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29 January 2024
A Word From The Chairman
During 2023, Barnes Construction celebrated our 45th Anniversary. To mark the occasion, we shared 45 facts about the business culminating in the 45th and final fact which was a custom made video starting at our old base at New Cut West in Ipswich through to our current home in Bermuda ...
24 January 2024
Two Well Established Construction Businesses Collaborate To Offer Apprenticeship Bursary
A collaboration between two Ipswich-based construction companies has led to the employment of an 18-year-old as a full-time craft apprentice. Ethan Doman, who lives in Ixworth, has been taken on as a Carpentry and Joinery Apprentice by local sub-contracting company, M&S Contractors, and his role is being 50 percent funded ...
14 December 2023
Grand opening of new school in Lowestoft
The grand opening of Horizon School was held recently with students, staff and special guests invited. The pupil referral unit, which teaches children who require alternative provision, is an amalgamation of four other units in north Suffolk and is now able to offer both primary and secondary provision on one ...
5 December 2023
King’s College Cambridge unveils new solar panels on restored Chapel ...
Historic first for the Grade-I listed Chapel, balancing preservation with photovoltaic power generation King’s College Cambridge has completed work on a year-long conservation of its Chapel roof and has begun installation of 438 new solar panels. Restoration of the Chapel roof had become increasingly urgent once its lead and timbers ...
24 November 2023
Key handover marks end of construction at St Catherine’s new ...
On 23 November the new £19.5 million St Catherine’s Hospice at Pease Pottage was officially handed over to the charity, marking the end of its construction. After 90 weeks, the completion of the state-of-the-art hospice saw Barnes Construction handing a ceremonial key to St Catherine’s to symbolise the end of ...
8 November 2023
Father Christmas lends a hand with the development work at ...
A special guest has dropped into Scotsdales at Great Shelford ahead of his official arrival on Saturday the 18th of November. Santa took a break from his very busy schedule in the run up to Christmas, to give a helping hand to the Barnes Construction team, who are carrying out ...
8 November 2023
Construction underway on new primary and nursery school in Basildon
Construction is underway on a new 476-place nursey and primary school in Basildon which will serve the Westley Green Development to the south of the town. Last week, local county and district councillors, members of the project team and representatives from the Lee Chapel Multi Academy Trust, visited the site ...
31 July 2023
Time Capsule buried at St Catherine’s Hospice
A time capsule has been buried in the grounds of the new St Catherine’s hospice being built by Barnes Construction at Pease Pottage. The event took place on Thursday 6 July and marks 40 years since the hospice first began providing palliative and end of life care to the local ...
22 June 2023
Senior Site Manager at Barnes Construction Wins National Award
Senior Site Manager, Mark Larter, has been presented with the ‘Best Non-residential Site Manager Award at the national LABC Building Excellence Awards held at Westminster Park Plaza Hotel in London. Mark, who lives in Ipswich, has worked for Barnes Construction for the last five years, and was instrumental in the ...
9 June 2023
Barnes Construction Appointed to Suffolk Construction Framework
Barnes Construction are thrilled to have recently been appointed to Lot 2 (£750k-£4.5m) and Lot 3 (£4m+) for the Suffolk County Council and Concertus Design and Property Consultants Construction Framework. This is the 4th generation of the framework with Suffolk, that has seen us deliver over £145.6m worth of projects ...
