Robertson Construction , Cedar Developments Ltd and Carillion Civil Engineering have been crowned winners of the first ‘ Honor ’ s Big Build ’ competition .

Honor Goodsite is the female construction industry mascot launched in 2016 by the Considerate Constructors Scheme – the organisation established to improve the image of the construction industry . Honor ’ s Big Build competition encourages anyone registered with the Scheme to invite schools and local communities to help design and construct an iconic or imaginative building out of recyclable materials .

Launched in Autumn 2017 , Honor ’ s Big Build has been a tremendous success with 34 teams entering the

competition , comprising around 900 children and adults . Every competition entry showed incredible thought , both towards construction itself and protecting the environment , making it tough for the judges from the Scheme ’ s Education and Development Team to award three winning teams with the coveted title of ‘ Honor ’ s Big Build 2017 Winner ’.

Winner ’ s Robertson Construction engaged with Marine Park First School in Tyne and Wear to recreate the Spanish City Dome , a local iconic building . Using recyclable materials from the site itself , the striking model building was designed and created by 30 pupils whose futuristic interpretation of the Spanish City Dome represents what it would look

like had it been built in the 21st Century .

Winners Cedar Developments Ltd engaged with Eastcliffe Resource Industrial Centre ( ERIC ) in the Isle of Man to build a Manx Cotage . ERIC is a workshop for adults with learning disabilities , and the group decided to build a scaled down version of a traditional Manx Cottage , with the project team providing lots of recyclable materials for the project . The cottage will be used in the Adult Resources ’ new garden centre as a chicken shelter .

Winner ’ s Carillion Civil Engineering engaged with Wellesley School in Yate , Somerset to create a sustainable railway station . As well as building , school pupils also had to design and cost the project . Pupils were

then instructed to incorporate no less than three sustainable design features in the model . The pupils added innovative features such as a green roof wildlife habitat and rainwater storage for flushing station toilets . Each winning school / community group received a £ 100 Amazon gift voucher and Honor Goodsite Fun Packs . Winning contractors registered with the Scheme received a complimentary hire of the Honor Goodsite costume . All entrants are featured in Honor Goodsite ’ s Big Build Competition Brochure .

For further information , please visit www . ccscheme . org . uk www . ivorgoodsite . org . uk www . ccsbestpractice . org . uk

The recently launched WarmCore Inline Patio Door has successfully been tested to meet PAS 24:2016 standards , making the whole suite of thermally efficient aluminium products PAS 24 compliant .

All WarmCore windows and doors , including the SV slim vent window , flush sash windows and bi-folding doors , have been tested to PAS 24 standards , meaning they all meet the requirements of the Secured by Design security scheme .

Phil Parry , Head of R & D at Synseal Group , said :

“ We put the new WarmCore patio door through PAS 24 testing as soon as possible , as we have

already received a lot of interest in the doors being used for both retrofit and new build applications where demand for Secured by Design products is high .

“ As with all our WarmCore products , we designed the inline patio door with these security standards in mind and worked closely with ILH LTD to develop a bespoke bi-directional locking system unique to us , which is secure to PAS 24 standards when locked not only internally but externally too , unlike many competitor products .

“ There are a lot of applications where a patio door may rely on external locking , for example in outbuildings like garden rooms and annexes – especially as more homeowners are looking

to expand and add value to their properties . This is a specification consideration which is often overlooked , and we believe we have the only patio door which offers this guarantee with standard

hardware , giving our customers a unique selling point against their competitors .”

The WarmCore Inline Patio Door has been tested to meet PAS 24:2016 requirements as standard ,

so there is no need for plunge bolts or additional hardware . Available in two , three and four pane configurations , the inline slider is also now available in sizes up to 6m wide and 2.4m high .