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Leeds City Region signs up to the YORbuild Framework
Leaders of the eleven local authorities in the Leeds City Region have agreed on the use of the YORbuild Framework for major construction projects in response to private sector pleas to cut red tape. The Leeds City Region Partnership brings together the eleven local authorities of Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield [...]
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Wakefield College City Centre Campus work set to begin…
There was an air of excitement around Wakefield College last week as contracts were signed to mark the beginning of work on the redevelopment of its City Centre Campus. Bosses from Wakefield College, GB Building Solutions and YORbuild were on hand to break the first turf as work on the first phase officially started. Phase [...]
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Sod Cutting Ceremony Marks Start of Work on Major Extension to Bradford Academy
Bardsley Construction has staged a sod-cutting ceremony to mark the start of work on a £4.3m extension to Bradford Academy in Yorkshire. The 2,500sq metre two-storey building will house 420 primary age pupils at the Academy and is due to be completed in July 2012. Bardsley is working on the scheme in partnership with DLA [...]
Autumn Newsletter: YORbuild Top of the Class at TeenTech 2011
YORbuild Framework Management Team Members and Framework Contractors worked closely together to develop an innovative curriculum based “Crystal Maze” challenge for this years TeenTech event which is a lively interactive event designed to inspire young people in Years 8 and 9 about careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Read more about this and other [...]
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YORbuild features in Construction News
The YOR Frameworks (build, civil and consult) featured in a recent article published in Construction News exploring the development of collaborative procurement frameworks across Englands Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships. To access the article click on the link below: Construction News Article (pdf, 402KB)
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YORcivil North and East Area Goes Live
A number of local and national contractors have been successful in their bid to join the YORcivil Contractors Framework Agreement North and East Areas. This is a new four-year framework available to public and third sector organisations to deliver any of their civil engineering works within local authority areas adjoining the Humber estuary and within [...]
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YORbuild opens its doors to £40m of regional public sector construction work
Everyone in the building trade in Yorkshire and the Humber are being invited to rub shoulders with YORbuild Framework Contractors at the YORbuild Supply Chain Engagement Programme event at the skillsXchange in Castleford on Wednesday 10th August 2011 from 8:30am. Buyers from over a dozen YORbuild Framework Contractors will be on hand to speak to delegates [...]
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YORbuild, Wildgoose Construction and Dearne Valley College Building Partnerships Locally
A partnership between YORbuild, Wildgoose Construction and Dearne Valley College (DVC), continues to go from strength to strength. The Wath based college in conjunction with YORbuild work together to form relationships with building contractors to open up opportunities for its students to get hands on experience with local construction firms. Wildgoose Construction is a leading [...]
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YORbuild, George Houlton and Sons and The Goodwin Trust open the doors to opportunities in construction
George Houlton and Sons and The Goodwin Trust held an event in partnership with Hull College aimed at introducing young people to the construction industry through a number of practical skills workshops. The initiative sprang from Houlton’s £1.12M Goodwin Community College project for the Goodwin Trust, a YORbuild Lot 3 project. All projects procured via [...]
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Winter/Spring 2012 Newsletter: Satisfying results from the 2011 YORbuild User Survey