Chawton Hill News
CIF Funding – three tips for success
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) open a CIF funding bidding round every year under which qualifying academies, multi-academy trusts and sixth form colleges can apply for capital funding. ESFA announced recently that they will be providing an additional...
How to choose a Building Surveyor
We have written quite a lot about which type of building survey is best for your potential new home, such as What's in a Building Survey? or What is a Mortgage Survey? However, we haven't focussed on how you choose the right building surveyor to carry out your survey....
Appointing a Professional Quinquennial Inspector
The appointment of a Quinquennial Inspector is always an individual, not a firm. It is important that a Quinquennial Inspector's training, accreditation and experience in building conservation is commensurate with the complexity and significance of the church building...
RAAC Roof Plank Failures (Updated 2023)
RAAC or Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete roof planks, were widely used in flat roof construction between the 1960's to 1980's. Unfortunately, the methods employed to construct some of these planks resulted in a relatively weak structure. One with a low capacity...
SECAmb Multi-Use Centre near Gillingham, Kent
We are delighted to have acted as Lead Consultant on SECAmb's new multi-use centre near Gillingham, Kent. This is the 8th Make Ready Centre/Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) we have delivered for SECAmb & with the other functions incorporated into the building, it...
Building Costs In Schools
Accurate & competitive CIF Bid costings are essential if a school is going to be successful in securing CIF funding. Even if the CIF bid is ultimately unsuccessful, the process of preparing an accurate tender pack & receiving competitive building costs can...
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