Renovation and improvement work to St Annes Church, Waterfoot completed.

B & E Boys have now completed work at the above church creating a new entrance, kitchen and toilet facility at the front of the church BUT with a twist. Architects Anthony Grimshaw Associates and the forward thinking Rev Rod Beavan came up with the idea the new space should look like the hull of the Arc from the front of the Church.

The complicated structure has been erected using structural steel and timber and encompasses a new Kitchen and Servery, disabled toilet and cloakroom facilities.

Before any work could commence the old floor was excavated and replaced by a new floor construction accommodating under floor heating. The new heating is a far more efficient way of heating large areas such as the Church. Other works included redecoration, damp proof works to external walls, roof insulation, electrical, mechanical and drainage works.

B & E Boys are well versed at undertaking work in Church buildings and have successfully converted the formed St James Church in Waterfoot and St Marys Chambers in Rawtenstall into office accommodation.

New Entrance including Kitchen servery and welfare facilities.

Front of St Annes Church Edgeside, Waterfoot.

B & E Boys keen to promote Industrial Units and Offices with Green Energy credentials as they pursue Hydro, Wind and PV electric power.

B & E Boys are now in the final stages of lodging a planning application for their J2 Business Park, Hydro electric scheme. The site just on junction 2 of the M66 is bound by the River Roche and offers an ideal opportunity to reduce the Companies carbon footprint. Boys are also recording wind and solar data at their Waters Meeting Business Park with a view to producing Wind generated electricity for its Britannia Office Quarter, and Photo Voltaic generated Electricity for its industrial tenants.

The Government is pursuing the reduction of carbon emission by 30% by 2020 and by 80% in 2050. There is a lot of pressure on electricity generators to clean up their acts with electric production being as low as 30% efficient by the time it reaches your home. Government targets have been set so that 40% of the Countries electricity is generated by renewable means by 2020. The power companies will have to meet the target or face financial penalties. On site power generation has become more viable with the introduction of the new Feed In Tariffs (FIT’s) due to be introduced in April this year. By introducing the FIT’s the Government is icentivizing private sector power generation and this means that the B & E Boys can reduce its carbon footprint and offer tenants much more efficient “green” electricity.

B & E Boys’ Waters Meeting site is located on Tong Moore within the Valley Retail and Business Park and is home to the former Sandusky / Belloit Walmsley factory which was once in the heart of Industrial Bolton. Boys are offering part of the 400,000 sq foot premises for alternative uses which could include recycling, warehousing or manufacturing processes.

Norris Bank Primary School “impressed” by the Boys as school extension handed over ahead of time.

Brian Hoy, the Chairperson for Norris Bank Primary School has written a much appreciated letter of recognition for the quality and effectiveness of the B & E Boys construction team. The duo Neil Conlon who is the Construction Director for B & E Boys along with Steve  Chorlton, Site Manager not only completed the design and build scheme ahead of programme but delivered an almost flawless school extension.

Below is an extract from Brian Hoy’s letter.

“I’d also like to formally record our appreciation of the work undertaken by BE Boys Ltd in actually constructing the extension.  I personally went to the first site meeting and was impressed by their approach.  Throughout the construction period they have acted extremely professionally and worked exceeding well with the school.  We are very pleased with the quality of the work undertaken and the low number of snags identified is testimony to the good job they have completed.  Managing a construction site in the middle of a ‘live’ schools is not the easiest of tasks and I’d like to recognize the contribution that Steve Chorlton, The BE Boys Site Manager played in delivering a quality output, ahead of schedule and having minimized the disruption to the school.  We found that Boys were very co-operative and considerate of the schools needs.  Requests from the school were taken on board and the attitude that no job was too much trouble helped create an extremely positive atmosphere during the construction phase. ”

Peter Boys, Director at B & E Boys said “Neil and Steve’s approach to construction projects continues to provide work in these tough times. Not only was the work completed to a high standard and ahead of time in an occupied school building but it was done safely”

Kingfisher Business Centres, Rawtenstall encourages business networking by hosting free breakfast meetings.

Kingfisher Business Centre, Rawtenstall hosted its first breakfast meeting of the new year on Wednesday to encourage tenants to get to know each other and perhaps create new opportunities for business. After the success of Novembers Breakfast meeting Kingfisher have decided to run the meetings on a monthly basis as well as promoting the new “Showcases” in the Conference room.

Steve and Rob at Optu suggested the showcase events and were brave enough to set the ball rolling with their presentation to other tenants about their business and what they do. Optu cover a whole package of media work including media training for successful athletes. Kingfisher are offering free use of the Conference Room to encourage tenants to “Showcase” their business in the hope of creating business opportunity. If nothing else it’s a great platform to brush up on their sales pitch and gain useful ideas. As well as other tenants B & E Boys who own Kingfisher Business Centres are inviting their contacts and other similar business from their industrial and commercial property portfolio. The leader of the Council Tony Swain and Councillor Lynsky were kind enough to attend Optus show case and other Council Chiefs are keen to attend and learn more about businesses here in Rossendale.

The next coffee morning is to be held in February and we are again giving all tenants the chance to win a bottle of Champagne. Stuart McNeil from McNeil Financial Services won a cheeky bottle of bubbly at the November Coffee Morning.

Contact Clare or Zoey at Kingfisher Business Centre, Rawtenstall for more details. 

Steve from Optu

Bob "the builder" Tattersall gets to work shifting the snow in the Boys Massey Ferguson back hoe loader.

Woodhey Secondary School, Ramsbottom, call the Boys to help keep the snow bound School open for lessons.

B & E Boys like many businesses have been fighting the elements this last few weeks with the persistant snow fall, plunging temperatures and shortage of grit meaning many side streets and car parks have been dificult to manoeuvre.

When Woodhey School in Ramsbottom, contacted the Boys to help, “Bob the builder” was soon there in his “JCB” to make sure several hundred school children were able to attend lessons – Whilst Bob might not have been popular with the kids – the school and parents were very pleased.

Boys were also called in with their 70ft high Access Platform to remove high level “Sun Shades” that were in danger of being damaged by the weight of snow on them.

B & E Boys have just completed alterations to several classrooms at the school including the installation of new mechanical, and electrical systems.

The Boys have been busy clearing hundreds of tons of snow from the many business park yard areas and surrounding roads as well as gritting, in what has been the heaviest and most prolonged period of snow experienced in over 20 years. Despite staff having difficulty getting into work because of the severe conditions several excavators have been out shifting snow in Bolton, Bury, Blackburn, and Rossendale.

B & E Boys made extra efforts by starting work at 5.30am to keep sites open and to make sure those who made strenuous efforts to get into work were not disappointed.

B & E Boys successfully complete new school extension at Norris Bank Primary School in Stockport.

B & E Boys were awarded this design and build contract with NPS Stockport last year which involved the creation of new IT suite and additional class rooms as well as refurbishment work to existing class rooms and Sports Hall. Boys have worked with Stockport Council before and were eager to continue to deliver high quality finishes. 

The Head Teacher, Howard Bousfield, heaped praise on B&E Boys for a job well done. Extra effort was made to complete the job for Christmas, 4 weeks ahead of programme, in order to minimise disruption to the Staff pupils and parents.

The school which remained occupied and in use for most of the contract duration involved creating an extension along the existing perimeter areas of the Sports hall and smaller IT suite. Service installations were extended and the new space integrated without any major disruption to the school.

B & E Boys have undertaken work on schools for many years and for many local authorities including Bury Metro, Bolton Metro and Chorley Councils. Boys have also worked on colleges in Bury and Blackpool and Flyde College. Boys attention to Health and Safety, Quality and care has been recognised on many of the projects it has been fortunate to have worked on.

Photo shows Steve Chorlton (Site Manager) with Howard Bousfield (headteacher) Ian Wanlass (Project Manager for NPS Stockport) and George Yates (Clerk of Works)

B & E Boys have commenced work on St Oswald’s Church in Warrington undertaking essentional refurbishment work on a Grade I listed building.

B & E Boys are now on site undertaking the refurbishment of Grade 1 Listed latticed timber ceiling to the church nave. The Church will remain in use during the works and extreme care has had to be taken to protect the many detailled architectural features in the Church.

St Oswald’s Church is well know as the place where Oliver Cromwell rested his troops after the Battle of Redbank in 1648.

The chancel, sanctuary and vestry were rebuilt by Pugin in 1847–49, who also built the Palace of Westminster.

B & E Boys are no stranger to work on listed buildings having done refurbishment work and an extension to the Grade I listed building known as Townley Hall in Burnley, as well as their own St Mary’s Chambers in Rawtenstall which is now used as a first class Conference and Function Centre with rented office on upper floors.

Boys have a long history and experiance working with historic and architecturally important buildings, often undertaking work in public buildings as well as working hard to preserve the local industrial heritage in Rossendale.

B & E Boys source brass instruments to assists Farleys charity cause for underpriviledged children in Morcambe.