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A new opto-electronics centre, which is home to a 1000m² copper diseleide photovoltaic wall, which converts energy from both direct and in-direct solar radiation into a direct current.

The Leeds Institute of Genetic, Health & Therapeutics is a four-storey laboratory complex, with facilities including Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) Category 3 laboratories, constructed to rigorous standards, controls and requirements.

This new centre is one of the leading Life Sciences Research Facilities in the UK and provides research into the molecular and cellular processes in areas including bio-computing, biophysical engineering, cell biology, gene expression, genomics, molecular medicine, proteomics and structural biology.

This biomedical research facility comprises two buildings of four and seven storeys linked together by an entrance node.

Construction of a new world-class research laboratory to develop Pirbright as a world-class international centre of excellence in veterinary virology.

The internal layout of the Institute follows a new approach to the design of research laboratories, separating he practical laboratory from the write-up area, to create a distinct space for analysing and sharing information.

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Rockliffe Hall wins award
Rockliffe Hall, which Shepherd completed back in 2010, has recently been named as one of the Top Ten most luxurious hotels in the world in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards.
Local Firm Reaps Benefit Of Narec Construction Project
A Seaton Delaval firm is benefiting from the construction of new facilitiesat Blyth’s National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec). Steel fabricator Ivanhoe Forge has scooped a £300,000 contract for the fabrication and installation of staircases, ladders and metal work for main contractor. Shepherd Construction.
Shepherd Construction Secures Second London Contract With Pantelli Associates
National contractor Shepherd Construction has secured a second London contract with Pantelli Associates, this time for the conversion of a warehouse into apartments. The £1.38 million contract on Douglas Street, Pimlico, will see the contractor convert a four-storey warehouse into 10 apartments across five storeys.
Shepherd Construction Appoints New Managing Director For South Division
National contractor Shepherd Construction has appointed Mark Tant as managing director of the contractor’s South Division to spearhead the company’s continuing growth strategy across the South East and Home Counties. Mr Tant, who will be based at the company’s London office, joins Shepherd after a 29-year career at Willmott Dixon, the last eight years of which were spent in the role of managing director for South London and the Southern Home Counties.
Shepherd Brings Glad Tidings To University Of York
The University of York received an early Christmas gift this week after Shepherd Construction donated tables worth over £3,000 for use in the University’s new Harry Fairhurst building.
Shepherd Construction Scoops Contract With University College Birmingham
National contractor Shepherd Construction has been awarded a £17 million contract to deliver the first phase of a new campus development on behalf of University College Birmingham (UCB). Work is scheduled to begin this December and will see Shepherd Construction deliver a new 7,592m² teaching facility that will enable UCB to continue with its vision for modern learning environments for the further education and higher education courses it offers. This first phase development is for both Postgraduate and Undergraduate teaching.
Bilston leisure centre opened on Saturday
Bilston’s new £18.6m Bert Williams Leisure Centre was opened this weekend by the legendary Wolverhampton Wanderers and England goalkeeper that the new facility has been named after. Bert Williams MBE and Wolverhampton Mayor Councillor Bert Turner cut the ribbon to declare the centre open on Saturday (December 3, 2011).

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