Hoare Lea

Congratulations to Stride Treglown for winning Best Development over £20m at this week's Inside Housing Awards, for Gwynfaen, a 144-home, ultra-low carbon development just outside Swansea. We supported the development, recommending technologies to meet high levels of thermal efficiency, with residents' energy and maintenance costs in mind, as well as conducting a life-cycle assessment to reduce embodied carbon. Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/e9Q_ShpS

A real milestone for the Earls Court project, with the resolution to grant planning permission confirmed last night. We worked with The Earls Court Development Company on their Sustainable Development Charter to support the setting of long-term sustainability goals, and helped identify the energy systems, water strategy, circular economy and whole life carbon targets that are needed to achieve them. We also provided mechanical, electrical and public health engineering, utility infrastructure, masterplan vertical transportation, facade access, acoustic and vibration, fire engineering and air quality monitoring services. Congratulations to all involved!

🎄 This festive season, we’re not simply sending you a virtual card with sparkles, baubles and tinsel on it. But don’t fret, we do have Sparkles, Baubles and Tinsel for you to play with. ✨ ⛷️ Have you ever wondered how far a narwhal could fly? Or whether a polar bear’s ferocious nature helps him nail a landing? Or if penguins really should be able to use their wings for lift rather than flap? Wonder no longer! Our Christmas elves have taken it upon themselves to create Fly Hard – a retro style ski jump game where you choose your character and see how far they can fly! Click on this link to see how far you can fly https://lnkd.in/eGt-myF9 Don’t forget to enter your initials to see if you can reach the top of the leaderboard. We’re donating to The Lighthouse Charity as our Christmas gift this year – this charity works hard to support anyone in the construction industry with their mental health, which we know can be a struggle for some at this time of year.

Phoenix Yard Digbeth have announced that their plans for regenerating a former ironworks in #Digbeth to deliver a landmark £100 million mixed-use scheme have been resolved to be approved by Birmingham City Council. “This is a major step forward in our vision to create a vibrant, #creative-led neighbourhood in one of the city’s most culturally significant districts. Phoenix Yard is a 2.8-acre site delivering: 📽️ 188,031 sq ft (17,467 sq m) #workspace for #creative, #media and #education uses ☀️ inspiring roof terrace with city views 🔑 240 new homes ☕🛍️ new retail space 🌳 high-quality public realm and landscaping 🌿 sustainability and wellbeing front and centre: targets include BREEAM “Excellent”, EPC A rating, WELL certification, WiredScore Platinum, SmartScore, and a minimum 10% biodiversity net-gain. Our development supports Birmingham’s “Our Future City Plan 2045” and is expected to generate ~200 construction jobs and over 500 full-time equivalent roles. Joanne Churchill, Group Property Manager, Hartwell Plc: “It is welcome news that Birmingham City Council supports our Phoenix Yard vision and investment plans to create a landmark, mixed-use neighbourhood at the gateway to Digbeth. Phoenix Yard has been designed to complement the area’s character while enhancing its next chapter as a thriving, creative quarter. “This is a major milestone for Hartwell and a significant step for Digbeth. We received such positive feedback on our plans from not only stakeholders and businesses but also the local community. "We will now progress our plans to deliver new workspaces for creative, media and education organisations, new homes to meet local demand and reimagined public realm for everyone. We look forward to working closely with the Council, local partners and the community as we move into the next phase.” 🙏 A big thank you to Mark Scrivens MRICS and Tom Maybery, our design and professional teams, and everyone involved. Their creativity, expertise and passion are helping to make this vision a reality. Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Ridge and Partners LLP Cundall Hoare Lea Macfarlane + Associates Newmark UK theo holmes - CBRE UK and Andy Riach - Lambert Smith Hampton are commercial lettings #agents.” Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eNARy7v9

A big congratulations to Magdalena Wudecka from our Birmingham office who was honoured recently as the CIBSE West Midlands region Engineer of the Year. Magda was nominated for her consistently high level of delivery for clients as well as her presence and support for the next gen of MEP engineers. We're very proud to have her in our team.

Highlighted in red: the civic heart of the Oxford North innovation district. A striking focal point, marked out as a key building to be used by all site occupants, visitors, and the wider public, The Red Hall nods to the St John's College coat of arms with its bold, bright exterior, while its sinusoidal metal cladding refers to the functional, productive character of Oxford’s manufacturing traditions. Phase 1A is now complete... "It’s a proud moment to see the distinctive buildings on Oxford’s skyline. We’re excited to see the site become a hive of activity and innovation, and a new landmark in the city." Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_eJWUDx Iain Hughes Steve Delvin Oxford North

Presenting... the newly completed Oren. Really proud to have contributed our mechanical and electrical expertise to this #laterliving project in London. As well as green roofs with photovoltaic panels, bird boxes built into the brickwork, and a ground floor that nestles into the surrounding terrain, it has strategic upper-floor ‘setbacks’ designed to allow the all-electric building to blend in better with the area and its natural character. https://lnkd.in/e-y9qmH8

Two of our brightest young engineers were commended at the recent SoPHE Awards. Harry Robbiati and Juliana Santos attended the Young Engineers Plumbing competition in June at Southbank Technical College along with other professional engineers from a range of consultancies and were partnered with students from the college to answer questions and solve problems. We were delighted to find out that Harry achieved 2nd place and Juliana was highly commended. As part of his award, Harry has the opportunity to travel to Ghana with the sponsor, Village by Village to assist the volunteers helping rural and remote African villages.    These accolades are testament both to their hard work and on the job training they’ve received at Hoare Lea. We can’t wait to find out what they do next. Congratulations! You can find out more about Village by Village by clicking here https://lnkd.in/eMNBuAgK

We are honoured to have been shortlisted for the 2026 CIBSE Building Performance Awards. We are in the running for large consultancy, leadership, learning and development and digital innovation awards. Congratulations to all who have been shortlisted!

Congratulations to Jack Greenard for becoming a Chartered Engineer with IET. Bravo Jack!