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GRAHAM TOPS THE TOP 100 INCLUSIVE UK EMPLOYERS INDEX 2024
Mallusk-based Brett Martin has completed new projects with two of the English Premier League’s most prestigious football clubs. The leading plastics manufacturer provided high-performance, transparent polycarbonate roofing for refurbishments to Emirates Stadium in Holloway, London, as well as for the new Everton ground at Bramley Moore Dock. The Emirates, a £390m, 60,000- seat ground for which Brett Martin provided the roofing when it was originally built, was recently renovated. A crucial light-emitting roofing was replaced, with a total of 7,827sqm of Brett Martin’s Marlon CS and Marlon FSX polycarbonate sheets installed to refurbish the entire roof of the stadium. The Everton project saw Brett Martin provide the high-performance, transparent polycarbonate for the new £555m stadium viewed as key to the regeneration of that part of Merseyside. Covering over 6,000sqm of the stadium roof, the specialist polycarbonate material transmits sunlight through to the pitch, helping to ensure a high-quality surface for many of the world’s top footballers to play on. www.brettmartin.com BRETT MARTIN COMPLETES TWO MAJOR PREMIER LEAGUE STADIUM PROJECTS
GRAHAM has achieved the number one spot in the Top 100 Inclusive UK Employers Index 2024, earning the prestigious titles of Organisation of the Year and Construction Company of the Year. The Top 100 Inclusive UK Employers Index highlights organisations that excel in Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement (FREDIE). The rankings are derived from employee feedback gathered during the Investors in Diversity accreditation process, with results benchmarked using an independent algorithm. GRAHAM’s Fairness, Inclusion, and Respect (FIR) action plan tackles underrepresentation and creates an inclusive workplace. Key initiatives include clear and actionable policies, awareness campaigns, employee network groups and effective communications strategies. Meanwhile, recent contracts secured by GRAHAM include £80m Alkerden Academy, a new hub for education
Andrew Bill, CEO, GRAHAM Group.
in Ebbsfleet Garden City, Kent, and a construction partner role for Greystar’s Stratford Mill residential development regenerating a brownfield site in Stratford, East London with high-quality housing and community amenities. www.graham.co.uk
Artist’s impression of the DVA Test Centre in Mallusk.
NEW MALLUSK DVA TEST CENTRE TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY HENRY BROTHERS
Henry Brothers has been appointed to deliver the design and build of a new £13.5m Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) Test Centre and two-storey administrative building in Mallusk. This project will modernise and expand the vehicle testing infrastructure in Northern Ireland, with facilities enhancing the DVA’s ability to provide essential services to the public. The new Test Centre will feature a 10- lane vehicle testing area including two pit-based inspection lanes for heavy goods vehicles, seven ramp-based lanes for light vehicles, and a dedicated bay for
motorcycle testing. External works will include the
development of a new internal road network, car parking, and an off-road motorcycle driving test track to improve operational efficiency and accessibility. Meanwhile, Henry Brothers Construction has been appointed to a £9m project for the refurbishment of Wolverhampton Police Station, with work due to start on site in March 2025, and the Henry Group was recently announced as a new NI Chamber Patron. www.henrybrothers.co.uk
Emirates Stadium, London.
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