from the local education authority to provide high-quality homes for lower income households, after the site was left empty by the closure of the school in 2015. Working in partnership with contractors Pentaco Construction Ltd, the council has now created 38 high quality affordable homes at the town centre site, offering a mix of affordable rent, social rent and shared ownership homes at below market value to meet a wide range of needs. Cllr Richard Winch, cabinet member for housing and property at Mid Suffolk District Council was on hand with representatives from the council to receive the keys from Pentaco Construction and inspect the new homes – consisting of six one-bedroom flats, eight two-bedroom flats, 13 two-bedroom houses, 1 two-bedroom bungalow, eight three-bedroom houses and two four-bedroom houses. Of those, 14 homes have been made available for affordable rent (where tenants pay less than local market rent), ten for social rent and 14 shared ownership homes – supporting people to climb onto the first rung of the property ladder. Cllr Richard Winch, cabinet member for housing and property at Mid Suffolk District Council said: “I am delighted that we have been able to breathe new life into this town centre site and the delivery of this stunning development in the town centre. This a major investment in the delivery of new homes and the sustainability of the town centre, supporting our residents and encouraging and developing thriving communities.” Andrew Grady Dan Butler Jon Wilson Christopher Leggett MCIOB Mark Cooper Louise Reeve Clare Phillips FCCA Elliot Morris Scott Savory MCIOB James Miller Colin W. Chris Buckingham Mathew Cant Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils Richard Utting Associates LLP Ingleton Wood Andrew C. Jade Gardiner Daniel Key MRICS Rossi Long Consulting Holly Brett Michael Collier-Goodyear Gavin Gould Credit: Steve Cave Drone Photography and Arleen Bathgate Photography

Yesterday our Bibb Way, Ipswich team celebrated their key project milestone with a topping out ceremony. The Bibb Way development is situated in Ipswich on land previously occupied by BT and is being delivered for Handford Homes, Ipswich Borough Councils house building company. We were delighted to be joined by Neil MacDonald Ipswich Borough Council, Alasdair Ross Ipswich Borough Council, Richard Jackson Handford Homes, Graeme Roe Stanley Bragg Architects Ltd and Robin Crowther of J P CHICK & PARTNERS LTD. Richard Utting Associates LLP Andrew Grady Dan Butler Christopher Leggett MCIOB Jon Wilson Mark Cooper Louise Reeve Clare Phillips FCCA Scott Savory MCIOB James Miller Elliot Morris

Why go out when you can stay in!!! Last night we held our quarterly employee social at our Norwich office and enjoyed our first Pentaco Quiz night, hopefully to become a popular and regular event in the calendar. Well done to the winning team, Chris Clow, Marnie Hubbard, Jon Kent and Stuart Alexander. And thank you to everyone that joined us. A big thank you to Andrew Grady for his Quiz Master hosting skills, Louise Reeve for setting the questions and facilitating and Barbara Wells for ensuring it was a fair competition!! Dan Butler Mark Cooper Jon Wilson Christopher Leggett MCIOB Scott Savory MCIOB Elliot Morris Clare Phillips FCCA James Miller

Watch this space for a new batch of staff photos of the Pentaco team who have joined us in the last few months. Thanks to Arleen Bathgate for a great photography session. Always a fun day. Andrew Grady Dan Butler Mark Cooper Christopher Leggett MCIOB Jon Wilson Clare Phillips FCCA Louise Reeve Elliot Morris James Miller Scott Savory MCIOB

We are excited to announce that we have completed the Jenkins Pavilion in Sandy to create a new Sandy Leisure and Sports Centre. Following the successful handover the building now features two additional exercise studios, a large gym, a flexible studio space, and a reception area. Additionally, two existing changing areas have been upgraded. We are delighted to have completed this project for Central Bedfordshire Council and collaborated with Concertus Design and Property Consultants Limited and are proud that this will enhance the leisure offering for the residents of Sandy. Well done to our team Luke Hutson Phil Colegate Alex Wiltshire Luke Reed Credit: Richard Marsham Photography Andrew Grady Dan Butler Mark Cooper Jon Wilson Christopher Leggett MCIOB Clare Phillips FCCA Louise Reeve Scott Savory MCIOB Elliot Morris James Miller

The Bibb Way project team are delighted to welcome Jake on board with Pentaco today. Thank you to Abbie Ross and Claire Flowers of ARC GROUP LTD for supporting us in making this collaboration with Lofty Heights CIC have a really positive outcome. We hope to be able to support more placements in the future through the amazing construction programme that Claire Flowers and her colleagues at Lofty Heights are delivering in Suffolk. Thanks to Tom Gillard, Darren Knights, Stewart Pywell, Tom Johnson and Henry Pegge for your support. Andrew Grady Dan Butler Mark Cooper Jon Wilson Christopher Leggett MCIOB Louise Reeve Clare Phillips FCCA Scott Savory MCIOB Elliot Morris James Miller

The Pentaco team enjoyed a great evening at the Norwich Forum for the Construction Industry Annual Lego Competition last night. #Buildingbettertogether Andrew Grady Michael Collier-Goodyear Ollie Hubbard Dan Butler Louise Reeve Jon Kent Mark Cooper Jon Wilson Christopher Leggett MCIOB Clare Phillips FCCA Elliot Morris James Miller Scott Savory MCIOB

A ‘Steel Signing’ and ‘Signing of the Staircase’ marked a significant milestone of our Blofield Primary School project yesterday. At the event, which celebrated the progress made since works started on site, we were joined by Amy Duckworth, Tony Fletton MAPM, Ian Marshall, Chris Brooker, Chloe Fincham, Geoff Pedley MICWCI, Blofield Primary School Head, teachers and school council along with school governors and Blofield Parish Council members. All were invited to ceremonially sign one of the steel beams, forming the structure of the building. All Blofield Primary School children’s and teachers signatures were also represented and in place on the day via pre-signed magnetic strips. Thank you to the project team for hosting these celebrations. Credit: Arleen Bathgate Photography Andrew Grady Dan Butler Jon Wilson Christopher Leggett MCIOB Mark Cooper Louise Reeve Clare Phillips FCCA Elliot Morris Scott Savory MCIOB James Miller

Thank you to our Tom Gillard and the Bibb Way site team for facilitating our 2nd student site tour with Lofty Heights CIC today. We hope all Lofty Heights learners found the tour informative and that we may have inspired them to see construction as their future career path. Thanks also to Caroline Brown and Gavin Gould for your support. Claire Flowers Jon Spraggons Andrew Grady Dan Butler Mark Cooper Jon Wilson Christopher Leggett MCIOB Louise Reeve Clare Phillips FCCA Elliot Morris Scott Savory MCIOB James Miller

Our very own Pentaco “Construct-a-Duck” took to the waters in the Grand Norwich Duck Race today. By sponsoring and decorating a duck we are proud to have helped to raise vital funds for Break #changingyounglives Our artist R B. joined some of the team today to watch him slowly (very slowly and not particularly upright) bob down the river!!! Andrew Grady Dan Butler Mark Cooper Jon Wilson Christopher Leggett MCIOB Louise Reeve Clare Phillips FCCA Elliot Morris James Miller Scott Savory MCIOB Peter Marron Eleanor Edge Sarah Bunn Hayley Malone