The East Midlands Local Authority Building Control (LABC) building excellence awards 2016 are set to take place on Friday 10th June at the Athena in Leicester.
We are proud to have been selected as a finalist for the Best Educational Building Category, for the completion of Phase 1 of Riseholme Campus, a part of Bishop Burton College.
The project, completed in August 2015, involved the construction of a new educational campus, adjacent to the Lincolnshire Showground.
The minor works division at Hobson & Porter has enjoyed another successful year working with the Hull & East Riding Council, the Shoreline Housing Partnership and Smith & Nephew – to name just a few. The long-standing division of Hobson & Porter has seen a considerable rise in contracts over recent months, with new business wins, ongoing portfolios and contract renewals. Recent projects include the £0.5m refurbishment of The Pocklington Arts Centre and the £0.63m JCT600 Volkswagen showroom refurbishment in Hull,
Hobson & Porter is celebrating after a recent run of success in the West Yorkshire region. The award-winning company has seen its business expand in the area in the last few months with new contracts in Bradford, Wakefield and Wetherby.
Work has recently been completed on a £1.5m development at Oakfield Park Primary School in Pontefract and a £1.5m extension at Kingsland Primary School in Wakefield.
Ongoing live projects include a £1.1m project to extend St Giles Primary School in Wakefield and a £1.8m project to provide temporary accommodation for families at Jermyn Court in Bradford.
Hobson & Porter has been making its mark on the education sector, with successful projects completed or underway for a number of institutions across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Recent projects have included refurbishment, extension and new-build projects at educational facilities for all ages.
The market-leading construction firm has been instrumental in creating the Bishop Burton Riseholme campus, located within the Lincolnshire showground. Phase 1 of the project, valued at £13m has now been completed and the £11.5m Phase 2 is underway.
Hobson & Porter’s Phase II project at Bishop Burton College’s Riseholme Campus is now well underway.
The Hull-based firm began Phase I on the Lincolnshire Showground site in July 2014, a development which opened its doors to students last September.
The opening of the Lincolnshire-based campus was a defining moment for both Bishop Burton and Hobson & Porter.
The family-owned construction company and the college have developed a strong and successful partnership over a number of years,
The expansion of JZ Flowers’ headquarters was a contract which may have seemed daunting to many construction firms. To Hobson & Porter, however, it was the kind of challenge the company relishes, with a track record of success in a number of similar projects.
JZ Flowers commissioned its long term construction partner Hobson & Porter to develop the fifth phase of its state-of-the-art site.
The team at Hobson & Porter, a family-run company founded in Hull in 1971,
Hull-based construction firm Hobson & Porter is the proud recipient of the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) Bronze Award for its delivery of a single-storey extension to Kingsland Primary School in Wakefield.
The Considerate Constructors Scheme is a non-profit making independent organisation founded in 1997 with the aim to improve the overall image of the construction industry.
Organisations that are registered with the scheme agree to abide by the Code of Considerate Practice, which has been implemented to encourage best practice that goes beyond the standard statutory requirements.
Hobson & Porter are delighted to announce that our first phase of the Riseholme College Showground Campus, a part of Bishop Burton College, won at the West Lindsey Quality in Construction Awards.
Winning in partnership with CAD Design, Alan Wood & Partners, Pettit Singleton Associates, Thornton Firkin LLP and PSA for the ‘Best Education Building’ category, Hobson & Porter are thrilled by the news and are proud to be part of such an exciting project.
Hobson & Porter is the proud recipient of the RoSPA Gold Award for Health and Safety for the 4th year running!
The award is being presented in recognition of Hobson & Porter’s excellent safety performance and for our commitment to continuously raising the standards of Health and Safety management.
Joe Rymer and Paul Barker, our Health and Safety Managers, are delighted to see that all of our hard work and commitment has once again been recognised.
The RICS Yorkshire & Humber Awards are aimed at showcasing the achievements of the most inspirational regional initiatives and developments in land, property, construction and the environment.
The awards, which will take place on 13th May 2016 at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, are regarded as the premier property and construction awards in the country, bringing together entries across eight categories to recognise the most innovative projects across the region.
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in the Community Benefit category for the delivery of the brand new North Hull Fire Station.
