Team from housing association compete in events such as hammering nails into a piece of timber and wheelbarrow races involving a lot of water. This year John Morfey was part of a consultants team. With a barbecue, a bar and the Davis band the whole evening was great fun.
Our design for 33 affordable houses in a Conservation Area in Retford, aimed at revitalising a very-run down area of the town centre and restoring Tenterflat Walk, an adopted ‘ancient highway’, spent two years as a planning application. The planning department raised objection to the demolition of a very undistinguished empty building on the frontage, […]
Stephen George & Partners has had a long association with Leeds Metropolitan University’s BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology course, being part of the course advisory group, occasional guest lecturers and member of the CIAT accreditation panel. Previously we have been pleased to sponsor an award for the Best Dissertation and this year Stephen George & Partners […]
Stephen George & Partners’ Library Resource Unit project for the Department of Health at Quarry House Leeds has been awarded “Highly Commended” in the Yorkshire and Humber Constructing Excellence Awards 2014. These awards are intended to reward projects which make a contribution to best industry practice, particularly in the fields of integrated working and stakeholder […]
Geoff Ward, Partner at our Leeds office, headed to Oman in July to visit the Salalah to see progress on the new HQ Building for Salalah Free Zone Company. From outside the site, which is 600 ha and is currently having a 8km perimeter wall erected, it looks a bit insignificant (it’s the first building […]
On Sunday 6 July, a team of seven from Stephen George & Partners completed the 5k Race for Life at Victoria Park raising money for Cancer Research. We had a great time, the weather was brilliant and it was amazing to see so many people coming together to raise money for such a good cause. […]
Recently completed at New Raynesway in Derby is this 60,000 sqm, 15m high unit for logistics specialist Kuehne and Nagel. This enables K&N to fulfil their distribution agreement with Dutch brewing giant Heineken. They required that their warehouse be fully stocked with beer in time for the consumption of the World Cup viewing public. The […]
The Manchester operation of Siemens plc wants to develop its Princess Parkway site in Didsbury by creating a major new mixed use scheme, which would include a Spire private hospital with training and conferencing facilities. The project, which will include a private hospital, housing and office space, is expected to create more than 400 jobs […]
Stephen George & Partners can now provide Accredited professional duties for BREEAM rated buildings. Chris Halligan, Director and chair of Stephen George & Partners Design & Technology group, has recently qualified as a BREEAM Accredited Professional. If appointed by the client at an early enough stage, an Accredited Professional can gain up to three credits […]
Stephen George & Partners’ recently completed Library Resource area project for the Department of Health in Quarry House, Leeds, has been shortlisted for Project of the Year and Innovation of the Year in the Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and Humber Awards 2014. Taking place on Friday 18th July 2014 at Sheffield City Hall, the awards recognise […]