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At Thomas Armstrong we are take pride in the work we undertake every day. This section highlights the work we successfully complete as well as recognising our achievements, awards and community work. Click on the 'Read More' link to view and read the article in full.

October 27, 2020
Construction
IN THE NEWS: CLEP support helps deliver new camping park for Maryport

Maryport’s tourism offer is being boosted by a £300,000 camping park development at the harbour, supported by Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (CLEP).

The Maryport Harbour Camping Park will provide 24 serviced caravan and motorhome pitches and ‘glamping pod’ options, as well as an amenities block and café, which will open next Spring.

Once fully operational, it is expected to bring over 10,000 extra overnight visitors to the town across the full year and create 4 jobs directly.

Source: Cumbria Crack, click here to read the full article.

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October 9, 2020
Construction
Site Worker Retires After 34 Years

Today we say a sad goodbye to Ronnie Minshaw who is retiring after 34 years' working with Thomas Armstrong.  

Ronnie first joined Thomas Armstrong in June 1986 and during his time with the company he has become one of our most trusted, experienced, and knowledgeable site workers.  

Yesterday, Ronnie was presented with a card and collection from his friends and colleagues by Managing Director, David Atkinson.

Whilst we are sad to see Ronnie go, we wish him happiness and good health in his deserved retirement.

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September 9, 2020
Washington Homes Ltd
Butterfields Development Wins Prestigious Construction Award

A new Washington Homes development in Brigham has been named among a shortlist of sites in England and Wales to win an award for high standards of construction and site management.

Butterfields, being built by Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd., has been awarded a Site Recognition Award by LABC Warranty, for its standards of workmanship and overall management of the site, including health and safety matters and general tidiness.

The site will now be in the running for The Bricks, one of the construction industry’s most prestigious awards given to outstanding sites from England and Wales each year.

LABC Warranty is one of the largest providers of structural warranties in the UK. Working in partnership with Local Authority Building Control (LABC), its combined team of more than 3,700 surveyors work with house builders, contractors and housing associations.

Sites are scored by LABC Warranty risk management surveyors during their inspection visits, which take place regularly through construction.

Those sites that score consistently highly for general co-operation with inspectors, health and safety, site tidiness, standard of site management standard of workmanship are ratified by LABC Warranty’s regional surveying managers before being nominated for a Site Recognition Award.

The Butterfields development features 22 new build homes, with a mix of two to five bedrooms, two and three storey layouts and options of houses, bungalows, and semi-detached designs.

David Hill, Development Manager from Washington Homes, said: “We’re delighted to receive a Site Recognition Award from LABC Warranty. I’m especially pleased for our staff working on the site as this reward is a recognition of their hard work, professionalism and expertise.”

Sarah Sheppard, Technical Director at LABC Warranty, said: “It takes skill, commitment and a dedication to quality of construction for a site to receive a Site Recognition Award. Nothing pleases me or my team more than to see developments meet and maintain such high standards.”

For more information about the awards, visit: www.labcwarranty.co.uk/awards

Pic caption:

Mark Cain receives the Site Recognition Award certificate from LABC Warranty’s Michael Tottle.

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August 27, 2020
Construction
IN THE NEWS: Buzz Station development takes shape

The former bus station in Whitehaven is turning into a hub for creative and digital start ups.

After some inevitable delays due to Covid-19, the redevelopment of the derelict former bus station in Whitehaven is motoring on.

A short video tour hosted by our head of community and development, Gary McKeating, shows that the new home for digital and creative start-ups is taking shape.

Gary said: "I am incredibly impressed by how much progress Thomas Armstrong has made since work was able to restart."

"You can see the business pods and communal working areas on the second floor coming together. And the blend of original features, like the former station’s art deco windows, with the more contemporary features like exposed ducts, is going to give the building a contemporary feel."

Source: Gov Website, click here to watch the video and read the full article.

Take a look at the great progress made inside our Buzz Station project in Whitehaven.

Posted by Thomas Armstrong Construction Ltd. on Tuesday, 1 September 2020

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August 11, 2020
Construction
Project shortlisted as a finalist in LABC Building Excellence Awards 2020

Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd are delighted to find out that our Pioneer Foodstore project at Rosehill in Carlisle has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Commercial Project category at the Northern LABC Building Excellence Awards.

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