R G Carter

At the picturesque coastal location of Thornham in North Norfolk, work is well under way on the next Phase at St George’s Court to build two further homes for our client Bullen Developments. Having completed five homes at the same location at the end of 2022, we are now delivering these beautiful private homes with the support of the design services of Carter Design Group, in the same traditional style. Work started in April, with brick and flint work now up to first floor height and floor trusses being installed very soon. By Christmas, the team hope to be watertight.

One of our employees, Carl Offer, has bravely taken on the One Million steps challenge for Diabetes UK, equivalent of walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats! As a diabetic himself, this challenge is not just a personal test of endurance and commitment, it’s a chance to contribute to a cause that directly impacts his own life and the lives of millions of others.    By participating, Carl hopes to inspire people in the diabetic community to stay active and healthy, and to highlight the significance of regular physical activity in managing diabetes. This challenge is his way of giving back and making a difference.   Since the start of July, Carl has already covered over 400,000 steps with his family, including his young daughter who likes to join in!   We wish Carl luck in his challenge and as always are very proud of our R G Carter employees who give up their time to help those in need. If you would like to support Carl and this amazing charity, please click to view his fundraising page https://lnkd.in/ecbQfuaj

At Drayton Medical Centre, our team have been busy on the groundworks of the new extension at this local healthcare provision, just round the corner from our Drayton office.   Having demolished the existing extension first, the team have been busy preparing this space and the adjacent brownfield site for the new two storey facility to create additional consultancy rooms for the local community.   With the final concrete pour having taken place, its onwards and upwards with brickwork! Read more on our expertise in building Healthcare facilities: https://lnkd.in/dSeMxdvN

We are delighted to have secured a place on the Essex County Council framework further to it having pared down its partner firms from 18 to 11 for this third-generation £400m construction framework. Ensuring a continued place on this important framework is a great win for the team. The framework provides design and construction services for education and other capital construction and major maintenance projects across the county. Read more:  https://lnkd.in/eC2JTzeZ Currently R G Carter are delivering the Net Zero Primary School in Beaulieu for this ECC framework and look forward to handing this over at the end of the month.

At the Primary School in Beaulieu, the team are in their last week before hand over. All-hands-are-on-deck completing decoration and flooring internally and the final hard landscaping and planting requirements that surround this new Net Zero facility for Essex County Council.   The Thermowood cladding using sustainable timber, has now been attached to the façade, creating a striking pattern which is replicated further down the building in black brick. Behind our team you can also see the canopy for the main entrance where they will be erecting the name of the school which will mark the near completion of this much-needed education facility. For more on this project see: https://lnkd.in/enG_d2ae  

At the new Extra Care scheme in the village of Thurston near Bury St Edmunds, we were delighted to join client Housing 21 on the roof, for a celebratory topping out to mark the building reaching its highest point. This milestone for Michaelmas Court was also attended by representatives from Thurston Relief In Need Charity, Osbornes and Thurston Parish Council, all gathering on the first floor scaffolding for a speech and to view the now completed areas of roof. This Suffolk based scheme will provide 54 extra care units, apartments and bungalows for older people, with on-site care for residents if required, creating a flagship development to showcase the very best that Extra Care Living has to offer. Read more about the scheme and event: Michaelmas Court, in Heath Road, Thurston, near Bury St Edmunds, reaches construction milestone (suffolknews.co.uk) #extracarescheme #careforthecommunity #housing21 #thurston #carehomeconstruction

In Welton, north of Lincoln, we are delivering an extra care housing scheme for Lincolnshire County Council who are working in partnership with LACE Housing Association, West Lindsey District Council and Homes England.   To view progress, representatives of all the partners, joined our Lincoln team for a tour of progress on the new development, which will provide 62 one-bedroom apartments and 10 bungalows for shared ownership.   The scheme now officially named Diamond Place and is expected to be completed early in 2025. The team are now pushing forward with 2nd and 3rd fix stages to the apartments and external hard landscaping, whilst celebrating their amazing recent CCS results, scoring 45/45. Well done to everyone. For more on the project read: https://lnkd.in/e2bWKbKc

At the UEA Edith Cavell Building near the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and Norwich Research Park, we have now started on site preparing for the construction of new state-of-the-art anatomy training facilities. A new extension at the back and new reconfigured bespoke rooms in the existing lower floor, will provide more modern, practical teaching space for medical and allied Health Professions’ students, increasing capacity for additional provision of courses at undergraduate, post graduate and in specialist training. We look forward to continuing our long standing relationship with the University of East Anglia in the successful delivery of this important new facility. Read more below: https://lnkd.in/e8girytj #uniofeatanglia #nursingtraining #medicalfacility #norwich #construction

At Manea Primary School near March, we are working on the expansion of the existing primary school and pre-school to provide extra classrooms and a larger sports hall space. Our team can be seen here stood under the impressive brick archway which forms the entrance into the existing sports hall, built in 1999, to which they are adding an extension for additional storage space. This community school was originally built in 1901 and has been expanded many times over the years to cope with the ever-growing population and changing trends in education. The team will now leave the next legacy of enhancements to the school when they complete early next year. The project is under the Cambridgeshire County Council Design and Build Contractor Framework. For more on this project see: https://lnkd.in/epTmd-Cp #educationconstruction #schoolbuildings #construction #cambsCC

We were delighted to hear that Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council have received a Green Flag Award for the award-winning Oakhill Cemetery and Crematorium, we proudly delivered in Hatfield. The news that Oak Hill has achieved this accreditation - the international quality mark for parks and green spaces - is testament to the hard work and dedication of the teams that care for this green space which surrounds the new crematorium building, including the new landscaped flower and water gardens which R G Carter installed as part of the new tranquil green space. See the R G Carter case study for Oakhill Cemetery and Crematorium: https://lnkd.in/evGgVkT6 View more on the winners and The Green Flag Award which sets standards for the management of green spaces in the UK and around the world. https://lnkd.in/ef4aJJyP #greenflagawards24 #greenspaces #communityspace