Press Releases
31/01/2012 - Pupils help unveil show apartment at new extra care development
Pupils from Guns Village Primary School joined Thomas Vale Construction and Sandwell Council bosses to unveil a show apartment at Goldfield Court in West Bromwich. The school children, who were instrumental in coming up with the name for the 93 apartment scheme for older people, had the chance to see how ...
30/01/2012 - Fitzgerald secure £3million contract on Parkgate Regeneration Scheme
One of the region’s longest awaited regeneration schemes is set to finally get underway in May. Work will start on the Parkgate scheme in Shirley, Solihull, almost 13 years after initial proposals were first drawn up. The £85 million mixed-use regeneration scheme could well be completed in time for ...
26/01/2012 - New affordable homes inspire creative talents with safety message
School children near to a building site in Bedworth where Waterloo Housing Group is building 44 affordable homes in partnership with Thomas Vale, have taken part in a competition to produce and develop conceptual campaigns to educate other young people on the dangers of playing on construction sites. St Giles Junior ...
23/01/2012 - Promising start to the year for Stoke BSF
Award winning contractor Thomas Vale Construction is making great progress on four new schools being delivered through the Building Schools for the Future Programme for Stoke-on-Trent City Council totalling a staggering £12 million. The work on Haywood Engineering College commenced in April 2011, and since then the delivery team has successfully ...
16/01/2012 - Developers on board for canal boat appeal
DEVELOPERS at Stourport Canal Basins are the first to jump aboard the The Shuttle's Bramble Appeal by donating £1,100 to get the boat looking ship shape. Clive Fletcher Developments will be transforming the gateway to the 1934 working boat’s home with new residential and retail units at ...
11/01/2012 - Thomas Vale makes great progress on £4.6 million Primary School
A brand new facility for staff and pupils at St Georges Primary School in Kidderminster is due for completion this spring. The project was awarded to Stourport on Severn based Contractor Thomas Vale Construction who are working on time and to budget for Worcestershire County Council through West Midlands Contractors ...
09/01/2012 - Young board to bring ‘Hollywood’ to Midlands for charity fundraiser
Members of a Future Enterprise Board set up by the main Board of Directors at the Thomas Vale Group are set to raise thousands of pounds for local charities by holding a charity ball themed to bringing Hollywood to the Midlands for one night only in 2012.The three charities ...
05/01/2012 - Thomas Vale/Architype JV first to deliver Passivhaus Partnership
MIDLANDS-BASED principal contractor Thomas Vale and Architype architects have formalised a joint-venture partnership to deliver combined skills and expertise in the design and build of the internationally established Quality Assurance standard Passivhaus, which is designed to minimise energy consumption whilst optimising the comfort of completed projects for end-users and ...
05/01/2012 - Hidden areas of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery revealed in £9million project
Parts of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery that were boarded up and had not seen daylight for years have finally been unveiled as part of a £9 million history project. A whole wing of the Victorian museum building has been transformed, paving the way for a permanent exhibition celebrating the ...
04/01/2012 - Chief Fire Officer for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service Peter Dartford on the Fire & Rescue PFI
Chief Fire Officer for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service Peter Dartford gives an overview of their PFI project success in making the county the safest place to be . Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service's vision is 'to make Staffordshire the safest place to be'. The Community Fire Station Project sits at ...
20/12/2011 - Work begins at Ninestiles School, an Academy
Students of Ninestiles Academy have celebrated the beginning of a £1.7 million extension and refurbishment project to their school. Representatives of Thomas Vale Construction, the appointed Contractor along with students and Principal Christine Quinn attended a site visit at the school in Acocks Green, Birmingham to mark the launch of ...
20/12/2011 - Young board member raises £3000 in Peru trek
A member of a Future Enterprise Board set up by the Main Board of Directors at Thomas Vale Construction has helped to raise just over £3000 for Macmillan Cancer by hiking and trekking to one of the highest of the Peruvian peaks, Machu Picchu, situated at 2430 metres above sea level. ...
19/12/2011 - Future Enterprise Board support CEO visit from National Apprenticeship Service
Two youngsters from the Thomas Vale Future Enterprise Board (FEB), have been given the opportunity to voice their opinion with regards to trade-related apprenticeships within the construction sector to one of the most important and influential skills leaders in the UK. Will Chambers and Tom Penman both started off as ...
16/12/2011 - Thomas Vale Directors raise over £1700 in Charity event!
A fundraising event that took place on Friday 30th September saw Directors of the Midlands principal contractor Thomas Vale Construction, “arrested” and locked up in Bewdley Museum Jail, in order to raise money for local charity KEMP Hospice. Tony Hyde, Group Managing Director at Thomas Vale, along with ...
15/12/2011 - £9m BMAG development moves forward
A £9m project to create new galleries exploring the history of Birmingham at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) has moved forward, with the internal fit-out now set to begin. Thomas Vale Construction is handing over the new Birmingham History Galleries to staff, following work to restore and refurbish ...
14/12/2011 - Gateway provides boost for West Midlands economy
Network Rail, delivery partner Mace and Thomas Vale along with other local businesses joined Birmingham City Council recently in pledging to open up job and training opportunities for local people involved in the redevelopment of Birmingham New Street station. The project, the biggest building project in the West Midlands is ...
12/12/2011 - Stoke BSF Opportunities to open doors for local businesses
CONTRACTORS leading a £250 million schools upgrade programme have pledged to do all they can to help local firms win the remaining work. More than £90 million of supply chain business is still available from Stoke-on-Trent's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project, which will see 18 schools being revamped and ...
09/12/2011 - Pupils celebrate the grand opening of Bushbury Hill Primary School
Pupils and staff celebrate the official opening of Bushbury Hill Primary School to commemorate the new, fresh and modern building that has now been completed by Midlands based Contractor Thomas Vale Construction. Along with guests including Governors, representatives of Wolverhampton City Council, Thomas Vale Construction, Architype and Councilor Page ...
07/12/2011 - Thomas Vale Construction revealed as finalist at National Energy Awards 2011
Principle Contractor Thomas Vale Construction has once again been recognised for its environmental efforts in its first class work. The Apedale Energy Station a project delivered under the Staffordshire Construction Partnership was named a finalist for Energy Efficient New-Build Project of the Year at the National Energy Awards 2011 at ...
06/12/2011 - Trade Taster for Wolverhampton Teens
Eighty youngsters from schools across Wolverhampton got a taste for working in the construction trade at a special event at City of Wolverhampton College.Organised by Wolverhampton Homes, its Decent Homes Partners and Carillion (Wolverhampton BSF), the event for 15- and 16-year-olds aimed to get them interested in a ...
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