Posts by Andrew Dawson

Benniman has completed the £6.7 million fit out of a new industrial/warehouse unit in Leamington Spa, for a multinational automotive manufacturing company. The 33-week project has been delivered at Unit D, a 24,000 sq ft building at Spa Park Business Park, Tachbrook Road. It included the construction of new meeting rooms, a canteen, breakout and…

Benniman has announced the winners of a carpentry competition for students at Heart of Worcestershire College. Jonah Barnett has won first prize in the battle to produce the best bug hotel, which was open to the college’s level 1 and 2 carpentry students. Judges praised Jonah for his “detailed adherence to specifications” and awarded him…

Benniman has been honoured with four separate awards at this year’s Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) National Site Awards in Manchester. Projects at Alto House in Redditch, Vale Park in Evesham, Worcester Six Business Park and CALGAVIN’s new purpose-built headquarters in Alcester, all scooped bronze awards. Each construction site was awarded a maximum 45 points from…

Benniman has been awarded a £10 million contract to construct a new low-carbon industrial/logistics unit near Southampton. The 132,000 sq ft warehouse will be built on a six-acre site at Nursling Industrial Estate, on behalf of Graftongate and Bridges Fund Management. It will target BREEAM Outstanding, EPC A+ and net zero carbon in operation, making…

Benniman was at St. George’s Park Football Centre in Staffordshire this week (21st April) to lend its support to the UK’s Cure Parkinson’s Cup 2024. Benniman is the main sponsor of the England Parkinson Football Team. The walking football tournament returned for its third year, with over 20 teams – and 200 people with Parkinson’s…

Benniman has continued its support for a community initiative that helps older men and women in Worcestershire. The main contractor and its supply chain partner, ETG Civil Engineering, has supported a Men in Sheds project in Evesham, which provides a safe space for people to get together, share and learn new skills. The Evesham shed…

Benniman has completed the construction of a new high spec unit at an established industrial and logistics park in the East Midlands. DC9 is a build-to-suit unit comprising 357,221 sq ft on a 22-acre site at Prologis Apex Park on the northern edge of Daventry in Northamptonshire. The highly sustainable building is BREEAM ‘Excellent’, has…

Benniman has been chosen to build a new 95,000 sq ft industrial/warehouse unit at Optimus Point in Leicester for a new state of the art distribution centre. The £8.5 million project will see the construction of a new unit with ancillary office space at Plot 20 near Jct 21a of the M1 motorway, on behalf…

Benniman’s delivery of a 72,000 sq ft warehouse scheme in Worcestershire has been awarded top marks by the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) – the second project to achieve the feat in the same week. The construction site at St. Modwen Park Broomhall received a maximum 45 points from CCS following an independent assessment. It was…

Benniman has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting a community initiative that is helping to tackle loneliness and isolation. Men In Sheds supports older men and women to get together, share and learn new skills – all in the welcoming space of a shed. There are currently around 250 sheds nationwide and Benniman has pledged to…

Benniman has completed construction of a purpose-built headquarters in Warwickshire for British chemical engineering firm, CALGAVIN. The new 36,381 sq ft unit has been built on a 2.3-acre site at Alcester Employment Park, between Redditch and Stratford-upon-Avon. It benefits from strong sustainability credentials and has achieved BREEAM ‘Very Good’ and an EPC A rating. Known…