November 2011
28/11/2011 - Find it in Sandwell triumph for West Bromwich based RePC
Sandwell’s August Breakfast Club has proven to be a great success for IT firm RePC after meeting Thomas Vale Construction at a local procurement event organised by Find it in Sandwell. RePC, a social enterprise which specialises in recycling IT and related equipment for reuse by charities and ...
24/11/2011 - £8.2 million extra care scheme opens in Madeley
A special ceremony was held last week in Madeley, Staffordshire to mark the official opening of the Madeley Centre and the adjacent Lea Court extra care scheme. Commemorative plaques for both schemes were presented and a cake decorated with a picture of the development was shared among the guests. ...
22/11/2011 - Fitzgerald Contractors and Birmingham’s Thinktank Celebrate New Science Garden
Contractors Fitzgerald and Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum celebrate the project through a turf cutting ceremony at the new Science Garden site. Acting Chief Executive for Thinktank, Stewart Dobson comments; "It's great to see the Thinktank Science Garden begin to take shape. This is the first city centre outdoor science space ...
22/11/2011 - Thousands Raised at 10k Run
Thomas Vale’s very own Keith Reeves and Richard Pincher took part in the long but rewarding race in Cannock. More than 250 runners braved the cold weather to take part in a 10k run to raise thousands of pounds for charity. The Rotary Club of Cannock organised the event, ...
11/11/2011 - Pupils first day at fantastic new school
Pupils have got to experience their first day at their brand new, state-of-the-art school in Quarry Bank. The new £6.4 million Old Park School opened its doors officially to form part of the Thorns Community Learning Village. The multi-million-pound learning village has seen Thorns Community College and ...
10/11/2011 - Oak Meadow Primary School opens
Pupils, staff and governors of Oak Meadow Primary School turned out in force to mark the opening of their new £7 million accommodation. Wolverhampton Mayor Councillor Bert Turner cut the ribbon to declare the school, in Ashmore Park, officially open. The event marked the completion of Oak Meadow’s ...
07/11/2011 - Contractors team up to refurbish Dodford Children’s Farm
Last week, the West Midlands Contractor Framework (WMCF) lent a helping hand at Dodford Children’s Farm to refurbish the site after a busy summer period. Starting last Monday, the three WMCF contractors, Speller Metcalfe, Kier Moss and Thomas Vale Construction, worked to re-fence the site, refurbish the ...
03/11/2011 - Balloons go up as £3 million Bishop Hooper opens
The £3 million Bishop Hooper School in Ashford Carbonell, near Ludlow, officially opened today – with staff describing the occasion as an ‘amazing day’. Children at the school held a mass balloon launch this morning ahead of their first lessons, with hundreds of green, purple and yellow balloons ...
01/11/2011 - Celebrations at Streetsbrook
Pupils at Streetsbrook Infant and Nursery School celebrated the opening of their £1.5 million new school facilities with a commemoration assembly for special guests including Warwickshire Cricketer Jim Troughton, and former Headteacher of 22 years Mrs Luther-Jones. Pupils were delighted when ‘The Stig’ drove Jim Troughton into the ...
01/11/2011 - Partnership wins race for UK's first Passivhaus Schools
Thomas Vale Construction and Architype have officially handed over the UK's first ever Passivhaus accredited schools in the UK. In contrast to the current UK approach of adding complicated technology and renewables to buildings in an expensive and questionable attempt to ‘offset’ carbon, Passivhaus achieves buildings that by ...
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