Review of ‘Is The Industry Broken?’ The latest 21CC podcast
An article in Construction Management caught our eye this week which gave a rather damning summarisation of the state of the construction industry today and the political roots of the current situation. Stuart Green, author and Professor of Construction Management, was speaking to the 21CC podcast about the reasons for and results of the hollowing […]
CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF MCCARRICK CONSTRUCTION
On 18th May 1953, within weeks of the young Elizabeth II’s coronation and at a time of immense national pride and optimism, Captain James McCarrick registered a new construction company from his home in Crichton Avenue, Chester-le-Street.
From sealers to healers
Ged’s main body of work was a 350m2 complex of new classrooms, offices, corridors, a shower room, WC’s and a staff dining rooms which were constructed to one side of the original large warehouse space to fit the specific training requirements of the client.
Repairing fire damage and changing lives in the process at Victoria House
We have just handed over a finished first floor at Victoria House in Middlesbrough. Built in 1880, the building is now a care home catering to society’s most vulnerable mental health patients, which was severely damaged by an arson attack last year. Following several successful projects with us, and given that time was of the […]
The concept of the circular built environment is slowly gaining momentum within UK construction
At its core, the circular built environment seeks to shift away from the linear material use prevalent in construction today (‘make, use, discard’), eliminating the concept of “waste” by designing buildings and infrastructure that can be dismantled, reused, or repurposed at the end of their lifecycle.
The new Social Value Toolkit in play at DurhamGate Custody Suite, Spennymoor
Vision for Value North East Construction Summit 2022 – Follow-Up At the CENE conference in November, industry collaboration was illustrated by an example from Dr Oliver Jones from Ryder Architects who described, alongside Michelle March, Durham Constabulary’s Head of Estate, the new Social Value Toolkit they had implemented alongside the design of their new-build, 48-cell […]
A Vision for Value – inspiration and perspective at the North East England Construction Summit 2022
We really enjoyed the North East England Construction Summit 2022, hosted by CENE’s OneVoice at Ramside Hall last month. As Tim Bailey, the Chair of CENE said in his opening address, the day was “a whirlwind trip through what’s happening in the region and what people are thinking about in the medium and long-term future.” […]
Matthew interviewed in Northern Insight magazine
Can you tell us about McCarrick Construction and your role as a board member of Northern Counties Builders Federation?
As a regional main contractor, McCarrick Construction has been creating spaces to live, work and learn across the North-East for seventy years. We employ our team directly….
An exciting 2022 update to historic Heworth Hall in Gateshead
Here’s a sneak preview of some works we’ve been carrying out for our client at Heworth Hall in Gateshead to create new office units and install a number of new communal facilities around the building. We built the steel framed extension to the side of the Hall five years ago and were delighted to return […]
Construction Alliance North East – the Construction Materials Shortage Summit
Thank you to Ken Parkin at Construction Alliance North East for organising such a comprehensive summit on the materials shortage and price rises the construction sector is experiencing.