Chaddock Hall: From Ruins to Reconstruction

Chaddock Hall, a historic grade II listed house in Worsley near Walkden and Astley on the outskirts of Northwest Manchester and Lancashire, is being thoughtfully reimagined into two stunning new residences. Following significant fire damage in 2014, the property is currently being reconstructed by Redwaters Construction Ltd and is due to be complete very soon…. Read more »

Peebles Beltane Festival – Decoration Judging

Luckily the sun has (finally) come out so Paul and his fellow judges could enjoy their wanderings around Peebles this afternoon. Yes, it’s Beltane decoration judging! Well done to all who entered and congratulations to the winners. And good luck to all who are riding out tonight – HooRaaay!! #safeootsafein

Lymm Highschool Careers Fair ’24

We are delighted to be attending the Lymm High School Careers Fair this year. Looking forward to chatting to the students and hopefully giving them some useful advice as they head into the next stages of their education. Come and find us on the 9th of July between 5 & 7pm!

Tweedlove Bike Festival ’24

Well, that’s another Tweedlove Bike Festival in the bag! Paul is (mostly) recovered from taking part in the YT Industries Enduro Series Round 2 while Dee sensibly secured her place under canvas at event HQ, covering Registration & Demo bikes for the weekend. She’s not daft…. Thanks Tweedlove for delivering another top event for kids… Read more »

RIBA Stirling Prize 2023

We enjoyed a rare chance to get the whole team together for a soiree at the RIBA Stirling Prize dinner and award ceremony at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Old Trafford, Manchester. It is an atmospheric local venue and the RIBA events team went to great lengths to prepare the evening for a rare foray… Read more »

We’re on the telly!

It’s been a while since we posted about this one…. but things had to be kept under wraps until the restart of Grand Designs last night. In a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ moment, if you look carefully you’ll see our drawings about 10 minutes in! Such an interesting project to be involved with, as… Read more »

Wedding venue in the Scottish Borders

It’s always nice to see one of our projects in the press. We can now share this very exciting ‘underground’ extension that we are working on, to create a pretty special wedding venue. With the help of Ferguson Planning, permission is now in place. So it’s full steam ahead!. https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/business/wedding-venue-go-ahead-3000574#gsc.tab=0

Fire and Smoke Alarms – Changes to the Law in Scotland

Just in case some of you haven’t seen the recent issue of Scottish Government policy on Home Fire Safety, please follow the links below to find out more. These changes to the law will come into force in February 2021 and will apply to all homes in Scotland. In a nutshell, every home will require:… Read more »

futurebuild 2020

Highlights A few highlights we found at futurebuild 2020 in London last week to keep an eye out for: New Building Regulations are due this year for Part L (energy efficiency) & Part F (ventilation) Consensus is we have just 10 years left to get Co2 emissions on a downward trend to keep climate change… Read more »